Quarterback, San Diego State (from Kentucky), 2011–⁠15

Maxwell Smith

Lettered 2011–⁠13 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Granada Hills, CA

Maxwell Smith played quarterback at Kentucky (2011–⁠14) and San Diego State (2015).

Career highs

354passing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 20124touchdown passes, career highvs. Kent State, 2012

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2011Kentucky8415354.98195.444
2012Kentucky10315068.79756.584
2013Kentucky10518357.41,2767.091
2015San Diego State11020055.01,5297.6132
Career40268658.64,5996.73411

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Kentucky20−109−5.501
2012Kentucky8−24−3.005
2013Kentucky30−92−3.108
2015San Diego State32−44−1.4227
Career90−269−3.0227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Kentucky11QB
2012Kentucky11QB
2013Kentucky11QB
2014Kentucky11QB
2015San Diego State11QB6′5″

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
2013Kentucky1840.1115th (n=144)0.2219.634%0.18
2015San Diego State2310.2451st (n=151)0.2456.328%0.40

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 San Diego State 12 games, 1,529 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.San DiegoW 37–⁠39211000123
Sep 12atCaliforniaL 7–⁠35101913611−5
Sep 19vs.South AlabamaL 27–⁠341226158103
Sep 26atPenn StateL 21–⁠37103014110−29
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateW 21–⁠751210420−21
Oct 10atHawai’iW 28–⁠141115184100
Oct 17atSan José StateW 30–⁠7101414410−4
Oct 23vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠146109310−7
Oct 31atColorado StateW 41–⁠171114180103
Nov 14vs.WyomingW 38–⁠3121913830−11
Nov 21atUNLVW 52–⁠141117107104
Nov 28vs.NevadaW 31–⁠14334400–
2013 Kentucky 9 games, 1,276 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyL 26–⁠3581312510−11
Sep 7vs.Miami (OH)W 41–⁠7152331030–
Sep 14vs.LouisvilleL 13–⁠27920109008
Sep 28vs.FloridaL 7–⁠2412209001−22
Oct 12vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠487167610−18
Oct 24atMississippi StateL 22–⁠28183416010−2
Nov 2vs.Alabama StateW 48–⁠1413300–
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 17–⁠59101614910−26
Nov 30vs.TennesseeL 14–⁠27253825420−21
2012 Kentucky 4 games, 975 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atLouisvilleL 14–⁠32355028020−8
Sep 8vs.Kent StateW 47–⁠143039354401
Sep 15vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠32376033224−10
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠3811900−7
2011 Kentucky 7 games, 819 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 24vs.FloridaL 10–⁠486114100−7
Oct 1atLSUL 7–⁠3515900−23
Oct 8atSouth CarolinaL 3–⁠5403002–
Oct 29vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠28263317400−18
Nov 5vs.Ole MissW 30–⁠13193628320−8
Nov 12atVanderbiltL 8–⁠38153117910−31
Nov 19atGeorgiaL 10–⁠19173413312−22

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

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