Jake Christensen

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jake Christensen


caption =
college = Iowa
sport = Football
position = QB
jersey = 6
class = RS Junior
career_start = 2005
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height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 215
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|8|15
birth_place = Lockport, Illinois
highschool = Lockport HS, Lockport, Illinois
former_school(s)=
awards =

Jake Christensen, born August 15, 1986 in Lockport, Illinois, is a redshirt junior quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team. His father is former nine-year NFL veteran Jeff Christensen, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns during his career. Before his playing days at Iowa, Jake played his high school football at Lockport Township High School.

High school

As a junior at Lockport Township, Christensen gathered first-team all-area, all-conference, and all-state en route to leading his prep team to their second straight Class 8A state title. As a senior, Christensen earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors and garnered all-American support from USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com, and Parade Magazine. He was also named Illinois Player of the Year by the "Champaign News-Gazette". Christensen played in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Throughout his entire high school career, Christensen threw for over six thousand yards and 69 touchdowns.

Collegiate career

2006

Following a redshirt year in 2005, Christensen got his first playing time against Montana. He completed three passes for 19 yards, and it would be
Michigan and an injury to starting quarterback Drew Tate, Christensen got his first start of his career against Northern Illinois. Throwing for 56 yards and one touchdowns, he led the Hawkeyes to a 10 point victory. Christensen would also see playing time in losses to Minnesota and Texas.

2007

As a redshirt sophomore, Christensen started all twelve games in the 2007 season following the graduation of Tate. He completed 198 out of 370 pass attempts, throwing for 2,269 yards, seventeen touchdowns, and six interceptions. He completed 53.5% of his passes for an average of six yards per completion. The Hawkeyes finished with six wins and six losses.

Statistics

References

* [http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/christensen_jake00.html HawkeyeSports.com bio]
* [http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=1055054 Scout.com bio]
* [http://iowa.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=3&blipid=13747 Scout.com 2007 team stats]