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2015 Football Roster

Jeff Hurndon
Ben Dodds
Billy Weeks
Dale Rutemeyer
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Jeff Hurndon
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Frank Mattia

14 Jacob Huesman

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Highschool Baylor School

Biography

CHATTANOOGA: First coaches Three Time SoCon Offensive Player of the Year in league history ... two-time All-American ... started 47 games at QB and one at receiver ... served as a counselor at the prestigious Manning Passing Academy in the summer of 2015 ... handled holding duties on special teams ... 14 games with 100 yards each passing and rushing ... 32-15 record as a starter at QB ... most wins by a starting QB in school history ... played in a school-record 50 games.
• 264 career points is the school record. 
• 4th in FCS history with 40 rushing (43) and 40 passing TDs (64), joining Armanti Edwards (Appalachian St. (2006-09), 65 rush - 74 pass), David Dinkins (Morehead St. – (1997-00), 63 rush - 51 pass) and John Robertson (Villanova (2011-15), 48 rush - 65 pass). 
• One of only two SoCon history with 4,000 passing and 4,000 rushing yards (Armanti Edwards - ASU (2006-09).
• One of only three QBs in FCS history with 4,000 rushing yards (Matt Cannon, Southern Utah (4,852 – 1997-00) & Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State (4,361 – 2006-09).
• Earned 13 weekly honors from the SoCon in his career (9 Off, 4 Fr.) ... tied for second all time in the league with Appalachian State’s Armanti Edwards (2006-09) and one behind Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson (1998-01) with 14.
 
Holds the following school records:
Rushing: Yards – 4,051 ... broke Gwain Durden’s (1997-80) school record for career rushing yards with 112 at Mercer ... TDs – 43 ... Rushes – 788 ... 100-yard rushing games - 15.
 
Passing: Yards - 8,197 ... third all-time in the SoCon ... Completions – 743 ... third all-time in the SoCon ... Completion % - 743/1104 – 67.3% ... also a SoCon record and tops among active players in the FCS ... Passing TDs – 64 ... third all-time in the SoCon.
 
Total Offense – 12,248 ... third all-time in the SoCon and No. 15 in FCS history ... one of only three in SoCon history with more than 10,000 yards ... ... Total TDs – 107 ... third all-time in the SoCon.
 
Huesman among active players in the FCS:
1st in Completion % (67.3%) and Total Offense (12,248)
2nd in Rushes (788) and Rushing Yards (4,051) and Total TDs (107)
3rd in Rushing TDs (43)
4th in Completions (743)
5th in Passing Yards (8,197)
7th in TD Passes (64)
 
2015 • SENIOR SEASON: SoCon Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... Consensus SoCon Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-SoCon ... finished 11th in the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year voting ... STATS Second Team All-American ... 1,244 rushing yards is second highest single-season mark in school history ... 13 rushing TDs tied for the SoCon lead and fourth highest mark in school history ... third in the SoCon with 95.7 rushing yards per game ... 66.9 completion % is No. 6 in the FCS ... ran for two TDs, threw for one and caught one at No. 1 Jacksonville State in the season finale ... CFPA National Performer of the Week after 17-25 passing for 211 yards and three TDs and 129 rushing yards on 15 carries against Fordham ... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after 13-17 passing for 192 yards and 118 rushing yards and two TDs on 15 carries against The Citadel ... had 112 yards at Mercer to tie the school record with his 13th career 100-yard game ... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after posting 168 rushing yards and a TD on 20 carries and 14-15 passing for 191 yards against Western Carolina ... started the game 10-10 passing in the first half, and his 93.3 completion percentage is the sixth highest single-game mark in SoCon history ... 316 yards (219 pass 97 rush) at VMI ... had a TD passing and rushing ... topped 10,000 yards of total offense in his career against Furman ... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after 132 rushing and 107 passing with a TD each way at Presbyterian ...  SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after 150 rushing yards and a TD on 23 carries to go with 14-23 passing for 181 yards, 2 TDs and an INT at Samford ... became the third in SoCon history with 4,000 passing yards  & 3,000 rushing yards in a career ... 25-37 for 265 yards and three TDs against Mars Hill ... added 44 yards on 10 carries ... Preseason SoCon Offensive Player of the Year ... STATS Preseason Second Team All-American ... made the Dean’s List and the A.D. Honor Roll in the fall ... named the Coca-Cola Male Student-Athlete of the Year at the Coca-Cola Scrappy Awards ... member of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal.  
 
