Biography
CAREER: Two-time Harlon Hill candidate…one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from NSIC, named nominee for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team...finished 35-8 as a starter, including 12-1 in 2016...three-time All-NSIC performer (1st team, 2014) who started final 37 straight games...with 194 yards, added to all-time USF total offense mark with 12,486 (1,764 plays, 7.07 average)...finished as just 1-of-2 players (James McNair, Concordia St. Paul) in NCAA DII to throw for 9,000 yards (9,103) and rush for 3,000 (3,383)...only player in NSIC history to reach 9K/3K passing/rush combination...completed 15-of-21 passes for 171 yards and two TDs (28, 12) with eight carries for 23 yards and a TD in 27-24 OT second round playoff loss to #5 Harding (11/2616)...had 10 carries for 58 yards and completed 10-of-21 passes for 127 yards. against Azusa Pacific (11/19/16) in a 34-21 first round playoff victory...had 2-2 record in postseason games, including 1-2 in the DII playoffs..in four postseason games, had 45 carries for 233 yards and two TDs...completed 76-of-126 passes for 801 yards with five TDs and five int., in postseason...in just DII playoffs had 35 carries for 148 yards and two TDs while completing 57-of-93 passes for 576 yards and two TDs...had school record 9,103 yards passing…owns two of the top 10 seasonal passing yardage totals in school history with his 3,184 total in 2015 ranking seventh and his 2,779 passing yards in 2014 ninth…completed school record 728-of-1,243 passes for 9,103 yards with 79 TDs in his career…completions, attempts and yards are all USF all-time marks....led the NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons (4,038, 2015; 3,583, 2014)…owns USF game records in total offense (509 vs. Winona State, 10//10/2015), passes attempted (51 vs. Henderson State, 11/21/15), career combined TDs (123), career total offense (12,486), career passing yards (9,103), completions (728), pass attempts (1,243) and ranks second all-time with 79 passing TDs....had 8,303 yards passing and 3,134 yards rushing in NSIC only games with his 11,243 total yards in league play fifth all-time in NSIC history... only player in NSIC history with both 3,000 yards rushing and 8,500 yards passing...ranked 11th all-time in rushing in NSIC games with 3,134 yards and just one of two quarterback in league history (Drew Bauer, UMD) with 3,000 rushing yards in NSIC play, just behind RB Tre Spears of Concotdia St. Paul with 3,160 in league play....was named first team All-NSIC and became USFs first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014…named second team All-NSIC in 2015…seven times hasd 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game...had 23 career games of 300 yards in total offense with two over 400 and the career-best, school record of 506 vs. Winona State on Oct. 10…set a career-high with 413 passing yards with five TD passes against Winona State on Oct. 10…recorded 515 carries for 3,383 yards rushing, which is 5th all-time at USF...became USF’s all-time rusher as a quarterback with his 163 yards vs. Bemidji State pushing him past Dax Michelena (2,710 for Michelena)...recorded 12 100-yard rushing games (4th all-time) with a high of 240 yards and five TDs in his first home start in 2013 vs. Northern State… also had 21 games of 75 yards rushing or more with 14 games of 90 yards rushing or more…in three plus seasons, threw for 200 yards or more 24 times…completed a career-best 32 passes on a career-best 51 attempts for 279 yards in 23-16 playoff loss to Henderson State…set a career-best with six passing TDs against Concordia St. Paul (10/31/16) on the road (20-33-306 yards)…has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/16; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/16; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/16)…only USF player in school history with 300 yards passing (313) and 100 yards rushing (125) vs MSUM in 2014....finished 2-2 in postseason play, 1-2 in DII playoffs...named Offensive MVP at 2014 Mineral Water Bowl, 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma.
