2014 Football Roster
Roster
Chad Owens
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- High School:
- Waukee
2013: Saw action in all 12 games, starting 11 at wide receiver … finished first on the team in receptions with 60 for 595 yards … also led the team in receiving touchdowns with five … scored his first touchdown of the season off a seven-yard pass against Northern Colorado (9/21), finishing the game with 77 yards through the air … recorded a season-high 107 yards and a touchdown against South Dakota (10/19) … scored two touchdowns off six receptions and 60 yards in UNI’s win over No. 9 Youngstown State (11/9) … earned All-MVFC honorable mention status.
2012: Saw action in all 11 games and started three … averaged 11.8 yards per catch a 41.9 yards per game … finished the season with 461 yards and four touchdowns … had a season high eight receptions for 137 yards against Youngstown State (9/22) … notched a season-long 35 yard reception against Youngstown State.
2011: Saw action in 13 games for the Panthers ... caught five passes for 91 yards ... recorded one rush for seven yards ... caught one pass for 20 yards at Stephen F. Austin (9/10) ... caught one ball for 26 yards in a 38-10 victory over Western Illinois (9/24) ... caught a season and career-long 46 yard pass at North Dakota State (10/29).
2010: Redshirted.
High School: Second-team all-state quarterback selection by Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association ... first-team all-CIML ... team captain in 2009 ... rushed for 1,635 yards and 24 TDs ... passed for 1,703 yards and 14 TDs as a senior ... set school record for passing yards in a game (395) ... rushed for 220 yards and 5 TDs in one quarter ... all-conference WR/QB as a junior with 1,151 all-purpose yards and 7 TDs ... 2008 all-state Elite honoree in track ... two-year starter in basketball ... honor roll student ... high school coach: Scott Carlson.
Personal: Son of Scott and Darlene Owens ... father, Scott, played football at UNI from 1982-85 … majoring in movement and exercise science.
