Player Career

Austin Appleby Career Story

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

Player Story

Austin Appleby story

Austin Appleby built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from North Canton, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida and Purdue. The clearest part of Austin Appleby's career was his passing role: 4,224 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, 694 attempts, and 245 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Purdue. 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. His career also includes 245 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida and Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Austin Appleby 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

    Purdue

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida

    2016

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2013 Regular SeasonPurdue6892.60.168
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue1,64759.619.81,579
2015 Regular SeasonPurdue1,35251.330.2-295
2016 PostseasonFlorida1,40253.915.850
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida1,40253.915.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 11 · L 14-38 · Conference game

Loss with 68 yards of offense and 92.6 efficiency.

68

Total Offense

96.3 takeover

68 total offense with 92.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 13 · L 36-54 · Conference game

351

Total Offense

81.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

351 total offense with 52.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Illinois

Week 6 · W 38-27 · Conference game

278

Total Offense

75.3 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

278 total offense with 89.8 efficiency.

#4

vs Indiana State

Week 2 · W 38-14

339

Total Offense

74.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

339 total offense with 67.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 8 · L 38-39 · Conference game

232

Total Offense

71.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

232 total offense with 64.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Purdue

1,352 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 30.2 usage

70.9

#2

2014 Regular Season · Purdue

68.8

1,647 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 19.8 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Florida

59

1,402 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency