illinois football passing leaders

Nathan Scheelhaase has the most career passing yards by an Illinois player, with 8,568 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Nathan Scheelhaase
N. Scheelhaase
8,568
48
775
1,231
63.0
7.0
178.5
55
37
130.2
4.5
3.0
2Kurt Kittner
K. Kittner
8,206
41
654
1,205
54.3
6.8
200.1
64
32
123.7
5.3
2.7
3Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
8,146
44
736
1,151
63.9
7.1
185.1
51
38
131.4
4.4
3.3
4Juice Williams
J. Williams
8,037
48
606
1,136
53.3
7.1
167.4
56
44
121.3
4.9
3.9
5Luke Altmyer
L. Altmyer
7,607
36
632
982
64.4
7.7
211.3
57
21
144.3
5.8
2.1
98
610
6Jason Verduzco
J. Verduzco
6,974
43
622
986
63.1
7.1
162.2
40
29
130.0
4.1
2.9
7Tony Eason
T. Eason
6,608
22
526
856
61.4
7.7
300.4
37
29
133.8
4.3
3.4
8Wes Lunt
W. Lunt
5,900
28
550
954
57.7
6.2
210.7
36
12
119.5
3.8
1.3
44
333
9Jon Beutjer
J. Beutjer
5,190
26
462
772
59.8
6.7
199.6
39
24
126.8
5.1
3.1
10Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
5,043
30
414
789
52.5
6.4
168.1
31
23
113.3
3.9
2.9
11Jeff George
J. George
4,674
22
428
714
59.9
6.5
212.5
28
19
122.6
3.9
2.7
12Brandon Peters
B. Peters
3,483
26
282
525
53.7
6.6
134.0
28
12
122.5
5.3
2.3
43
333
13Scott Weaver
S. Weaver
3,207
44
304
551
55.2
5.8
72.9
15
29
102.5
2.7
5.3
14Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
3,154
11
245
463
52.9
6.8
286.7
19
15
117.2
4.1
3.2
15Mike Wells
M. Wells
2,750
32
231
507
45.6
5.4
85.9
21
32
92.2
4.1
6.3
16Kurt Steger
K. Steger
2,733
44
193
414
46.6
6.6
62.1
18
33
100.5
4.3
8.0
17Tommy Devito
T. Devito
2,650
13
257
369
69.6
7.2
203.8
15
4
141.2
4.1
1.1
27
167
18Fred Custardo
F. Custardo
2,372
28
200
382
52.4
6.2
84.7
14
23
104.6
3.7
6.0
19Tim Brasic
T. Brasic
2,325
27
241
404
59.7
5.8
86.1
11
16
109.1
2.7
4.0
20Reilly O'Toole
R. O'Toole
2,319
30
239
376
63.6
6.2
77.3
18
17
122.1
4.8
4.5
21Jeff Hollenbach
J. Hollenbach
1,953
33
142
309
46.0
6.3
59.2
9
15
98.9
2.9
4.9
22Dustin Ward
D. Ward
1,946
21
165
304
54.3
6.4
92.7
13
13
113.6
4.3
4.3
23Bob Naponic
B. Naponic
1,937
30
166
404
41.1
4.8
64.6
7
19
77.7
1.7
4.7
24Jeff George Jr.
J. George Jr.
1,743
11
132
275
48.0
6.3
158.5
11
15
103.5
4.0
5.5
22
152
25Mark Hoekstra
M. Hoekstra
1,651
23
175
370
47.3
4.5
71.8
5
20
78.4
1.4
5.4
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More Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,007

Altmyer

Luke Altmyer

RUSH

614

Valentine

Ca'Lil Valentine

REC

864

Beatty

Hank Beatty
Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

59th

OPP PPG

23.3

62nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.2

118th

PASS YDS/G

239.1

71st

2025 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
5
USC USC
7-2
9-4
6
Iowa Iowa
6-3
9-4
7
Illinois Illinois
5-4
9-4
8
Minnesota Minnesota
5-4
8-5
9
Washington Washington
5-4
9-4
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/3
UAB UAB
@
ILL ILL
9:00 PM
Sat
9/12
DUKE DUKE
@
ILL ILL
3:30 PM
Sat
9/19
SIU SIU
@
ILL ILL
2:00 PM
Sat
9/26
ILL ILL
@
OSU OSU
1:00 PM
Sat
10/3
PUR PUR
@
ILL ILL
1:00 PM
Last Game
TENN Tennessee

