Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/36Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (2.8%).
Austin Apodaca
Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Longmont, CO · Mesa C.C.
Austin Apodaca: QB · New Mexico · #10.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Austin Apodaca
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Second year in the New Mexico quarterback room. One game to point at: 172 passing yards and 41 rushing yards against South Dakota — Week 1, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
New Mexico in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico | 53 | 98 | 54.1% | 654 | 6.7 | 5 | 2 | 122.9 | 38 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | 57 | 109 | 52.3% | 723 | 6.6 | 1 | 6 | 100.0 | 42 |
| Career | 110 | 207 | 53.1% | 1,377 | 6.7 | 6 | 8 | 110.9 | 39 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico | 31 | 181 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | 33 | 44 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Career | 64 | 225 | 3.5 | 3 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-21vs South Dakota | 12/16 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 10.8 | 93.6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-32@ New Mexico State | 12/23 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 74.3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-37@ Rutgers | 5/13 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 51.0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-40@ Air Force | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Hawai'i | 7/9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 8.2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-26vs Nevada | 7/9 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 | 98.2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Utah State | 6/13 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 77.9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-49@ Colorado State | 4/11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 39.3 | |
 Bowl | W 23-20@ UTSA | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 53/98 | 654 | 5 | 2 | 6.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2016
W 48-21
vs South Dakota
172 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.6 · 41 rush yds (7 car)
Dominant 27-point win at home against South Dakota.
With T. Gipson — 181 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · C. Bojorquez — 29 yards per punt · 4 punts · 45 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · South Dakota · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.95Austin Apodaca pass complete to Matt Quarells for 62 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 10 · Nevada · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +4.93Austin Apodaca pass complete to Emmanuel Harris for 44 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 12 · Colorado State · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.96Austin Apodaca pass complete to Dameon Gamblin for 24 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 3 · Rutgers · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.52Austin Apodaca pass intercepted K.J. Gray return for 5 yds to the Rutgr 7
- Week 3 · Rutgers · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.51Austin Apodaca pass complete to Patrick Reed for 36 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Austin Apodaca pass complete to Dameon Gamblin for 17 yds to the NMxSt 38 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · South Dakota · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Austin Apodaca pass complete to Q' Drennan for 26 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Austin Apodaca run for 23 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 10 · Nevada · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.64Austin Apodaca run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 10 · Nevada · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Austin Apodaca pass complete to Patrick Reed for 13 yds to the Nevad 48 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
98 of 98 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
6.02101 of 193 QBsSack rate
5.8%93 of 193 QBsRarely sacked (93 of 193), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (101 of 193).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds47%of completions
25 comp4.6 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds38%of completions
20 comp12.8 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds15%of completions
8 comp35.5 yds avg5 TD
Overall 54.1% completion on 98 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 35.5 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 16-10 over that span.
2015New Mexico7-6HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
2016New Mexico9-4HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 134 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 77.2 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 74.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 70.5 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
20.7%
178 pass / 680 run
Plays / game
66.0
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
98 pass attempts and 31 carries in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2016 New Mexico DavieYear 5 · 9 games
- 2015 New Mexico DavieYear 4 · 10 games
- 2013 Washington State LeachYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Washington State LeachYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with New Mexico in 2015 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Mesa C.C., No. 173 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with New Mexico in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 1,377 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2015 10 games
- Signed with New Mexico3-star out of Mesa C.C.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012–2013
Washington State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach and Bob Davie.