Player Career

Scott Tolzien Career Story

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

Player Story

Scott Tolzien story

Scott Tolzien built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a quarterback from Rolling Meadows, IL wearing No. 16, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Scott Tolzien's career was his passing role: 5,271 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, and 602 attempts across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Wisconsin. 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 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Scott Tolzien 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

    Wisconsin

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonWisconsin12050.83.1
2009 PostseasonWisconsin2,71359.99.52,593
2009 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,71359.99.50
2010 PostseasonWisconsin2,42966.26.4-284
2010 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,42966.26.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 13 · W 70-23 · Conference game

Win with 230 yards of offense and 93 efficiency.

230

Total Offense

92.1 takeover

230 total offense with 93 efficiency.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 6 · W 41-23 · Conference game

223

Total Offense

86.7 takeover

Win with 223 yards of offense and 84.9 efficiency.

223 total offense with 84.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 6 · L 13-31 · Conference game

237

Total Offense

64.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

237 total offense with 47.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Michigan State

Week 4 · W 38-30 · Conference game

263

Total Offense

63.1 takeover

Win with 263 yards of offense and 66.7 efficiency.

263 total offense with 66.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Arizona State

Week 3 · W 20-19

252

Total Offense

61.1 takeover

Win with 252 yards of offense and 72 efficiency.

252 total offense with 72 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Wisconsin

2,713 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 9.5 usage

66.2

#2

2009 Regular Season · Wisconsin

66.2

2,713 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Wisconsin

63.7

2,429 primary · 66.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency