Daniel Beale is a quarterback at Louisiana who has played in 3 of Louisiana's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 17.
Louisiana is 5-3.
Third year in the Louisiana quarterback room.
90 passing yards · 0 passing TD · -1 rushing yards
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 4/6 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | — | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 1/2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | -- | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 2/2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | -- | |
| Total | 7/10 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | — |
Week 7 · 2026
W 33-6
vs Troy
38 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 27-point win at home against Troy.
With M. Golding — 43.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · L. Winfield — 70 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · 65 rush yds (15 car)
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Sun Belt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 90 | 242nd of 370 | 29th of 38 |
| Yards an attempt | 9.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 125.6 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 70.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -1 | T-300th of 370 | 34th of 38 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 10 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Owens | 1,940 | 11 | 6 | 233 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Deuce Bailey | 1,935 | 19 | 6 | 236 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Max Johnson | 1,928 | 11 | 2 | 279 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Malachi Singleton | 1,915 | 9 | 4 | 237 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Camden Coleman | 1,743 | 16 | 4 | 238 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Lunch Winfield | 1,457 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Cameran Brown | 1,356 | 14 | 5 | 166 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Blake Baker | 1,327 | 13 | 1 | 149 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Landry Lyddy | 1,326 | 8 | 4 | 201 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Aidan Armenta | 1,316 | 9 | 3 | 187 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Jared Hollins | 1,195 | 9 | 4 | 156 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Will Crowder | 1,162 | 9 | 5 | 183 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 1,080 | 6 | 5 | 148 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Quinn Henicle | 648 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Zion Turner | 608 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Jaxon Potter | 495 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Trey Kukuk | 494 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Ayden Pereira | 463 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Bishop Davenport | 450 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Ethan Hampton | 419 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 5.6 |
| 21 | Ryan Huff | 394 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 6.4 |
| 22 | JC Evans | 370 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10.3 |
| 23 | Austin Carlisle | 360 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Turner Helton | 275 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Tucker Kilcrease | 252 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Henry Hasselbeck | 172 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Khalil Wilkins | 122 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 |
| 28 | Arrington Maiden | 111 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13.9 |
| 29 | Daniel Beale | 90 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Weston Bryan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Gavin Nuckolls | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 32 | Tommy Ulatowski | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 33 | TJ Stanley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Tanner Vibabul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Tre Guerra | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Jackson Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 37 | John White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Landon Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Gawlik and Brooks saw 5 of the 10 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Gawlik | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Kristion Brooks | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
| Trenton Chaney | 2 | 1 | 31 | 27.0 | 0.0 | |
| KeDarius Wade | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16.0 | 5.0 | |
| Anthony Reagan Jr. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | 9.0 | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 10 passes, 7 caught, 90 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 21-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 40.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 30.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
| Daniel Beale | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 7 of 10, 90 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · 9.0 yards an attempt on 10 attempts · ran for -1 yds, 0 TD |
| Lunch Winfield | Threw in all 8 games · 130 of 196, 1,457 yds, 6 TD, 5 INT · 7.4 yards an attempt on 196 attempts · ran for 464 yds, 9 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
The No. 2,324 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Sun Belt as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Michael Desormeaux.
