Quarterback, Stephen F. Austin, 2024–⁠26

Gavin Rutherford

Number
No. 12
Height
6′1″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Katy, TX

Gavin Rutherford plays quarterback for Stephen F. Austin. Last time out, at Nicholls: 13 of 20, 233 yards, 4 TD. Rutherford leads Stephen F. Austin in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,721 passing yards, 19 TD

Last game: 13 of 20, 233 yards, 4 TD at Nicholls, W 56–⁠0

Next game: vs. SE Louisiana, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 302@MCN
  2. 140ETAM
  3. 243@ACU
  4. 213@PV
  5. 299NESU
  6. 291UIW
  7. 233@NICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

302passing yards, career highat McNeese, 20264touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Nicholls, 20262rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. East Texas A&M, 2026

Team titles: Southland champions, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Stephen F. Austin7512261.58366.942
2025Stephen F. Austin518262.25426.662
2026Stephen F. Austin12418367.81,7219.4196
Career25038764.63,0998.02910

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Stephen F. Austin48681.4325
2025Stephen F. Austin351765.0626
2026Stephen F. Austin33872.6426
Career1163312.91326

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Stephen F. Austin12QBFr.
2025Stephen F. Austin12QBSo.
2026Stephen F. Austin12QBJr.6′1″213

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
2025Stephen F. Austin (FCS)1160.40––46.714%
2026Stephen F. Austin (FCS)2090.4593rd (n=273)0.2194.944%

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

2026 Stephen F. Austin 7 games, 1,721 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atMcNeeseW 38–⁠271829302321
Sep 5vs.East Texas A&MW 44–⁠716211400015
Sep 12atAbilene ChristianW 26–⁠717312432039
Sep 19atPrairie View A&MW 31–⁠10182521331−12
Sep 26vs.Northeastern StateW 63–⁠1416232994210
Oct 3vs.Incarnate WordW 28–⁠2626342913123
Oct 17atNichollsW 56–⁠013202334011
2025 Stephen F. Austin 12 games, 542 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atHoustonL 0–⁠274753016
Sep 6atAbilene ChristianL 20–⁠28113101
Sep 13vs.Sul Ross StateW 63–⁠03374101
Sep 20vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠173712001
Oct 4atIncarnate WordW 31–⁠17–––––13
Oct 18vs.NichollsW 34–⁠733180013
Oct 25atEast Texas A&MW 31–⁠21–––––4
Nov 1vs.UT Rio Grande ValleyW 41–⁠1761062102
Nov 8atHouston ChristianW 50–⁠311161323055
Nov 15vs.LamarW 26–⁠1517311400175
Nov 20atNorthwestern StateW 62–⁠14344800–
Dec 12atMontana StateL 28–⁠44–––––5
2024 Stephen F. Austin 9 games, 836 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.North AmericanW 77–⁠04560006
Sep 21vs.Northern ColoradoW 48–⁠72240001
Oct 5vs.Northwestern StateW 59–⁠17466010–
Oct 19atSE LouisianaL 23–⁠24–––––2
Oct 26vs.Houston ChristianW 55–⁠612140010
Nov 2atNichollsW 28–⁠1201000−1
Nov 9atEast Texas A&ML 14–⁠1926411930012
Nov 16vs.Incarnate WordL 20–⁠2721352091247
Nov 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 32–⁠19173026020−9

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

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