Quarterback, Rice, 2009–⁠13

Taylor McHargue

Number
No. 16
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Cedar Park, TX

Taylor McHargue played quarterback at Rice (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

314passing yards, career highvs. Marshall, 20124touchdown passes, career highvs. UTEP, 2013153rushing yards, career highvs. Marshall, 20123rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at New Mexico State, 2013

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2013

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Rice335856.94918.561
2011Rice10017457.51,0726.285
2012Rice19432559.72,2096.8125
2013Rice16932452.22,3457.2178
Career49688156.36,1176.94319

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Rice461513.3130
2011Rice821241.5027
2012Rice1646674.11147
2013Rice1574643.0557
Career4491,4063.11757

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2010Rice14141.0410
2011Rice11313.0130
2013Rice417944.8530
Career623338.8530

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Rice16QB
2010Rice16QB
2011Rice16QB
2012Rice16QB
2013Rice16QB6′2″

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. passAdj. rush
2013Rice4170.1421st (n=144)0.2256.343%0.170.08

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 Rice 14 games, 2,345 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atTexas A&ML 31–⁠5218291802278
Sep 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠14143116802−3
Sep 21vs.HoustonL 26–⁠3121362320114
Sep 28vs.Florida AtlanticW 18–⁠14724690071
Oct 5atTulsaW 30–⁠2713211772111
Oct 12atUTSAW 27–⁠219211831041
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠19814891090
Oct 26vs.UTEPW 45–⁠78192594026
Oct 31atNorth TexasL 16–⁠2818282222230
Nov 16vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠141323167101
Nov 21atUABW 37–⁠3410191392092
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 17–⁠13142818010−19
Dec 7vs.MarshallW 41–⁠248161961034
Dec 31 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 7–⁠448158400−2
2012 Rice 12 games, 2,209 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.UCLAL 24–⁠4917281722195
Sep 8atKansasW 25–⁠2423352360118
Sep 15atLouisiana TechL 37–⁠5620342052093
Sep 22vs.MarshallL 51–⁠54213631430153
Oct 6atMemphisL 10–⁠141630117006
Oct 13vs.UTSAW 34–⁠1412211440168
Oct 20atTulsaL 24–⁠2815351471157
Oct 27vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠17712801023
Nov 3atTulaneW 49–⁠4712202590160
Nov 17vs.SMUW 36–⁠1424362972038
Nov 24atUTEPW 33–⁠2421302070017
Dec 29 ✦vs.Air ForceW 33–⁠1468311039
2011 Rice 8 games, 1,072 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atTexasL 9–⁠341429790013
Sep 10vs.PurdueW 24–⁠2219292302036
Sep 24atBaylorL 31–⁠5623382603144
Oct 1atSouthern MissL 24–⁠48142814010−22
Oct 8vs.MemphisW 28–⁠615221701244
Oct 15atMarshallL 20–⁠2410161501033
Oct 22vs.TulsaL 20–⁠38241602−10
Oct 27atHoustonL 34–⁠73382700−14
2010 Rice 5 games, 491 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.TexasL 17–⁠346119011−8
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 32–⁠3131056103
Oct 2vs.SMUL 31–⁠42–––––1
Nov 20vs.East CarolinaW 62–⁠3811152203093
Nov 27vs.UABW 28–⁠2313221251062

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

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