Quarterback, BYU, 2009–12
Riley Nelson
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Logan, UT
Riley Nelson played quarterback at BYU (2009–12).
At a glance
Career highs
363passing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 20113touchdown passes, career highsix times; last vs. Idaho, 201295rushing yards, career highat Air Force, 2010Passing
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.
Game by game
2012 BYU 10 games, 2,011 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Washington State | W 30–6 | 25 | 36 | 285 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Weber State | W 45–13 | 18 | 29 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 15 | at Utah | L 21–24 | 17 | 35 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Sep 20 | at Boise State | L 6–7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Oregon State | L 24–42 | 28 | 51 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Oct 20 | at Notre Dame | L 14–17 | 23 | 36 | 177 | 2 | 2 | −7 |
| Oct 27 | at Georgia Tech | W 41–17 | 19 | 28 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Idaho | W 52–13 | 19 | 31 | 236 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Nov 17 | at San José State | L 14–20 | 28 | 51 | 335 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. San Diego State | W 23–6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
2011 BYU 12 games, 1,717 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Ole Miss | W 14–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Sep 10 | at Texas | L 16–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Utah | L 10–54 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UCF | W 24–17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Utah State | W 27–24 | 10 | 14 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Oct 8 | vs.San José State | W 29–16 | 14 | 24 | 219 | 3 | 2 | 65 |
| Oct 15 | atOregon State | W 38–28 | 17 | 27 | 217 | 3 | 1 | 87 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Idaho State | W 56–3 | 11 | 17 | 215 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Oct 28 | vs. TCU | L 28–38 | 15 | 29 | 215 | 1 | 2 | 84 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Idaho | W 42–7 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 3 | at Hawai’i | W 41–20 | 25 | 37 | 363 | 3 | 0 | −3 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tulsa | W 24–21 | 17 | 40 | 250 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
2010 BYU 3 games, 205 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Washington | W 23–17 | 11 | 17 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Sep 11 | at Air Force | L 14–35 | 8 | 19 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Sep 18 | at Florida State | L 10–34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
2009 BYU 6 games, 122 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Tulane | W 54–3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Florida State | L 28–54 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs.Utah State | W 35–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Oct 10 | at UNLV | W 59–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Oct 24 | vs.TCU | L 7–38 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 7 | at Wyoming | W 52–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 71 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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