2008 Football Roster
Roster
Franklin, Chris

Jersey Number 12
Chris Franklin
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Dunbar
Bio
2008: Appeared in 11 games, getting the start in two...was 60-for-93 for 476 yards and two touchdowns...went 16-for-25 for 145 yards and two touchdowns against Illinois State...passed for a career-best 228 yards against Western Kentucky.
2007: Appeared in all 11 games during the season...served as the team’s backup quarterback...was the holder on all extra-point and field goal attempts...saw his first action under center in the season opener against Louisville...went 7-for-11 for 53 yards in the second half...was 12-for-23 for 105 yards and two touchdowns against Austin Peay.
2006: Redshirted during the 2006 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Passed for 3,671 yards and 38 touchdowns in two seasons at Dunbar High School...completed 120-of-240 passes for 2,171 yards, tossed 20 touchdown passes and ran for nine more scores while leading the Bulldogs to a 10-3 record as a senior...was selected all-conference and all-city following his senior season...selected team captain and Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...passed for over 1,500 yards and threw 18 touchdown passes his junior season...played for head coach David Hensley as a senior and head coach Fred Barnott as a junior...earned a letter as the back-up quarterback at Scott County High School his freshman season.
PERSONAL: Full name is William Christopher Franklin...born Aug. 25, 1986...son of Mike and Gayle Franklin...has two sisters, Michelle and Emily, and one brother, Brandon...majoring in animal health technology with a pre-veterinary medicine option.
2007: Appeared in all 11 games during the season...served as the team’s backup quarterback...was the holder on all extra-point and field goal attempts...saw his first action under center in the season opener against Louisville...went 7-for-11 for 53 yards in the second half...was 12-for-23 for 105 yards and two touchdowns against Austin Peay.
2006: Redshirted during the 2006 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Passed for 3,671 yards and 38 touchdowns in two seasons at Dunbar High School...completed 120-of-240 passes for 2,171 yards, tossed 20 touchdown passes and ran for nine more scores while leading the Bulldogs to a 10-3 record as a senior...was selected all-conference and all-city following his senior season...selected team captain and Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...passed for over 1,500 yards and threw 18 touchdown passes his junior season...played for head coach David Hensley as a senior and head coach Fred Barnott as a junior...earned a letter as the back-up quarterback at Scott County High School his freshman season.
PERSONAL: Full name is William Christopher Franklin...born Aug. 25, 1986...son of Mike and Gayle Franklin...has two sisters, Michelle and Emily, and one brother, Brandon...majoring in animal health technology with a pre-veterinary medicine option.
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