Player Career

Colby Kirkegaard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Colby Kirkegaard story

Colby Kirkegaard built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 11, spending time with Wyoming. The clearest part of Colby Kirkegaard's career was his passing role: 2,820 passing yards, 12 touchdown passes, and 395 attempts across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Wyoming. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wyoming.

The arc is straightforward: Colby Kirkegaard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wyoming

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonWyoming3148.42.8
2012 Regular SeasonWyoming14331.55.1112
2013 Regular SeasonWyoming0-143
2014 Regular SeasonWyoming2,55055.619.32,550

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Air Force

Week 2 · W 17-13 · Conference game

Win with 282 yards of offense and 75.2 efficiency.

282

Total Offense

78.5 takeover

282 total offense with 75.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Colorado State

Week 9 · L 31-45 · Conference game

332

Total Offense

67.4 takeover

Loss with 332 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency.

332 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Cal Poly

Week 3 · L 22-24

144

Total Offense

61.4 takeover

Loss with 144 yards of offense and 61.2 efficiency.

144 total offense with 61.2 efficiency.

#4

@ Fresno State

Week 10 · W 45-17 · Conference game

325

Total Offense

61.4 takeover

Win with 325 yards of offense and 68.9 efficiency.

325 total offense with 68.9 efficiency.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 14 · L 30-36 · Conference game

345

Total Offense

61.3 takeover

Loss with 345 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.

345 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Wyoming

2,550 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 19.3 usage

67.4

#2

2011 Regular Season · Wyoming

27.8

31 primary · 48.4 efficiency · 2.8 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Wyoming

14.9

143 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency