| Chase Daniel | |
|---|---|
| College | Missouri |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 10 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2005 – present |
| Height | 6 ft <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/navpop.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css&dontcountme=s">0 in (Expression error: Unexpected < operator m) |
| Weight | 225 pounds (102.1 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | October 7 1986 Southlake, Texas |
| High school | Carroll High School, Southlake, Texas |
Chase Daniel (born October 7, 1986, in Southlake, Texas) is an American football quarterback. He is currently in his junior year at the University of Missouri, where he is starting at quarterback for the Missouri Tigers. Daniel prepped under head coach Todd Dodge at newly famed Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where the team won a 5A Division II state title in 2004 and runner up in 2003. After playing his sophomore year at wide receiver, Daniel was a two-year starter at QB, leading his team to a 31-1 record. As a starting QB, Daniel completed 65.2% of his passes for 8,298 yards and 91 touchdowns and added 2,954 rushing yards and 39 scores. Southlake earned a No. 1 national ranking in 2004 after winning the 5A state championship, while Daniel won the 5A state Player of the Year.
In 2006, Daniel started all 13 games as Missouri earned a berth in the Brut Sun Bowl. He threw for 3,527 yards with a 63.5% completion rate and 28 touchdowns. Daniel also set a school record for passing touchdowns in a game, racking up 5 scores in the season opener against Murray State. This was good enough for a Second Team All-Big 12 selection while he also was named to the First Team All-Academic Big 12 Team. Daniel is also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list.[1] The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award named Daniel a Finalist on November 19, 2007. In 2007, Daniel has improved even more stunningly, throwing for 4,170 yards with a 69.7% completion rate and 33 touchdowns, with only 10 interceptions in 13 games. He has also rushed for a net 284 yards and 3 touchdowns for a Total Offense of 36 touchdowns and 4,454 yards, almost 343 yards per game. On November 27, 2007, the Big 12 named Daniel the Offensive Player of the Year. Daniel is the first Missouri player to be named to that honor.[2]
On December 5, 2007 Chase was invited by the Heisman Trophy Trust to go to New York City as one of four finalists. He eventually finished 4th in the Heisman Trophy voting with 425 points. He garnered 25 first-place votes, 84 second-place votes, and 182 third-place votes. He became only the third Tiger to ever finish in the top-10. His fourth-place showing marks the second-highest finish in Heisman voting by a Tiger player, with Paul Christman the only one to finish higher (third in 1939). The winner was Tim Tebow of Florida.
References
- ^ Harrell Named to Manning Award Watch List. CSTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Big 12 Sports (2007-11-27). "2007 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
