Jordan Lynch
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
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High school: | Mount Carmel (Chicago) |
College: | Northern Illinois |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
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Jordan Lynch (born October 3, 1990) is an American former professional
Lynch is currently the head football coach of Mount Carmel High School in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He succeeded Frank Lenti, who was the coach of the program for 34 years.
High school career
After graduating from St. Christina Elementary School in the Mt. Greenwood area of Chicago, Lynch attended Chicago (IL) Mount Carmel and graduated in 2009. He played varsity for three years under coach Frank Lenti. He started two of those three years.
College career
At the beginning of his college career at NIU in DeKalb, IL Lynch was
In 2012, he became NIU's starting quarterback.
On October 19, 2013, Lynch broke the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in one game, finishing with 316 yards and three touchdowns, en route to winning the
College statistics
Northern Illinois Huskies | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2010 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 362 | 11.7 | 3 |
2011 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 246 | 5.5 | 3 |
2012 | Northern Illinois | 237 | 394 | 60.2 | 3,138 | 25 | 6 | 294 | 1,815 | 6.2 | 19 |
2013 | Northern Illinois | 253 | 404 | 62.6 | 2,892 | 24 | 8 | 292 | 1,920 | 6.6 | 23 |
Totals | 509 | 824 | 61.3 | 6,209 | 51 | 14 | 662 | 4,343 | 6.6 | 48 |
NCAA records
- Most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season: 1,920 (2013)
- Most 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback in a season: 12 (2012)
- Second most rushing yards per game by a quarterback in a season: 137.1 (2013)
Professional career
Chicago Bears
Lynch was eligible for the
Edmonton Eskimos
On January 14, 2015, Lynch signed with the
Lynch scored his first CFL touchdown against the
On March 8, 2017, Lynch announced his retirement from professional football.[12] The same day, the Northern Illinois University Athletic Department announced that Lynch had been hired as a running backs coach for the Huskies football program.[13]
Coaching career
Northern Illinois University
On March 8, 2017, NIU hired Lynch as the teams quarterbacks coach. Lynch served under his former head coach Rod Carey, who was hired as NIU's head coach after Lynch's junior season.[14]
Mount Carmel High School
In December 2017, Mount Carmel High School in Chicago announced that Lynch would be returning to the school as the team's head coach.[15] He replaced Frank Lenti, who has been the head coach of the program for 34 years and won 12 state championships, in a move that received some shock and criticism from local media and fans.[16]
In November 2019, Lynch led the Caravan to their 13th IHSA Football State Championship, defeating Nazareth Academy 37-13.[17] Lynch's younger brother Justin, the Caravan's quarterback, rushed for all five Mount Carmel touchdowns in the victory.[18][19]
In November 2022, Lynch Led the Caravan to their 14th IHSA Football State Championship, and 26th overall, over Batavia, the Caravan′s second straight year eliminating the Bulldogs from the playoffs. [20][21]
In November, 2023, Lynch led the Caravan to their 15th IHSA Football Championship. They beat Downers Grove North 35-10. This was Jordan Lynch's 3rd coaching Championship.
References
- ^ "Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch among six finalists for Heisman Trophy". Peoria JournalStar. December 11, 2013.
Lynch was one of six finalists invited...
- ^ Steve Nitz (August 30, 2012). "The Jordan Lynch era is off and running at NIU". www.suntimes.com. Sun-Times Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "NIU PREVAILS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MAC TITLE". niuhuskies.com. Northern Illinois University. November 30, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy 2012: Voting results". www.sportingnews.com. SportingNews.com. December 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch and Florida State's Lamarcus Joyner are Walter Camp Players of the Week". www.waltercamp.org. Walter Camp Foundation. October 20, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Tom Fornelli (December 9, 2013). "Six finalists announced for 2013 Heisman Trophy". www.cbssport.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Three repeat as AP All-Americans". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Adam J. Jahns (May 11, 2014). "Bears sign 9 undrafted rookie free agents, including RB Jordan Lynch, LB Christian Jones". www.suntimes.com. Sun-Times Media, LLC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Bears release Lynch, four others". Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ Jordan Lynch signs with CFL's Edmonton Eskimos
- ^ "Former NIU QB Lynch leads Eskimos to Grey Cup". 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Esks sign national Cory Greenwood". www.cfl.ca. CFL. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Esks Huskie Great Jordan Lynch Returns to NIU". NIUHuskies.com. Northern Illinois Athletics. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Huskie Great Jordan Lynch Returns to NIU". Northern Illinois Huskies. March 8, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "Lenti out as Mount Carmel head coach; Jordan Lynch will replace". WGN-TV. December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "After 34 seasons, Frank Lenti out as Mount Carmel's football coach; Jordan Lynch in". Chicago Tribune. 29 December 2017.
- ^ "O'Brien: Ousting Frank Lenti for Jordan Lynch was the right move for Mount Carmel". December 2019.
- ^ "Former Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch claims first state title as head coach". 2 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.ihsa.org/data/fb/7AFinal.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "IHSA".
- ^ "2021 IHSA Class 7A state football playoff scores and pairings". 24 October 2021.