0 - 1

28

Final

30

ILL Illinois

1 - 0

Tue 30 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

Darian Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Trinidad Chambliss
Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

Cam Cook

1,649

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Kewan Lacy
Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,278

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,264

Young

Wyatt Young
Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

34

Mensah

Darian Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker
Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

24

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

18

Hellums

Cale Hellums
Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

14

Brown

Camden Brown

13

Cooper

Omar Cooper Jr.
QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Diego Pavia
Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

David Bailey

14.5

Tucker

Nadame Tucker

12.5

Smith

Anthony Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings
North Texas

45.1

Notre Dame

42.0

Indiana

41.6

Utah

41.3

South Florida

40.5

Tennessee

39.8
Opp PPG Rankings
Ohio State

9.3

Indiana

11.7

Texas Tech

11.8

Toledo

13.3

Miami

14.8

San Diego State

15.4
Total Yards Rankings
North Texas

512.4

Ole Miss

489.7

South Florida

488.7

Utah

482.9

Texas State

472.8

Florida State

472.1
Rush Yards Rankings
Navy

285.6

Utah

266.3

Air Force

261.4

Army

254.9

Jacksonville State

246.8

JMU

241.5
Pass Yards Rankings
Florida Atlantic

340.2

North Texas

318.0

Ole Miss

313.3

Baylor

309.6

USC

296.0

Tennessee

292.8
Sack Leaders
Miami

50.0

Indiana

46.0

Oklahoma

45.0

Western Michigan

43.0

Texas A&M

43.0

Texas

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Duke Duke
9
5
.643
2
Virginia Virginia
11
3
.786
3
Miami Miami
13
2
.867
4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
8
5
.615
5
SMU SMU
9
4
.692
6
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
9
4
.692
7
California California
7
6
.538
8
Clemson Clemson
7
6
.538
9
NC State NC State
8
5
.615
10
Louisville Louisville
9
4
.692
11
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
4
.692
12
Stanford Stanford
4
8
.333
13
Florida State Florida State
5
7
.417
14
North Carolina North Carolina
4
8
.333
15
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
3
9
.250
16
Boston College Boston College
2
10
.167
17
Syracuse Syracuse
3
9
.250
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
12
2
.857
2
Alabama Alabama
11
4
.733
3
Ole Miss Ole Miss
13
2
.867
4
Texas A&M Texas A&M
11
2
.846
5
Texas Texas
10
3
.769
6
Oklahoma Oklahoma
10
3
.769
7
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
10
3
.769
8
Missouri Missouri
8
5
.615
9
Tennessee Tennessee
8
5
.615
10
LSU LSU
7
6
.538
11
Kentucky Kentucky
5
7
.417
12
Florida Florida
4
8
.333
13
Auburn Auburn
5
7
.417
14
Mississippi State Mississippi State
5
8
.385
15
South Carolina South Carolina
4
8
.333
16
Arkansas Arkansas
2
10
.167
Big 10WLPCT
1
Indiana Indiana
15
0
1.000
2
Ohio State Ohio State
12
2
.857
3
Oregon Oregon
13
2
.867
4
Michigan Michigan
9
4
.692
5
USC USC
9
4
.692
6
Iowa Iowa
9
4
.692
7
Illinois Illinois
9
4
.692
8
Minnesota Minnesota
8
5
.615
9
Washington Washington
9
4
.692
10
Nebraska Nebraska
7
6
.538
11
Northwestern Northwestern
7
6
.538
12
Penn State Penn State
7
6
.538
13
UCLA UCLA
3
9
.250
14
Rutgers Rutgers
5
7
.417
15
Wisconsin Wisconsin
4
8
.333
16
Maryland Maryland
4
8
.333
17
Michigan State Michigan State
4
8
.333
18
Purdue Purdue
2
10
.167
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
UNLV UNLV
10
4
.714
2
New Mexico New Mexico
9
4
.692
3
