Zeb Noland: QB · South Carolina · #4.
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Zeb Noland
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Matt Campbell and Shane Beamer. One game to point at: 225 passing yards and 1 passing TD against East Carolina — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
On3 Oct 24
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 53 | 95 | 55.8% | 690 | 7.3 | 7 | 1 | 139.0 | 49 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 70 | 110 | 63.6% | 722 | 6.6 | 4 | 1 | 129.0 | 51 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 36 | 66 | 54.5% | 533 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 129.4 | 51 |
| Career | 159 | 271 | 58.7% | 1,945 | 7.2 | 13 | 3 | 132.6 | 50 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 18 | −25 | −1.4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 7 | −13 | −1.9 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 1 | −9 | −9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | −47 | −1.8 | 0 | 28 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-0vs Eastern Illinois | 13/21 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 78.0 | 4 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ East Carolina | 13/24 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 | 38.6 | Season-high 225 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 13-40@ No. 2 Georgia | 1/2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 | 94.2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs Vanderbilt | 5/8 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 9.4 | 90.8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-44@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 7/12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-30vs Clemson | 11/22 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 33.9 | |
| Total | 50/89 | 608 | 6 | 1 | 6.8 | — |
Week 1 · 2021
W 46-0
121 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.0 · 10 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With Z. White — 128 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD · K. Kroeger — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 50 long
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 94 passing plays (51 completions) against the box score's 95 attempts (53 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
7.1280 of 204 QBsSack rate
8.7%175 of 204 QBsSacked on 8.7% of dropbacks (175 of 204) — and still 80 of 204 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 55.8% completion on 95 attempts · 9 deep completions averaging 38.1 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 97.3 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 105 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 120 | 1.5 | 13.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 63.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
44.1%
360 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Iowa State and South Carolina, 1,945 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Shane Beamer.
