Quarterback, Buffalo, 2011–⁠15

Joe Licata

Lettered 2012–⁠15 (school media guide)

Number
No. 16
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Williamsville, NY

Joe Licata played quarterback at Buffalo (2011–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
2,969
Passing yards, 2015 (Buffalo, 5–⁠7)
Best game
497 yards
At Toledo, week 12, 2013: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

497passing yards, career highat Toledo, 20135touchdown passes, career highat Army, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012Buffalo8616352.81,0456.473
2013Buffalo23340258.02,8247.0248
2014Buffalo22434564.92,6477.72911
2015Buffalo28044962.42,9696.61615
Career8231,35960.69,4857.07637

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Buffalo28−54−1.908
2013Buffalo34−64−1.9116
2014Buffalo34−6−0.2214
2015Buffalo33−60−1.8111
Career129−184−1.4416

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Buffalo16QB
2012Buffalo16QB
2013Buffalo16QB
2014Buffalo16QB
2015Buffalo16QB6′2″

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
2013Buffalo3830.1836th (n=144)0.2270.142%0.22
2014Buffalo3780.3784th (n=147)0.24139.146%0.42
2015Buffalo4350.2652nd (n=151)0.24111.953%0.25

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

2015 Buffalo 12 games, 2,969 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.UAlbanyW 51–⁠142026246209
Sep 12atPenn StateL 14–⁠27243520521−47
Sep 19atFlorida AtlanticW 33–⁠15102010501−6
Sep 26vs.NevadaL 21–⁠24284633822−7
Oct 3vs.Bowling GreenL 22–⁠2835593481114
Oct 17atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠51132513311−3
Oct 24vs.OhioW 41–⁠1721322120011
Oct 29atMiami (OH)W 29–⁠24222928921−4
Nov 5atKent StateW 18–⁠17253919021−8
Nov 11vs.Northern IllinoisL 30–⁠41314735423−18
Nov 21atAkronL 21–⁠42325126212–
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsL 26–⁠31194028712−1
2014 Buffalo 11 games, 2,647 passing yards, 29 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.DuquesneW 38–⁠28253629831−16
Sep 6atArmyL 39–⁠473550401536
Sep 12vs.BaylorL 21–⁠63142517110−15
Sep 20vs.Norfolk StateW 36–⁠7132522930−2
Sep 27vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠27283827620−4
Oct 4atBowling GreenL 35–⁠361624134114
Oct 11atEastern MichiganL 27–⁠3727443833217
Oct 25vs.Central MichiganL 14–⁠202135233226
Nov 5atOhioL 14–⁠379207411−12
Nov 11vs.AkronW 55–⁠241621193414
Nov 28atMassachusettsW 41–⁠212027255406
2013 Buffalo 13 games, 2,824 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atOhio StateL 20–⁠40193218521−12
Sep 7atBaylorL 13–⁠70101621411−6
Sep 14vs.Stony BrookW 26–⁠23274719311−15
Sep 28vs.UConnW 41–⁠12101917731–
Oct 5vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠1415222241024
Oct 12atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠01121124306
Oct 19vs.MassachusettsW 32–⁠3182716710–
Oct 26atKent StateW 41–⁠21203128520−1
Nov 5vs.OhioW 30–⁠3132216921−1
Nov 12atToledoL 41–⁠51365849740−14
Nov 19atMiami (OH)W 44–⁠7203217211–
Nov 29vs.Bowling GreenL 7–⁠24214522101−30
Dec 21 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 24–⁠49133019631−15
2012 Buffalo 9 games, 1,045 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.Morgan StateW 56–⁠34122810–
Sep 19vs.Kent StateL 7–⁠23132101−2
Oct 6atOhioL 31–⁠3851036000
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠459208600−9
Oct 27vs.ToledoL 20–⁠255116810−4
Nov 3vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠241324127219
Nov 10vs.Western MichiganW 29–⁠24213328510−19
Nov 17atMassachusettsW 29–⁠191830226214
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 7–⁠21133016800−33

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

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