Quarterback, Nebraska, 2009–⁠13

Taylor Martinez

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Corona, CA
Born
Sep 15, 1990, in Corona, California

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Taylor Martinez played quarterback at Nebraska (2009–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
2,871
Passing yards, 2012 (Nebraska, 10–⁠4)
Best game
241 yards
At Kansas State, week 6, 2010: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

354passing yards, career highvs. Southern Miss, 20125touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Southern Miss, 2012241rushing yards, career highat Kansas State, 20104rushing touchdowns, career highat Kansas State, 2010

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Nebraska11619659.21,6318.3107
2011Nebraska16228856.32,0897.3138
2012Nebraska22836862.02,8717.82312
2013Nebraska6911062.76676.1102
Career57596259.87,2587.55629

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Nebraska1629656.01280
2011Nebraska1888744.6957
2012Nebraska1951,0195.21092
2013Nebraska401172.9035
Career5852,9755.13192

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Nebraska3QB
2010Nebraska3QB
2011Nebraska3QB
2012Nebraska3QB
2013Nebraska3QB6′1″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2013Nebraska1290.18––23.646%0.20

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

2013 Nebraska 4 games, 667 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.WyomingW 37–⁠3417221553180
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 56–⁠1315231703034
Sep 14vs.UCLAL 21–⁠41213520330−13
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 23–⁠3416301391116
2012 Nebraska 14 games, 2,871 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠2026343545010
Sep 8atUCLAL 30–⁠36173117901112
Sep 15vs.Arkansas StateW 42–⁠1313141802054
Sep 22vs.Idaho StateW 73–⁠79131652015
Sep 29vs.WisconsinW 30–⁠27172918120107
Oct 6atOhio StateL 38–⁠6315252141340
Oct 20atNorthwesternW 29–⁠2827393423065
Oct 27vs.MichiganW 23–⁠914241661158
Nov 3atMichigan StateW 28–⁠24163616023205
Nov 10vs.Penn StateW 32–⁠23122017110104
Nov 17vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠1421293082022
Nov 23atIowaW 13–⁠7814630041
Dec 1vs.WisconsinL 31–⁠70173318402140
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠4516272042246
2011 Nebraska 13 games, 2,089 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.ChattanoogaW 40–⁠7112211600135
Sep 10vs.Fresno StateW 42–⁠29102121912166
Sep 17vs.WashingtonW 51–⁠3810211552083
Sep 24atWyomingW 38–⁠1412211571037
Oct 1atWisconsinL 17–⁠4811221760361
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateW 34–⁠27162219121102
Oct 22atMinnesotaW 41–⁠1413221621052
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠3713801123
Nov 5vs.NorthwesternL 25–⁠2828372892053
Nov 12atPenn StateW 17–⁠1413261430056
Nov 19atMichiganL 17–⁠459231221049
Nov 25vs.IowaW 20–⁠712221631020
Jan 2 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠3010161161137
2010 Nebraska 12 games, 1,631 passing yards, 10 TD; 965 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Western KentuckyW 49–⁠1091513600127
Sep 11vs.IdahoW 38–⁠17121710601157
Sep 18atWashingtonW 56–⁠2171115010137
Sep 25vs.South Dakota StateW 17–⁠36141401275
Oct 7atKansas StateW 48–⁠135712810241
Oct 16vs.TexasL 13–⁠20412630021
Oct 23atOklahoma StateW 51–⁠41233532350112
Oct 30vs.MissouriW 31–⁠17691151016
Nov 13vs.KansasW 20–⁠314261670171
Nov 20atTexas A&ML 6–⁠911171070117
Dec 4vs.OklahomaL 20–⁠23122414301−32
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠1979531123

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

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