2020 Football Roster
Noyer, Sam
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
TBA
Jersey Number 4
Sam Noyer
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Beaverton, Ore.
- High School:
- Beaverton
Bio
AT COLORADO: He initially decided to graduate and enter the transfer portal, but elected to return for his senior season, moving back to quarterback … He did become just the sixth player at Colorado since 1965 (following the end of the platoon era) to letter at quarterback, switch positions and earn another letter at his new position … He has played in 20 career games, four on defense, nine on offense and 11 on special teams.
2019 (Jr.)—He saw action in 11 games, including four on defense at safety; he was in for 24 snaps total on defense but did not record any statistics … He earned five special team points on the season, two on assisted tackles with one coming inside-the-20 (the latter at Washington State), along with two knockdown blocks … He played his first game on defense in the season opener against Colorado State, seeing action for six snaps … He started fall camp at quarterback but at the midway point, he asked and was moved to defense (safety) as he wanted to contribute any way he could … He was third on the depth chart at quarterback at the conclusion of spring football … Completed 22-of-32 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in two scrimmages and the spring game; in the latter, he hit on 13-of-15 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in five games for the Buffs, against Colorado State, New Hampshire, Arizona, Washington State and Utah … Was 8-of-14 passes for 60 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions … Was 3-of-5 passing for 14 yards and an interception against New Hampshire … Was 1-of-3 passing for 23 yards and an interception against Washington State … Against Utah, was 4-of-6 for 23 yards … Did not attempt a pass against Colorado State or at Arizona.
2017 (Fr.-RS)—Appeared in four games; Texas State, Washington, Washington State and California … Was 13-of-27 passing (.481) for 119 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions thrown … Made his first career appearance in week two against Texas State and completed 4-of-5 passes in the game for 40 yards … Was 1-for-3 passing against No. 7 Washington, the one completion picking up 20 yards … Played nearly the entirety of the second half of the game at No. 15 Washington State and finished 7-of-18 passing for 53 yards … Entered the fall listed second on the depth chart at quarterback after a solid spring: he completed 18-of-25 passes for 165 yards (2 TDs/0 INT) in the three main spring scrums, a 153.8 rating (he was 6-of-6 in the spring game with a score).
2016 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he did dress for 12 of 13 games plus the Alamo Bowl, helping signal in plays to the offense.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 4 prospect in the state of Oregon (the top quarterback) as a senior, when he earned second-team All-State honors (Oregon.live) and first-team All-6A Metro League accolades ... Was his team’s offensive most valuable player both as a junior and senior … His senior year, he completed 62.6 percent of his passes, throwing for 2,801 yards and 28 touchdowns; he also rushed for 366 yards and eight scores … As a junior, when he was third-team All-Metro (behind two college-bound quarterbacks), he completed 166-of-276 passes for 2,050 yards and 20 touchdowns (61.0 percent completion rate), while rushing 61 times for 247 yards and six more TDs … As a sophomore, he threw for 2,384 yards with 21 touchdowns and just nine interceptions … Thus in his prep career, he threw for 7,235 yards and 69 touchdowns … Top games as a senior: in a 59-34 win over Century, he completed 34-of-42 passes for 363 yards and four touchdowns (one interception); in a 45-35 win over Westview, he was 22-of-29 for 313 yards and four scores (no picks); and in a 56-30 win over Willamette in the first round of the playoffs, he threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns … In a 42-17 win over Century as a junior, he was 16-of-27 for 320 yards and four scores (one interception); that same year in a loss to Sunset, he had one of his top rushing games, gaining 108 yards on six carries with a TD … As a sophomore in the first round of the 6A state playoffs, he led 28th-seed BHS to a 35-34 overtime win over fifth-seed Sprague, as he threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as well as the winning 2-point conversion pass in the extra session … Under Bob Boyer, Beaverton was 9-3 his senior year (Metro League runner-ups), 5-5 his junior year and 6-6 his sophomore season ... He lettered four times in baseball (pitcher, outfield); he had a 5-2 record with a 1.98 earned run average with a .290 batting average as a junior, and was 3-1 (2.52 ERA) with a .333 average as a senior … He also lettered three times in basketball (guard/forward).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Strategic Communication from Colorado, with a minor in Leadership Studies in December 2019 … He was on the Honor Roll every semester at Beaverton High School his sophomore through senior years.
PERSONAL—He was born October 9, 1997 in Portland, Ore. … Hobbies include wakesurfing and wakeboarding with friends and spending time with his family ... An older brother (Taylor) played baseball at New Mexico State, and another older sibling (Matt) is the Director of Football Operations at Oregon while his sister-in-law, Cassidy, is the Director of External Relations for the Oregon football program … He was the first player to commit in CU’s 2016 recruiting class, doing so on June 2, and is the first prep player from the state of Oregon to sign with the Buffs since another Beaverton quarterback alum, Taylor Barton, did so in 1998. (Last name is pronounced noy-er.)
