Quarterback, Texas Tech, 2006–10
Taylor Potts
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Abilene, TX
Taylor Potts played quarterback at Texas Tech (2006–10).
At a glance
Career highs
462passing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20107touchdown passes, career highvs. Rice, 20092rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Dakota, 2009Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Texas Tech | 32 | 49 | 65.3 | 409 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008* | Texas Tech | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 260 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 309 | 470 | 65.7 | 3,440 | 7.3 | 22 | 13 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 369 | 551 | 67.0 | 3,726 | 6.8 | 35 | 10 |
| Career | 733 | 1,106 | 66.3 | 7,835 | 7.1 | 62 | 25 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Texas Tech | 2 | −20 | −10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 24 | −166 | −6.9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 33 | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 43 |
| Career | 59 | −182 | −3.1 | 4 | 43 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Texas Tech | 12 | QB | |
| 2008 | Texas Tech | 12 | QB | |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 12 | QB | |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 12 | QB | 6′5″ |
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
2010 Texas Tech 13 games, 3,726 passing yards, 35 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. SMU | W 35–27 | 34 | 53 | 359 | 4 | 0 | −20 |
| Sep 11 | at New Mexico | W 52–17 | 22 | 34 | 293 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Texas | L 14–24 | 21 | 35 | 158 | 1 | 2 | −29 |
| Oct 2 | at Iowa State | L 38–52 | 42 | 62 | 377 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Baylor | W 45–38 | 42 | 59 | 462 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 28 | 43 | 226 | 1 | 0 | −10 |
| Oct 23 | at Colorado | W 27–24 | 24 | 38 | 286 | 2 | 1 | −12 |
| Oct 30 | at Texas A&M | L 27–45 | 23 | 37 | 227 | 1 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 19 | 28 | 188 | 3 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 13 | at Oklahoma | L 7–45 | 18 | 36 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Weber State | W 64–21 | 21 | 24 | 272 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Houston | W 35–20 | 32 | 46 | 373 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | W 45–38 | 43 | 56 | 369 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
2009 Texas Tech 11 games, 3,440 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. North Dakota | W 38–13 | 34 | 48 | 405 | 2 | 3 | −7 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Rice | W 55–10 | 36 | 57 | 456 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | atTexas | L 24–34 | 46 | 62 | 420 | 3 | 1 | −44 |
| Sep 26 | atHouston | L 28–29 | 30 | 45 | 321 | 1 | 0 | −28 |
| Oct 3 | vs.New Mexico | W 48–28 | 13 | 23 | 215 | 0 | 2 | −38 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Texas A&M | L 30–52 | 25 | 36 | 310 | 2 | 2 | −16 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Kansas | W 42–21 | 11 | 19 | 94 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 14 | atOklahoma State | L 17–24 | 19 | 35 | 190 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Oklahoma | W 41–13 | 35 | 53 | 388 | 2 | 1 | −21 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Baylor | W 20–13 | 31 | 49 | 269 | 2 | 1 | −5 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | W 41–31 | 29 | 43 | 372 | 2 | 1 | −8 |
2008 Texas Tech 5 games, 260 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs.SMU | W 43–7 | 6 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Massachusetts | W 56–14 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 4 | at Kansas State | W 58–28 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 25 | atKansas | W 63–21 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 56–20 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 0 | – |
2007 Texas Tech 5 games, 409 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atSMU | W 49–9 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 15 | atRice | W 59–24 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Northwestern State | W 75–7 | 9 | 12 | 196 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs.Iowa State | W 42–17 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 3 | atBaylor | W 38–7 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 0 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. UTEP, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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