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Riley Nelson
Riley Nelson
Quarterback
6-1, 199 lbs
Logan, Utah
High School: Logan HS
Previous School(s): Utah State
Mission: Spain
2012 Team Captain
13
Passing
| Season | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | INT | Lng | Eff | Sacked | Sack Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 99 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 186.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 20 | 40 | 50.0 | 205 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 104.6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 116 | 202 | 57.4 | 1717 | 8.5 | 19 | 7 | 57 | 152.9 | 12 | 60 |
| 2012 | 181 | 308 | 58.8 | 2011 | 6.5 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 119.1 | 21 | 137 |
| Total | 324 | 560 | 57.9 | 4032 | 7.2 | 35 | 21 | 57 | 131.5 | 37 | 207 |
Rushing
| Season | Att | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 3 | 17 |
| 2010 | 31 | 148 | 4.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 2011 | 88 | 392 | 4.5 | 1 | 32 |
| 2012 | 86 | 196 | 2.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 226 | 858 | 3.8 | 5 | 32 |
Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Touchdowns | PAT | FGM | Sfty | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RshTD | RecTD | KRTD | PRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | ||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SO | 13 | QB | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | RS-Medical | 13 | QB | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | R-JR | 13 | QB | 12 | 7 |
| 2012 | R-SR | 13 | QB | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 32 | 19 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SO | 13 | QB |
| 2010 | RS-Medical | 13 | QB |
| 2011 | R-JR | 13 | QB |
| 2012 | R-SR | 13 | QB |
Passing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | INT | Long | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2009 | A | TULN | W 54-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150.4 |
| Sep 19, 2009 | H | FSU | L 28-54 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 380.8 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | H | TCU | L 7-38 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 83.7 |
| Sep 4, 2010 | H | UW | W 23-17 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 131 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 168.3 |
| Sep 11, 2010 | A | AFA | L 14-35 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 73 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 74.4 |
| Sep 18, 2010 | A | FSU | L 10-34 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -22.9 |
| Sep 17, 2011 | H | UTAH | L 10-54 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 103.2 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | H | UCF | W 24-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | H | USU | W 27-24 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 144 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 205.0 |
| Oct 8, 2011 | H | SJSU | W 29-16 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 219 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 159.6 |
| Oct 15, 2011 | A | ORST | W 38-28 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 217 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 159.7 |
| Oct 22, 2011 | H | IDST | W 56-3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 215 | 12.6 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 229.2 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | N | TCU | L 28-38 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 215 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 111.6 |
| Nov 12, 2011 | H | IDHO | W 42-7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 56 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 171.5 |
| Dec 3, 2011 | A | HAW | W 41-20 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 363 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 176.7 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | B | TLSA | W 24-21 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 42.5 | 250 | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 109.8 |
| Aug 30, 2012 | H | WSU | W 30-6 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 285 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 154.3 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | H | WEB | W 45-13 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 244 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 137.2 |
| Sep 15, 2012 | A | UTAH | L 21-24 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 206 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 111.2 |
| Sep 20, 2012 | A | BSU | L 6-7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -4.5 |
| Oct 13, 2012 | H | ORST | L 24-42 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 54.9 | 305 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 99.8 |
| Oct 20, 2012 | A | ND | L 14-17 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 177 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 112.4 |
| Oct 27, 2012 | A | GT | W 41-17 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 204 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 133.7 |
| Nov 10, 2012 | H | IDHO | W 52-13 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 236 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 157.2 |
| Nov 17, 2012 | A | SJSU | L 14-20 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 54.9 | 335 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 112.6 |
| Dec 20, 2012 | B | SDSU | W 23-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 |
Rushing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2009 | A | TULN | W 54-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2009 | H | USU | W 35-17 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 10, 2009 | A | UNLV | W 59-21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | H | TCU | L 7-38 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2009 | A | WYO | W 52-0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 4, 2010 | H | UW | W 23-17 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 11, 2010 | A | AFA | L 14-35 | 1 | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 18, 2010 | A | FSU | L 10-34 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 3, 2011 | A | MISS | W 14-13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 10, 2011 | A | TEX | L 16-17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 17, 2011 | H | UTAH | L 10-54 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | H | USU | W 27-24 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 8, 2011 | H | SJSU | W 29-16 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 15, 2011 | A | ORST | W 38-28 | 1 | 12 | 87 | 7.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 22, 2011 | H | IDST | W 56-3 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | N | TCU | L 28-38 | 1 | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 12, 2011 | H | IDHO | W 42-7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 3, 2011 | A | HAW | W 41-20 | 1 | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | B | TLSA | W 24-21 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Aug 30, 2012 | H | WSU | W 30-6 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | H | WEB | W 45-13 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 15, 2012 | A | UTAH | L 21-24 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 20, 2012 | A | BSU | L 6-7 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 13, 2012 | H | ORST | L 24-42 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 20, 2012 | A | ND | L 14-17 | 1 | 8 | -7 | -0.9 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 27, 2012 | A | GT | W 41-17 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 10, 2012 | H | IDHO | W 52-13 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 17, 2012 | A | SJSU | L 14-20 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Dec 20, 2012 | B | SDSU | W 23-6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2009 | A | TULN | W 54-3 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2009 | H | FSU | L 28-54 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2009 | H | CSU | W 42-23 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2009 | H | USU | W 35-17 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2009 | A | UNLV | W 59-21 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | H | TCU | L 7-38 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2009 | A | WYO | W 52-0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2010 | H | UW | W 23-17 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2010 | A | AFA | L 14-35 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2010 | A | FSU | L 10-34 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2011 | A | MISS | W 14-13 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2011 | A | TEX | L 16-17 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2011 | H | UTAH | L 10-54 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | H | UCF | W 24-17 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | H | USU | W 27-24 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2011 | H | SJSU | W 29-16 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2011 | A | ORST | W 38-28 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2011 | H | IDST | W 56-3 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | N | TCU | L 28-38 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2011 | H | IDHO | W 42-7 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2011 | A | HAW | W 41-20 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | B | TLSA | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2012 | H | WSU | W 30-6 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | H | WEB | W 45-13 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2012 | A | UTAH | L 21-24 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2012 | A | BSU | L 6-7 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2012 | H | ORST | L 24-42 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2012 | A | ND | L 14-17 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2012 | A | GT | W 41-17 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2012 | H | IDHO | W 52-13 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2012 | A | SJSU | L 14-20 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2012 | B | SDSU | W 23-6 | 0 |
Passing
| Season | School | Level | Class | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Utah State | FBS | FR | 8 | 7 | 77 | 139 | 55.4 | 925 | 6.7 | 6 | 7 | 115.5 |
Rushing
| Season | School | Level | Class | G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Utah State | FBS | FR | 8 | 7 | 79 | 290 | 3.7 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | School | Level | Class | G | GS | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Utah State | FBS | FR | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | School | Level | Class | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Utah State | FBS | FR | 8 | 7 |
- Father, Keith, played football at Utah State
- Grandson of former Utah State basketball coach (1980-88) Rod Tueller
- 2010 - Shoulder injury on Sep. 18. Missed rest of season.