Ben Chappell
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 2, 1987 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (2006–2010) |
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Benjamin Scott Chappell (born June 2, 1987) is an American former college football quarterback who played for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Early life
[edit]Benjamin Scott Chappell was born on June 2, 1987.[1] He played high school football at Bloomington High School South in Bloomington, Indiana.[1] He threw for 2,359 yards and 27 touchdowns his senior year, earning Associated Press first-team All-State honors.[1] He was also a four-year letterman in basketball.[1]
College career
[edit]Chappell enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington to play college football for the Hoosiers. He redshirted the 2006 season and was a four-year letterman from 2007 to 2010.[1][2] He appeared in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2007 as the backup to Kellen Lewis, completing one of two passes for 14 yards and one interception.[3][4] Chappell split time with Lewis throughout the 2008 season, playing in 11 of 12 games while also starting three in place of the injured Lewis.[5][6][1] Chappell finished the 2008 season with 80 completions on 153 passing attempts (52.3%) for 1,001 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions while also rushing for 72 yards and three touchdowns.[3]
Chappell became the full-time starter in 2009 after Lewis was dismissed from the team.[7][1] Chappell started all 12 games, completing 268 of 428 passes (62.6%) for 2,941 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions while also rushing for three touchdowns as the Hoosiers finished 4–8.[1][3] He had the most interceptions in the Big Ten Conference and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches.[3][1] Chappell started all 12 games for the second straight year in 2010.[1] He threw for a school-record 480 yards on October 2, 2010, against Michigan.[2] He finished the 2010 season recording 302 completions on 483 passing attempts (62.5%) for 3,295 yards, 24 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and three rushing touchdowns as Indiana went 5–7.[1][3] He led the Big Ten in completions, passing attempts, passing yards, and passing yards-per-game (274.6), garnering honorable mention all-Big Ten recognition from the media.[3][1] He was named the team MVP.[1] Chappell finished his college career with school career records in completions (651), attempts (1,066), and completion percentage (61.1) while finishing second in passing yards (7,251) and passing touchdowns (45).[1]
Chappell was a team co-captain in 2009 and 2010.[2] He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors each year from 2007 to 2010.[2] He graduated from Indiana with a bachelor of science in accounting in June 2010.[1] Chappell was a member of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and earned an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a NFF National Scholar-Athlete.[1] He was a business systems and accounting graduate student during the 2010 season.[1] On June 8, 2011, Chappell was the male recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor for Indiana's 2011 graduating class.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Chappell went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft. With Rex Grossman still unsigned by the Washington Redskins, Chappell signed with the team on July 28, 2011.[9][10] The only statistics he recorded during the preseason were two end-of-game kneel-downs against the Indianapolis Colts on August 19, 2011.[11][12] He was released on August 30, 2011, before the final preseason game.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Ben Chappell". Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "2025 Indiana Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ben Chappell". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ Hutchens, Terry (September 28, 2008). "Two-QB set thrills Hoosiers". The Courier-Journal. pp. C12. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Indiana at a loss for words, and wins". The South Bend Tribune. November 29, 2008. pp. W4. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Indiana dismisses WR Kellen Lewis". The Star Press. April 30, 2009. pp. 4B. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Announced". Indiana University Bloomington. June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Redskins Sign Three Undrafted Rookies". Washington Redskins. July 28, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ Tenorio, Paul (July 30, 2011). "With Grossman still unsigned, quarterback Ben Chappell looks to impress Redskins coaches". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Redskins 16-3 Colts (20 Aug, 2011) Play-by-Play". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Ben Chappell". FootballDB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Redskins release oft-injured WR Kelly". The Daily Progress. August 31, 2011. pp. B2. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
