Quarterback, Wisconsin (from Maryland), 2009–12
Danny O’Brien
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Kernersville, NC
- Born
- Sep 26, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Danny O’Brien played quarterback at Maryland (2009–11) and Wisconsin (2012).
At a glance
Career highs
417passing yards, career highvs. NC State, 20104touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. NC State, 2010Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2012 Wisconsin 6 games, 523 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 26–21 | 19 | 23 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | at Oregon State | L 7–10 | 20 | 38 | 172 | 1 | 1 | −35 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Utah State | W 16–14 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 29 | at Nebraska | L 27–30 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Michigan State | L 13–16 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 0 | −32 |
| Nov 10 | at Indiana | W 62–14 | – | – | – | – | – | −4 |
2011 Maryland 9 games, 1,648 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Miami | W 32–24 | 31 | 44 | 348 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Sep 17 | vs. West Virginia | L 31–37 | 34 | 52 | 289 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Temple | L 7–38 | 17 | 33 | 153 | 0 | 1 | −15 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Towson | W 28–3 | 14 | 21 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 16–21 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 22 | at Florida State | L 16–41 | 9 | 18 | 180 | 1 | 0 | −23 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Boston College | L 17–28 | 14 | 35 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Virginia | L 13–31 | 16 | 36 | 241 | 0 | 2 | −6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Notre Dame | L 21–45 | 14 | 21 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
2010 Maryland 13 games, 2,438 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Navy | W 17–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Morgan State | W 62–3 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 18 | atWest Virginia | L 17–31 | – | – | – | – | – | −6 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Florida International | W 42–28 | 18 | 27 | 250 | 2 | 0 | −10 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Duke | W 21–16 | 9 | 26 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 16 | at Clemson | L 7–31 | 24 | 45 | 302 | 0 | 3 | −15 |
| Oct 23 | atBoston College | W 24–21 | 26 | 39 | 179 | 3 | 0 | −15 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Wake Forest | W 62–14 | 13 | 20 | 168 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Nov 6 | atMiami | L 20–26 | 9 | 28 | 134 | 1 | 1 | −11 |
| Nov 13 | atVirginia | W 42–23 | 17 | 28 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Florida State | L 16–30 | 25 | 45 | 269 | 1 | 2 | −12 |
| Nov 27 | vs. NC State | W 38–31 | 33 | 47 | 417 | 4 | 0 | −9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. East Carolina | W 51–20 | 13 | 22 | 181 | 1 | 2 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–16 | CFL | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 2017–18 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2019 | CFL | BC Lions |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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