Quarterback, Stephen F. Austin (from Oregon State, Boise State, Montana), 2021–25
Sam Vidlak
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Applegate, OR
Sam Vidlak played quarterback at Oregon State (2021), Boise State (2022), Montana (2023) and Stephen F. Austin (2024–25).
Career highs
357passing yards, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 20255touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Houston Christian, 2024Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023; Southland champions, 2025
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Montana | 36 | 54 | 66.7 | 358 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin | 174 | 258 | 67.4 | 2,387 | 9.3 | 27 | 4 |
| 2025 | Stephen F. Austin | 232 | 349 | 66.5 | 2,686 | 7.7 | 22 | 7 |
| Career | 453 | 678 | 66.8 | 5,525 | 8.1 | 52 | 14 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 2 | −15 | −7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Montana | 8 | −65 | −8.1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin | 23 | −38 | −1.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | Stephen F. Austin | 30 | −183 | −6.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 63 | −301 | −4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon State | 15 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Boise State | 15 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Montana | 15 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin | 15 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Stephen F. Austin | 15 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 207 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon State | 3 | 0.10 | – | – | 0.3 | – |
| 2022 | Boise State | 12 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.3 | – |
| 2023 | Montana (FCS) | 50 | 0.36 | – | – | 17.9 | 17% |
| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin (FCS) | 245 | 0.50 | 92nd (n=238) | 0.30 | 123.2 | 47% |
| 2025 | Stephen F. Austin (FCS) | 363 | 0.26 | 56th (n=314) | 0.24 | 94.3 | 41% |
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
2025 Stephen F. Austin 13 games, 2,686 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 0–27 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 1 | −17 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 20–28 | 24 | 38 | 245 | 0 | 1 | −26 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Sul Ross State | W 63–0 | 11 | 14 | 211 | 2 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 35–17 | 16 | 23 | 178 | 2 | 0 | −30 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 34–17 | 15 | 29 | 233 | 3 | 0 | −30 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 31–17 | 19 | 26 | 261 | 3 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 34–7 | 17 | 25 | 179 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 31–21 | 30 | 46 | 309 | 2 | 3 | −15 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 41–17 | 25 | 32 | 203 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 26–15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | W 62–14 | 9 | 10 | 207 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 41–34 | 26 | 35 | 357 | 3 | 0 | −18 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 28–44 | 26 | 43 | 242 | 1 | 1 | −25 |
2024 Stephen F. Austin 9 games, 2,387 passing yards, 27 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.North American | W 77–0 | 8 | 8 | 288 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 20–35 | 20 | 39 | 181 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 24–28 | 18 | 28 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 48–7 | 16 | 26 | 219 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 59–17 | 23 | 29 | 307 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 27–20 | 26 | 37 | 329 | 1 | 0 | −15 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 23–24 | 29 | 38 | 244 | 1 | 0 | −20 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 55–6 | 20 | 28 | 316 | 5 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 28–12 | 14 | 25 | 262 | 4 | 1 | −12 |
2023 Montana 5 games, 358 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–20 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 1 | 2 | −15 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 43–13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | −25 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 14–28 | 12 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 28–20 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 34–10 | – | – | – | – | – | −7 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.
2022 Boise State 3 games, 86 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 35–13 | 9 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 49–10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 41–3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2021 Oregon State 1 game, 8 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 42–0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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