Chance Nolan

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Menifee, Calif.
High School:
Paloma Valley

CAREER
• Has played in 17 games at Oregon State, making 15 starts
• Has passed for 3,214 yards and 25 touchdowns while completing 250-of-409 (61.1 percent) of his passes

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts. Threw for 19 touchdowns and 2,677 yards with a 64.2 percent completion rate (204-for-318). Posted a passer rating of 148.3. Second in the Pac-12 in passer rating
• Ran for 286 yards and three touchdowns
• Pro Football Focus First-Team All-Pac-12
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Phil Steele Fourth-Team All-Pac-12
• Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player Of The Week (9/27)
• Threw for a career-best 308 yards and two touchdowns on 25 completions in the regular season finale at Oregon
• Connected on four touchdown passes and was 15-of-19 for 213 yards in the win at USC
• Threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-25 passing in the win over Stanford. Also ran for his first score of the season
• Threw for three touchdowns and 175 yards in 14 completions, over 19 attempts, in the win over Idaho
• Threw for 302 yards on 21-of-29 passing in the win over Idaho, completing two touchdowns
• Ended the season with 263 yards passing on 21 completions against Utah State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
• Entered in the third quarter and passed for 157 yards on 10-of-16 pass attempts at Purdue

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in four games, making three starts
• Passed for 537 yards and six touchdowns on 46-of-91 passing (50.5 percent). Also rushed for 147 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries
• Scored the game-winning touchdown from 1 yard out on his first career FBS snap in the win over Oregon
• Passed for three touchdowns and 221 yards versus Stanford. Also ran for 50 yards versus the Cardinal
• Tossed two touchdown passes in the season finale versus Arizona State. Ran for 60 yards on eight carries versus the Sun Devils
• Made his first FBS start at Utah and was 20-of-38 for 202 yards and one touchdown
• Joined the program in January 2020

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
• Rated four stars by Rivals and three stars by 247Sports
• Ranked as the No. 1 dual threat quarterback at the JC level by JCGridiron.com
• Guided Saddleback College to a 9-2 record as a redshirt freshman in 2019 for head coach Mark McElroy
• Named the National Division Southern League Most Valuable Player in 2019
• Passed for 3,315 yards and 38 touchdowns. Also led Saddleback with 1,069 yards rushing and scored six touchdowns on the ground
• Completed 236-of-358 pass attempts, a nearly 66 percent clip. Intercepted just six times and finished with a 175.4 passer rating

PALOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter at Paloma Valley High School for head coach Bert Esposito
• Earned all-league honors three times during his career. Also selected All-CIF twice and was a team captain
• Threw for 3,843 yards and 45 touchdowns as a senior. Also rushed for 856 yards and three touchdowns
• As a junior, passed for 3,207 yards and 39 touchdowns with 250 rushing yards
• Passed for 2,945 yards and 31 touchdowns as a sophomore
• Also lettered in basketball where he was a three-year starter and was All-CIF twice
• Basketball team captain and two-time League Most Valuable Player

PERSONAL
• Son of Sheri and Mark Nolan
• Has two brothers, Cade and Chad. Chad played football at Missouri Southern State
• Majoring in kinesiology. Would like to go into coaching after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “it is a great place and the people at Oregon State seem very genuine.”