Andrew Luck at Stanford, 2010
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Quarterback, Stanford, 2008–⁠11

Andrew Luck

Number
No. 12
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Sep 12, 1989, in Washington, D.C.

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Andrew Luck played quarterback at Stanford (2008–⁠11). He won the 2011 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the 2011 Maxwell Award and the 2011 Walter Camp Award. He finished second in the 2010 Heisman vote. The Indianapolis Colts took Luck first overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

At a glance

Best season
3,517
Passing yards, 2011 (Stanford, 11–⁠2)
Best game
423 yards
At Arizona, week 7, 2009: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 2010 vote
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2012 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

423passing yards, career highat Arizona, 20094touchdown passes, career highseven times; last vs. Notre Dame, 201192rushing yards, career highat Washington, 2010

Honors

All-America: Walter Camp first team 2011; AFCA 2011; AP second team 2010 and 2011; Walter Camp second team 2010; Pro Football Weekly 2010 and 2011; ESPN 2011; Scout.com second team 2010 and 2011

Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 2010

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2009Stanford16228856.32,5758.9134
2010Stanford26337270.73,3389.0328
2011Stanford28840471.33,5178.73710
Career7131,06467.09,4308.98222

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Stanford613545.8231
2010Stanford554538.2358
2011Stanford471503.2217
Career1639575.9758

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Stanford12QB
2010Stanford12QB
2011Stanford12QB6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Stanford 13 games, 3,517 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.San José StateW 57–⁠31726171209
Sep 10atDukeW 44–⁠142028290412
Sep 17atArizonaW 37–⁠1020313252036
Oct 1vs.UCLAW 45–⁠1923272273011
Oct 8vs.ColoradoW 48–⁠72633370312
Oct 15atWashington StateW 44–⁠142336336410
Oct 22vs.WashingtonW 65–⁠2116211692023
Oct 29atUSCW 56–⁠4829403303136
Nov 5atOregon StateW 38–⁠1320302063128
Nov 12vs.OregonL 30–⁠53274125632−13
Nov 19vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠28203025721−1
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠1420302334120
Jan 2 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 38–⁠41273134721−3
2010 Stanford 13 games, 3,338 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Sacramento StateW 52–⁠171723316408
Sep 11atUCLAW 35–⁠011241512063
Sep 18vs.Wake ForestW 68–⁠2417232074069
Sep 25atNotre DameW 37–⁠1419322381223
Oct 2atOregonL 31–⁠5229463412239
Oct 9vs.USCW 37–⁠3520242853040
Oct 23vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠2820281903111
Oct 30atWashingtonW 41–⁠019261921192
Nov 6vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠1723322992025
Nov 13atArizona StateW 17–⁠133341292013
Nov 20atCaliforniaW 48–⁠1416202352072
Nov 27vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠0213030540−7
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 40–⁠1218232874115
2009 Stanford 12 games, 2,575 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atWashington StateW 39–⁠1311231931053
Sep 12atWake ForestL 17–⁠242334276215
Sep 19vs.San José StateW 42–⁠179121701119
Sep 26vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠147141030059
Oct 3vs.UCLAW 24–⁠161420198003
Oct 10atOregon StateL 28–⁠3812302262031
Oct 17atArizonaL 38–⁠4321354233120
Oct 24vs.Arizona StateW 33–⁠1417282360025
Nov 7vs.OregonW 51–⁠4212202512012
Nov 14atUSCW 55–⁠2112221442061
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaL 28–⁠3410301570131
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠3814201980035

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012
Height6′4″
Weight234 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10″
Wingspan77⅞″W
40-yard dash4.67 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill6.80 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

Pro Bowls: 4 (2012–⁠14, 2018)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2012Indianapolis Colts163396274,3742318255
2013Indianapolis Colts163435703,822239377
2014Indianapolis Colts163806164,7614016273
2015Indianapolis Colts71622931,8811512196
2016Indianapolis Colts153465454,2403113341
2018Indianapolis Colts164306394,5933915148
NFL career862,0003,29023,671171831,590

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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