Chris Chugunov

Chris Chugunov
No. 4
Position	Quarterback
Major	Sports Management
Personal information
Born:	September 12, 1996 (age 28); Skillman, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College	West Virginia (2015–2017); Ohio State (2018–2019);
Bowl games	2016 Russell Athletic Bowl ; 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl ; 2019 Rose Bowl ;
High school	Montgomery (NJ) ; (Skillman, New Jersey)
Career highlights and awards
	Big 12 Conference commissioner's honor roll (2017); Academic all-Big Ten (2018);
	Stats at ESPN.com ;

Last updated October 16, 2024

Chris Chugunov (born September 12, 1996) is an American former college football quarterback for Ohio State. He played high school football at Montgomery High School in Skillman, New Jersey.

Early life

Playing at Montgomery High School, Chugunov committed to West Virginia in 2014. He finished high school career with 6,308 passing yards, 47 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with five games of 300 yards or more and was ranked the No. 27 player in New Jersey by ESPN.^[1]

Chugunov chose West Virginia over Western Michigan, Towson, Delaware and William & Mary.^[2]

College career

In 2015, Chugunov redshirted. As a redshirt freshman at West Virginia, Chugunov played in three games, completing only two passes. His debut game was against Missouri in 2016. The following year, he served as the primary backup behind Will Grier. He got the starting nod during two games during that season against Texas and Oklahoma.

Following the 2017 season, Chugunov decided to transfer to Ohio State, after he had graduated from WVU with a bachelor's in business.^[3]^[4]

Season	Games		Record	Passing							Rushing
Season	G	GS	Record	Comp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
West Virginia Mountaineers
2015	Redshirted
2016	3	0	0–0	2	5	40.0	15	0	1	25.2	0	0	0.0	0
2017	5	2	0–2	43	90	47.7	536	3	2	104.4	7	−48	−6.9	0
Ohio State Buckeyes
2018	1	0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2019	9	0	0–0	26	43	60.5	286	6	0	165.6	4	−10	−2.5	0
Career	18	2	0–2	71	138	51.4	822	9	3	–	11	-48	-4.4	0

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References

↑ "Chris Chugunov – Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
↑ "QB mentor calls WVU commit 'most under-recruited kid on the East Coast'". WV MetroNews. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
↑ "Chris Chugunov". Ohio State Buckeyes. August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
↑ Franklin, Paul. "N.J. quarterback Chugunov passes on West Virginia, transfers to Ohio State", The Times , August 27, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2020. "Montgomery High School alum Chris Chugunov accomplished his mission at West Virginia University."

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[1] "Chris Chugunov – Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[2] "QB mentor calls WVU commit 'most under-recruited kid on the East Coast'". WV MetroNews. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[3] "Chris Chugunov". Ohio State Buckeyes. August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[4] Franklin, Paul. "N.J. quarterback Chugunov passes on West Virginia, transfers to Ohio State", The Times , August 27, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2020. "Montgomery High School alum Chris Chugunov accomplished his mission at West Virginia University."

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