2014 • JUNIOR SEASON: Finished tied for 11th in the voting for the Walter Payton Award ... Beyond College Sports Second Team All-American ... consensus SoCon Offensive Player of the Year ... 23 TD passes and eight INTs ... led the SoCon and tied for No. 15 in the FCS in passing TDs ... third most in a season at UTC ... only three INTs against FCS competition (Mercer, TTU & UNH) ... led the SoCon and No. 6 in the FCS in points responsible for with 222 ... led the nation with a 68.5 completion percentage ... led the Socon and No. 4 in the FCS with a 156.2 pass efficiency rating ... 37 touchdowns responsible for is a single-season school record ... he and teammate Keon Williams are the first 1,000-yard rushers at UTC since Eldra Buckley in 2006 ... ninth in school history to top that mark ... 3,740 yards of total offense is second in UTC history and fifth in SoCon history ...  28-37 for 335 yards, one TD and one INT against New Hampshire ... 93 yards and a score on 14 carries ... season-high 153 yards and two TDs on a career-high 31 carries against Indiana State ... 15-24 passing for 241 yards and a TD against the Sycamores ... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after 103 yards rushing, 257 passing at Furman ... 14 carries for two TDs ... 17-23 passing with two TDs ... tied a career-high for the third time with four passing TDs at Tennessee Tech ... also ran for another score ... 19 carries for a game-high 89 yards to go with 234 yards passing on 21-27 attempts ... set UTC’s all-time total offense record with 286 yards against Wofford ... 26-33 passing for 250 yards and one TD, tying his career-high for completions against the Terriers ... also ran 13 times for 36 yards ... 12 carries for 52 yards and TD at Western Carolina ... 9-13 passing for 126 yards and two TDs against the Catamounts ... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after 24-36 passing for a career-high 359 yards and two TDs against Mercer ... 1st 300-yard passing game … 9th career game with 200+ passing yards ... most passing yards in a game for UTC since B.J. Coleman had 386 against Elon on Oct. 30, 2010 ... also ran 8 times for 99 yards and a TD ... career-high 458 yards of total offense ... 81 yards and a TD on 13 carries at The Citadel ... 11-17 for 163 yards and two TDs passing ... 66-yard pass to C.J. Board 19 seconds into the game is the fastest TD in the Mocs’ Division I history ... 9-16 passing for 85 yards and one INT at Tennessee ... also ran 12 times for 45 yards against the Vols ... named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after six TDs (4 pass, 2 rush) vs. VMI ... 15-22 passing for 178 yards and career-high tying four TDs ... ran nine times for 97 yards and two scores ... topped 4,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in the same game vs. the Keydets ... 18-23 passing for 224 yards and two TDs at Austin Peay ... 13-24 passing for 150 yards, two TDs and a career-high four INTs at Central Michigan ... preseason SoCon Offensive Player of the Year ... Beyond College Sports Preseason All-American 3rd Team ... made the CFPA Watch List for quarterbacks ... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee ... ... made the Dean’s List and the AD Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal.

2013 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: SoCon Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches ... Second Team All-SoCon QB according to the league media ... Team Captain ... school record, second in the SoCon and No. 4 in the FCS in completion % (68.3%) ... fourth in the SoCon with 210.9 yards of total offense per game ... per game averages are skewed due playing one snap at Alabama when the starting QB’s helmet was knocked off ... missed all by one snap of Alabama game with an injury ... third in the SoCon with 16 passing TDs ... second in the SoCon and No. 25 in the nation with a 143.5 passer rating ... 316 yards of total offense against UT Martin ... 17-30 for 226 yards, three TDs and one INT against UTM ... 90 yards rushing on 22 carries ... four TDs (2 passing and 2 rushing) at Georgia State ... season-high 148 rushing yards at Georgia Southern ... career-high five TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) against Western Carolina ... 18-25 for 223 yards and a career-high 4 TDs ... also ran 17 times for 49 yards and a score ... capped off a game-winning fourth quarter scoring drive with a 13-yard TD run against The Citadel ... ran for 132 and threw for 127 at Appalachian State, earning SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors ... had two passing TDs and one rushing score ... 6-6 passing for 90 yards and two scores in the fourth quarter ... 116 rushing and a TD with 151 passing against Wofford ... 28-34 passing for 265 yards and a TD at Samford ... career-bests for completions, attempts and yards ... named to the CFPA Watch List for quarterbacks ... No. 19 ranked QB in the FCS according to Phil Steele’s 2013 preview ... second team Preseason All-Southern Conference ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal. 

