Temple University Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Coyer, Chris
Jersey Number 10
Chris Coyer
- Position:
- HB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oak Hill Va.
- High School:
- Oakton
Bio
pronounced COY-your
Named to the 2013 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award ... left-handed quarterback that moved to hybrid halfback during spring 2013 drills … graduated in May 2013.
Honors: College Sport Madness’ BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2012) … named Offensive Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl … named the coaches’ offensive player of the week (Dec. 17, 2011) … OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Dec. 19, 2011) … CFP?National Honorable Mention Performer of the Week (Nov. 6, 2011) … named the coaches’ offensive scout team player of the week following the Miami game (Nov. 6, 2009).
2012: Started first nine games under center … top QB on the season … finished 84-of-164 for 946 yards and eight touchdowns … finished second in rushing with 444 yards and two touchdowns on 111 carries … top Owl in total offense with 1,390 yards on the season … in the BIG EAST finished the season eighth in passing efficiency (110.9), eighth in total offense (154.4), and ninth in passing per game (105.1) … went 5-of-16 for 56 yards while rushing for 34 yards against Cincinnati … rushed for 56 yards on 10 carries at No. 12/10 Louisville … went 16-of-25 for 143 yards and a touchdown at Pitt … against No. 19/17 Rutgers, 7-of-14 for 65 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 60 yards on 16 carries … with under three minutes to play in regulation, marched the offense down the field 72 yards and threw a 14-yard TD pass to WR Jalen Fitzpatrick with 19 seconds on the clock to tie the game at Connecticut …finished 13-of-26 for 132 yards and a touchdown in the overtime win while rushing for 51 yards and on 17 carries … went 16-of-20 for 167 yards and one touchdown in the win over South Florida … also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries … led the Owls in rushing with 64 yards on 13 carries at Penn State …went 13-of-26 for 124 yards and a touchdown … the 26 attempts were a career high … made his sixth consecutive start against Maryland … went 7-of- 18 for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns while throwing his first career interception (in 81 attempts) … his 62-yard TD pass to C.J Hammond was a career long … also led the Owls in rushing with 53 yards …in the win over Villanova, made his fifth consecutive start under center … had a 19-yard TD run … went 5-of-11 for 61 yards and a touchdown … lettered.
2011: Played in eight games with four starts … completed 30-of-50 passes for 463 yards and six touchdowns on the season … Owls’ third-best rusher with 562 yards and three TDs on 69 carries … led the MAC in passing efficiency (177.4) and finished 10th overall in rushing (70.2) … started in the bowl win over Wyoming, leading the Owls to their first bowl victory in 32 years … went 8-of-12 for 169 yards and touchdown against Wyoming … also rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries against the Cowboys … named the bowl’s Offensive MVP … started in the win over Kent State but left in the first quarter with an injury … started in the win over Army, going 4-of-5 for 79 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 34 yards … received first career start in the win over Miami … went 10-of-19 for 92 yards and a touchdown … also rushed 16 times for 97 yards and a touchdown against the RedHawks … took over at QB at Ohio in the first quarter and led the Owls … finished 8-of-14 for 123 yards and a team season-high three passing touchdowns while leading the team in rushing with a career-high 184 yards on 17 carries … rushed for 27 yards on six carries in the shutout of Buffalo … rushed for a career-long 74-yard touchdown in the shutout of Ball State … played the final series against Villanova … had a 68-yard rushing touchdown in the win over the Wildcats … lettered.
2010: Played in five games … went 1-of-1 for 37 yards and had a five-yard run at Miami … went 1-of-1 for 10 yards and rushed for three yards against Ohio … played in the win at Kent State … saw first action at QB in the win at Buffalo … rushed for nine yards but didn’t attempt a pass … saw first action at No. 23/20 Penn State on the punt unit.
2009: Redshirted … named the coaches’ offensive scout team player of the week following the win over Miami.
High School: Two-year team captain ... lefthanded quarterback for coach Joe Thompson at 2008 Northern Virginia champion Oakton HS ... 2008 Concorde District Offensive Player of the Year and Sun-Gazette Player of the Year ... 2008 all-VHSL Northern Region selection ... two-time All-Concorde District honoree ... named the Comcast Sports National Player of the Week (Nov. 2008) ... as a senior, completed 94-of-142 for 1,401 yards and 32 touchdowns ... also rushed for 1,287 yards on 110 carries ... the team won the 2005 state championship, his freshman year ... also lettered in basketball ... captained the hoops team for two seasons ... earned a starting role as a sophomore ... named a 2007 All-Concorde honoree.
Personal: Christopher Harris Coyer ... born August 27, 1990, in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... parents are Nancy and Chris Coyer … has twin sisters— Caroline and Katherine (20)— who are sophomore guards on the Villanova women’s basketball team ... received his bachelor’s degree in finance in May 2013 … pursuing a master’s degree in finance.
