(1988-11-20) November 20, 1988 (age 35) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:
Bethlehem (PA) Liberty
College:
Northwestern
Undrafted:
2012
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (2010)
Daniel Vaughn Persa (born November 20, 1988) is a former American college football quarterback who played for the Northwestern Wildcats. He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Persa was born on November 20, 1988, to parents Dan Sr. and Jane Persa in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His mother and...
percentage points higher than the second place on the list, Northwestern's DanPersa. The highest completion percentage among quarterbacks with over 1,000...
completion percentage (career) with 70.4%. This record was eclipsed by DanPersa during the 2011 season. Fourth all-time in career touchdown passes with...
college in 2010. In 2011, Siemian was a backup quarterback to main starter DanPersa. He played in eight games, the first against Eastern Illinois. He completed...
and returned an interception thrown by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania native DanPersa for 63 yards. Anthony Fera kicked two field goals to go with the four...
during the second quarter. He was replaced by backup DanPersa. Kafka shared time at quarterback with Persa due to his strained hamstring on November 7 against...
their last two games being blowouts as they had lost starting quarterback DanPersa to a season-ending injury. With a 7–5 record, they were invited to the...
2014. "DanPersa Injured After Helping Northwestern top Iowa for 5th Time in 6 Games". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2014. "Persa out for...
to DanPersa, as Persa was questionable for the team's opening game with an Achilles tendon injury. In the opening game against Boston College, Persa was...
com. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023. "Northwestern's DanPersa, Jeremy Ebert light up Rice with career bests". ESPN.com. 2011-11-12....
fumblerooski, with Markshausen taking handoff between the legs from holder DanPersa and rushing to the right. However, he was stopped short and hit out of...
SECOND TEAM DanPersa, Northwestern Quarterback Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin Mikel Leshoure, Illinois Running Back Evan Royster, Penn State Dan Herron, Ohio...
relieved by Matt McGloin. Penn State could not stop the Wildcats quarterback DanPersa in the first half and trailed by 21 points late in the 2nd quarter. After...