Quarterback, Northwestern State (from LSU, Vanderbilt), 2011–15
Stephen Rivers
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′7″
- Hometown
- Athens, AL
Stephen Rivers played quarterback at LSU (2011–13), Vanderbilt (2014) and Northwestern State (2015).
Career highs
186passing yards, career highvs. Temple, 2014Team titles: SEC champions, 2011
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | LSU | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 65 | 38.5 | 334 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | Northwestern State | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 75 | 38.7 | 380 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | LSU | 17 | QB | |
| 2012 | LSU | 17 | QB | |
| 2013 | LSU | 17 | QB | |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 17 | QB | |
| 2015 | Northwestern State | 17 | QB | 6′7″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 68 | -0.39 | – | – | -26.3 | 26% | 0.02 |
| 2015 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 10 | -0.04 | – | – | -0.4 | – | – |
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
2015 Northwestern State 1 game, 46 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Mississippi State | L 13–62 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. SE Louisiana; Sep 26 vs. Central Arkansas; Oct 17 vs. Lamar; Oct 24 at McNeese; Oct 31 at Nicholls; Nov 8 vs. Abilene Christian; Nov 14 at Sam Houston; Nov 21 vs. Stephen F. Austin, so those games are not listed.
2014 Vanderbilt 4 games, 334 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Temple | L 7–37 | 12 | 25 | 186 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 3–41 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 1 | −13 |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia | L 17–44 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 0 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 22 | atMississippi State | L 0–51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 LSU 3 games, 0 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Texas | W 41–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Idaho | W 63–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs.Ole Miss | W 41–35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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