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Shippensburg University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

15 Chase Yocum

  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Reading, Pa.
  • Major Management
  • Highschool Exeter Township

Biography

2016 Red Raider Pride Award
9th in PSAC history for QB rushing yards (1,133; entering 2018)
 
2017 (Junior): Worked as a reserve quarterback in his third season, appearing in 11 games off the bench…ranked fourth on the team in rushing with 234 yards…averaged a team-high 5.1 yards per carry…totaled a season-high 86 yards at Cheyney…recorded 52 rushing yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against Seton Hill…broke three rushes of 10 or more yards during the season…tallied 30 or more rushing yards in three contests…completed 3-of-10 passes for 22 yards on the season, all occurring against Cheyney…moved into the Top 10 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) history for quarterback rushing yards…
 
2016 (Sophomore): Set the single-season school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in maintaining his status as a regular contributor, playing in 10 games and making five starts…served as a the team’s starting quarterback in Weeks 6-10…led the team in rushing with 686 yards…averaged 6.5 yards per rush on 106 attempts…scored five rushing touchdowns…posted three 100-yard rushing games, including 24 carries for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown at Bloomsburg…achieved at least 100 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in a game in back-to-back weeks, achieving the feat against West Chester and Cheyney…ran for 89 yards at Millersville and 74 yards with one touchdown at Lock Haven…burst a season-long rush of 53 yards against Millersville…amassed at least 50 rushing yards in six contests…totaled 430 passing yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions through the air…threw touchdown passes against West Chester, Cheyney and Millersville…completed a season-long pass of 47 yards for a touchdown in the Millersville game…tallied a season-high 12 completions at West Chester…posted a season-high 127 passing yards against West Chester and Cheyney…averaged 111 yards of total offense per game…received the prestigious Red Raider Pride Award at the team’s postseason awards banquet.
 
2015 (Freshman): Played in four games during his debut season, working as a quarterback in his true-freshman season…ranked fifth on the team in rushing, totaling 32 carries for 213 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns…completed 6-of-10 passes for 130 yards, one touchdown and one interception…had an impressive debut at Cheyney, running for 103 yards and two touchdowns…completed a 76-yard touchdown pass against Mercyhurst in the season finale and rushed for a touchdown in the game as well…totaled 59 rushing yards and a touchdown at Kutztown…amassed 43 rushing yards and 30 passing yards against Millersville.
 
Exeter Township Senior High School: Earned four varsity letters with the Eagles and head coach Matt Bauer...selected twice as an All-Berks County Second Team quarterback...also named an All-Berks County Second Team defensive back...established himself as his high school's all-time leading scorer with 36 touchdowns...tied a single-season school record with 18 touchdowns...threw for a single-season school record of 17 touchdowns...recorded a single-season passing efficiency rating of 170...became the only Exeter Township High School player to be a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard passer in a single season in school history...is a four-time Berks All-Academic Team member and four-year honor roll student...graduated in the Top 10 percent of his class...also played club basketball. 
 
About Yocum: Full name is Chase Anthony Yocum…is the son of Randy and Laurie Yocum…majoring in management...has two brothers, Kyle and Tyler, and a sister, Amanda...brother Kyle played football at Delaware from 2013-17 and served as a senior captain…aunt Jodi was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympics Gymnastic Team...father Randy was an All-State linebacker as a football player.

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