Player Career

Riley Ferguson Career Story

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

Player Story

Riley Ferguson story

Riley Ferguson built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a quarterback from Matthews, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Riley Ferguson's career was his passing role: 7,955 passing yards, 70 touchdown passes, and 917 attempts across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Memphis. 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 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.

The arc is straightforward: Riley Ferguson 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

    Memphis

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMemphis3,62859.215.6
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis3,62859.215.60
2017 PostseasonMemphis4,27961.812.5651
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis4,27961.812.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Kentucky

Week 1 · L 31-51 · Postseason

Loss with 366 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.

366

Total Offense

77.9 takeover

366 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.

#2

@ UCF

Week 14 · L 55-62 · Conference game

466

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

Loss with 466 yards of offense and 63.8 efficiency.

466 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.

#3

@ Houston

Week 8 · W 42-38 · Conference game

465

Total Offense

65.2 takeover

Win with 465 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency.

465 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.

#4

vs South Florida

Week 11 · L 42-49 · Conference game

372

Total Offense

64.6 takeover

Loss with 372 yards of offense and 78.6 efficiency.

372 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Navy

Week 8 · L 28-42 · Conference game

322

Total Offense

64.4 takeover

Loss with 322 yards of offense and 58 efficiency.

322 total offense with 58 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Memphis

4,279 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

69

#2

2017 Regular Season · Memphis

69

4,279 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Memphis

64

3,628 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

21

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

15

3+ TD games

12

Above avg efficiency