2016: Has combined 34 TDs (17 pass, 17 rush) ...had 235 yards in total offense vs. SCSU, 9-1-16. ..completed 10-of-20 passes for 171 yards and TD throws of 64 and seven yards vs SCSU...had eight carries for 64 yards and two TDs with a long run of 39 yards vs. SCSU...set a school record for quarterbacks by getting his 8th 100-yard rushing game with 16 carries for 149 yards and four TDs, including a 55-yard scoring run vs MSUM...completed 11-27 passes for 160 yards and two TDs with four interceptions vs. MSUM...rushed seven times for 101 yards (14.4 average) with two TDs...completed 10-of-22 passes for 125 yards with a TD vs. Minot State...completed 23-of-41 passes for 229 yards with two TDs and two inteerceptions in a 37-36 win over Bemidji State...had a 46-yard TD run in the win at Bob Young Field...rushed 13 times for 41 yards and a three-yard TD run while completing 22-of-30 passes for 280 yards and TDs of 16 and 56 yards...completed 25-of-37 passes for 242 yards and a TD vs SMSU (10/8/16)...had 14 completions on 20 attempts for 160 yards passing and 10 carries for 52 yards and two TDs rushing vs. Winona State (10-22-16)...was 14-of-19 for 130 yards and a TD passing with 17 carries for 104 yards and two TDs against Minnesota State (10/29/16)...had 141 yards passing and TD with 19 yards rushing and TD against CSP (10/22/16)...completed 19-of-29 passes for 269 yards and a TD with four carries for 24 yards and TD vs Upper Iowa (11/5/16)...recorded four carries for 67 yards and was 10-of-15 for 115 yards with a TD vs. Wayne State (11/12/16)...he added 10 carries for 58 yards with 10 completions in 21 attempts for 127 yards against Azusa Pacific...rushed eight times for 23 yards and a TD and completed 15-of-21 passes for 171 yards and two TDs in 27-24 OT loss to #5 Harding in second round playoff game at Bob Young Field.
2015: ranked 10th in DII with 336.5 yards per game and was the only NSIC player with 4K in total offense with school record 4,038 (Kurtiss Riggs, 1996, 3,932)…is a has led NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons...finished eighth nationally in points responsible for with 222 and 16th in points responsible hfor per game at 18.5…finished first in the NSIC and 12th nationally in passing TDs with 30… completed 242-of-411 passes for 3,184 yards and a league-high 30 TDs…averaged 265.31 yards per game…threw for 200 or more yards 10 times in 12 games…four times had 300 yards passing or more…set a school total offense record of 506 yards, including a career best 413 yards passing, in a 51-30 win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field… has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/15; Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/15; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/15)…accounted for five or more TDs four times, including twice recording six TDs (rushing and passing) in a game…completed 15-of-26 passes for 266 yards and three TDs while rushing eight times for 65 times against U-Mary (9/5/15)…completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and five TDs vs. Minnesota-Crookston (9-12-15)…had 15 completions on 28 attempts for 218 yards and no TDs while rushing seven times for 125 yards and two TDs in defeating #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9-19-15), 35-31 at Bob Young Field…completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and two TDs with 11 carries for 77 yards and no TDs vs. Northern State (9-23-15)…hit on 20-of-30 passes for 311 yards and three TDs with four carries for 19 yards and two TDs against Wayne State (9-30-15)…completed 26-of-41 passes for a career-best 413 yards and five passing TDs against Winona State (10-10-15), accounting for a career-best and school record 506 yards in total offense…had 13 carries for 93 yards and a TD vs. WSU, accounting for six total TDs…was 20-of-34 for 225 yards and two TDs with 17 carries for 92 yards and a TD against Southwest Minnesota State (10-17-15)…completed 23-of-36 passes for 269 yards and a TD while rushing 15 times for 87 yards vs. Augustana (10-24-15)…hit on 20-of-33 passes for 306 yards with a career-best six TDs passes and rushed three times for 38 yards against Concordia-St. Paul (10-31-15)…was 21-of-43 for 165 yards and no TDs with 13 carries for 68 yards against #1 Minnesota State (11/7/15)…hit 18-of 32 passes for 331 yards and three TDs with 10 carries for 61 yards vs. Upper Iowa (11/14/15)…completed a career best 32 passes on a career best 51 attempts for 279 yards with 17 carries for 67 yards and a TD.
