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, 2024

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023; Southland champions, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Oregon State2366.782.700
2022Boise State91464.3866.100
2023Montana365466.73586.633
2024Stephen F. Austin17425867.42,3879.3274
2025Stephen F. Austin23234966.52,6867.7227
Career45367866.85,5258.15214

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Boise State2−15−7.500
2023Montana8−65−8.107
2024Stephen F. Austin23−38−1.7012
2025Stephen F. Austin30−183−6.105
Career63−301−4.8012

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Oregon State15QBYr 1
2022Boise State15QBYr 2
2023Montana15QBYr 3
2024Stephen F. Austin15QBYr 4
2025Stephen F. Austin15QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Oregon State30.10––0.3–
2022Boise State120.02––0.3–
2023Montana (FCS)500.36––17.917%
2024Stephen F. Austin (FCS)2450.5092nd (n=238)0.30123.247%
2025Stephen F. Austin (FCS)3630.2656th (n=314)0.2494.341%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atHoustonL 0–⁠2713265201−17
Sep 6atAbilene ChristianL 20–⁠28243824501−26
Sep 13vs.Sul Ross StateW 63–⁠0111421120−4
Sep 20vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠17162317820−30
Sep 27vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠17152923330−30
Oct 4atIncarnate WordW 31–⁠17192626130−9
Oct 18vs.NichollsW 34–⁠7172517911–
Oct 25atEast Texas A&MW 31–⁠21304630923−15
Nov 1vs.UT Rio Grande ValleyW 41–⁠17253220320−9
Nov 15vs.LamarW 26–⁠1512900–
Nov 20atNorthwestern StateW 62–⁠1491020730–
Dec 6vs.Abilene ChristianW 41–⁠34263535730−18
Dec 12atMontana StateL 28–⁠44264324211−25
2024 Stephen F. Austin 9 games, 2,387 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.North AmericanW 77–⁠08828850–
Sep 7atNorth TexasL 20–⁠35203918111−2
Sep 14atMcNeeseL 24–⁠2818282413110
Sep 21vs.Northern ColoradoW 48–⁠71626219302
Oct 5vs.Northwestern StateW 59–⁠17232930740–
Oct 12atLamarW 27–⁠20263732910−15
Oct 19atSE LouisianaL 23–⁠24293824410−20
Oct 26vs.Houston ChristianW 55–⁠6202831651−1
Nov 2atNichollsW 28–⁠12142526241−12
2023 Montana 5 games, 358 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.ButlerW 35–⁠20152518012−15
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠13694110−25
Sep 23atNorthern ArizonaL 14–⁠28121710711−9
Sep 30vs.Idaho StateW 28–⁠20333000−9
Nov 11atPortland StateW 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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 30vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠139128600−7
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠1001000−8
Nov 12atNevadaW 41–⁠301000–
2021 Oregon State 1 game, 8 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 18vs.IdahoW 42–⁠023800–

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

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