Ben Thorson

QBSeasons 2021–2023 (3)Games 186'3" · 215 lbsHometown Wheaton, Ill.High school Wheaton Academy / Taylor University

Second Team All-CCIW · 2023

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Passing

3,350

261/386 · 36 TD · 3 INT

Rushing

36 att · 0.9 avg · 4 TD

Points

4 TD

In the Official Record Book

As published by Wheaton College Athletics — every era since 1914 · the full book

Career Records

Career totals as published, including seasons this archive has no report forOfficial

Record	Mark	Line	All-time	Seasons
Fewest Interceptions Min 200 Pass Attempts	3 INTs	386 Atts	1st	2021-23
Completion Percentage Min 200 Pass Attempts	67.62% Comp%	261-386 Comp-Att	3rd	2021-23
Passing Yards per Game Min 200 Pass Attempts	186.1 Yds/G	3,350 Yards · 18 Games	7th	2021-23
Total Offense Per Game	187.9 Tot Off/G	3,383 Tot Off · 18 Games	11th	2021-23
Touchdown Passes	36 TDs		13th	2021-23
Passing Yards	3,350 Yards	386 Attempts · 261 Comp. · 3 INTs · 36 TDs	18th	2021-23
Total Offense	3,383 Total	3,350 Pass · 33 Rush	20th	2021-23

Single-Season Records

One season, as publishedOfficial

Record	Mark	Line	All-time	Season
Passing Yards	3,279 Yards	373 Attempts · 252 Comp · 2 INTs · 36 TDs	2nd	2023
Touchdown Passes	36 TDs		2nd	2023
Pass Completions	252 Completions		3rd	2023
Total Offense	3,285 Total	3,279 Pass · 6 Rush	3rd	2023
Pass Attempts	373 Attempts		6th	2023
Completion Percentage Min 50 Pass Attempts	67.56% Comp%	252-373 Comp-Att	7th	2023
Passing Yards per Game Min 50 Pass Attempts	273.3 Yds/G	3,279 Yards · 12 Games	7th	2023
Total Offense Per Game	273.8 Tot Off/G	3,285 Tot Off · 12 Games	8th	2023

Single-Game Records

Official

Record	Mark	Game
Touchdown Passes	6	vs. Carroll, 10/22/23

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1997–2025

1st Touchdown Passes · 2023 · 36 1st Touchdown Passes · Oct 21 2023 · 6 1st Completions · 2023 · 252 1st Pass Attempts · 2023 · 373 2nd Passing Yards · 2023 · 3,279 2nd Passing Yards per Game · 2023 · 273.2 3rd Completion Percentage · career · 67.6%3rd Passing Yards · Nov 25 2023 · 402 3rd Completions · Sep 23 2023 · 31 3rd Total Offense · 2023 · 3,285 3rd Total Offense per Game · 2023 · 273.8 4th Passer Rating · career · 169.7 7th Total Offense per Game · career · 187.9 7th Passing Yards per Game · career · 186.1 7th Completion Percentage · 2023 · 67.6%9th Touchdown Passes · career · 36 9th Passer Rating · 2023 · 172.2

Biography

From the official athletics bio

Career: Thorson's .676 (261-386) completion percentage ranks second in Wheaton career history...His 3360 passing yards is 17th on the All-Time record list.

2022: Made five appearances for the Thunder...averaged 13.5 yards per rush...tallied 27 yards per two rushes and one touchdown this season...season-high one rush for 35 yards versus Milikin.

2023: Second Team All-CCIW recognition...Finished 252-373 (67.56%)...His 3279 yards passing yards set a new Wheaton single-season record..His 36 passing touchdowns set a new Wheaton single-season record...had an impressive six touchdown game against Carroll which is tied for first in a single game in Wheaton history...threw for five touchdowns against UW-Whitewater in the NCAA Divison III playoffs for 402 yards in what would be the final game of his career...stands second in Wheaton single-season total offense with 3289 yards.