2014: named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC first team after completing 227-of-361 passes for 2,779 yards (6th, NSIC) and 26 TDs…)....named 4th team All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork.com...also named to second team on the BeyondSportsNetwork.com All Super Region 3 squad...selected to the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 team...had a 145.22 passing efficiency ranking, which ranked first in the NSIC and 30th nationally…ranked in top 30 nationally in seven categories…ranked 23rd nationally and second in the NSIC in completion percentage at 62.9%...ranked 26th in DII, 3rd in NSIC with 26 TDs passing and was 21st in DII and third in the league in points responsible for with 194…also ranked 32nd in DII for points responsible for per game at 16.2…ranked fifth in the NSIC and 31st nationally in total offense at 298.6 yards per game (3,583 yards on 514 plays)…had 153 carries for 804 yards and six TDs…804 yards rushing was second most among league quarterbacks…five times had three or more…had 68 yards rushing or more seven times with 100 yards rushing three times…threw for a career-best 318 yards and three TDs along with 17 carries for 125 yards and two TDs vs. MSUM (9/27/14) – only player in league with 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in single game in 2014...only QB in NSIC to rushing for 125 yards and throw for 300 in same game...completed a career-high 27 passes on a career-best 40 pass attempts for 318 yards vs. MSUM…also had 100-yards rushing vs. Augustana (18-130-0 TDs, 10/11/14) and Winona State (21-121-2 TDs)...hit a season best 88.9 percent of his passes (8-9-117 yards) and had two TD passes in season-opening win over Minot State (9/6/14) despite playing only into second quarter…hit on 22-of-38 passes for 282 yards with a TD vs. SMSU (11/18/14) and also had 14 carries for 75 yards…completed 13-of-22 passes for 225 yards with a career-best four TDs, including a career-best 60-yard pitch-and-catch with Josh Angulo against Wayne State (11/15/14)…hit 23-of-33 passes for 247 yards with three TDs vs. Concordia St. Paul (10/4/14)…had a career-high 23 carries (26 yards) while completing 21-of-32 passes for 250 yards with two TDs and two interceptions in 27-14 loss at #1 Minnesota State, Mankato...had 11 carries for 76 yards and a TD along with hitting 26-of-33 passes for 287 yards and three TDs vs. Upper Iowa (11/8/14)…completed 19-of-33 passes for 224 yards with three TDs and had 10 carries for 85 yards in earning MVP honors in the Mineral Water Bowl (42-10 USF win on 12/6/14.
2013: Posted a 3-3 record as a starter…completed 68-of-150 passes for 820 yards and six TDS…record 108 carries for 738 yards and 14 TDs on the ground, the most by a Cougar since running back Chevon Walker (Ottawa RedBlacks) had 14 in 2010…averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 105.4 yards per game…completed 13 of 27 passes for 108 yards and one interception in the season opener against Minnesota Duluth…rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns in his first home start to lead the Cougars to a rousing 45-37 win against Northern State… the win was Sioux Falls’ first over its former South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference rival and new NSIC foe since 1934… no one in a Cougar jersey, regardless of position, had rushed for three touchdowns since Lorenzo Brown ran all over Northwestern College on Halloween night in 2009… became the first Cougar to accumulate more than 200 yards on the ground since former NAIA first team All-American Mike Dvoracek (2005)…was named the USA College Football Rookie of the Week for the record-breaking performance… completed 19-of-29 passes for 95 yards with two picks in the loss at U-Mary, where he also rushed for 83 yards and a 5-yard TD run that opened scoring versus the Marauders…hit Carrington Hanna on a 31-yard bomb in the second quarter of USF’s 52-7 blowout of Minnesota Crookston for his first-career TD pass…finished the game 12-for-23 for 155 yards with two interceptions and one TD…also rushed for 77 yards on 13 attempts with two TDs against the Golden Eagles…led the way for USF’s 55-48 shootout win against Southwest Minnesota State, completing 9-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two TDS…connected with Wes Smith on a 51-yard strike on the sixth play from scrimmage vs SMSU for longest TD pass of his career…also went for 194 rushing yards on a season-high 27 attempts with three TDs…rallied the team from a 48-45 fourth-quarter deficit by leading consecutive scoring drives, including 17-yard game-winning TD run with 44 seconds to play…accounted for five TDs in a narrow 45-40 home loss to Winona State before suffering a season-ending injury…completed 16-of-25 passes for a career-high 200 yards with three TDs and one interception…also rushed 19 times for 157 yards and two TDs against the Warriors…finished rookie campaign ranked sixth in the NSIC (24th nationally) with 14 rushing touchdowns.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cherry Creek...lettered four times in football for the Bruins...named to All-Colorado and Centennial all-league teams as a senior...accumulated 1,939 yards (1,441 pass/498 rush) of total offense and 21 TDs (9 pass/12 rush) in 2012-13...earned all-league honorable mention recognition for racking up 1,758 yards of total offense as a junior..also a standout lacrosse player for the Bruins...four-year academic all-state honoree for both football and lacrosse...had a 3.75 GPA.
PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Linda Papilion...born March 7, 1994...has two brothers, Danny and Tommy...brother Tommy played outside linebacker at Colorado...favorite athlete is Drew Brees...business administration major.
