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2011 Football Roster

Mark Sutton
Jerry Altares

5 Chris Walley

  • Position QB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 200

Biography

2011 (Senior)
Voted the MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, the first in NSU history … shared the award with North Carolina A&T running back Mike Mayhew … named to the All-MEAC first team at quarterback … led the MEAC in every majoring passing category, including passing yards (2,672 and 222.7 per game), 19 touchdowns, 68.7 percent completion rate and 2,959 yards of total offense (246.6 per game) … the 2,672 yards are the most by a Spartan quarterback in the Division I era (since 1997) and third-most in school history behind Aaron Sparrow’s 1994 and 1995 seasons … finished second nationally in completion percentage (behind New Hampshire Kevin Decker’s 68.95), 15th nationally in passing efficiency (147.7) and 23rd in total offense … accounted for 24 touchdowns with his 19 passing a team-high five rushing scores … three-time MEAC Offensive Player of the Week award winner … completed 25 of 29 passes for 255 yards and two scores in the win over Virginia State … the 86.2 percent completion percentage is the third-best in school history … also ran for 42 yards to earn MEAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades for the first time in 2011 … completed 16 of 27 passes for 137 yards at West Virginia … passed for 239 yards and two scores in the win at Howard … completed 20 of 23 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns in the victory at Charleston Southern … the 86.9 percent completion rate at CSU is the second-best in NSU history behind his own 20-for-22 day against Morgan State in 2010 … rushed for a touchdown and passed for 152 yards in the win over S.C. State … completed a personal-best 28 passes in 36 attempts while throwing for a career-high 327 yards at Delaware State … passed for two touchdowns and ran for another against DSU to earn MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors … threw three TD passes and notched 265 yards passing against Hampton … completed 18-of-29 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown against North Carolina A&T … also led NSU with eight carries for 64 yards in that game … accounted for a career-high five touchdowns (rushing + passing) in the win at Savannah State to earn MEAC Offensive Player and FCS Co-National Offensive Player of the Week accolades … completed 20 of 25 passes for 271 yards and three scores … also ran four times for 72 yards (18.0 yards per carry) and two touchdowns in the win over SSU … it was his only career game with two rushing touchdowns … had a career-long 52-yard TD run and scoring strikes of 2, 31 and 45 yards … accounted for three more scores, two passing and one rushing, in the MEAC championship-clinching win at Morgan State … passed for 187 yards in that game … matched his career high with 28 completions and established a new career high with 363 passing yards in the playoff loss at ODU … threw two TD passes in that game, including a 98-yard TD bomb to Derrick Demps which is the longest play in school history … selected to play in the HBCU All-Star Game in Atlanta following the season.

2010 (Junior)
Started all 11 games under center for the Spartans…completed 167 of 272 passes for 1,859 yards and 10 touchdowns…set the new school record for completion percentage in a season, connecting on 61.4 percent of his passes…ranked second in the conference in completion percentage and third in passing yards per game (169.0)…also rushed 61 times for 190 yards…ranked third in the conference in total offense with 2,049 yards (186.3 per game)…threw his first TD pass of the season against N.C. A&T, part of a 17-for-26 day…connected on 17-of-22 throws for 237 yards and two scores in the win over Virginia State…completed a season-high 22 passes for 196 yards at Bethune-Cookman…ran for a season-high 62 yards on 11 carries in addition to completing 11-of-16 for 140 yards through the air in the loss to Florida A&M…set a new NSU single-game record by completing 90.9 percent of his passes (20-of-22) in the win over Morgan State…also posted season highs of 305 passing yards, four TD tosses, and 328 yards of total offense in that one…named the MEAC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in that game…connected on 17-of-26 passing for 149 yards and one score in the win over Delaware State…capped off his year by hitting on 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) of his throws for 270 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Savannah State.

At Joliet
Passed for a school-record 2,656 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore at Joliet…named to the all-conference and all-region second teams…two-year team captain.

High School
A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at North Florida Christian for coach Casey Weldon, a former Florida State quarterback…first-team all-state 1A-1B and All-Big Bend as a senior at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee…set school records with 2,764 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior…second-team All-Big Bend pick as a junior, when he passed for 21 touchdowns and 1,983 yards.

Personal
Christopher Eugene Walley was born on June 14, 1988…son of Wes Walley and Angela Day…received his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in business in December 2011.

Walley's Career Passing Statistics (at NSU)

YEAR

GP

Comp-Att-Int

Pct.

Yds

TDs

Lg

Avg/G

2011 12 239-348-6 68.7 2,672 19 98 222.7

2010

11

167-272-8

61.4

1,859

10

76

169.0

Totals

23

406-620-14

65.5

4,531

29

98

197.0


Walley's Career Rushing Statistics (at NSU)

YEAR

GP

Att

Yds

Avg

TDs

Lg

Avg/G

2011 12 98 287 2.9 5 52 23.9

2010

11

61

190

3.1

0

27

17.3

Totals

23

159

477

3.0

5

52

20.7


Walley’s Career Highs (at NSU)
Passing
Att.: 43 (vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
Comp.:
28 (2x, last vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
Yards: 363 (vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
TD:
4 vs. Morgan State, 11-6-10)
INT: 2 (2x, last vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
Longest Pass:
98 (vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
 
Rushing
Rushes:
15 (vs. Howard, 9-17-11)
Yards: 72 (vs. Savannah State, 11-5-11)
TD: 2 (vs. Savannah State, 11-5-11)
Longest Rush: 52 (vs. Savannah State, 11-5-11)

 

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2010Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'2" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011Redshirt Senior

    QB
    6'2" 200 lbs
    5