Major: Christian Formation Ministry

Photographs

33 frames from 13 games, tagged by jersey number · in the gallery

Pre-snap OL intensity Paul Fay Ben ThorsonNov 25 Wheaton at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater78Paul Fay 5Ben Thorson

QB Ben Thorson in pocket with ball scanningSep 30 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson

Entrance sprint Ben Thorson Ben Bonga No. 16Sep 30 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson 15Ben Bonga16Amos or O'Connell

Entrance run Ben Thorson Ben Bonga No. 16Sep 30 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson 15Ben Bonga16Amos or O'Connell

Ben Thorson jogging No. 7 behindSep 30 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson7Jones or Watson

QB Ben Thorson ready with ball close-upSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson

Ben Thorson with ball Nick Beard in stance pre-snapSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson 52Nick Beard

QB Ben Thorson throw wind-up arm blurSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson

QB Ben Thorson holding ball ready stanceSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson

Ben Thorson holding ball back view Nick Beard nearbySep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson 52Nick Beard

Entrance run Ben Thorson Ben BongaSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson 15Ben Bonga

Ben Thorson back view in motionSep 9 Wheaton vs University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh5Ben Thorson

Handoff Will Bowers to Ben Thorson snowNov 19 Wheaton vs Bethel University13Will Bowers 5Ben Thorson

Ben Thorson QB pocket ball O-line blockNov 12 Wheaton vs North Park University5Ben Thorson

Diving tackle Riley Schwartz on Ben Thorson with ballOct 29 Wheaton vs Millikin University1Riley Schwartz 5Ben Thorson

Run Ben Thorson with ball teammatesOct 29 Wheaton vs Millikin University5Ben Thorson

Swarm tackle on No. 24 by Ben ThorsonOct 29 Wheaton vs Millikin University24Reeves or Williams5Ben Thorson

Run Daniel Leadbetter Ben Thorson tackle attemptOct 22 Wheaton vs Carroll University17Daniel Leadbetter 5Ben Thorson

QB Ben Thorson handoff play-action at the lineOct 22 Wheaton vs Carroll University5Ben Thorson

Swarm tackle Ben Thorson Stephen Watson No. 16 on carrierOct 22 Wheaton vs Carroll University5Ben Thorson 22Stephen Watson16O'Connell or Ruff

Tackle squeeze Ben Thorson with two defendersOct 8 Wheaton vs Elmhurst University5Ben Thorson

Run with ball vs pursuer Ben Thorson teammate No. 89 trailingOct 8 Wheaton vs Elmhurst University5Ben Thorson

Breakaway run Ben Thorson with ball official trailingOct 8 Wheaton vs Elmhurst University5Ben Thorson

Ready stance Will Eggleston Ben Thorson No. 65Oct 1 Wheaton at North Central College8Will Eggleston 5Ben Thorson

Ian Hanafee diving tackle readable Ben Thorson Max Smith Zac SchloemerSep 17 Wheaton vs Illinois Wesleyan University37Ian Hanafee 5Ben Thorson 23Max Smith 81Zac Schloemer

Ben Thorson inverted at impact partial ball in pileSep 17 Wheaton vs Illinois Wesleyan University5Ben Thorson

QB Ben Thorson mid-throw release follow-throughSep 10 Wheaton at Trinity University (Texas)5Ben Thorson

Entrance jog Ben Thorson Riley SchwartzNov 6 Wheaton vs Illinois Wesleyan University5Ben Thorson 1Riley Schwartz

Tackle River Shindledecker on Ben ThorsonSep 18 Wheaton vs North Central College90River Shindledecker 5Ben Thorson

Tackle Jake Holaday wrapping Ben Thorson ball outSep 18 Wheaton vs North Central College92Jake Holaday 5Ben Thorson

Scrimmage pile Ben Thorson with ball Caleb Ericson downSep 18 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson 53Caleb Ericson

Pursuit run Ben Thorson vs No. 92Sep 18 Wheaton vs North Central College5Ben Thorson

Season by Season

Passing

Season	GP	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Long	Rating	Yds/G
2021	1	1	1	100.0%	6	0	0	6	150.4	6.0
2022	5	8	12	66.7%	65	0	1	13	95.5	13.0
2023	12	252	373	67.6%	3,279	36	2	68	172.2	273.2
Career	18	261	386	67.6%	3,350	36	3	68	169.7	186.1

