1. Jordan Lynch played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies, earning first-team All-American honors as an all-purpose player and finishing as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2013.
24 Facts About Jordan Lynch
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Jordan Lynch is currently the head football coach of Mount Carmel High School in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
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Jordan Lynch succeeded Frank Lenti, who was the coach of the program for 34 years.
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Greenwood area of Chicago, Jordan Lynch attended Chicago Mount Carmel and graduated in 2009.
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Jordan Lynch played varsity for three years under coach Frank Lenti.
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At the beginning of his college career at NIU in DeKalb, IL Jordan Lynch was redshirted in 2009.
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Jordan Lynch was the backup quarterback to Chandler Harnish in 2010 and 2011.
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Jordan Lynch rushed for 608 yards on 76 carries with six touchdowns.
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Jordan Lynch finished 7th in Heisman Voting at the end of 2012, and won the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is awarded to the best player in the Mid-American Conference.
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On October 19,2013, Jordan 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 Walter Camp National Player of the Week.
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On November 26,2013, in Dekalb, Illinois, Jordan Lynch broke the single-game quarterback rushing yards record again, rushing for 321 yards versus the Western Michigan University Broncos.
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On December 9,2013, Jordan Lynch was announced as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Trophy.
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Jordan Lynch finished third in the voting that was announced on December 14,2013.
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Jordan Lynch finished the season with 1,920 rushing yards, which broke his record from the previous season.
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Jordan Lynch was eligible for the 2014 NFL draft, but was not drafted.
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On January 14,2015, Jordan Lynch signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
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Jordan Lynch was part of the Eskimos team that won the 2015 Grey Cup, and scored the game-winning touchdown with 3:22 remaining in the game for the Eskimos.
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On March 8,2017, Jordan Lynch announced his retirement from professional football.
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Jordan Lynch served under his former head coach Rod Carey, who was hired as NIU's head coach after Jordan Lynch's junior season.
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In December 2017, Mount Carmel High School in Chicago announced that Jordan Lynch would be returning to the school as the team's head coach.
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Jordan Lynch 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.
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In November 2022, Jordan 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.
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In November 2023, Jordan Lynch led the Caravan to their 15th IHSA Football Championship.
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In November 2024, Jordan Lynch led the Caravan to their 16th IHSA Football Championship.