Fresno State Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Chason Virgil
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mesquite, Texas
- High School:
- West Mesquite HS
Last updated on Jan. 31, 2018
2017 (Sophomore): Played 12 games, starting the first three of the season at quarterback … totaled 524 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, completing 48-of-83 attempts … passed for a season-high 246 yards and a touchdown against Incarnate Word on Sept. 2 … threw for 180 yards and a 26-yard TD on 21-of-34 passing at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 9 … passed for 98 yards and a touchdown at No. 6 Washington on Sept. 16 ... in final nine games of the season, served as the team’s holder for PATs on the special teams unit.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Started 10 games … passed for 2,021 yards and 13 touchdowns, completing 166-of-322 passes with 10 interceptions … is the third freshman quarterback in Fresno State history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in a single season – Paul Pinegar (2,929) and Kevin Sweeney (2,359) – and was one of nine freshmen in FBS football to throw for more than 2,000 yards in 2016 … ranked seventh in passing yards per game among all FBS freshman with 202.1 … ranked fourth in the Mountain West in passing yards per game (202.1) and sixth in the league in total offense per game (214.3) … against Air Force on Oct. 28, threw for a career-high 303 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, but also threw for a career-high four interceptions … set a career-high for completions (27) in a single game at Utah State on Oct. 22, going 27-of-44 (61.3 percent) … recorded the second and third-longest pass completions of the season in the Mountain West with an 85-yard connection to Jamire Jordan on Sept. 17 vs. Toledo and an 80-yard completion to Aaron Peck on Oct. 1 at UNLV – the 85-yard completion made Virgil the ninth Bulldog quarterback in Fresno State history to complete a pass of more than 85 yards: joining Derek Carr (4), Paul Pinegar, Kevin Sweeney, Ryan Colburn, Michael Ross, Mark Barsotti, Dave Telford and Jeff Tedford … his 85-yard TD pass to Jordan tied for the 22nd longest completion in the FBS in 2016 … completed six passes for 50 yards or more, four of which were touchdowns … logged the most offensive plays run in a single game by an individual in the Mountain West with 45 pass attempts and 19 rushing attempts vs. Tulsa on Sept. 24.
2015 (Freshman): Granted medical redshirt … played in first three games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against No. 21 Utah ... in the third game of the season, earned first career start against the nationally-ranked Utes, becoming the first true freshman at Fresno State since 1973 to make a start ... was 31-for-56 passing on the year for 298 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions ... in action against No. 14 Ole Miss on the road, he entered the game in the second quarter and finished that quarter 7-of-7 passing for 83 yards and one touchdown ... finished the Mississippi game 12-of-18 passing for 140 yards and two TDs with two picks ... was 11-for-25 passing for 97 yards in his start against No. 21 Utah before leaving the game with the injury ... threw his first career touchdown pass in the season opener against Abilene Christian, a game in which he became the first true freshman since Jeff Grady in 1999 to throw a touchdown pass ... graduated early from high school and enrolled at Fresno State in January for the spring 2015 semester.
High School: A rare four-year starting varsity quarterback in high school ... threw for over 6,800 yards and rushed for over 1,000 in his prep career ... named the District 12-5A co-Most Valuable Player as a senior by the Mesquite News ... completed 198-of-303 (.653) passes for 2,790 yards and 41 touchdowns as a senior while leading West Mesquite to a 9-3 record and into the Class 5A Division I bi-district playoffs ... also rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... threw for 404 yards and six touchdowns in his final high school game against McKinney North High School at the Cotton Bowl in the Class 5A Division I area round playoffs ... that was one of three 300-yard passing games as a senior ... threw three or more touchdown passes in 9-of-10 regular season games.
Personal: Son of Steve and Patrice Virgil ... has one brother, Chazz, and two sisters, Chasea and Chasatey ... brother is the wide receivers coach at West Mesquite High School where he graduated from ... communication major at Fresno State.
