Quarterback, Houston, 2010–⁠13

David Piland

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Southlake, TX

David Piland played quarterback at Houston (2010–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
2,929
Passing yards, 2012 (Houston, 5–⁠7)
Best game
580 yards
Vs. Louisiana Tech, week 2, 2012: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

580passing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 20125touchdown passes, career highat Memphis, 2010

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Houston20134558.32,6417.72414
2012Houston25644857.12,9296.51612
2013Houston214052.52205.510
Career47883357.45,7907.04126

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Houston23281.2012
2012Houston451904.2286
2013Houston5316.2014
Career732493.4286

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Houston8QB
2011Houston8QB
2012Houston8QB
2013Houston8QB6′3″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Houston420.15––6.324%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Houston 2 games, 220 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.SouthernW 62–⁠1315231481023
Sep 7atTempleW 22–⁠1361772008
2012 Houston 11 games, 2,929 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Texas StateL 13–⁠3017442111111
Sep 8vs.Louisiana TechL 49–⁠565377580404
Sep 15atUCLAL 6–⁠3728602490571
Sep 29vs.RiceW 35–⁠1426433612125
Oct 6vs.North TexasW 44–⁠2131413212013
Oct 13vs.UABW 39–⁠173244362106
Oct 18atSMUL 42–⁠7215251800218
Oct 27vs.UTEPW 45–⁠3516301742023
Nov 3atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠48225134141−3
Nov 10vs.TulsaL 7–⁠4115321480222
Nov 24vs.TulaneW 40–⁠1711200–
2010 Houston 8 games, 2,641 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 9vs.Mississippi StateL 24–⁠47305730122–
Oct 16atRiceL 31–⁠3423452823117
Oct 23atSMUW 45–⁠20193223310−7
Oct 30atMemphisW 56–⁠172023292502
Nov 5vs.UCFL 33–⁠402744334427
Nov 13vs.TulsaL 25–⁠282236291357
Nov 20atSouthern MissL 41–⁠59284746741−14
Nov 27atTexas TechL 20–⁠3532614412316

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

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