most passing touchdowns in a season by an illinois football player

Kurt Kittner has the most passing touchdowns for Illinois in a season, with 23 touchdowns in 2001.

Showing:

All-time

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kurt Kittner K. Kittner	23	2001	ILL	11	207	374	55.3	2,994	8.0	272.2	13	135.9	6.1	3.5
2	Luke Altmyer L. Altmyer	22	2025	ILL	13	246	365	67.4	3,007	8.2	231.3	5	153.8	6.0	1.4	32	227
3	Luke Altmyer L. Altmyer	22	2024	ILL	13	211	347	60.8	2,717	7.8	209.0	6	144.0	6.3	1.7	32	213
4	Juice Williams J. Williams	22	2008	ILL	12	219	381	57.5	3,173	8.3	264.4	16	138.1	5.8	4.2
5	Kurt Kittner K. Kittner	22	1999	ILL	11	202	372	54.3	2,448	6.6	222.5	4	126.9	5.9	1.1
6	Nathan Scheelhaase N. Scheelhaase	21	2013	ILL	12	287	430	66.7	3,272	7.6	272.7	13	140.7	4.9	3.0	28	218
7	Jon Beutjer J. Beutjer	21	2002	ILL	11	193	327	59.0	2,511	7.7	228.3	11	138.0	6.4	3.4
8	Tony Eason T. Eason	20	1981	ILL	11	248	406	61.1	3,360	8.3	305.5	14	140.0	4.9	3.4
9	Jeff George J. George	19	1989	ILL	11	216	348	62.1	2,417	6.9	219.7	11	132.1	5.5	3.2
10	Dave Wilson D. Wilson	19	1980	ILL	11	245	463	52.9	3,154	6.8	286.7	15	117.2	4.1	3.2
11	Brandon Peters B. Peters	18	2019	ILL	11	152	275	55.3	1,884	6.9	171.3	8	128.6	6.5	2.9	24	179
12	Kurt Kittner K. Kittner	18	2000	ILL	10	173	297	58.2	1,982	6.7	198.2	8	128.9	6.1	2.7
13	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	18	1984	ILL	11	247	378	65.3	2,724	7.2	247.6	10	136.3	4.8	2.6
14	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	18	1983	ILL	11	203	324	62.7	2,446	7.5	222.4	13	136.4	5.6	4.0
15	Nathan Scheelhaase N. Scheelhaase	17	2010	ILL	13	155	264	58.7	1,825	6.9	140.4	8	132.0	6.4	3.0
16	Tony Eason T. Eason	17	1982	ILL	11	278	450	61.8	3,248	7.2	295.3	15	128.2	3.8	3.3
17	Jason Verduzco J. Verduzco	16	1990	ILL	11	213	330	64.5	2,446	7.4	222.4	10	136.7	4.8	3.0
18	Tommy Devito T. Devito	15	2022	ILL	13	257	369	69.6	2,650	7.2	203.8	4	141.2	4.1	1.1	27	167
19	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	15	1994	ILL	11	180	303	59.4	2,245	7.4	204.1	6	134.0	5.0	2.0
20	Jason Verduzco J. Verduzco	15	1991	ILL	11	235	382	61.5	2,825	7.4	256.8	11	130.8	3.9	2.9
21	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	15	1985	ILL	11	284	446	63.7	2,938	6.6	267.1	15	123.4	3.4	3.4
22	Wes Lunt W. Lunt	14	2015	ILL	12	270	481	56.1	2,761	5.7	230.1	6	111.5	2.9	1.2	18	166
23	Wes Lunt W. Lunt	14	2014	ILL	8	153	241	63.5	1,763	7.3	220.4	3	141.6	5.8	1.2	12	72
24	Luke Altmyer L. Altmyer	13	2023	ILL	10	175	270	64.8	1,883	7.0	188.3	10	131.9	4.8	3.7	34	170
25	Nathan Scheelhaase N. Scheelhaase	13	2011	ILL	13	184	291	63.2	2,110	7.3	162.3	8	133.4	4.5	2.7

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

More CFB News

Penn State, winless in the Big 10, is looking for answers up front with trip to Michigan looming

Oct 13, 2026

Now stars for No. 13 Mizzou, QB Simmons and WR Lee ready to face former teammates at No. 9 Ole Miss

Oct 13, 2026

Oklahoma State winning again is a Big 12 surprise as Cowboys rack up AP midseason awards

Oct 13, 2026

Bob Chesney and his surprising Bruins top the list of AP Big Ten midseason awards

Oct 13, 2026

UCLA coach Bob Chesney: 'Serious concern' QB Nico Iamaleava could miss season

Oct 13, 2026

Marcus Freeman is excited about taking No. 2 Notre Dame on the road to face No. 8 BYU

Oct 12, 2026

More Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,440

Houser

RUSH

391

Laughery

REC

608

Dixon

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

57th

OPP PPG

27.8

114th

RUSH YDS/G

150.8

89th

PASS YDS/G

254.7

51st

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Northwestern	1-1	4-1
11	Oregon	1-1	3-2
12	Illinois	1-2	3-3
13	Michigan	0-2	3-2
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	ORE	@	ILL	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ILL	@	MD	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	NEB	@	ILL	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ILL	@	UCLA	9:00 PM
Sat 11/21	IOWA	@	ILL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Illinois

3 - 3

Final

Michigan State

2 - 4

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333