Player Career

Tyler Van Tubbergen Career Story

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

Player Story

Tyler Van Tubbergen story

Tyler Van Tubbergen built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a quarterback from Holland, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Tyler Van Tubbergen's career was his passing role: 2,755 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes, 444 attempts, and 130 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Western Michigan. 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 130 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler Van Tubbergen 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

    Western Michigan

    2012-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1,92257.613.7
2013 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan96346.19.8-959

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 10 · W 42-31 · Conference game

Win with 404 yards of offense and 73.9 efficiency.

404

Total Offense

81.7 takeover

404 total offense with 73.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 9 · L 34-48 · Conference game

372

Total Offense

69.3 takeover

Loss with 372 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency.

372 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Northwestern

Week 3 · L 17-38

235

Total Offense

61.9 takeover

Loss with 235 yards of offense and 59.1 efficiency.

235 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 8 · L 24-41 · Conference game

361

Total Offense

59.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

361 total offense with 62.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Nicholls

Week 2 · L 23-27

259

Total Offense

56.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

259 total offense with 49.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan

1,922 primary output · 57.6 efficiency · 13.7 usage

63.5

#2

2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan

45.2

963 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency