Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-72@ No. 22 Tennessee | 11/18 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | -- | Season-high 85 yds |
Cade McNamara
Cade McNamara: QB · Iowa · #11.
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Cade McNamara
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2021: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 85 passing yards and 1 passing TD against Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Iowa in the news
- Iowa QB battle unresolved
- RB Kamari Moulton out for season
KCCI Oct 28 - Fleck dedicates win to UMD player
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27 - Iowa QB granted 5th year
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
L 17-72
at Tennessee
85 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
With J. Criswell — 76 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · C. Keller — 3 rec · 47 yds
Teams and coaches
2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 85.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 4.7 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
36.6%
286 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
60.1
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Seven seasons, three schools
- 2025 East Tennessee StateYear 7 · 1 game
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalIowa to East Tennessee State
- 2024 Iowa FerentzYear 6 · 8 games
- 2023 Iowa FerentzYear 5 · 5 games
- Nov 2022 Entered the transfer portalMichigan to Iowa
- 2022 Michigan HarbaughYear 4 · 3 games
- 2021 Michigan HarbaughYear 3 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2020 Michigan HarbaughYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Michigan HarbaughYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Damonte RanchReno, NV · Class of 2019Four-star, No. 282 in the 2019 class. Signed with Michigan.
Moves
- Transferred from Michigan to Iowa, Nov 28, 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa to East Tennessee State, Jan 18, 2025.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Michigan and Iowa, 4,703 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2019
- Signed with MichiganFour-star, out of Damonte Ranch
2021 13 games
- All-Big Tenthird
2023 5 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to Iowafrom Michigan
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to East Tennessee Statefrom Iowa
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2022
Michigan
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Harbaugh and Kirk Ferentz.