From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chandler Harnish
Chandler Harnish
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Chandler Harnish Bluffton, Indiana Norwell High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.66 Aug 6,
QB 2006
Scout: Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (QB) Rivals: -- (QB), 12 (IN)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
• "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2007. Retrieved
2011-11-17.
Chandler Harnish pionship. He was named an all-state player and the Fort
Northern Illinois Huskies — No. 12 Wayne News Sentinel Athlete of the Year as a senior.[1][2]
Harnish also competed in basketball and track at Nor-
Quarterback Senior
well. He earned all-conference honors in basketball as a
Major: Business junior and placed sixth in the discus at the Indiana state
championships as a junior.
Date of birth: July 28, 1988 (1988-07-28)
birth:
Place of birth Bluffton, Indiana Harnish committed to Northern Illinois University on
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg; August 6, 2006.[3] Harnish wasn’t heavily recruited, as he
15 st 10 lb) only received one FBS scholarship offer.[4]
Career history
High school Norwell High School,
school:
Northern Illinois
Ossian, Indiana Harnish was the quarterback for the Northern Illinois
Huskies football team from 2008 to 2011.[5][6] In his first
College(s):
• Northern Illinois University (2007–2011) three years at NIU (2008-2010), he started 31 games and
totaled 7,332 yards of total offense, including 5,728 pass-
Career highlights and awards ing yards and 1,604 rushing yards.[7] He was selected as
• Vern Smith Leadership Award (MAC), 2010 a first-team All-MAC player after the 2010 season, and al-
• First-team, All-MAC (2010) so received the Vern Smith Leadership Award, as the best
football player in the Mid-American Conference.[8]
Chandler Harnish (born July 28, 1988) is an American During the 2011 regular season, Harnish had 4,043
football quarterback for the Northern Illinois University yards of total offense, including 1,351 rushing yards and
football team. 2,692 passing yards.[9] Playing against Western Michigan
on October 15, 2011, Harnish became only the 10th player
Early life in NCAA Division I FBS history with a 200-200 game, con-
sisting of at least 200 rushing yards and 200 passing
A native of Bluffton, Indiana, Harnish attended Norwell yards.[10] He rushed for a career-high 229 yards and
High School in Ossian, Indiana. At Norwell, he passed for passed for 203 yards in a 55-21 win over the Broncos.[11]
4,760 yards and 48 touchdowns, and also ran for 2,343 Harnish’s average of 7.9 yards per carry during the
yards and 35 touchdowns. He was also a safety where 2011 regular season ranked third among players in the
he tallied 129 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, five in- NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with at least 100 car-
terceptions, and 13 pass deflections. He holds multiple ries.[12]
Norwell High records, including career all-purpose yards Harnish has accumulated more than 11,000 yards of
(7,103). As a senior, he lead the Norwell Knights to a 14-1 total offense in his four years at Northern Illinois.[9] He
record and the runner-up spot in the Indiana state cham- averaged 336.92 yards of total offense per game in 2011,
1
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ranking 7th in the Football Bowl Subdivision.[13] In [9] ^ "Chandler Harnish Statistics". ESPN.com.
November 2011, he was named one of 15 semifinalists for http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/
the Walter Camp Award as the best player in college foot- 237674/chandler-harnish. Retrieved November 27,
ball.[14] 2011.
[10] "Harnish joins elite group with performance". MAC
References Report Online. October 16, 2011.
http://macreportonline.com/index.php/
[1] [[cite web |url=http://www.news-banner.com/ 201110161773/Football/Harnish-joins-elite-group-
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|publisher=news-banner.com |accessdate=2011-11-18}} [11] Lacy L. Banks (October 15, 2011). "NIU’s Chandler
[2] "NIU 2007 Football Signees (19)". cstv.com. Harnish runs for 229 yards, throws for 203". Chicago
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/niu/sports/ Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/
m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007SigneeBios.pdf. Retrieved colleges/8236928-419/nius-chandler-harnish-runs-
2011-11-17. for-229-yards-throws-for-203.html. Retrieved
[3] "Chandler Harnish". Rivals.com. October 16, 2011.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/ [12] "Yards Per Rush Attempt Leaders - Qualified".
football/recruiting/player-Chandler- ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/
Harnish-53156. Retrieved 2011-11-17. statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/
[4] "Chandler Harnish". Scout.com. yardsPerRushAttempt. Retrieved November 27,
http://scouthoops.scout.com/ 2011.
a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=2504431. Retrieved [13] http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/
2011-11-17. individual/1010
[5] "Northern Illinois QB Chandler Harnish has come a [14] "NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish named one of
long way". USA Today. August 18, 2011. 15 semifinalists for Walter Camp Award". Rockford
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ Register Star. November 16, 2011.
football/mac/2011-08-18-season-preview- http://www.rrstar.com/blogs/matttrowbridge/
northern-illinois_n.htm. x843628486/NIU-quarterback-Chandler-Harnish-
[6] Rick Armstrong (August 9, 2011). "Harnish ready to named-one-of-15-semifinalists-for-Walter-Camp-
roll as Huskies leader". Award.
http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/sports/ Persondata
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Name Harnish, Chandler
leader.html.
[7] "Chandler Harnish Bio". Northern Illinois Alternative names
Univeristy. http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m- Short description
footbl/mtt/harnish_chandler00.html. Retrieved Date of birth July 28, 1988
October 16, 2011.
[8] "Harnish named first-team All-MAC: Norwell grad Place of birth Bluffton, Indiana
has led NIU to 10-2 record". WANE (Ft. Wanye, Date of death
Indiana). December 2, 2010. Place of death
http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/college/
harnish-named-all-mac-december-2.
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