Christian Chapman Season 2018

Final Bio

* 2018 Dr. R. Hardy/C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy (team captain award) 
* 2015 MW Championship Game Most Valuable Offensive Player  

Mobile, accurate quarterback with a quick release ... Started 35 games over his career, including six postseason contests ... Was 24-11 as a starting quarterback, winning both the 2015 and 2016 MW Championship game and the 2015 Hawai'i Bowl and 2016 Las Vegas Bowl ... In six career postseason appearances (MW championships and bowl games), was 4-2, completing 40 of 64 attempts (62.5 pct.) for 562 yards and three touchdowns against two interceptions for a 145.48 pass efficiency rating ... All-time SDSU Division I era (since 1969) ranks (min. 15 starts): first in quarterback victories (24), second in quarterback winning percentage (.686), sixth in pass efficiency rating (144.12) and 11th in passing yards (5,085) ... Had nine career games with multiple touchdown passes and never threw more than one interception in a game ... Had the longest streak of games with one or less interceptions (35) among active FBS starting quarterbacks following his career, the longest streak in FBS play since Navy’s Keenan Reynolds went 45 games without more than one interception in a game from 2012-15 ... His 31 consecutive starts at quarterback (snapped Sept. 15 vs. No. 23/25 Arizona State) were the program's most since Ryan Lindley started a school-record 44 straight from Oct. 18, 2008-Dec. 17, 2011 ... For his career, had 39 touchdown passes against 12 interceptions.

SENIOR SEASON (2018)
Was named a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Candidate, which goes out to the quarterback with the most accomplishments on and off the field, for a second straight season ... Won one of the team’s four Dr. R. Hardy/C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy Captain’s Awards at the team banquet ... For the season was 51-for-89 (57.3 pct.) for 782 yards with four touchdowns and one interception ... Had a 143.69 pass efficiency rating ... If you take away the 10 times he was sacked (for 75 yards), he ended up rushing 12 times for 61 yards (5.1 avg.) ... Was a team captain in five games on the season ... Started his third straight season opener at No. 13/13 Stanford, where he was one of the team’s four captains ... Completed 10 of 15 passes for 113 yards with a long of 28 yards ... Did not throw for a touchdown or an interception and was sacked five times ... Was 6-for-11 for 112 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions against Sacramento State, before going down with a knee injury midway through the second quarter ... Became SDSU’s all-time leading winner among starting quarterbacks in the program’s DI history (since 1969), passing Ryan Lindley (2008-11) ... Missed the games against No. 23/25 Arizona State, vs. Eastern Michigan and at rv/No. 24 Boise State, but traveled for the BS game ... Also did not play against Air Force or against San José State ... Traveled to Nevada, but did not play ... Returned to play off the bench at New Mexico, throwing for 182 yards and a touchdown, going 13-for-19 without throwing an interception ... Played for the first time since Sept. 8, 2018 because of a knee injury (missed the previous six-plus games) ... Set season highs in completions (13), attempts (19), passing yards (182), touchdowns (1) and pass efficiency rating (166.25) ... Received the highest grade of his career from Pro Football Focus and was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... Earned the start against UNLV, his first since the second game of the season vs. Sacramento State, going 8-for-10 for 92 yards and a touchdown against one interception ... Would have set a career-high for completion percentage (.800), but did not have enough pass attempts (10) to qualify (12) ... Threw for 126 yards and a touchdown in a second straight start at Fresno State. completing 4 of 13 passes ... Threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Fred Trevillion, SDSU’s longest play of the season at the time ... Threw for 149 yards and a 76-yard touchdown against Hawai’i ... The 76-yard touchdown pass to Fred Trevillion was SDSU’s longest play of the season ... Threw his fourth touchdown of the season and 39th of his career ... Started the DXL Frisco Bowl against Ohio, going 1-for-2 for eight yards, while rushing for nine yards on five carries with a long of nine ... Stretched his active FBS streak of quarterback starts with one or less interceptions to 35 games ... It is the longest streak since Navy’s Kennan Reynolds went 45 games without more than one interception in a game from 2012-15 ... Dropped to 24-11 all-time as a starting quarterback.

JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Was named a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Candidate, which goes out to the quarterback with the most accomplishments on and off the field ... Was 146-for-243 on the season for 1,873 yards and 13 touchdowns against four interceptions, the first which came on a Hail Mary with time expiring in the first half against UC Davis in the opener and the second in the fourth quarter in the ninth game of the season at Hawai'i ... Went 33 quarters in between his first and second interception (167 pass attempts), while throwing eight touchdown passes over that span ... Owned a 60.1 completion percentage and a 139.13 pass efficiency rating ... Among the MW Leaders, ranked first in touchdown-to-interception percentage (3.3, T-27th nationally), second in interception percentage (1.6, 21st nationally), third in pass efficiency rating (139.13, 46th nationally), fourth in touchdown percentage (5.3) and yards per completion (12.83, 47th nationally), fifth in yards per attempt (7.71, 35th nationally), sixth in yards (1,873), and seventh in touchdowns (13), completions (146), attempts (243) and completion percentage (60.1) ... His pass efficiency rating by half: 1st - 130.1, 2nd - 153.9 ... His pass efficiency rating when winning: 136.1 - and when trailing: 147.8 ... His pass efficiency rating when the score is within three points in the fourth quarter: 350.5 (4-for-4, 80 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) - and within seven points in the fourth quarter: 173.6 (11-for-16, 146 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT) ... If you take away the 29 times he was sacked (for 193 yards), he rushed 43 times for 162 yards (3.8 avg.) with a touchdown ... Was 16-for-21 for 220 yards and two touchdowns against one interception in the opener against UC Davis ... The interception came on a Hail Mary with the clock winding down in the first half ... The 16 completions tied a then career high as he found nine different receivers in the game ... Was 9-for-18 for 73 yards and a touchdown pass at Arizona State without throwing an interception ... Completed 21 of his 29 pass attempts for 187 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions against No. 19/19 Stanford ... Ended up with career highs in completions (21, previous high was 16) and attempts (29, previous high was 25) ... Led SDSU to the win on a game-winning drive that started with 6:15 left and used up 5:21 of clock ... Numbers on the game-winning drive: 4-for-5 (4 of last 4), 47 yards, one touchdown, three different receivers, 224.96 pass efficiency rating ... Was 10-for-16 for 180 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception at Air Force ... Recorded his fourth second-half comeback victory, tied with David Lowery and Mark Halda for fourth in SDSU's Division I era (since 1969) ... Found David Wells with a 28-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to put SDSU up, 21-17 ... Completed 10 of 19 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns vs. Northern Illinois ... Was his eighth career game with multiple touchdown passes ... Was 14-for-23 for 172 yards, while rushing three times for eight yards and a touchdown at UNLV ... Scored his first career rushing touchdown ... Was 12-for-27 for a season-high 240 yards and a touchdown against Boise State ... Threw an 89-yard touchdown pass to Fred Trevillion, the fourth-longest passing play in SDSU history and the longest since a 90-yard pass by Ryan Lindley to Vincent Brown vs. No. 25 Utah on Nov. 20, 2010, and tied for the eighth longest in FBS play in 2017 ... Also rushed a career-high 14 times for 26 yards ... Was 10 of 20 passing for 77 yards with no touchdowns (or interceptions) against Fresno State ... Was 5-for-11 for 83 yards and a touchdown at Hawai'i, while also throwing an interception ... Threw an interception in the fourth quarter, his first since the final play of the first half against UC Davis on a Hail Mary attempt ... The interception snapped his streak of 167 passes without a pick, which was just 11 shy of Dan McGwire's school record of 178 set in 1990 ... Was 4-for-5 for 77 yards and a touchdown at San Jose State without throwing an interception ... Was 15-for-23 for 205 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception once again against Nevada ... Threw a pass to nine different receivers ... Also added a 9-yard rush ... Was 14-for-21 for 198 yards, two touchdowns and an interception against New Mexico ... Improved to 23-5 as the starting quarterback over his career ... The 23 victories tied Ryan Lindley (2008-09-10-11) for the most in SDSU's Division I history (since 1969) ... With his performance vs. UNM, he recorded his ninth multi-touchdown game (he has never thrown more than one interception in a game) ... Threw his 12th and 13th touchdown passes of the season, giving him 35 for his career ... Was 6-for-10 for 25 yards with an interception and no touchdowns against Army West Point in the Armed Forces Bowl.  

