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Joey Chester
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Plainwell, Mich.
  • High School:
    Plainwell
  • Position:
    RB
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • gp
    3
  • yds
    89
  • yds/g
    29.7
  • td
    0

Bio

Junior (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Rushed 62 times for 268 yards … Averaged 4.3 yards per carry with an average of 26.8 yards/game … Made one solo tackle … Caught 13 passes for 166 yards … Scored one touchdowns … Averaged 12.8 yards per catch with an average of 16.6 yards/game …

Sophomore (2011): Played in nine games during sophomore season … Piled up 19 rushing attempts as one of DC’s backup running backs … Averaged 7.3 yards per carry … Highlighted season with 61-yard touchdown run in DC’s 26-10 win over Earlham on October 15.

Freshman (2010): Saw action in eight contests … Ranked third on squad with 35 rushing attempts … Ended with 99 yards on the ground and 11 receptions out of the backfield.

High School: Two-time letterwinner at Plainwell High … Played for head coach Darren Conklin … Named honorable mention all-conference from defensive back position.

Personal: Son of Debbie Horn and Karl Chester ... High school teammate of current DC football classmate Mitch Smith ... Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
  Total Conference
Rushes 17 17
Yards 89 89
Yards per game 29.7 29.7
Yards per rush 5.2 5.2
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 6 23 3.8 10 0 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 7 32 4.6 14 0 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 4 34 8.5 14 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 18 18.0 18 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 23 4 - - 27
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 32 - - - 32
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 34 18 - - 52
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 24 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 8 35 99 12.4 2.8 1 22 - -
2011-12 9 16 128 14.2 8.0 2 61 - -
2012-13 3 17 89 29.7 5.2 0 14 - -
2013-14 4 4 16 4.0 4.0 0 13 - -
Total 24 72 332 13.8 4.6 3 61 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 8 11 1.4 49 6.1 4.5 0 14
2011-12 9 3 0.3 42 4.7 14.0 0 32
2012-13 3 2 0.7 22 7.3 11.0 0 18
2013-14 4 3 0.8 27 6.8 9.0 0 12
Total 24 19 0.8 140 5.8 7.4 0 32

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 4 - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 8 99 49 - - 148 18.5
2011-12 9 128 42 - - 170 18.9
2012-13 3 89 22 - - 111 37.0
2013-14 4 16 27 - - 43 10.8
Total 24 332 140 - - 472 19.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 6 0.8 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 12 1.3 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 0.8 3 0 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 9 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 2 0 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 3 17 89 29.7 5.2 0 14 - -
Conference 3 17 89 29.7 5.2 0 14 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 10 57 28.5 5.7 0 14 - -
Away 1 7 32 32.0 4.6 0 14 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 7 32 32.0 4.6 0 14 - -
Losses 2 10 57 28.5 5.7 0 14 - -
Month                  
September 2 13 55 27.5 4.2 0 14 - -
October 1 4 34 34.0 8.5 0 14 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 3 2 0.7 22 7.3 11.0 0 18
Conference 3 2 0.7 22 7.3 11.0 0 18
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 2 1.0 22 11.0 11.0 0 18
Away 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 2 1.0 22 11.0 11.0 0 18
Month                
September 2 1 0.5 4 2.0 4.0 0 4
October 1 1 1.0 18 18.0 18.0 0 18

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 3 89 22 - - 111 37.0
Conference 3 89 22 - - 111 37.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 2 57 22 - - 79 39.5
Away 1 32 - - - 32 32.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 32 - - - 32 32.0
Losses 2 57 22 - - 79 39.5
Month              
September 2 55 4 - - 59 29.5
October 1 34 18 - - 52 52.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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