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, 2022Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 176 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 238 | 345 | 69.0 | 2,745 | 8.0 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 232 | 357 | 65.0 | 2,714 | 7.6 | 17 | 7 |
| Career | 486 | 729 | 66.7 | 5,635 | 7.7 | 37 | 15 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 14 | −10 | −0.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 78 | 72 | 0.9 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 94 | 91 | 1.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Career | 186 | 153 | 0.8 | 3 | 29 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 8 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 8 | QB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 8 | QB | Jr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 368 | 0.48 | 92nd (n=250) | 0.32 | 176.4 | 51% |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 384 | 0.29 | 41st (n=255) | 0.32 | 111.6 | 53% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–23 | 16 | 23 | 219 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 14–11 | 16 | 24 | 148 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 26–25 | 37 | 51 | 458 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–20 | 26 | 35 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 3–31 | 12 | 27 | 94 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 27–6 | 14 | 23 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 10–17 | 20 | 24 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 63–0 | 11 | 17 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–14 | 16 | 35 | 227 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 10–34 | 12 | 17 | 114 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 38–9 | 22 | 27 | 282 | 3 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | vs. | W 35–0 | 10 | 20 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Dec 2 ✦ | at | L 17–20 | 20 | 34 | 198 | 0 | 1 | −8 |
2022 Southern Illinois 11 games, 2,745 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 29–64 | 19 | 31 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 31–34 | 20 | 36 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 31–24 | 23 | 34 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 34–17 | 21 | 27 | 289 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 19–14 | 15 | 19 | 143 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 38–21 | 21 | 30 | 253 | 2 | 0 | −24 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 30–7 | 25 | 27 | 227 | 0 | 0 | −28 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–27 | 28 | 43 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 36–37 | 34 | 48 | 485 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 18–21 | 14 | 23 | 174 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–28 | 18 | 27 | 320 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 176 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 23–31 | 16 | 27 | 176 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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