Quarterback, Louisville, 2012–⁠15

Will Gardner

Number
No. 11
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Douglas, GA

Will Gardner played quarterback at Louisville (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

330passing yards, career highvs. Florida State, 2014

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Louisville81266.71129.320
2014Louisville12722157.51,6697.6123
Career13523357.91,7817.6143

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Louisville5−7−1.408
2014Louisville22−106−4.8010
Career27−113−4.2010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Louisville11QB
2013Louisville11QB
2014Louisville11QB
2015Louisville11QB6′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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2013Louisville120.12––1.5––
2014Louisville2420.2862nd (n=147)0.2466.642%0.42

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

2014 Louisville 8 games, 1,669 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MiamiW 31–⁠13202820620−27
Sep 6vs.Murray StateW 66–⁠21132213320–
Sep 13atVirginiaL 21–⁠23143416422−9
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠3162829520−36
Oct 11atClemsonL 17–⁠23101615010–
Oct 18vs.NC StateW 30–⁠18213620320−26
Oct 30vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠42203833011−12
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠191319188004
2013 Louisville 5 games, 112 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.OhioW 49–⁠7236110−1
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 44–⁠7020008
Sep 21vs.Florida InternationalW 72–⁠0554210–
Oct 5atTempleW 30–⁠701000−5
Oct 26atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠311900−9

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

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