Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/21Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (4.8%).
Michael Curtis
Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Richardson, TX
Michael Curtis: QB · Massachusetts · #17.
Michael Curtis
Michael Curtis has been at Massachusetts through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 173 passing yards and 69 rushing yards against Akron — Week 5, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 30 | 64 | 46.9% | 288 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 82.5 | 35 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 26 | 40 | 65.0% | 412 | 10.3 | 4 | 2 | 174.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 104 | 53.8% | 700 | 6.7 | 6 | 6 | 117.9 | 35 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 149 | 3.5 | 5 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 37-29vs Akron | 17/31 | 173 | 2 | 1 | 5.6 | 70.2 | Season-high 173 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ Florida International | 5/19 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 8.9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-69@ Louisiana Tech | 8/14 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-63@ Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 30/64 | 288 | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | — |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2019
W 37-29
vs Akron
173 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.2 · 69 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Akron at home in a shootout.
With G. Georgopoulos — 40.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 47 long · M. Fallon — 40 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.4
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Akron · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Michael Curtis pass complete to Sadiq Palmer for 8 yds for a TD, (Cooper Garcia KICK)
- Week 6 · Florida International · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.02Michael Curtis pass complete to Jessie Britt for 26 yds to the FlaIn 49 for a
- Week 7 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Michael Curtis pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 23 yds to the UMass 46 for a
- Week 5 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Michael Curtis pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 29 yds to the Akron 43 for a
- Week 5 · Akron · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA −2.49Michael Curtis pass intercepted DeMarkus Glover return for 1 yd to the Akron 39
- Week 5 · Akron · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Michael Curtis run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Florida International · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA −2.35Michael Curtis pass intercepted Rishard Dames return for no gain to the FlaIn 37
- Week 11 · Army · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.29Randall West pass complete to Michael Curtis for 5 yds to the Army 38 for a
- Week 5 · Akron · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Michael Curtis pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 6 yds for a TD, (Cooper Garcia KICK)
- Week 5 · Akron · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.93Michael Curtis pass complete to Zak Simon for 7 yds to the Akron 45 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
63 of 64 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 63 passing plays (30 completions) against the box score's 64 attempts (30 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
2.09202 of 205 QBsSack rate
3.0%21 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (21 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (202 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds77%of completions
23 comp5.8 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds7%of completions
2 comp17.0 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds17%of completions
5 comp24.0 yds avg
Overall 46.9% completion on 64 attempts · 77% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2017Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced
2018Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced
2019Massachusetts1-11HC: Walt Bell · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 173 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 38.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 96.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Walt Bell
Pass share
47.9%
392 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
64 pass attempts, 22 carries and 1 catch in 4 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Massachusetts
- 2019 Massachusetts BellYear 4 · 4 games
- 2018 Massachusetts WhippleYear 3 · 6 games
- 2017 Massachusetts WhippleYear 2 · 1 game
- 2016 Massachusetts WhippleYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Massachusetts, 700 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coaches2016–2018
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Whipple → Walt Bell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.