2012 • FRESHMAN SEASON: SoCon All-Freshman Team ... finished third in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award given to the national freshman of the year ... averaged 155.6 passing yards and 237.8 yards of total offense per game ... led the team in rushing with 82.2 yds/game ... first time in school history a QB has led the team in rushing ... led all SoCon freshmen in rushing and total offense ... third overall in the SoCon in total offense ... 2,616 yards of total offense is a UTC freshmen record and No. 5 on the Mocs all-time list ... 13 passing TDs ties a UTC freshman record set by Kenyon Earl (1991) and was third in the SoCon ... completed 65% (167-256) of his passes ... set a UTC freshman record for completions (167), attempts (256) and yards (1,712) ... all but one of his five throws for 40+ yards went to fellow QB Terrell Robinson ... five INTs is the lowest among the top-5 QBs in the SoCon ... seven rushing TDs ties James Roberts UTC freshman record (1989) ...  904 rushing yards are the most by a Moc since former Philadelphia Eagle Eldra Buckley had 1,204 in 2006 ... school record four SoCon Freshman of the Week honors ... SoCon Freshman of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week after a season-high 234 yards on 13-25 passing for two TDs against Elon ... ran 21 times for 109 yards and a score against the Phoenix ... SoCon Freshman of the Week after 229 yards passing on 22-31 attempts at No. 13 Wofford ... also added 68 rushing yards ... 130 yards rushing on 12 attempts at Western Carolina ... also threw for 107 yards on 14-21 passing ... threw for a TD and ran for another against the Catamounts ... had a 51-yard TD run in the game ... SoCon Freshman of the Week after running for 170 yards and two TDs on 26 carries against Georgia Southern ... most rushing yards by a Moc since Bryan Fitzgerald had 181 at Presbyterian on Sept. 19, 2009 ... 2nd most rushing yards by a QB in school history (197 - Richard Manning at Ole Miss on Nov. 9, 1968) ... 2nd most rushing yards by a freshman in school history (202 - James Roberts at ETSU - 10/14/89) ... 11-20 passing for 102 yards and a TD against the Eagles ... also had a 16-yard catch ... SoCon Freshman of the Week after going 18-23 for 171 yards and two TDs at Furman ... started at receiver and had three catches for 32 yards ... also ran 22 times for 59 yards ... 16-26 passing for 210 yards and 2 TDs against GSC ... most passing yards in a game by a UTC frosh since Stan Nix had 221 against Furman on Sept. 26, 1987 ... hit fellow QB Terrell Robinson on the second play from scrimmage for a 44-yard TD strike ... 21 carries for 166 yards rushing and one TD at Jax State ... 62-yard run on the first play from scrimmage is the longest rush by a Moc since Brian Sutherland’s 62-yard run against Appalachian State on 9/4/10 ... 18-30 passing for 181 yards and two TDs ... 347 yards of total offense is the most by a Moc since B.J. Coleman had 428 (432 pass/-4 rush) at Furman on Oct. 23, 2010 ... off the bench at USF where he was 9-13 for 87 yards.

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out 2011 as a redshirt ... traveled to most of the road games ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winner for Division II-AA ... dual-threat quarterback at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn ... led the Red Raiders to the DII-AA state championship game ... member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen ... totaled 2,828 yards of total offense, including 1,750 rushing with 25 touchdowns as a senior ... TSWA DII All-State ... Mr. Football finalist as a junior ... Baylor went 17-7 in his two years ... National Honor Society and honor roll student ... all-state and silver medalist in the long jump as a junior. 

PERSONAL:  Full name is Jacob Andrew Huesman ... son of Russ and Amy Huesman ... born Feb. 27, 1993 ... has two younger sisters, Natalie and Emily, and one younger brother, Levi ... father is the head coach of the Mocs and played at UTC from 1978-81 ... graduated with a degree in Business in December 2015.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2011Freshman

    QB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2012Freshman

    QB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2013Sophomore

    QB
    6'1" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2014Junior

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2015Senior

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    14