Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | L 6-42vs Wyoming | 15/27 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 9.2 | Season-high 175 yds |
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Shane Illingworth
Junior quarterback for Nevada. 2023: 175 passing yards, 1 INT.
6′6″ · 233 lb · Norco, CA
Nevada 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
PRO recruit
No. 164 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma State
Last played in 2023.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior quarterback for Nevada. 2023: 175 passing yards, 1 INT.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2020.
Shane Illingworth
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Ken Wilson. The receipt: 175 pass yds against Wyoming — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 1,870 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
20204 games
- Signed with Oklahoma State4-star out of Norco
20227 games
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Vai Taua, and Ken Wilson. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nevada | 15 | 27 | 55.6% | 175 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 102.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Nevada | 84 | 145 | 57.9% | 761 | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 102.4 | 26 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 50 | 56.0% | 385 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 136.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 41 | 70 | 58.6% | 549 | 7.8 | 4 | 1 | 140.5 | 58 | -- | -- |
| Career | 168 | 292 | 57.5% | 1,870 | 6.4 | 9 | 6 | 117.4 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nevada | 10 | -14 | -1.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Nevada | 35 | -63 | -1.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 12 | -18 | -1.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 61 | -96 | -1.6 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Shane Illingworth pass complete to Nate Burleson II for 20 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 3&14 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Shane Illingworth pass complete to Dalevon Campbell for 15 yds to the NEV 46 for a 1ST down
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Shane Illingworth pass complete to Isaah Crocker for 28 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 3&18 · Q2 · EPA -2.37Shane Illingworth sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the WYO 29
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Shane Illingworth pass complete to Spencer Curtis for 19 yds to the WYO 45 for a 1ST down
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.35Shane Illingworth pass complete to Nate Burleson II for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 44
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA -1.25Shane Illingworth sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the NEV 31
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -1.21Shane Illingworth pass complete to Jamaal Bell for a loss of 5 yards to the WYO 25
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.99Shane Illingworth pass complete to Spencer Curtis for 9 yds to the NEV 45
- Week 13 · Wyoming · 2&16 · Q2 · EPA -0.92Shane Illingworth sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 21
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Oklahoma State8-3HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (99th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 175 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 6.5 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
41.4%
77 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Gunner Cruz’s 2021 season.
Differs from Gunner on
Class year (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
INT rate (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DJ Williams’s path through Southern Illinois.
Matches DJ on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Spencer Petras's junior season at Iowa (2022).
66%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Spencer on
Completion %
Yards / attempt
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Spencer on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Shane Illingworth
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology