Quarterback, San Diego State, 2007–11
Ryan Lindley
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Alpine, CA
- Born
- Jun 22, 1989
Ryan Lindley played quarterback at San Diego State (2007–11). The Arizona Cardinals took Lindley in round 6, No. 185 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
528passing yards, best game on filevs. Utah, 20106touchdown passes, best game on fileat Colorado State, 2009Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | San Diego State | 242 | 427 | 56.7 | 2,653 | 6.2 | 16 | 9 |
| 2009 | San Diego State | 239 | 437 | 54.7 | 3,054 | 7.0 | 23 | 16 |
| 2010 | San Diego State | 243 | 421 | 57.7 | 3,830 | 9.1 | 28 | 14 |
| 2011 | San Diego State | 237 | 447 | 53.0 | 3,153 | 7.1 | 23 | 8 |
| On file (2008–11) | 961 | 1,732 | 55.5 | 12,690 | 7.3 | 90 | 47 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | San Diego State | 31 | −62 | −2.0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | San Diego State | 22 | −131 | −6.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | San Diego State | 19 | −31 | −1.6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | San Diego State | 18 | −51 | −2.8 | 0 | 15 |
| On file (2008–11) | 90 | −275 | −3.1 | 2 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | San Diego State | 14 | QB | |
| 2009 | San Diego State | 14 | QB | |
| 2010 | San Diego State | 14 | QB | |
| 2011 | San Diego State | 14 | QB | 6′4″ |
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
2011 San Diego State 13 games, 3,153 passing yards, 23 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 49–21 | 15 | 27 | 203 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 23–20 | 8 | 18 | 146 | 1 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 42–24 | 21 | 37 | 273 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 7–28 | 23 | 48 | 253 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 14–27 | 15 | 41 | 201 | 2 | 3 | −8 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 41–27 | 15 | 21 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 27–30 | 13 | 27 | 247 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 35–7 | 16 | 24 | 271 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 18–15 | 19 | 35 | 154 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 35–52 | 30 | 51 | 350 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 31–14 | 13 | 29 | 152 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 35–28 | 21 | 40 | 281 | 0 | 0 | −15 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 30–32 | 28 | 49 | 413 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2010 San Diego State 13 games, 3,830 passing yards, 28 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 47–0 | 17 | 26 | 303 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 41–21 | 20 | 42 | 319 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 24–27 | 20 | 44 | 190 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 41–7 | 17 | 24 | 362 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 21–24 | 20 | 34 | 220 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 27–25 | 14 | 26 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 30–20 | 18 | 37 | 249 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 48–38 | 16 | 32 | 365 | 3 | 2 | −5 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 24–19 | 14 | 23 | 171 | 1 | 2 | −10 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 35–40 | 11 | 26 | 262 | 2 | 2 | −23 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 34–38 | 36 | 54 | 528 | 4 | 3 | −10 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 48–14 | 22 | 30 | 338 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 35–14 | 18 | 23 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
2009 San Diego State 12 games, 3,054 passing yards, 23 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 14–33 | 18 | 45 | 238 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–19 | 20 | 30 | 287 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 20–34 | 21 | 35 | 200 | 1 | 1 | −10 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 14–26 | 25 | 41 | 284 | 2 | 4 | −28 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 34–17 | 7 | 27 | 123 | 1 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 28–38 | 21 | 33 | 298 | 3 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 42–28 | 29 | 43 | 459 | 6 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 23–20 | 22 | 38 | 253 | 3 | 0 | −31 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 12–55 | 16 | 34 | 164 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 27–30 | 18 | 29 | 200 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 7–38 | 17 | 37 | 207 | 1 | 2 | −19 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 24–28 | 25 | 45 | 341 | 1 | 2 | −17 |
2008 San Diego State 11 games, 2,653 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 27–29 | 27 | 45 | 352 | 3 | 2 | −16 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 13–21 | 29 | 59 | 274 | 1 | 1 | −6 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 10–35 | 10 | 29 | 140 | 0 | 0 | −23 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 45–17 | 24 | 38 | 433 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 7–41 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 7–70 | 18 | 37 | 156 | 1 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 34–38 | 24 | 33 | 166 | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 10–35 | 28 | 52 | 311 | 1 | 0 | −18 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 12–41 | 20 | 35 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 14–63 | 23 | 41 | 247 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 42–21 | 35 | 50 | 387 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 229 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.90 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.52 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 89 | 171 | 752 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 45 | 93 | 562 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 140 | 274 | 1,372 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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