Quarterback, Valparaiso, 2022–⁠26

Rowan Keefe

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Park Ridge, IL

Rowan Keefe plays quarterback for Valparaiso. Last time out, at San Diego: 15 of 27, 178 yards, 1 INT; 8 carries, 21 yards. Keefe leads Valparaiso in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,105 passing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 15 of 27, 178 yards, 1 INT; 8 carries, 21 yards at San Diego, L 13–⁠38

Next game: vs. Presbyterian, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 249@MUR
  2. 162@INST
  3. 187BTLR
  4. 174@MORE
  5. 155DRKE
  6. 178@USD

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

249passing yards, career highat Murray State, 20263touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at Butler, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Valparaiso559160.47027.764
2024Valparaiso92536.01395.600
2025Valparaiso13120863.01,5197.31214
2026Valparaiso10717660.81,1056.383
Career30250060.43,4656.92621

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Valparaiso3080.3015
2024Valparaiso9−44−4.909
2025Valparaiso681111.6380
2026Valparaiso38711.9322
Career1451461.0680

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Valparaiso2QBRS
2023Valparaiso2QBFr.
2024Valparaiso2QBSo.
2025Valparaiso2QBJr.
2026Valparaiso2QBSr.6′3″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Valparaiso (FCS)1140.13––14.643%
2024Valparaiso (FCS)270.10––2.818%
2025Valparaiso (FCS)2710.1625th (n=314)0.2443.140%
2026Valparaiso (FCS)2300.1843rd (n=273)0.2141.652%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Valparaiso 6 games, 1,105 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12atMurray StateL 18–⁠2720352491129
Sep 19atIndiana StateL 16–⁠39213016210−21
Sep 26vs.ButlerL 28–⁠3324351872120
Oct 3atMorehead StateW 37–⁠314211742027
Oct 10vs.DrakeW 21–⁠13132815520−5
Oct 17atSan DiegoL 13–⁠3815271780121

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Lawrence Tech, so that game is not listed.

2025 Valparaiso 12 games, 1,519 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Virginia LynchburgW 67–⁠1059561117
Sep 6vs.AdrianL 7–⁠1015191530315
Sep 13atWestern IllinoisL 30–⁠518112200−3
Sep 20atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠58815111118
Oct 4atDrakeL 0–⁠415133103−30
Oct 11vs.DaytonL 10–⁠4156113114
Oct 18atSt. Thomas (MN)L 17–⁠5541033018
Oct 25vs.Morehead StateL 13–⁠179151540110
Nov 1atPresbyterianL 14–⁠43172622510−24
Nov 8vs.San DiegoL 27–⁠431930234337
Nov 15vs.StetsonW 32–⁠3118262032021
Nov 22atButlerL 20–⁠2718281843078
2024 Valparaiso 3 games, 139 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atNorthern IowaL 7–⁠3561510100−25
Sep 7atYoungstown StateL 25–⁠5916700–
Sep 28atMorehead StateL 5–⁠17243100−19

No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Stetson, so that game is not listed.

2023 Valparaiso 5 games, 702 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 21atDavidsonL 21–⁠4291218730−3
Oct 28atButlerL 7–⁠17111917201−12
Nov 4vs.DaytonW 21–⁠715211262011
Nov 11vs.StetsonW 23–⁠20714820314
Nov 18atSt. Thomas (MN)L 10–⁠16132513510−2

No box score in the source for Sep 30 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, so that game is not listed.

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

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