Quarterback, Southern Illinois, 2021–⁠23

Nic Baker

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Rochester, IL

Nic Baker played quarterback at Southern Illinois (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

485passing yards, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 20224touchdown passes, career highvs. North Dakota, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Southern Illinois162759.31766.501
2022Southern Illinois23834569.02,7458.0207
2023Southern Illinois23235765.02,7147.6177
Career48672966.75,6357.73715

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Southern Illinois14−10−0.706
2022Southern Illinois78720.9229
2023Southern Illinois94911.0128
Career1861530.8329

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Southern Illinois8QBFr.
2022Southern Illinois8QBSo.
2023Southern Illinois8QBJr.5′9″194

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Southern Illinois (FCS)3680.4892nd (n=250)0.32176.451%
2023Southern Illinois (FCS)3840.2941st (n=255)0.32111.653%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Southern Illinois 13 games, 2,714 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠2316232193016
Sep 9atNorthern IllinoisW 14–⁠11162414800−10
Sep 16atSoutheast Missouri StateW 26–⁠2537514583214
Sep 30vs.Missouri StateW 33–⁠2026352851024
Oct 7atYoungstown StateL 3–⁠3112279401−6
Oct 14atMurray StateW 27–⁠614231370016
Oct 21vs.South Dakota StateL 10–⁠1720242251131
Oct 28atWestern IllinoisW 63–⁠011171863014
Nov 4vs.South DakotaL 7–⁠141635227110
Nov 11atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠34121711400−2
Nov 18vs.Indiana StateW 38–⁠9222728231−12
Nov 25 ✦vs.NichollsW 35–⁠010201412014
Dec 2 ✦atIdahoL 17–⁠20203419801−8
2022 Southern Illinois 11 games, 2,745 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atIncarnate WordL 29–⁠6419311750113
Sep 10vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 31–⁠3420362482022
Sep 17atNorthwesternW 31–⁠2423342413116
Sep 24vs.North DakotaW 34–⁠172127289404
Oct 1atIllinois StateW 19–⁠14151914300−10
Oct 8atMissouri StateW 38–⁠21213025320−24
Oct 15vs.Western IllinoisW 30–⁠7252722700−28
Oct 22atSouth DakotaL 24–⁠272843190218
Oct 29vs.Northern IowaL 36–⁠3734484853022
Nov 12vs.North Dakota StateL 18–⁠2114231741144
Nov 19atYoungstown StateL 21–⁠281827320335
2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 176 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atKansas StateL 23–⁠31162717601−10

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

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