Only four quarterbacks in the FBS (among qualifiers on the NCAA passing report) have fewer interceptions than Clausen's four and each has over 60 fewer pass attempts. He is tied with nine other quarterbacks for the fifth fewest interceptions in the nation - all of whom also have fewer pass attempts than Clausen.
Despite missing half of the Purdue game and playing with a turf toe injury the last nine games, Clausen still ranks among the top FBS quarterbacks in the nation in the following passing categories:
Category
#
NCAA Rank
Total Passing Yards
3382
4th
Passing Yards/Game
307.45
5th
Passing Efficiency
156.45
7th
Total Offense/Game
300.18
6th
Total Offense Yards
3302
5th
Fewest Interceptions
4
t-5th
Completion Percentage
67.34
10th
Completions/Game
24.55
9th
Passing Yards/Attempt
8.56
11th
Passing Touchdowns
23
t-8th
Total Passing Completions
266
10th
Total Points Responsible for
156
t-12th
Points Responsible/Game
14.18
t-14th
Total Passing Attempts
395
12th
Passing Yards/Completion
12.31
t-37th
Clausen throws an interception every 98.8 pass attempts, which ranks second best among FBS qualifying quarterbacks. Here is the top five:
Average Passes Between INTs
1.
Kellen Moore, Boise State
109.7
2.
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
98.8
3.
Case Keenum, Houston
92.2
4.
Diondre Borel, Utah State
84.3
5.
Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
82.8
Clausen has moved into the top-20 among active FBS quarterbacks in a number of career categories:
