Quarterback, Eastern Michigan, 2010–⁠13

Tyler Benz

Lettered 2011–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Park Ridge, IL

Tyler Benz played quarterback at Eastern Michigan (2010–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
1,506
Passing yards, 2012 (Eastern Michigan, 2–⁠10)
Best game
369 yards
Vs. Army, week 8, 2012: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

369passing yards, career highvs. Army, 20125touchdown passes, career highvs. Army, 2012

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2011Eastern Michigan1250.0168.001
2012Eastern Michigan11421253.81,5067.1148
2013Eastern Michigan12921759.41,4976.9109
Career24443156.63,0197.02418

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Eastern Michigan671141.7122
2013Eastern Michigan4440.1016
Career1111181.1122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Eastern Michigan12QB
2011Eastern Michigan12QB
2012Eastern Michigan12QB
2013Eastern Michigan12QB6′3″

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
2013Eastern Michigan2250.1422nd (n=144)0.2230.737%0.16

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 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 1,497 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.HowardW 34–⁠241926210216
Sep 7atPenn StateL 7–⁠45172611500−4
Sep 14atRutgersL 10–⁠28244033511−26
Sep 21vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠512032212121
Oct 5atBuffaloL 14–⁠42121915711−8
Oct 12atArmyL 25–⁠5017262232113
Oct 19vs.OhioL 28–⁠561222151229
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠5961564101
Nov 2atToledoL 16–⁠55151800−3
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 7–⁠580500115
Nov 29atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠42111200–
2012 Eastern Michigan 10 games, 1,506 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 15atPurdueL 16–⁠545147800−5
Sep 22atMichigan StateL 7–⁠2313261371012
Oct 6vs.Kent StateL 14–⁠41917931226
Oct 13vs.ToledoL 47–⁠521827301219
Oct 20vs.ArmyW 48–⁠3819313695116
Oct 27atBowling GreenL 3–⁠24112411401−18
Nov 1atOhioL 14–⁠459211381122
Nov 10vs.Central MichiganL 31–⁠347943113
Nov 17atWestern MichiganW 29–⁠2313211372031
Nov 23vs.Northern IllinoisL 7–⁠491022961118
2011 Eastern Michigan 2 games, 16 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 17atMichiganL 3–⁠3101001–
Oct 8atToledoL 16–⁠54111600–

No box score in the source for Nov 25 at Northern Illinois, so that game is not listed.

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

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