Chris Chugunov
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Major | Sports Management |
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| Born: | September 12, 1996 Skillman, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
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| High school | Montgomery (NJ) (Skillman, New Jersey) |
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Chris Chugunov (born September 12, 1996) is an American former college football quarterback for Ohio State. He played high school football at Montgomery High School in Skillman, New Jersey.
Early life
[edit]Playing at Montgomery High School, Chugunov committed to West Virginia in 2014. He finished high school career with 6,308 passing yards, 47 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with five games of 300 yards or more and was ranked the No. 27 player in New Jersey by ESPN.[1]
Chugunov chose West Virginia over Western Michigan, Towson, Delaware and William & Mary.[2]
College career
[edit]In 2015, Chugunov redshirted. As a redshirt freshman at West Virginia, Chugunov played in three games, completing only two passes. His debut game was against Missouri in 2016. The following year, he served as the primary backup behind Will Grier. He got the starting nod during two games during that season against Texas and Oklahoma.
Following the 2017 season, Chugunov decided to transfer to Ohio State, after he had graduated from WVU with a bachelor's in business.[3][4]
| Season | Games | Record | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| G | GS | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 2015 |  Redshirted
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| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 0–2 | 43 | 90 | 47.7 | 536 | 3 | 2 | 104.4 | 7 | −48 | −6.9 | 0 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0–0 | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 286 | 6 | 0 | 165.6 | 4 | −10 | −2.5 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 2 | 0–2 | 71 | 138 | 51.4 | 822 | 9 | 3 | – | 11 | -48 | -4.4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Chugunov – Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "QB mentor calls WVU commit 'most under-recruited kid on the East Coast'". WV MetroNews. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Chugunov". Ohio State Buckeyes. August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Franklin, Paul. "N.J. quarterback Chugunov passes on West Virginia, transfers to Ohio State", The Times, August 27, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2020. "Montgomery High School alum Chris Chugunov accomplished his mission at West Virginia University."