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Player Dossier
2008-2010Wisconsin
Scott Tolzien
QB • 6'3" • Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Scott Tolzien is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Scott Tolzien, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Wisconsin. Scott Tolzien is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,262
- Passing yards
- 5,271
- Touchdowns
- 35
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Scott Tolzien Wisconsin Highlights
2010 · Wisconsin · Player Highlight
Scott Tolzien college highlights at Wisconsin.
- Season
- 2010
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Scott Tolzien quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,262
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fremd · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Fremd · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2010
- 2010 Total offense rank
- 2,429 total offense · QB 62nd (top 22%) · Big Ten 8th (top 7%) · National 63rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 3 | 120 | 107 | 13 | 1 | 22.2 |
| 2009 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 254 | 260 | -6 | 0 | 66.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 2,459 | 2,445 | 14 | 18 | 66.2 |
| 2010 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 143 | 159 | -16 | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 2,286 | 2,300 | -14 | 16 | 63.7 |
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Scott Tolzien played QB for Wisconsin. Across 3 tracked seasons, Scott Tolzien recorded 5,271 passing yards, -9 rushing yards, and 35 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 2,713 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 66.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 230 yards of offense and 93 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
186.8
Efficiency
66.2
Usage
6.4
Consistency
84.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 143. UNLV: 198. San José State: 196. Arizona State: 252. Austin Peay: 210. Michigan State: 108. Minnesota: 223. Ohio State: 159. Iowa: 197. Purdue: 119. Indiana: 187. Michigan: 207. Northwestern: 230
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 25 by 55.1. UNLV: 21 by 61.8. San José State: 27 by 58.1. Arizona State: 27 by 72. Austin Peay: 18 by 72.1. Michigan State: 27 by 46.6. Minnesota: 23 by 84.9. Ohio State: 19 by 64.7. Iowa: 28 by 56.8. Purdue: 23 by 51.1. Indiana: 20 by 74.3. Michigan: 19 by 70.4. Northwestern: 19 by 93
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins198 · Games = 11 · +72.5 vs Losses
Losses125.5 · Games = 2 · -72.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
93 vs Northwestern
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ TCU | L 19-21 | 12 | 21 | 159 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 4 | -16 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Northwestern3+ TD | W 70-23 | 15 | 19 | 230 | 78.9 | 4 | 0 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Michigan | W 48-28 | 14 | 15 | 201 | 93.3 | 0 | 1 | 70.4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Indiana3+ TD | W 83-20 | 15 | 18 | 181 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 | 74.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Purdue | W 34-13 | 13 | 19 | 130 | 68.4 | 1 | 1 | 51.1 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Iowa | W 31-30 | 20 | 26 | 205 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | 56.8 | 2 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Ohio State | W 31-18 | 13 | 16 | 152 | 81.3 | 0 | 1 | 64.7 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Minnesota | W 41-23 | 17 | 23 | 223 | 73.9 | 1 | 0 | 84.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Michigan State | L 24-34 | 11 | 25 | 127 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 46.6 | 2 | -19 | -9.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Austin Peay3+ TD | W 70-3 | 15 | 17 | 217 | 88.2 | 3 | 0 | 72.1 | 1 | -7 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Arizona State | W 20-19 | 19 | 25 | 246 | 76.0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs San José State | W 27-14 | 15 | 22 | 191 | 68.2 | 1 | 1 | 58.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ UNLV | W 41-21 | 15 | 20 | 197 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 61.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
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Wisconsin
2008-2010
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Season Value Progression
20082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 120 | 50.8 | 3.1 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2,713 | 59.9 | 9.5 | 2,593 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,713 | 59.9 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2,429 | 66.2 | 6.4 | -284 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,429 | 66.2 | 6.4 | 0 |
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
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
5
3+ TD games
17
Above avg efficiency
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