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2011 Football Roster

22 Chad Benkelman

  • Position Outside Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elbert, Colo.
  • High School Elbert

Biography

All-RMAC 3rd Team

As a Junior (2010): Played in and started 8 games…Finished the season with 46 tackles…Recorded 9 tackles with one coming for a loss against CSU-Pueblo.

As a Sophomore (2009): Played in all 11 games…Recorded 32 tackles with 7 of those coming for a loss…Tied for team lead in sacks with 5.0...Recorded 7 tackles and 3.0 sacks against Western New Mexico (9/19/09).

As a Redshirt Freshman (2008): Played in 5 games and recorded 6 tackles.

As a Freshman (2007): Redshirted at Chadron State.

At Elbert High School: Two-Time All-Black Forest Conference selection…Two-Time All-State selection…Team won Black Forest Conference Championship…Class President.

Personal: Majoring in Sports Management…Son of Charles and Janna Benkelman…Brother of Erinn…Chose CMU for the football program and location…Enjoys snowboarding, dirt biking, and the outdoors.

 

Chad Benkelman's Career Numbers

Yr

GP

Tackles

TFL / Yds.

Sacks

INT

FF

FR

10

8

46

5.0 / 18

0.5

0

1

0

09

11

32

7.0 / 35

5.0

0

0

0

08

5

6

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

24

82

12.0 / 53

5.5

0

1

0

Statistics

Season:
2011

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2008Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2009Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    49
  • 22

    2010Junior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2011Senior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    22