Quarterback, Utah State (from Iowa), 2018–24
Spencer Petras
Lettered 2020–22 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Rafael, CA
Spencer Petras played quarterback at Iowa (2018–22) and Utah State (2024).
At a glance
Career highs
461passing yards, career highvs. UNLV, 20243touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. UNLV, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Maryland, 2021Passing
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Iowa | 32 | −4 | −0.1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | Iowa | 48 | −109 | −2.3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 57 | −182 | −3.2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 36 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 174 | −259 | −1.5 | 12 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 7 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 7 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 7 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 7 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa | 7 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Utah State | 7 | QB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′5″ | 230 |
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 | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 1 | -3.67 | – | – | -3.7 | – | – |
| 2019 | Iowa | 11 | 0.34 | – | – | 3.8 | – | – |
| 2020 | Iowa | 277 | 0.21 | 34th (n=116) | 0.27 | 59.0 | 51% | 0.23 |
| 2021 | Iowa | 334 | 0.14 | 11th (n=145) | 0.33 | 48.1 | 43% | 0.25 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 336 | 0.11 | 5th (n=250) | 0.32 | 38.3 | 47% | 0.24 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 311 | 0.28 | 41st (n=238) | 0.30 | 87.9 | 50% | 0.38 |
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
2024 Utah State 9 games, 2,315 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 36–14 | 10 | 15 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 29–45 | 26 | 44 | 293 | 2 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 30–62 | 27 | 41 | 372 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 34–50 | 41 | 59 | 461 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 45–50 | 32 | 47 | 360 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–25 | 25 | 39 | 194 | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–49 | 28 | 45 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 55–10 | 20 | 30 | 255 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 41–20 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
2022 Iowa 12 games, 1,725 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 7–3 | 11 | 25 | 109 | 0 | 1 | −25 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 7–10 | 12 | 26 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 27–0 | 14 | 26 | 175 | 1 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 27–10 | 11 | 17 | 148 | 0 | 0 | −13 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 14–27 | 21 | 31 | 246 | 1 | 0 | −31 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 6–9 | 18 | 36 | 170 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–54 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 2 | −7 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 33–13 | 21 | 30 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 24–3 | 13 | 23 | 192 | 2 | 0 | −19 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–10 | 14 | 23 | 94 | 0 | 0 | −41 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 13–10 | 15 | 24 | 221 | 0 | 0 | −14 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–24 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
2021 Iowa 12 games, 1,880 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 34–6 | 13 | 27 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 27–17 | 11 | 21 | 106 | 1 | 0 | −23 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 30–7 | 25 | 36 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–14 | 15 | 23 | 224 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 51–14 | 21 | 30 | 259 | 3 | 0 | −15 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 23–20 | 17 | 31 | 195 | 2 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–24 | 17 | 32 | 195 | 0 | 4 | −24 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 7–27 | 9 | 19 | 93 | 0 | 0 | −21 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 17–12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–21 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 3–42 | 9 | 22 | 137 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 17–20 | 19 | 30 | 211 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2020 Iowa 8 games, 1,569 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 20–24 | 22 | 39 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 20–21 | 26 | 50 | 216 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–7 | 15 | 27 | 167 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 35–7 | 9 | 18 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 41–21 | 18 | 28 | 186 | 0 | 0 | −18 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 26–20 | 18 | 30 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 35–21 | 18 | 28 | 220 | 3 | 0 | −8 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 28–7 | 14 | 25 | 211 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
2019 Iowa 2 games, 25 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 30–0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 48–3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Iowa 1 game, 0 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 23–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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