Quarterback, Illinois, 2009–⁠13

Nathan Scheelhaase

Lettered 2010–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Kansas City, MO

Nathan Scheelhaase played quarterback at Illinois (2009–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
3,272
Passing yards, 2013 (Illinois, 4–⁠8)
Best game
450 yards
At Indiana, week 11, 2013: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

450passing yards, career highat Indiana, 20135touchdown passes, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2013131rushing yards, career highat Fresno State, 20102rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Dakota State, 2011

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Illinois15526458.71,8256.9178
2011Illinois18429163.22,1107.3138
2012Illinois14924660.61,3615.548
2013Illinois28743066.73,2727.62113
Career7751,23163.08,5687.05537

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Illinois1858684.7555
2011Illinois1916243.3637
2012Illinois1253032.4429
2013Illinois1132712.4435
Career6142,0663.41955

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Illinois2QB
2010Illinois2QB
2011Illinois2QB
2012Illinois2QB
2013Illinois2QB6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Illinois4680.2564th (n=144)0.22115.658%0.220.15

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Illinois 12 games, 3,272 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Southern IllinoisW 42–⁠34283641621−27
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠1726373124024
Sep 14vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠349251561121
Sep 28vs.Miami (OH)W 50–⁠1419242785113
Oct 5atNebraskaL 19–⁠3913261350111
Oct 19vs.WisconsinL 32–⁠5620272490018
Oct 26vs.Michigan StateL 3–⁠4213211030111
Nov 2atPenn StateL 17–⁠2433523211235
Nov 9atIndianaL 35–⁠5238574502145
Nov 16vs.Ohio StateL 35–⁠6033502882246
Nov 23atPurdueW 20–⁠1624302572219
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternL 34–⁠3731453072155
2012 Illinois 10 games, 1,361 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠711181261121
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechL 24–⁠528118511−17
Sep 29vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠352846270027
Oct 6atWisconsinL 14–⁠3118291781184
Oct 13atMichiganL 0–⁠452640034
Oct 27vs.IndianaL 17–⁠3117271761032
Nov 3atOhio StateL 22–⁠521934960136
Nov 10vs.MinnesotaL 3–⁠1715231750024
Nov 17vs.PurdueL 17–⁠2022381600076
Nov 24atNorthwesternL 14–⁠5091491026
2011 Illinois 13 games, 2,110 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Arkansas StateW 33–⁠1516232672024
Sep 10vs.South Dakota StateW 56–⁠3681020093
Sep 17vs.Arizona StateW 17–⁠1411151351167
Sep 24vs.Western MichiganW 23–⁠2014201331140
Oct 1vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠3521323913135
Oct 8atIndianaW 41–⁠2012222103088
Oct 15vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠1720341691249
Oct 22atPurdueL 14–⁠2122352170016
Oct 29atPenn StateL 7–⁠10916631089
Nov 12vs.MichiganL 14–⁠3116311700114
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠281519990128
Nov 26atMinnesotaL 7–⁠27461500−29
Dec 31 ✦vs.UCLAW 20–⁠14183013911110
2010 Illinois 13 games, 1,825 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.MissouriL 13–⁠23923811376
Sep 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 35–⁠314182292013
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 28–⁠228167000115
Oct 2vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠2412221090112
Oct 9atPenn StateW 33–⁠1315191511061
Oct 16atMichigan StateL 6–⁠2615271410311
Oct 23vs.IndianaW 43–⁠1313211232045
Oct 30vs.PurdueW 44–⁠10162019540118
Nov 6atMichiganL 65–⁠67142521130101
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaL 34–⁠3810211722035
Nov 20vs.NorthwesternW 48–⁠27613401197
Dec 3atFresno StateL 23–⁠255166110131
Dec 29 ✦vs.BaylorW 38–⁠1418232420053

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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