2019 (Jr.)—He saw action in 11 games, including four on defense at safety; he was in for 24 snaps total on defense but did not record any statistics … He earned five special team points on the season, two on assisted tackles with one coming inside-the-20 (the latter at Washington State), along with two knockdown blocks … He played his first game on defense in the season opener against Colorado State, seeing action for six snaps … He started fall camp at quarterback but at the midway point, he asked and was moved to defense (safety) as he wanted to contribute any way he could … He was third on the depth chart at quarterback at the conclusion of spring football … Completed 22-of-32 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in two scrimmages and the spring game; in the latter, he hit on 13-of-15 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in five games for the Buffs, against Colorado State, New Hampshire, Arizona, Washington State and Utah … Was 8-of-14 passes for 60 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions … Was 3-of-5 passing for 14 yards and an interception against New Hampshire … Was 1-of-3 passing for 23 yards and an interception against Washington State … Against Utah, was 4-of-6 for 23 yards … Did not attempt a pass against Colorado State or at Arizona.
2017 (Fr.-RS)—Appeared in four games; Texas State, Washington, Washington State and California … Was 13-of-27 passing (.481) for 119 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions thrown … Made his first career appearance in week two against Texas State and completed 4-of-5 passes in the game for 40 yards … Was 1-for-3 passing against No. 7 Washington, the one completion picking up 20 yards … Played nearly the entirety of the second half of the game at No. 15 Washington State and finished 7-of-18 passing for 53 yards … Entered the fall listed second on the depth chart at quarterback after a solid spring: he completed 18-of-25 passes for 165 yards (2 TDs/0 INT) in the three main spring scrums, a 153.8 rating (he was 6-of-6 in the spring game with a score).
2016 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he did dress for 12 of 13 games plus the Alamo Bowl, helping signal in plays to the offense.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 4 prospect in the state of Oregon (the top quarterback) as a senior, when he earned second-team All-State honors (Oregon.live) and first-team All-6A Metro League accolades ... Was his team’s offensive most valuable player both as a junior and senior … His senior year, he completed 62.6 percent of his passes, throwing for 2,801 yards and 28 touchdowns; he also rushed for 366 yards and eight scores … As a junior, when he was third-team All-Metro (behind two college-bound quarterbacks), he completed 166-of-276 passes for 2,050 yards and 20 touchdowns (61.0 percent completion rate), while rushing 61 times for 247 yards and six more TDs … As a sophomore, he threw for 2,384 yards with 21 touchdowns and just nine interceptions … Thus in his prep career, he threw for 7,235 yards and 69 touchdowns … Top games as a senior: in a 59-34 win over Century, he completed 34-of-42 passes for 363 yards and four touchdowns (one interception); in a 45-35 win over Westview, he was 22-of-29 for 313 yards and four scores (no picks); and in a 56-30 win over Willamette in the first round of the playoffs, he threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns … In a 42-17 win over Century as a junior, he was 16-of-27 for 320 yards and four scores (one interception); that same year in a loss to Sunset, he had one of his top rushing games, gaining 108 yards on six carries with a TD … As a sophomore in the first round of the 6A state playoffs, he led 28th-seed BHS to a 35-34 overtime win over fifth-seed Sprague, as he threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as well as the winning 2-point conversion pass in the extra session … Under Bob Boyer, Beaverton was 9-3 his senior year (Metro League runner-ups), 5-5 his junior year and 6-6 his sophomore season ... He lettered four times in baseball (pitcher, outfield); he had a 5-2 record with a 1.98 earned run average with a .290 batting average as a junior, and was 3-1 (2.52 ERA) with a .333 average as a senior … He also lettered three times in basketball (guard/forward).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Strategic Communication from Colorado, with a minor in Leadership Studies in December 2019 … He was on the Honor Roll every semester at Beaverton High School his sophomore through senior years.
PERSONAL—He was born October 9, 1997 in Portland, Ore. … Hobbies include wakesurfing and wakeboarding with friends and spending time with his family ... An older brother (Taylor) played baseball at New Mexico State, and another older sibling (Matt) is the Director of Football Operations at Oregon while his sister-in-law, Cassidy, is the Director of External Relations for the Oregon football program … He was the first player to commit in CU’s 2016 recruiting class, doing so on June 2, and is the first prep player from the state of Oregon to sign with the Buffs since another Beaverton quarterback alum, Taylor Barton, did so in 1998. (Last name is pronounced noy-er.)
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