San Diego State San Diego State
9
4
.692
4
Boise State Boise State
9
5
.643
5
Fresno State Fresno State
9
4
.692
6
Hawaii Hawaii
9
4
.692
7
Utah State Utah State
6
7
.462
8
Air Force Air Force
4
8
.333
9
Wyoming Wyoming
4
8
.333
10
Nevada Nevada
3
9
.250
11
San José State San José State
3
9
.250
12
Colorado State Colorado State
2
10
.167
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
12
2
.857
2
Tulane Tulane
11
3
.786
3
Navy Navy
11
2
.846
4
South Florida South Florida
9
4
.692
5
East Carolina East Carolina
9
4
.692
6
Memphis Memphis
8
5
.615
7
Army Army
7
6
.538
8
UTSA UTSA
7
6
.538
9
Temple Temple
5
7
.417
10
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
4
8
.333
11
Rice Rice
5
8
.385
12
UAB UAB
4
8
.333
13
Tulsa Tulsa
4
8
.333
14
Charlotte Charlotte
1
11
.083
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
10
2
.833
2
UConn UConn
9
4
.692
Big 12WLPCT
1
Texas Tech Texas Tech
12
2
.857
2
BYU BYU
12
2
.857
3
Utah Utah
11
2
.846
4
Houston Houston
10
3
.769
5
Arizona Arizona
9
4
.692
6
Arizona State Arizona State
8
5
.615
7
Iowa State Iowa State
8
4
.667
8
Kansas State Kansas State
6
6
.500
9
TCU TCU
9
4
.692
10
Cincinnati Cincinnati
7
6
.538
11
Baylor Baylor
5
7
.417
12
Kansas Kansas
5
7
.417
13
UCF UCF
5
7
.417
14
West Virginia West Virginia
4
8
.333
15
Colorado Colorado
3
9
.250
16
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
1
11
.083
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
7
6
.538
2
Oregon State Oregon State
2
10
.167
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Western Michigan Western Michigan
10
4
.714
2
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
7
7
.500
3
Ohio Ohio
9
4
.692
4
Toledo Toledo
8
5
.615
5
Central Michigan Central Michigan
7
6
.538
6
Akron Akron
5
7
.417
7
Buffalo Buffalo
5
7
.417
8
Kent State Kent State
5
7
.417
9
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
8
.333
10
Ball State Ball State
4
8
.333
11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
4
8
.333
12
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
3
9
.250
13
UMass UMass
0
12
.000
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
12
2
.857
2
Troy Troy
8
6
.571
3
Old Dominion Old Dominion
10
3
.769
4
Southern Miss Southern Miss
7
6
.538
5
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
6
7
.462
6
Louisiana Louisiana
6
7
.462
7
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
7
6
.538
8
Arkansas State Arkansas State
7
6
.538
9
Marshall Marshall
5
7
.417
10
Texas State Texas State
7
6
.538
11
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
8
.385
12
South Alabama South Alabama
4
8
.333
13
Georgia State Georgia State
1
11
.083
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
3
9
.250
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
10
4
.714
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
9
5
.643
3
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
9
4
.692
4
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
5
.615
5
Missouri State Missouri State
7
6
.538
6
FIU FIU
7
6
.538
7
Delaware Delaware
7
6
.538
8
Liberty Liberty
4
8
.333
9
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
3
9
.250
10
New Mexico State New Mexico State
4
8
.333
11
UTEP UTEP
2
10
.167
12
Sam Houston Sam Houston
2
10
.167

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/15
MICH MICH
@
NW NW
24-22
Sat
11/15
USF USF
@
NAVY NAVY
38-41
Sat
11/15
SC SC
@
TAMU TAMU
30-31
Sat
11/15
UTEP UTEP
@
MOST MOST
24-38
Sat
11/15
MTSU MTSU
@
WKU WKU
26-42

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
UNC UNC
@
TCU TCU
12:00 PM
Sat
8/29
SJSU SJSU
@
USC USC
3:00 PM
Sat
8/29
NCST NCST
@
UVA UVA
3:30 PM
Sat
8/29
JVST JVST
@
NDSU NDSU
5:30 PM
Sat
8/29
SAC SAC
@
EMU EMU
6:30 PM