Player Career

Tim Hiller Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tim Hiller story

Tim Hiller built his college career from 2005 through 2009 as a quarterback from Orrville, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Tim Hiller's career was his passing role: 11,329 passing yards, 99 touchdown passes, and 1,607 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Tim Hiller moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Western Michigan

    2005-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200520062007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2005 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1,39363.112.6
2006 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan0-1,393
2007 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan2,95254.911.42,952
2008 PostseasonWestern Michigan3,72760.213.9775
2008 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3,72760.213.90
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3,1485312-579

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Bowling Green

Week 8 · W 45-14 · Conference game

Win with 296 yards of offense and 72 efficiency.

296

Total Offense

72.2 takeover

296 total offense with 72 efficiency.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 2 · L 27-37

319

Total Offense

70.3 takeover

Loss with 319 yards of offense and 50.8 efficiency.

319 total offense with 50.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Ohio

Week 6 · W 41-20 · Conference game

398

Total Offense

69.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

398 total offense with 83.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Ball State

Week 6 · L 57-60 · Conference game

301

Total Offense

66.7 takeover

Loss with 301 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency.

301 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Central Michigan

Week 8 · L 28-38 · Conference game

466

Total Offense

66.7 takeover

Loss with 466 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

466 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Western Michigan

3,727 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage

67.7

#2

2008 Regular Season · Western Michigan

67.7

3,727 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan

61.2

3,148 primary · 53 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

24

250+ passing yards

15

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency