Player Career

Ben Chappell Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ben Chappell story

Ben Chappell built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Bloomington, IN wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Ben Chappell's career was his passing role: 7,237 passing yards, 45 touchdown passes, 1,065 attempts, and 77 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 77 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Chappell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonIndiana00
2008 Regular SeasonIndiana1,07352.515.71,073
2009 Regular SeasonIndiana2,93256.212.81,859
2010 Regular SeasonIndiana3,30955.314.3377

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 9 · W 21-19 · Conference game

Win with 220 yards of offense and 54.1 efficiency.

220

Total Offense

80.6 takeover

220 total offense with 54.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 9 · L 17-20 · Conference game

329

Total Offense

69.8 takeover

Loss with 329 yards of offense and 55.5 efficiency.

329 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 12 · L 21-38 · Conference game

280

Total Offense

68.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

280 total offense with 52 efficiency.

#4

vs Michigan

Week 5 · L 35-42 · Conference game

475

Total Offense

67.5 takeover

Loss with 475 yards of offense and 56.6 efficiency.

475 total offense with 56.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Penn State

Week 11 · L 20-31 · Conference game

301

Total Offense

63.8 takeover

Loss with 301 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency.

301 total offense with 52.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Indiana

3,309 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 14.3 usage

65.6

#2

2009 Regular Season · Indiana

62.6

2,932 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Indiana

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

13

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency