C.J. Beathard is a Dual-Threat QB for Iowa. C.J.'s 2015 season ranks in the 30th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 436 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsIllinois State | W31-14 | — | 15/24 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 82.8 | 26 | 2 | 0.56 |
| 2 | @Iowa State | W31-17 | -0.3 | 15/25 | 215 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 21/33 · Pass Yds 239 · Pass TD 2 · INT 1
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 88.3 |
| 77 |
| 0 |
| 0.58 |
| 3 | vsPittsburgh | W27-24 | 11.1 | 27/40 | 258 | 0 | 1 | 72.6 | 39 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 4 | vsNorth Texas | W62-16 | -25.0 | 18/21 | 278 | 2 | 0 | 98.5 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 5 | @Wisconsin | W10-6 | 15.1 | 9/21 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 18.6 | 12 | 0 | -0.07 |
| 6 | vsIllinois | W29-20 | 2.7 | 15/31 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | 29 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 7 | @Northwestern | W40-10 | 0.2 | 15/25 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 9 | vsMaryland | W31-15 | -1.6 | 12/23 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | -14 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 10 | @Indiana | W35-27 | 0.4 | 19/31 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 79.8 | 38 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | vsMinnesota | W40-35 | 8.1 | 18/26 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 89.1 | 50 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 12 | vsPurdue | W40-20 | -7.4 | 12/20 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 79.8 | 12 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 13 | @Nebraska | W28-20 | 11.1 | 9/16 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 28.1 | 5 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 14 | vsMichigan State | L13-16 | 15.6 | 18/26 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | -15 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 1 | vsStanford | L16-45 | 22.8 | 21/33 | 239 | 2 | 1 | 15.1 | -33 | 0 | 0.21 |
