Quarterback, Air Force, 2025–⁠26

Liam Szarka

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Aurora, CO

Liam Szarka plays quarterback for Air Force. Last time out, against Navy: 6 of 11, 82 yards, 2 INT; 25 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD. Szarka leads Air Force in passing yards and rushing touchdowns this season. Since the Navy game, the news has been about Szarka’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.

2026 so far

391 rushing yards, 7 TD

In the news: Air Force QB Liam Szarka out for season: What’s next, Yahoo Sports

Last game: 6 of 11, 82 yards, 2 INT; 25 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD vs. Navy, W 14–⁠9; injury news since (status not on file)

Next game: at Wyoming, Oct 23

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 19DUQ
  2. 103NDSU
  3. 92@NEV
  4. 82NAVY

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,294
Passing yards, 2025 (Air Force, 4–⁠8)
Best game
152 yards
At Navy, week 6, 2025: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

278passing yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20253touchdown passes, career highvs. Hawai’i, 2025171rushing yards, career highat Nevada, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Utah State, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Air Force7512062.51,29410.895
2026Air Force193850.02967.814
Career9415859.51,59010.1109

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Air Force1909224.91364
2026Air Force923914.3732
Career2821,3134.72064

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Air Force9QBSo.
2026Air Force9QBJr.5′11″190

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. passAdj. rush
2025Air Force3080.4189th (n=314)0.24125.445%0.500.29
2026Air Force1310.2765th (n=273)0.2135.943%–0.36

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Air Force53%10.7 yds3.1 yds3 of 2833%
2026Air Force40%13.1 yds4.5 yds8 of 3450%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Air Force51%3.401.101.209%
2026Air Force50%3.500.900.4010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Air Force 4 games, 391 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.DuquesneW 34–⁠035190051
Sep 12vs.North Dakota StateL 32–⁠385101030188
Sep 26atNevadaW 36–⁠335129211171
Oct 3vs.NavyW 14–⁠9611820281
2025 Air Force 10 games, 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD; 922 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.BucknellW 49–⁠132247007
Sep 13atUtah StateL 30–⁠49614670140
Sep 20vs.Boise StateL 37–⁠49131824621110
Sep 27vs.Hawai’iL 35–⁠44101227831139
Oct 4atNavyL 31–⁠34111921220152
Oct 11atUNLVL 48–⁠51101717510136
Oct 18vs.WyomingW 24–⁠21383300141
Nov 1vs.ArmyL 17–⁠2013171610291
Nov 8atSan José StateW 26–⁠16510411087
Nov 15atUConnL 16–⁠2623340019

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

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