Doug Chapman (American football)

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Doug Chapman
Marshall Thundering Herd
Position:Director of player development
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-22) August 22, 1977 (age 46)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Lloyd C. Bird
(Chesterfield, Virginia)
College: Marshall
NFL draft: 2000  / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Marshall (2021–present)
    Director of player development & senior analyst
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (1999) [1]
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:317
Average:3.5
Touchdowns:1

Doug Chapman (born August 22, 1977) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft, 88th overall, by the Minnesota Vikings where he played from 2000 to 2003 and with the San Diego Chargers in 2004. [2] [3] He is currently serving as the director of player development and senior analyst at Marshall.

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College career

Chapman attended Marshall University, where he rushed for over 4,000 yards and scored 61 total touchdowns. He was a member of the undefeated 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team that won the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game and Mid-American Conference championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He was MVP of the 1999 Motor City Bowl [4] and was inducted into the Marshall University Hall of Fame in 2010.

NFL career

In his first NFL start versus the Green Bay Packers Chapman rushed for 90 yards which was the most allowed by Green Bay’s defense through six weeks of the regular season. An offensive penalty negated his first 100 yard rushing performance. After Minnesota, Chapman signed with the San Diego Chargers in 2004 where he suffered a career ending back injury during preseason against the Indianapolis Colts. Chapman officially retired in 2006.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 MIN 163631953.1190161358.4381
2002 MIN 6012897.4270000.000
2003 MIN 4015332.260188.080
263903173.5270171438.4381

Post NFL

Chapman was an on-air color commentator with ESPN and CBS Sports Network from 2008 to 2012. While serving as an NFL and college football expert for Campus Insiders and 120 Sports (now Stadium), Chapman joined the Big Ten Network for the 2013 & 2014 seasons as an analyst on Big Ten & Beyond, making his debut on September 3, 2013. Chapman then helped launch and serve as anchor and Director of Content for American Sports Network, a startup linear network affiliated with Sinclair Broadcast Group through 2017.

In February 2021, Chapman was hired at Marshall as a senior analyst and director of player development under first-year head coach Charles Huff. [5]

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References

  1. "1999 PEPSI ALL-MAC FOOTBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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  3. "Doug Chapman stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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  5. Traylor, Grant (February 23, 2021). "Sources: Former Herd greats Bartrum, Chapman to join Huff's staff". The Herald-Dispatch.