Rushing

Season	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Yds/G
2022	5	2	27	13.5	1	35	5.4
2023	12	34	6	0.2	3	14	0.5
Career	17	36	33	0.9	4	35	1.9

Total Offense

Season	G	Plays	Rush	Pass	Yds	Yds/G
2021	1	1	0	6	6	6.0
2022	5	14	27	65	92	18.4
2023	12	407	6	3,279	3,285	273.8
Career	18	422	33	3,350	3,383	187.9

All-Purpose Yards

Season	G	Rush	Yds	Yds/G
2022	5	27	27	5.4
2023	12	6	6	0.5
Career	17	33	33	1.9

Scoring

Season	TD	Pts
2022	1	6
2023	3	18
Career	4	24

Defense

Season	GP	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks
2022	5	1	1	2	0.5	0.5
2023	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Career	17	1	1	2	0.5	0.5

Punting

Season	No	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB	Blk
2023	1	32	32.0	32	0	0	—

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025

Date	Opponent	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Long
Nov 13, 2021	Millikin University	1	1	6	0	0	6
Oct 8, 2022	Elmhurst University	1	2	5	0	0	5
Oct 22, 2022	Carroll University	5	5	45	0	0	13
Oct 29, 2022	Millikin University	1	3	7	0	0	7
Nov 12, 2022	North Park University	1	2	8	0	1	8
Sep 9, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	22	29	254	0	0	27
Sep 16, 2023	Illinois Wesleyan University	21	29	241	2	0	26
Sep 23, 2023	Augustana College (IL)	31	45	395	2	0	35
Sep 30, 2023	North Central College	22	38	235	3	0	31
Oct 7, 2023	Elmhurst University	10	12	145	2	0	34
Oct 14, 2023	Carthage College	24	37	339	4	0	48
Oct 21, 2023	Carroll University	22	28	273	6	0	45
Oct 28, 2023	Millikin University	16	20	228	2	0	46
Nov 4, 2023	WashU	16	28	266	5	0	48
Nov 11, 2023	North Park University	22	29	239	4	0	34
Nov 18, 2023	Mount St. Joseph University	20	37	262	1	1	68
Nov 25, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	26	41	402	5	1	55

Date	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks
Oct 8, 2022	Elmhurst University	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Oct 29, 2022	Millikin University	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Nov 5, 2022	WashU	1	1	2	0.5	0.5
Sep 9, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Sep 16, 2023	Illinois Wesleyan University	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Sep 23, 2023	Augustana College (IL)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Oct 14, 2023	Carthage College	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Nov 11, 2023	North Park University	0	0	0	0.0	0.0

Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 8, 2022	Elmhurst University	1	-8	0	0
Oct 29, 2022	Millikin University	1	35	1	35
Sep 9, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5	-7	1	4
Sep 16, 2023	Illinois Wesleyan University	2	3	1	2
Sep 23, 2023	Augustana College (IL)	4	18	1	14
Sep 30, 2023	North Central College	4	-8	0	1
Oct 14, 2023	Carthage College	2	-10	0	0
Oct 21, 2023	Carroll University	4	-2	0	4
Oct 28, 2023	Millikin University	1	4	0	4
Nov 4, 2023	WashU	3	-12	0	3
Nov 11, 2023	North Park University	1	3	0	3
Nov 18, 2023	Mount St. Joseph University	5	12	0	7
Nov 25, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	3	5	0	8

Date	Opponent	TD	Pts
Oct 29, 2022	Millikin University	1	6
Sep 9, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	1	6
Sep 16, 2023	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	6
Sep 23, 2023	Augustana College (IL)	1	6

Date	Opponent	No	Yds	Long	In20	TB	Blk
Nov 25, 2023	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	1	32	32	0	0	—

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2021	5	QB	Junior	6'3"	206 lbs	Wheaton, Ill.	Wheaton Academy / Taylor University
2022	5	QB	Senior	6'3"	215 lbs	Wheaton, Ill.	Wheaton Academy / Taylor University
2023	5	QB	Senior	6'3"	215 lbs	Wheaton, Ill.	Wheaton Academy / Taylor University