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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
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, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Force | 308 | 0.41 | 89th (n=314) | 0.24 | 125.4 | 45% | 0.50 | 0.29 |
| 2026 | Air Force | 131 | 0.27 | 65th (n=273) | 0.21 | 35.9 | 43% | – | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Force | 53% | 10.7 yds | 3.1 yds | 3 of 28 | 33% |
| 2026 | Air Force | 40% | 13.1 yds | 4.5 yds | 8 of 34 | 50% |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Force | 51% | 3.40 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 9% |
| 2026 | Air Force | 50% | 3.50 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 10% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 34–0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 32–38 | 5 | 10 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 36–33 | 5 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 171 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 14–9 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 81 |
2025 Air Force 10 games, 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD; 922 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 49–13 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 30–49 | 6 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 37–49 | 13 | 18 | 246 | 2 | 1 | 110 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 35–44 | 10 | 12 | 278 | 3 | 1 | 139 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 31–34 | 11 | 19 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 152 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 48–51 | 10 | 17 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 136 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 24–21 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 17–20 | 13 | 17 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 91 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 26–16 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 16–26 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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