How to Calculate Passing Efficiency in the NCAA

The passing efficiency rating measures the productivity of quarterbacks.

The passing efficiency rating in NCAA football is used to measure the performance of quarterbacks. It takes into consideration the number of passes thrown and completed, the number of yards gained and the number of touchdowns and interceptions. You can use the passing efficiency rating to measure a quarterback's performance over any period of time, such as for a single game or over an entire season or career.

Things You'll Need

• Calculator

Instructions

1. Compile the quarterback's statistics for the time period you are calculating the passing efficiency. For example, if you wanted to calculate the quarterback's passing efficiency for the year, you would compile the quarterback's totals for the season.

2. Multiply 8.4 by the number of yards the quarterback has thrown for. For example, if a quarterback threw for 3,600 yards, you would multiply 8.4 by 3,600 to get 30,240.

3. Multiply the number of touchdowns the quarterback threw by 330. For example, if the quarterback threw for 23 touchdowns, you would multiply 330 by 23 to get 7,590.

4. Multiply 100 by the number of completions the quarterback threw. For example, if the quarterback threw 250 completions, you would multiply 250 by 100 to get 25,000.

5. Add the results from Step 2, 3 and 4. In this example, you would add 30,240 plus 7,590 plus 25,000 to get 62,830.

6. Multiply 200 by the number of interceptions thrown by the quarterback. For example, if the quarterback threw 18 interceptions, you would multiply 18 by 200 to get 3,600.

7. Subtract the result from Step 6 from the result from Step 5. Continuing the example, you would subtract 3,600 from 62,830 to get 59,230.

8. Divide the result from Step 7 by the number of passes the quarterback attempted to calculate the NCAA passing efficiency. Finishing this example, if the quarterback had 400 attempts, you would divide 59,230 by 400 to find the passing efficiency rating of 148.075.

Tips & Warnings

• The passing efficiency formula for the NCAA is different from the passing efficiency formula for the National Football League.

References

• Stassen: NCAA and NFL Passing Efficiency computation