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Racked up numerous superlatives, including being named a "Other Quarterbacks to Watch" by Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan, a "Top 25 MW Player to Watch" by the Orlando Sentinel's Matt Murschel, "SDSU's Key Player to a Successful Season" by Campus Insiders' Pete Fiutak, a "Group of 5 Wild Card Players" by Athlon Sports' J.P. Scott and a "SDSU Player to Watch" by Lindy's Sports ... Was 153-for-251 (61.0 pct.) for 1,994 yards and 20 touchdowns with just six interceptions, owning a 149.20 pass efficiency rating ... His 61.0 completion percentage was the third best by an Aztec since 1996 ... (Min. 180 attempts), ranked second in the MW in pass touchdown percentage (11th nationally, 8.0) and touchdown-to-interception percentage (T-23rd nationally, 3.33), third in pass efficiency rating (24th nationally, 149.20) and pass touchdowns (T-45th nationally, 20), fourth in yards per attempt (35th nationally, 7.94), yards per completion (41st nationally, 13.03) and completion percentage (49th nationally, 61.0), and fourth in interception percentage (58th nationally, 2.4) ... If you take away the 28 times that he was sacked for 159 yards, he ended up rushing 43 times for 222 yards (5.2 avg.) ... Has multiple touchdown passes in six games ... Had a solid opener vs. New Hampshire in just his third career start, completing 16 of 25 passes for a career-high 283 yards and a career-best two touchdowns ... His 283 yards were the most by an Aztec since Quinn Kaehler had 326 vs. Air Force on Nov. 21, 2014 ... Threw an 86-yard pass to Mikah Holder in the first quarter, tied for the seventh-longest pass in program history ... Also rushed six times for 7 yards (4.5 avg.) ... Was 14-for-23 for 129 yards, a touchdown and an interception against California ... The interception stopped numerous streaks, including 87 passes by Chapman without an interception, 254 pass attempts by SDSU without an interception and 404 snaps without a turnover ... Was 11-for-19 with a career-high three touchdowns and 126 yards in his fifth career start ... Became the first Aztec with three touchdown passes in a game since Maxwell Smith threw three vs. Wyoming on Nov. 14, 2015 ... All three scores came in the first half as SDSU raced out to a 28-7 lead ... Completed 13 of 22 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown at South Alabama ... Was 15-for-20 for 215 yards and one touchdown without throwing a pick against UNLV ... Connected on a career-high 75 percent of his passing attempts (min. 5 att.) ... It was his seventh straight game with at least one passing touchdown ... Was only called on to pass 12 times at Fresno State, completing seven passes for 72 yards ... Also rushed six times for 26 yards (4.3 avg.) with a long of 13 yards ... Was 13-for-18 (72.2 pct.) for 167 yards and a touchdown pass in a start vs. San Jose State ... Threw an interception for the first time in 82 passes (81 passes in between picks) ... Also rushed five times for a season-high 31 yards (6.2 avg.) with a long of 13 yards ... Completed 4 of 9 attempts for 14 yards and a touchdown at Utah State ... The 14 yards were the fewest thrown in a game in SDSU's Division I history (since 1969) ... Also ran three times for six yards, including a long run of 10 yards ... Had a good game against Hawai'i, going 7-for-15 for 76 yards and three touchdowns with one interception ... The three touchdown passes tied a career high (also at Northern Illinois) ... Was 11-for-16 for 146 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions at Nevada ... Posted a season-high pass efficiency rating of 186.65) ... Finished 15-for-26 for 211 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception at Wyoming ... Lost for just the second time in 13 games (11-2) as the starting quarterback ... Was 11-for-19 for 183 yards and two touchdowns with one interception at Colorado State ... Threw multiple touchdown passes for the fourth straight game and sixth time of his career (all this season) ... Finished 6-for-13 for 85 yards and an interception at Wyoming in the MW Championship game ... Added nine rushes for 17 yards ... Was 10-for-14 for 128 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception against Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl ... Improved to 13-3 as the starting quarterback and 4-0 in postseason games (2-0 in MW championships, 2-0 in bowl games) ... Of Chapman's 10 completions, six went for first down and one went for a touchdown ... On first down, Chapman was 5-for-5 for 83 yards and a touchdown ... Finished with a pass efficiency rating of 171.8, making SDSU 6-0 in 2016 when owning a rating of 165 or better ... Threw his 20th touchdown pass of the season and 22nd of his career.  

