Sam Richardson

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
198
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Winter Park, Fla.
High School:
Winter Park

Awards and Honors
Team co-captain (2015)
Manning Award Watch List (2015)
Ralph Aulmann Memorial Captain Award (2015)
Ray Scott Outstanding Offensive Player (2014)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2013)

2015
Voted team co-captain … Manning Award Watch List member … played in nine games, starting the first seven games at QB … threw for 1,443 yards while completing 128-of-213 passes … tossed eight TD passes … had a TD strike in each of the first five games … was 21-of-29 for 233 yards and two TDs in the win over UNI … had a season-high 269 yards passing vs. Toledo … also threw a season-long 59-yard TD pass vs. the Rockets … in the win over Kansas, was 27-of-36 for 269 yards and two TDs … threw for 251 yards vs. TCU … ended career second in TD passes (45), third in passing yards (6,050), third in total offense (7,072), third in completions (549) and sixth in completion percentage (57.0) in the Iowa State record book.

2014
Started all 11 games played … tallied one of the best statistical seasons by an ISU QB in school history … ranked third in the Big 12 and 13th nationally in completions per game at 23.1 … set the school record for completions in a season with 254 … became just the third QB in ISU history to with over 3,000 yards of total offense in a season (3,090), ranking 25^th nationally in total offense … threw for 2,669 yards, completing 254-of-451 of his passes (56.3 pct.) … his 2,669 passing yards is the fourth-best single-season total in school history, ranking 34^th nationally in passing yards per game (242.6) … completed 18 TD passes, two shy from the school record and third-best in school history … second on the team in rushing with 421 yards and three TDs … had three 300-yard passing games, including a career-high 351 yards and three TDs vs. Toledo … established the top-two single-game completion marks in school history with 37 vs. Toledo and 36 vs. Texas … had 345 yards passing and three TDs vs. Texas … rushed for 99 yards on 14 carries, including a 47-yard TD run, vs. Baylor … threw for 304 yards on 24-of-38 passing and two TDs vs. Texas Tech … completed 14-straight passes vs. Kansas State.

2013
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … started eight games at quarterback … threw for 1,397 yards, completing 121-of-220 of his passes (55.0 pct.) … completed 11 TD passes … third on the team in rushing with 356 yards and two TDs … tossed for over 240 yards in the first four games … recorded 260 yards passing and three TDs vs. Iowa … completed 26 passes (26-of-41) and threw for 255 yards at Tulsa … set season highs in total offense (345) and passing yards (262) vs. Texas … hit Quenton Bundrage for a 97-yard TD pass vs. Texas, the longest pass play in school history and the longest play from scrimmage in Jack Trice Stadium history … had a career-long 51-yard rush vs. Oklahoma State.

2012
In his first game with significant playing time vs. Kansas responded by hitting on 23-of-27 passes for 250 yards and four touchdowns in a 51-23 win … also ran 11 times for 43 yards and a score … hit on 13-of-31 passes for 162 yards and three TDs against West Virginia … also ran 18 times for 119 yards ... was ill for the Liberty Bowl game against Tulsa, completing 10-of-21 passes for 129 yards and a TD … rushed 10 times for 46 yards … in total, completed 46-of-79 passes for eight touchdowns with just one interception in four games … rushed 41 times for 233 yards and a TD, averaging 5.7 yards per carry … averaged 246 yards of total offense after becoming a starter.

2011
Redshirted first season at Iowa State.

High School
Three-star recruit ... three-year letterwinner at Winter Park High School ... first-team All-Orange County honoree by the Orlando Sentinel ... named first-team All-Central Florida by Orlando Sentinel ... named Central Florida Offensive Player of the Year by Orlando Touchdown Club ... helped lead Winter Park through an unbeaten regular season and to the 6A regional semifinals ... set school passing yards and passing touchdowns records by throwing for 2,742 yards and 34 touchdowns along with running for 590 yards and five touchdowns ... capped off undefeated regular season with 355 yards passing and five touchdowns in win over Wekiva ... earned invitations to the Central Florida All-Star game and Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Football Classic ... during summer of 2010, led Winter Park to a 44-1 record in 7-on-7 tournaments, including a title at the Florida Premier 7s ... threw for over 1,300 yards as a junior and contributed 22 total touchdowns (nine passing, 13 rushing) ... coached at Winter Park by Tim Shifflett.

Personal
Born Nov. 10, 1992 ... son of Lonnie and Leslie Richardson ... management major ... aunt Dot Richardson was a three-time All-American in softball at UCLA and was member of 1996 Olympic gold medal winning softball squad … teammates in high school with Cyclone D’Vario Montgomery.