updated 10/06
2006: Led Illinois to two scoring drives vs. Ohio State in a relief role ... Did not play vs. Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio, Penn State or Wisconsin ... Needs just 19 rushing yards to set the Illini QB career rushing record ... Rushed nine times for 38 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse ... Went 13-of-17 for 149 yards against Eastern Illinois ... Rushed six times for 31 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers. 2005: Named the team's Outstanding Offensive Back ... Started all 11 games at quarterback ... Completed 61.1 percent of his passes, hitting 206-of-377 for 1,979 yards ... Threw 11 touchdown passes and rushed for another three ... Rushed for 420 yards, which is the most by an Illinois quarterback in a season ... Fell just 76 yards shy of setting the mark for career rushing yards by an Illini QB ... Threw for a career-best 277 yards against Wisconsin, connecting for 20-of-39 and two touchdowns ... Also threw a career-long 61-yard pass to Jason Davis vs. the Badgers ... Rushed for a career-best and team season-high 116 yards vs. UW ... Had a career-high three touchdown passes in Illinois' comeback win over Rutgers ... Helped lead the Illini from 20 points down against the Scarlet Knights, to erase a school record deficit and win in overtime ... Had four multiple touchdown performances against Rutgers, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Northwestern ... Completed 22-of-39 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown against Indiana ... Set career-highs in attempts and completions going 32-for-44 for 233 yards at Iowa ... Collected 228 yards on 21-of-37 passing against Cal ... Threw for 230 yards and a touchdown at Indiana ... Ended the season with 241 yards on 20-of-35 passing and two touchdowns against Northwestern ... Led the team in rushing three times during the season.
2004: Member of UI squad.
2003: Saw action vs. Illinois State and at Iowa ... Attempted one pass vs. Illinois State.
2002: Redshirted.
High School: Earned nine varsity letters in basketball, track and football at Riverside-Brookfield High School ... SuperPrep All-Region ... Prep Star All-Region ... Set IHSA record for single-game passing yardage when he threw for 589 against Joliet Catholic in the state quarterfinals in 2001 ... Named the Chicago Sun-Times 2001 Player of the Year ...Passed for 4,639 yards and 58 touchdowns as a senior, also state records ... Earned Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette Player of the Year honors in 2001 ... In his two years as a starter, he passed for 7,906 yards and 94 touchdowns ... A Chicago Tribune All-State selection ... Led his team to a 22-2 record in 2000 and 2001 ... Two-time Suburban Prairie All-Conference pick and the 2001 conference Most Valuable Player ... IHSA All-State selection following his junior and senior seasons ... Suburban Life Player of the Year ... High school coach was Otto Zeman ... Also earned all-conference honors in basketball and track.
Personal: Full given name is Timothy Christian Brasic ... Born July 30, 1983 in Berwyn, Ill. ... The son of Dan and Caroline Brasic ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ...Father played baseball at Northern Illinois ... Two-year honor roll student in high school.
Career Highs
Pass Completions: 32 at Iowa, 10/1/05
Pass Attempts: 44 at Iowa, 10/1/05
Passing Yards: 277 vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/05
Long Pass: 61 vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/05
Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs. Rutgers, 9/3/05
Carries: 18 vs. Rutgers, 9/3/05 & at California, 9/17/05
Rushing Yards: 116 vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/05
Long Rush: 32 at Iowa, 10/1/05
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. San Jose State, 9/10/05
Brasic's Game-By-Game Offensive Statistics
| | | P A S S I N G | R U S H I N G |
| GAME/YEAR | G | ATT | COMP | INT | PCT. | YDS | TD | LP | CAR | YDS | TD | LP |
| ILLINOIS STATE | | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Iowa | | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RUTGERS | | 24 | 34 | 2 | .706 | 233 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 25 |
| SAN JOSE STATE | | 17 | 22 | 1 | .773 | 199 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
| at California | | 21 | 37 | 0 | .568 | 228 | 0 | 52 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 16 |
| MICHIGAN STATE | | 16 | 30 | 1 | .533 | 148 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 15 |
| at Iowa | | 32 | 44 | 1 | .727 | 233 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| at Indiana | | 22 | 39 | 2 | .564 | 230 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 15 |
| PENN STATE | | 8 | 16 | 0 | .500 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| WISCONSIN | | 20 | 39 | 1 | .513 | 277 | 2 | 61 | 16 | 116 | 0 | 22 |
| at Ohio State | | 18 | 24 | 0 | .750 | 92 | 0 | 25 | 17 | -11 | 0 | 10 |
| at Purdue | | 8 | 17 | 2 | .471 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| NORTHWESTERN | | 20 | 35 | 1 | .571 | 241 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 2005 Totals | 11 | 206 | 337 | 11 | .611 | 1,979
(179.9 ypg) | 11 | 61 | 151 | 420
(2.8 ypc,
38.2 ypg) | 3 | 32 |
| EASTERN ILLINOIS | | 17 | 13 | 0 | .765 | 149 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 11 |
| at RUTGERS | | 11 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 5 | -9 | 0 | 3 |
| SYRACUSE | | 16 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 12 |
| IOWA | | 7 | 3 | 1 | .429 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| at Michigan State | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INDIANA | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | | 17 | 6 | 1 | .353 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 Totals | 5 | 66 | 35 | 5 | 53.0 | 346
(72.3 ypg) | 0 | 25 | 22 | 77
(3.4 ypc,
17.8 ypg) | 2 | 12 |
| CAREER TOTALS | 18 | 404 | 241 | 16 | 59.7 | 2,325 | 11 | 61 | 173 | 497 | 5 | 32 |