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Played in nine games with two starts, including each of the final seven contests ... Started the final two games with starter Maxwell Smith out with an injury and both were wins ... Completed 29 of 49 passes (59.2 pct.) for 436 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for a passing efficiency of 141.10 ... Also rushed 16 times for 72 yards (4.5 avg.) with a long run of 13 yards ... Logged his first career collegiate snaps against San Diego, going 2-for-2 for 39 yards with a 263.80 pass efficiency rating ... Had a long of 32 yards to Rashaad Penny ... Came off the bench at California and was 4-for-13 for 37 yards and an interception ... Had a long of 20 yards ... Did not play in the next five games (vs. South Alabama, at Penn State, vs. Fresno State, at Hawai`i and at San Jose State) ... Came in late to play against Utah State without recording a stat ... Also played at Colorado State, but did not throw a pass ... Logged late snaps against Wyoming without attempting a pass ... Played for a fourth straight game at UNLV, but did not attempt a pass ... Played significant time against Nevada with starting quarterback Maxwell Smith going down with a torn ACL early in the first quarter ... Finished 6-for-9 (66.7 pct.) for 44 yards, with a long of 21 yards ... Also added 29 rushing yards on four attempts (7.2 avg.) ... Was 9-for-14 for 203 yards and his first career touchdown pass in his first career start without throwing an interception against Air Force in the Mountain West Championship ... Was named the game's offensive most valuable player ... Set career highs in completions (9), pass attempts (14), yards (203), touchdowns (1) and pass efficiency rating (209.7, min. 12 attempts) ... The 209.7 pass efficiency rating was the second-highest mark in SDSU's Division I history among quarterbacks making their Aztec debut (Kevin McKechnie, 291.82 vs. Navy on Sept. 5, 1997) ... The 203 passing yards were the most by an Aztec on the season and the most since Quinn Kaehler threw for 326 vs. Air Force on Nov. 21, 2014 ... Also added a career-best 32 rushing yards on a career-high six attempts (5.3 avg.) ... Had a career-long 48-yard pass ... Was 8-for-11 (72.7 pct.) for 113 yards and a touchdown vs. Cincinnati in the Hawai`i Bowl in his second career start ... Touchdown pass was a 33-yarder to Donnel Pumphrey ... Also rushed five times for 20 yards (4.0 avg.).  

REDSHIRT SEASON (2014)
Was on the travel roster the entire season ... Was listed as the backup for two games with starting quarterback Quinn Kaehler hurting his throwing shoulder, but did not see any action ... Ultimately used his redshirt season.  

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Carlsbad High School in nearby Carlsbad, Calif. ... A two-time first-team all-Avocado League selection ... Earned second-team all-North County honors ... Was the team's offensive MVP ... Completed 132-of-219 attempts (60.3 percent) for 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for 194 yards on 46 attempts ... As a junior, passed for 1,899 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Lancers ... Was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com, and a two-star recruit by 247sports.com ... Was rated as the 39th-best quarterback by ESPN and the 73rd best by Scout ... Received a scout grade of 76 by ESPN and 247sports.  

PERSONAL
Christian Chapman was born Oct. 1, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Son of Craig Chapman ... Chose SDSU over offers from Arkansas State, Brigham Young, Colorado State, SMU and Washington State ... Majored in interdisciplinary studies.  

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Completions: 21 vs. No. 19/19 Stanford (9/16/17)
Attempts: 29 vs. No. 19/19 Stanford (9/16/17)
Passing Yards: 283 vs. New Hampshire (9/3/16)
Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs. Hawai’i (11/5/16), at Northern Illinois (9/17/16)
Long Pass: 89 vs. Boise State (10/14/17)
Completion Pct. (min. 12 att.): 76.19 (16-for-21) vs. UC Davis (9/2/17)
Efficiency Rating (min. 12 att.): 209.66 vs. Air Force (12/5/15)
Carries: 14 vs. Boise State (10/14/17)
Rushing Yards: 32 vs. Air Force (12/5/15)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at UNLV (10/7/17)
Long Rush: 26 at UNLV (10/7/17)