Players
Dan Persa
QB · Northwestern
Dan Persa
QB · #7 · Northwestern
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'1"
- Seasons
- 4
- Recruiting
- No record matched
- Class rank
- —
- Hometown
- Bethlehem, PA
- School
- No record matched
Returning player.
Career
5,181 Pass yds · 34 TD · 13 Int · 72.7 Cmp% · 716 Rush yds
On a roster 2008–2011. Statistics held for 2008–2011.
2011
TouchdownsGiveaways
4
−1
1
−1
2
−1
3
−1
4
−2
2
−1
2
174
120
326
234
303
302
114
372
223
240
213
123
331
242
294
261
79
372
216
245
−39
−3
−5
−8
9
41
35
7
−5
68
71
73
77
76
80
64
78
71
72
@ Boston College
Texas A&M *
Eastern Illinois
@ Army
@ Illinois
Michigan
@ Iowa
Penn State
@ Indiana
@ Nebraska
Rice
Minnesota
Michigan State
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
2,376 Pass yds · 17 TD · 7 Int · 73.4 Cmp% · 32 Rush yds
Passing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | vs Texas A&M * | L 22–33 | 25/37 | 213 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 13 | vs Michigan State | L 17–31 | 23/32 | 245 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 12 | vs Minnesota | W 28–13 | 22/31 | 216 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 75.4 |
| 11 | vs Rice | W 28–6 | 25/32 | 372 | 11.6 | 4 | 2 | 91.7 |
| 10 | @ Nebraska | W 28–25 | 9/14 | 79 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 69.4 |
| 9 | @ Indiana | W 59–38 | 16/20 | 261 | 13.1 | 3 | 0 | 99.0 |
| 8 | vs Penn State | L 24–34 | 26/34 | 294 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 72.6 |
| 7 | @ Iowa | L 31–41 | 30/39 | 242 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 56.4 |
| 6 | vs Michigan | L 24–42 | 32/44 | 331 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 47.6 |
| 5 | @ Illinois | L 35–38 | 10/14 | 123 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 74.5 |
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | vs Texas A&M * | L 22–33 | 10 | -39 | -3.9 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | vs Michigan State | L 17–31 | 12 | -5 | -0.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | vs Minnesota | W 28–13 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | vs Rice | W 28–6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | @ Nebraska | W 28–25 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | @ Indiana | W 59–38 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | vs Penn State | L 24–34 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | @ Iowa | L 31–41 | 10 | -8 | -0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | vs Michigan | L 24–42 | 9 | -5 | -0.6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | @ Illinois | L 35–38 | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | 7 |
2010
TouchdownsGiveaways
3
3
2
2
−1
2
−1
1
3
−1
2
3
3
−1
304
253
341
323
408
329
233
231
310
368
222
240
307
280
309
305
187
212
201
318
82
13
34
43
99
24
46
19
109
50
90
83
75
77
77
73
62
64
64
74
@ Vanderbilt
Texas Tech *
Illinois State
@ Rice
Central Michigan
@ Minnesota
Purdue
Michigan State
@ Indiana
@ Penn State
Iowa
Illinois
@ Wisconsin
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
2,581 Pass yds · 15 TD · 4 Int · 73.5 Cmp% · 519 Rush yds
Passing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | vs Iowa | W 21–17 | 32/43 | 318 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 76.8 |
| 10 | @ Penn State | L 21–35 | 16/25 | 201 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 9 | @ Indiana | W 20–17 | 18/28 | 212 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 8 | vs Michigan State | L 27–35 | 18/29 | 187 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 52.5 |
| 6 | vs Purdue | L 17–20 | 30/41 | 305 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 |
| 5 | @ Minnesota | W 29–28 | 23/30 | 309 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 73.6 |
| 4 | vs Central Michigan | W 30–25 | 23/30 | 280 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 66.4 |
| 3 | @ Rice | W 30–13 | 24/32 | 307 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | W 37–3 | 19/23 | 240 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 92.0 |
| 1 | @ Vanderbilt | W 23–21 | 19/21 | 222 | 10.6 | 3 | 0 | 90.1 |
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | vs Iowa | W 21–17 | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | @ Penn State | L 21–35 | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | @ Indiana | W 20–17 | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | vs Michigan State | L 27–35 | 22 | 46 | 2.1 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | vs Purdue | L 17–20 | 20 | 24 | 1.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | @ Minnesota | W 29–28 | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | vs Central Michigan | W 30–25 | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | @ Rice | W 30–13 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | W 37–3 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | @ Vanderbilt | W 23–21 | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 0 | 22 |
Receiving
| Wk | Opponent | Result | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | @ Indiana | W 20–17 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009
TouchdownsGiveaways
1
−1
1
−1
79
5
8
9
2
4
157
104
23
72
115
37
7
5
8
9
2
4
42
67
23
50
61
56
Towson
Auburn *
Eastern Michigan
@ Syracuse
Minnesota
@ Purdue
Miami (OH)
@ Michigan State
Indiana
Penn State
@ Iowa
@ Illinois
Wisconsin
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
224 Pass yds · 2 TD · 2 Int · 58.8 Cmp% · 167 Rush yds
Passing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | @ Iowa | W 17–10 | 5/9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 35.7 |
| 9 | vs Penn State | L 13–34 | 14/23 | 115 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 1 | vs Towson | W 47–14 | 1/2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 1 | 99.5 |
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | @ Illinois | W 21–16 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | @ Iowa | W 17–10 | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | vs Penn State | L 13–34 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | @ Michigan State | L 14–24 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 16–6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | @ Purdue | W 27–21 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | @ Syracuse | L 34–37 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | vs Towson | W 47–14 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
2008
-2 Rush yds
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs Southern Illinois | W 33–7 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |