#12 Joel Osborn
Quarterback
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
Class: Senior
Hometown: Harlan, Iowa
Major: Math education major with a minor in coaching
2007
Played in all 14 games and made seven starts ... started the final six games of the season ... turned in the highest completion percentage in program history (67.9 percent) ... pass efficiency rating of 140.5 ranked 34th nationally and third in the MIAA ... passed for the 66th most yards in the nation (1,982) ... tossed two touchdown passes in three games on the season ... orchestrated four straight touchdown drives to begin the game vs. Missouri Western (9/15) in his first collegiate start ... threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to cap the fourth drive to give Northwest a 28-0 lead ... was 7-for-7 for 115 yards and a score in his next game vs. Truman (9/22) ... threw a game-winning, 19-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Wright on 4th-and-8 in the final minute to beat Washburn by a point (10/27) ... passed for a season-high 299 yards in the Bearcats’ first playoff game vs. West Texas A&M (11/24) ... passed for more than 200 yards in five of his seven starts ... longest pass completion was a 54-yard strike to Mike Peterson vs. West Texas A&M ... completed 20-of-25 passes for 238 yards and a score vs. Grand Valley State (12/8) ... threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Peterson in the national championship game vs. Valdosta State (12/15) ... also rushed 24 times for 39 yards on the season ... MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member
2006
MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member … second-string quarterback who saw action under center in eight games … went 7-of-9 for 80 yards and a touchdown vs. Southwest Baptist (11/11) … tossed touchdowns in consecutive appearances (10/7 and 10/21)
2005
Saw action in four games as a reserve quarterback ... went 3-for-4 for 58 yards and a touchdown toss vs. Southwest Baptist 11/5
2004
Redshirt season ... appeared in one game
Harlan High School
2004 Iowa Athlete of the Year ... named to Des Moines Register Elite Team ... earned Des Moines Register First-Team All-State honors ... also first-team All-Southwest Iowa and all-district team member ... holds Iowa state records for single-season passing yards (3,254) and single-season touchdown passes (42) ... led Harlan to a Class 3A Iowa State Championship as a senior ... helped lead his teams to consecutive baseball, football and basketball state championships ... football and basketball teams were undefeated during that stretch ... holds Harlan career record for scoring in basketball ... also helped team to a state championship in track and field ... graduated in 2004.
Personal Bio
Son of Mitch and Nancy Osborn ... born Oct. 2, 1985
Career Stats
Passing G Cmp-Att Yds Pct. TD Int. Avg./G Lg Effic
2005 4 3-4 58 75.0 1 0 14.5 23 279.3
2006 8 23-37 212 62.2 3 0 26.5 25 137.0
2007 14 169-249 1982 67.9 11 11 141.6 54 140.5
Total 27 195-290 2252 67.2 15 11 83.4 54 142.0
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