Quarterback, Southeast Missouri State (from Northern Illinois), 2015–⁠19

Daniel Santacaterina

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Hometown
Geneva, IL

Daniel Santacaterina played quarterback at Northern Illinois (2015–⁠17) and Southeast Missouri State (2018–⁠19).

Career highs

262passing yards, career highat San Diego State, 20173touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at San Diego State, 201791rushing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2016

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Northern Illinois183847.43619.512
2017Northern Illinois629763.97127.375
2018Southeast Missouri State101376.9896.810
2019Southeast Missouri State72231.8452.001
Career9717057.11,2077.198

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northern Illinois261074.1121
2017Northern Illinois22−24−1.106
2018Southeast Missouri State3−9−3.0011
2019Southeast Missouri State4−7−1.803
Career55671.2121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Northern Illinois7QB
2016Northern Illinois7QB
2017Northern Illinois7QB
2018Southeast Missouri State7QB
2019Southeast Missouri State7QB6′2″205

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2016Northern Illinois450.54––24.439%–
2017Northern Illinois1180.12––14.026%0.23
2018Southeast Missouri State (FCS)160.28––4.5––
2019Southeast Missouri State (FCS)26-0.47––-12.341%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 45 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14atMissouriL 0–⁠507224501−7

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Southern Illinois; Sep 8 at Montana State; Sep 21 vs. West Virginia State; Oct 5 vs. Tennessee Tech; Oct 12 at Austin Peay; Oct 19 at Jacksonville State; Oct 26 vs. UT Martin; Nov 2 at Tennessee State; Nov 9 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Nov 16 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 23 vs. Murray State; Nov 30 vs. Illinois State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 89 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atArkansas StateL 21–⁠4810138910−9

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Dayton; Sep 15 at Southern Illinois; Sep 22 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 6 at Tennessee Tech; Oct 13 vs. Austin Peay; Oct 20 vs. Jacksonville State; Oct 27 at UT Martin; Nov 3 vs. Tennessee State; Nov 10 at Murray State; Nov 17 vs. Eastern Illinois; Nov 24 vs. Stony Brook; Dec 1 at Weber State, so those games are not listed.

2017 Northern Illinois 6 games, 712 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9vs.Eastern IllinoisW 38–⁠1023342523114
Sep 16atNebraskaW 21–⁠17152212800−9
Sep 30atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠34233726233−28
Oct 7vs.Kent StateW 24–⁠301001−1
Oct 21atBowling GreenW 48–⁠1701000−1
Nov 9vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠171270101
2016 Northern Illinois 2 games, 107 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 16atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠245151031191
Nov 25atKent StateW 31–⁠2113232580116

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

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