Quarterback, Oregon State, 2005–⁠09

Sean Canfield

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Carlsbad, CA
Born
Nov 12, 1986

Sean Canfield played quarterback at Oregon State (2005–⁠09). The New Orleans Saints took Canfield in round 7, No. 239 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,271
Passing yards, 2009 (Oregon State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
306 yards
At Oregon, week 14, 2009: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 239
Round 7, 2010 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

353passing yards, best game on filevs. Idaho State, 20074touchdown passes, best game on filevs. Washington, 2009

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2006*Oregon State284562.23357.422
2007*Oregon State16528657.71,6615.8915
2008*Oregon State568466.77038.462
2009Oregon State30344667.93,2717.3217
On file (2006–⁠09)55286164.15,9706.93826

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Oregon State3−10−3.311
2007*Oregon State36−115−3.2018
2008*Oregon State6−28−4.702
2009Oregon State48−160−3.327
On file (2006–⁠09)93−313−3.4318

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2006Oregon State5QB
2007Oregon State5QB
2008Oregon State5QB
2009Oregon State5QB6′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

2009 Oregon State 13 games, 3,271 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Portland StateW 34–⁠781115810–
Sep 12atUNLVW 23–⁠21253119820−26
Sep 19vs.CincinnatiL 18–⁠28294524001−36
Sep 26vs.ArizonaL 32–⁠37314730322−11
Oct 3atArizona StateW 28–⁠17183021621−6
Oct 10vs.StanfordW 38–⁠28223229010−28
Oct 24atUSCL 36–⁠42304332930−23
Oct 31vs.UCLAW 26–⁠19253430500−5
Nov 7atCaliforniaW 31–⁠142939342210
Nov 14vs.WashingtonW 48–⁠21212918540−16
Nov 21atWashington StateW 42–⁠102229231210
Dec 3atOregonL 33–⁠37243630620−10
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUL 20–⁠441940168011
2008 Oregon State 4 games, 703 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 11vs.Washington StateW 66–⁠13123910–
Nov 1vs.Arizona StateW 27–⁠25192821821−8
Nov 8atUCLAW 34–⁠6162222221−10
Nov 22atArizonaW 19–⁠17203222410−10
2007 Oregon State 10 games, 1,661 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.UtahW 24–⁠78198711−8
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 3–⁠341831131034
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 61–⁠10213035330−20
Sep 22atArizona StateL 32–⁠442848324258
Sep 29vs.UCLAL 14–⁠40223514602−30
Oct 6vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠1617301391218
Oct 13atCaliforniaW 31–⁠281833186002
Oct 27vs.StanfordW 23–⁠6142114210−43
Nov 3atUSCL 3–⁠2411258501−33
Dec 28 ✦vs.MarylandW 21–⁠148146811−13
2006 Oregon State 7 games, 335 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Eastern WashingtonW 56–⁠17111517721–
Sep 7atBoise StateL 14–⁠427116300−5
Sep 23vs.IdahoW 38–⁠04437001
Sep 30vs.CaliforniaL 13–⁠41575700−6
Oct 14atWashingtonW 27–⁠1702001–
Nov 4vs.Arizona StateW 44–⁠1005000–
Nov 18atStanfordW 30–⁠711100–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (North team, won 31–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2010
Height6′3¾″
Weight223 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.99 s
10-yard split1.75 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump8′4″
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 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).

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