Chandler Harnish
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Chandler Harnish is an American football
quarterback
for the Northern Illinois University football team
.
, Harnish attended Norwell High School
in Ossian, Indiana
. At Norwell, he passed for 4,760 yards and 48 touchdowns, and also ran for 2,343 yards and 35 touchdowns. He was also a safety where he tallied 129 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, five interceptions, and 13 pass deflections. He holds multiple Norwell High records, including career all-purpose yards (7,103). As a senior, he lead the Norwell Knights to a 14-1 record and the runner-up spot in the Indiana state championship. He was named an all-state player and the Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Harnish also competed in basketball and track at Norwell. He earned all-conference honors in basketball as a junior and placed sixth in the discus at the Indiana state championships as a junior.
Harnish committed to Northern Illinois University
on August 6, 2006. Harnish wasn't heavily recruited, as he only received one FBS scholarship offer.
team from 2008 to 2011. In his first three years at NIU (2008-2010), he started 31 games and totaled 7,332 yards of total offense, including 5,728 passing yards and 1,604 rushing yards. He was selected as a first-team All-MAC player after the 2010 season, and also received the Vern Smith Leadership Award, as the best football player in the Mid-American Conference
.
During the 2011 regular season, Harnish had 4,043 yards of total offense, including 1,351 rushing yards and 2,692 passing yards. Playing against Western Michigan
on October 15, 2011, Harnish became only the 10th player in NCAA Division I FBS history with a 200-200 game, consisting of at least 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards. He rushed for a career-high 229 yards and passed for 203 yards in a 55-21 win over the Broncos.
Harnish's average of 7.9 yards per carry during the 2011 regular season ranked third among players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with at least 100 carries.
Harnish has accumulated more than 11,000 yards of total offense in his four years at Northern Illinois. He averaged 336.92 yards of total offense per game in 2011, ranking 7th in the Football Bowl Subdivision. In November 2011, he was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Camp Award
as the best player in college football.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Northern Illinois University football team
Northern Illinois Huskies football
The Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA's Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision.-History:...
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Early life
A native of Bluffton, IndianaBluffton, Indiana
Bluffton is a city in Harrison and Lancaster Townships, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,897 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wells County.-Geography:Bluffton is located at ....
, Harnish attended Norwell High School
Norwell High School (Indiana)
Norwell High School was opened in the fall of 1968 after a consolidation between Rockcreek, Union, Lancaster, and Ossian High Schools. Located in Wells County, Indiana, Norwell serves the entire Northern Wells Community School district. The school district is located in the northern part of Wells...
in Ossian, Indiana
Ossian, Indiana
Ossian is a town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,289 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ossian is located at ....
. At Norwell, he passed for 4,760 yards and 48 touchdowns, and also ran for 2,343 yards and 35 touchdowns. He was also a safety where he tallied 129 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, five interceptions, and 13 pass deflections. He holds multiple Norwell High records, including career all-purpose yards (7,103). As a senior, he lead the Norwell Knights to a 14-1 record and the runner-up spot in the Indiana state championship. He was named an all-state player and the Fort Wayne News Sentinel
The News-Sentinel
The News-Sentinel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The afternoon News-Sentinel is politically independent.-Early history:...
Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Harnish also competed in basketball and track at Norwell. He earned all-conference honors in basketball as a junior and placed sixth in the discus at the Indiana state championships as a junior.
Harnish committed to Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
on August 6, 2006. Harnish wasn't heavily recruited, as he only received one FBS scholarship offer.
Northern Illinois
Harnish was the quarterback for the Northern Illinois Huskies footballNorthern Illinois Huskies football
The Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA's Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision.-History:...
team from 2008 to 2011. In his first three years at NIU (2008-2010), he started 31 games and totaled 7,332 yards of total offense, including 5,728 passing yards and 1,604 rushing yards. He was selected as a first-team All-MAC player after the 2010 season, and also received the Vern Smith Leadership Award, as the best football player in the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
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During the 2011 regular season, Harnish had 4,043 yards of total offense, including 1,351 rushing yards and 2,692 passing yards. Playing against Western Michigan
2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by seventh-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and play their home games at Waldo...
on October 15, 2011, Harnish became only the 10th player in NCAA Division I FBS history with a 200-200 game, consisting of at least 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards. He rushed for a career-high 229 yards and passed for 203 yards in a 55-21 win over the Broncos.
Harnish's average of 7.9 yards per carry during the 2011 regular season ranked third among players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with at least 100 carries.
Harnish has accumulated more than 11,000 yards of total offense in his four years at Northern Illinois. He averaged 336.92 yards of total offense per game in 2011, ranking 7th in the Football Bowl Subdivision. In November 2011, he was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Camp Award
Walter Camp Award
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...
as the best player in college football.