2002 Midwest Region Candidates
JOSH CHAPMAN
Quarterback - Missouri
Southern State
6-3, 220, Senior, Webb City,
Missouri
2002
Highlights: He was named National Offensive Player of
the Week by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and D2football.com
after setting the school and MIAA records with 533 yards of
total offense in a 52-28 win over Washburn. He passed for
337 yards and rushed for 196 on route to the record. He
was also named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week once. He
passed for 11 touchdowns in the first four games, leading MSSC
to a 4-0 start. He ranks 2nd in the MIAA in total offense
(262.1 ypg) and 14th in Division II. He has accounted for
15 touchdowns in the first 4 games. He ranks 25th in the
nation in passing efficiency (138.8).
2002 Key Stats: He
had 533 yards of total offense versus Washburn (337 passing, 196
rushing). He has had 1,835 yards of total offense in 2002.
He ranks second in the MIAA and 14th in the nation in total
offense. He accounted for 18 touchdowns (13 passing, 5
rushing). He completed 60.6 percent of
his passes for 1,358 yards and 13 touchdowns with only 5
interceptions.
Career Awards and
Accomplishments: He is Missouri Southern's career
leader in total offense (7,228 yards ) and is 4th in the MIAA in
career total offense. He ranks 2nd in MSSC history in
passing yards (4,528), pass completions (401) and passing
touchdowns (40). He is the second player in Division II
history to have 4,000 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing.
He was a two-time honorable mention All-MIAA quarterback in 2000
and 2001. He was named MSSC Most Valuable Player in 2001
unofficially just the fourth player in Division II history with
a 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 passing in a season. He
led the MIAA in rushing (102.4 ypg) and total offense (273.3 ypg)
in 2001. He is 4th on MSSC's career rushing charts (2,700
yds) and on pace to break MSSC's single-season total offense
record of 2,768 yards. He has 200 yards of total offense
12 times in his last 17 games. He topped 300 in total
offense 4 times in that span. He is the 4th player in MIAA
history with over 7,000 yards of total offense. He ranks
ahead of former Harlon Hill Trophy winner Brian Shay in MIAA
total offense. He was named team MVP in 2001. He
holds the team single-game record for total offense, most plays
in a season and most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season
(1,025). He also holds the single-season mark for highest
completion percentage (76.1). He was a member of the MIAA
Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2000.
NCAA Rankings:
Passing Efficiency: Ranks 25th
in Division II - 138.8
Total Offense: Ranks 14th in
Division II - 262.1
Year |
Comp. |
Att |
INT |
Yds |
TD |
Rush |
Yds |
TD |
2002 |
114 |
188 |
5 |
1,358 |
13 |
86 |
538 |
5 |
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