Chas Dodd
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Chas Dodd is an American football
player for the Rutgers University
Scarlet Knights
. After winning two state championships in high school, he was the starting quarterback
for Rutgers as a true freshman.
and was the starting quarterback for three years there (2007 to 2009). During his sophomore campaign, his first as a starter, he threw for 3,202 passing yards and 32 touchdown
s. He set the school record for most passing yards in a game on October 5, 2007, when he had 462 against Hillcrest. In his junior year, Dodd passed for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns. In his senior year, he established a Byrnes HS record with 4,163 passing yards during the season, while completing 252 of 391 passes (64.4%) with 51 touchdowns.
Overall, Dodd threw for 10,640 yards in his high school career, which was the highest total in school history. He had a 42–3 record as a starter and led his team to two state championships.
, as fellow quarterback Tom Savage was injured. In that game, Dodd threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns, and Rutgers came back in the fourth quarter to defeat the Huskies 27–24. Dodd was named Big East
Offensive Player of the Week. During the next game, against Army
, Dodd directed another fourth quarter comeback. He had 251 passing yards and two touchdowns; Rutgers won in overtime.
Dodd saw most of the action at quarterback during the last six games of the season, but Rutgers finished with six consecutive losses. On November 20, he threw for a season-high 335 yards and four touchdowns against Cincinnati
in a 69–38 defeat. The four touchdowns set a Rutgers single-game record for a true freshman. For the year, Dodd had 1,637 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, and he led the team in all three categories.
American football
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player for the Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Scarlet Knights
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
. After winning two state championships in high school, he was the starting 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 Rutgers as a true freshman.
High school
Dodd attended Byrnes High SchoolJames F. Byrnes High School
James F. Byrnes High School is located in Duncan, South Carolina. The school has 2289 students enrolled as of the 2008–2009 school year. It is the only high school in Spartanburg District 5. The James F. Byrnes Freshman Academy is located at the former D. R. Hill Middle School. Currently, there are...
and was the starting quarterback for three years there (2007 to 2009). During his sophomore campaign, his first as a starter, he threw for 3,202 passing yards and 32 touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s. He set the school record for most passing yards in a game on October 5, 2007, when he had 462 against Hillcrest. In his junior year, Dodd passed for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns. In his senior year, he established a Byrnes HS record with 4,163 passing yards during the season, while completing 252 of 391 passes (64.4%) with 51 touchdowns.
Overall, Dodd threw for 10,640 yards in his high school career, which was the highest total in school history. He had a 42–3 record as a starter and led his team to two state championships.
College
Dodd committed to Rutgers University in July 2009. As a true freshman in 2010, Dodd did not play much during the first few games of the season. On October 8, however, he made his first career college start against ConnecticutConnecticut Huskies football
The Connecticut Huskies football team is a collegiate football team that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big East Conference. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000, and...
, as fellow quarterback Tom Savage was injured. In that game, Dodd threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns, and Rutgers came back in the fourth quarter to defeat the Huskies 27–24. Dodd was named Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
Offensive Player of the Week. During the next game, against Army
Army Black Knights football
The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....
, Dodd directed another fourth quarter comeback. He had 251 passing yards and two touchdowns; Rutgers won in overtime.
Dodd saw most of the action at quarterback during the last six games of the season, but Rutgers finished with six consecutive losses. On November 20, he threw for a season-high 335 yards and four touchdowns against Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
in a 69–38 defeat. The four touchdowns set a Rutgers single-game record for a true freshman. For the year, Dodd had 1,637 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, and he led the team in all three categories.