Named to the 2013 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award ... left-handed quarterback that moved to hybrid halfback during spring 2013 drills … graduated in May 2013.
Honors: College Sport Madness’ BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2012) … named Offensive Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl … named the coaches’ offensive player of the week (Dec. 17, 2011) … OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Dec. 19, 2011) … CFP?National Honorable Mention Performer of the Week (Nov. 6, 2011) … named the coaches’ offensive scout team player of the week following the Miami game (Nov. 6, 2009).
2012: Started first nine games under center … top QB on the season … finished 84-of-164 for 946 yards and eight touchdowns … finished second in rushing with 444 yards and two touchdowns on 111 carries … top Owl in total offense with 1,390 yards on the season … in the BIG EAST finished the season eighth in passing efficiency (110.9), eighth in total offense (154.4), and ninth in passing per game (105.1) … went 5-of-16 for 56 yards while rushing for 34 yards against Cincinnati … rushed for 56 yards on 10 carries at No. 12/10 Louisville … went 16-of-25 for 143 yards and a touchdown at Pitt … against No. 19/17 Rutgers, 7-of-14 for 65 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 60 yards on 16 carries … with under three minutes to play in regulation, marched the offense down the field 72 yards and threw a 14-yard TD pass to WR Jalen Fitzpatrick with 19 seconds on the clock to tie the game at Connecticut …finished 13-of-26 for 132 yards and a touchdown in the overtime win while rushing for 51 yards and on 17 carries … went 16-of-20 for 167 yards and one touchdown in the win over South Florida … also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries … led the Owls in rushing with 64 yards on 13 carries at Penn State …went 13-of-26 for 124 yards and a touchdown … the 26 attempts were a career high … made his sixth consecutive start against Maryland … went 7-of- 18 for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns while throwing his first career interception (in 81 attempts) … his 62-yard TD pass to C.J Hammond was a career long … also led the Owls in rushing with 53 yards …in the win over Villanova, made his fifth consecutive start under center … had a 19-yard TD run … went 5-of-11 for 61 yards and a touchdown … lettered.
2011: Played in eight games with four starts … completed 30-of-50 passes for 463 yards and six touchdowns on the season … Owls’ third-best rusher with 562 yards and three TDs on 69 carries … led the MAC in passing efficiency (177.4) and finished 10th overall in rushing (70.2) … started in the bowl win over Wyoming, leading the Owls to their first bowl victory in 32 years … went 8-of-12 for 169 yards and touchdown against Wyoming … also rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries against the Cowboys … named the bowl’s Offensive MVP … started in the win over Kent State but left in the first quarter with an injury … started in the win over Army, going 4-of-5 for 79 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 34 yards … received first career start in the win over Miami … went 10-of-19 for 92 yards and a touchdown … also rushed 16 times for 97 yards and a touchdown against the RedHawks … took over at QB at Ohio in the first quarter and led the Owls … finished 8-of-14 for 123 yards and a team season-high three passing touchdowns while leading the team in rushing with a career-high 184 yards on 17 carries … rushed for 27 yards on six carries in the shutout of Buffalo … rushed for a career-long 74-yard touchdown in the shutout of Ball State … played the final series against Villanova … had a 68-yard rushing touchdown in the win over the Wildcats … lettered.
2010: Played in five games … went 1-of-1 for 37 yards and had a five-yard run at Miami … went 1-of-1 for 10 yards and rushed for three yards against Ohio … played in the win at Kent State … saw first action at QB in the win at Buffalo … rushed for nine yards but didn’t attempt a pass … saw first action at No. 23/20 Penn State on the punt unit.
2009: Redshirted … named the coaches’ offensive scout team player of the week following the win over Miami.
High School: Two-year team captain ... lefthanded quarterback for coach Joe Thompson at 2008 Northern Virginia champion Oakton HS ... 2008 Concorde District Offensive Player of the Year and Sun-Gazette Player of the Year ... 2008 all-VHSL Northern Region selection ... two-time All-Concorde District honoree ... named the Comcast Sports National Player of the Week (Nov. 2008) ... as a senior, completed 94-of-142 for 1,401 yards and 32 touchdowns ... also rushed for 1,287 yards on 110 carries ... the team won the 2005 state championship, his freshman year ... also lettered in basketball ... captained the hoops team for two seasons ... earned a starting role as a sophomore ... named a 2007 All-Concorde honoree.
Personal: Christopher Harris Coyer ... born August 27, 1990, in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... parents are Nancy and Chris Coyer … has twin sisters— Caroline and Katherine (20)— who are sophomore guards on the Villanova women’s basketball team ... received his bachelor’s degree in finance in May 2013 … pursuing a master’s degree in finance.
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