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Illinois State University Athletics

2025 Football Roster

16 Tommy Rittenhouse

  • Position QB
  • Hometown Geneva, Ill.
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 195
  • High School St. Francis HS
  • Class Senior

Biography

2024: All-MVFC Honorable mention selection ... MVFC Scholar-Athlete Second Team pick ... started all 14 games at quarterback for the Redbirds ... completed 66.4 percent of his passes (259-for-390) for 2,840 yards with 17 touchdown passes … ranked second in the MVFC in completions (259) and fourth in the MVFC in passing yards (2840) … combined to score 25 total touchdowns, with eight scores on the ground to rank second on the team … rushed for 480 yards on 78 attempts … recorded seven games with 200-plus yards passing and tallied a pair of 300-plus yards efforts … threw for a career-high 347 yards in a win at Murray State … tied career bests with three touchdown passes each in wins against Eastern Illinois and at Indiana State … tossed a pair of touchdowns and threw for 277 yards in the FCS playoff win at Southeast Missouri State ... selected as MVFC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 21, after throwing for 347 yards, rushing for a 128 and accounting for three scores against Murray State.

2023: Played in eight games, with two starts in the final two games of the season at quarterback for the Redbirds ... finished the season 46-for 69 with 467 yards passing and three touchdowns ... also rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on the ground ... completed 6-of-7 passes in the season-opening win over Dayton ... was 4-for-4 for 30 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Lindenwood ... went 14-for-23 for 165 yards with two touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing) in leading the Redbirds to a win over Murray State ... completed a career-high 21 passes for a career-best 241 yards and a touchdown in the season finale at North Dakota.

2022: Played in five contests and started the final three of the season at quarterback for the Redbirds ... finished the year 30-for-57 for 242 yards through the air ... also carried the ball 28 times for 97 yards with three touchdowns ... rushed for two touchdowns and 81 yards while throwing for 103 yards against Youngstown State ... led the Redbirds to a win over Western Illinois in the season finale, going 13-for-22 through the air with a rushing touchdown against the Leathernecks.

2021 (fall): Redshirted.

St. Francis HS: Two-year starter for head coach Bob McMillen … completed 132 attempts for 1,967 yards and rushed for 493 yards while accounting for 29 total touchdowns as a junior in 2019 … named the Metro Suburban Conference Offensive MVP and also earned all-conference, all-area honors while being named an all-state honorable mention selection … helped team to a conference championship and a berth in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs … during sophomore season in 2018, threw for 1,424 yards and 24 touchdowns while earning all-conference, all-county and all-area honors … earned academic all-state plaudits.

Personal: Born September 9, 2002 in Geneva, Illinois … son of John and Jennifer Rittenhouse … has two sisters, Hannah and Elle … his sister, Hannah, plays soccer at Iowa … his cousin, Demetrius Jackson, played basketball at Notre Dame and in the NBA with the Celtics … member of the high honor roll.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2021Freshman

    QB
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Sophomore

    QB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Junior

    QB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2025Senior

    QB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    16