Quarterback, Louisiana Tech, 2012–⁠16

Ryan Higgins

Number
No. 14
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Hutto, TX

Ryan Higgins played quarterback at Louisiana Tech (2012–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
4,617
Passing yards, 2016 (Louisiana Tech, 9–⁠5)
Best game
484 yards
At Massachusetts, week 7, 2016: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing yards, 2016

Career highs

504passing yards, career highat Middle Tennessee, 20165touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Massachusetts, 2016106rushing yards, career highvs. Rice, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highat UTEP, 2013

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Louisiana Tech16628159.11,7156.1613
2014Louisiana Tech61060.0696.900
2015Louisiana Tech152560.01385.513
2016Louisiana Tech32949666.34,6179.3418
Career51681263.56,5398.14824

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Louisiana Tech62190.3329
2014Louisiana Tech5173.408
2015Louisiana Tech9273.0013
2016Louisiana Tech882773.1471
Career1643402.1771

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Louisiana Tech14QB
2013Louisiana Tech14QB
2014Louisiana Tech14QB
2015Louisiana Tech14QB
2016Louisiana Tech14QB6′2″

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
2013Louisiana Tech2850.1627th (n=144)0.2246.846%0.18–
2014Louisiana Tech150.22––3.3–––
2015Louisiana Tech32-0.13––-4.17%––
2016Louisiana Tech5830.4996th (n=152)0.25283.963%0.570.19

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

2016 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 4,617 passing yards, 41 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.South Carolina StateW 53–⁠2434524094217
Sep 17atTexas TechL 45–⁠5920323113057
Sep 24atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠3836595043014
Oct 1vs.UTEPW 28–⁠719281912042
Oct 6vs.Western KentuckyW 55–⁠5233454545031
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 56–⁠28263348451−5
Oct 22atFlorida InternationalW 44–⁠2422302692013
Oct 29vs.RiceW 61–⁠16182529220106
Nov 5atNorth TexasW 45–⁠2418302534150
Nov 12vs.UTSAW 63–⁠351726293407
Nov 25atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39223924603−15
Dec 3atWestern KentuckyL 44–⁠58355750231−33
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyW 48–⁠45294040940−7
2015 Louisiana Tech 7 games, 138 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.SouthernW 62–⁠1581176122
Oct 17atMississippi StateL 20–⁠45–––––7
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠161570015
Oct 30atRiceW 42–⁠1701000–
Nov 7vs.North TexasW 56–⁠1311300–
Nov 28vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠585752010
Dec 19 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠28–––––3
2014 Louisiana Tech 5 games, 69 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 42–⁠21242000–
Sep 20vs.Northwestern StateL 27–⁠30–––––8
Oct 4vs.UTEPW 55–⁠3111400–
Nov 1vs.Western KentuckyW 59–⁠102423009
Nov 29vs.RiceW 76–⁠311112000
2013 Louisiana Tech 9 games, 1,715 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 15–⁠24716571113
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠133555289115
Sep 28vs.ArmyL 16–⁠35203632011−14
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠3510181100031
Oct 19vs.North TexasL 13–⁠283654343022
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠7203119213−14
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠5291513811–
Nov 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠242243195140
Nov 30atUTSAL 10–⁠307137100−4

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

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