Quarterback, Bowling Green, 2012–16
James Knapke
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Fort Wayne, IN
James Knapke played quarterback at Bowling Green (2012–16).
Career highs
443passing yards, career highat Massachusetts, 20143touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. North Dakota, 2016Team titles: MAC champions, 2013 and 2015
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 71 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014* | Bowling Green | 280 | 483 | 58.0 | 3,173 | 6.6 | 15 | 12 |
| 2015* | Bowling Green | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 173 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 59 | 119 | 49.6 | 636 | 5.3 | 3 | 9 |
| Career | 357 | 632 | 56.5 | 4,053 | 6.4 | 20 | 21 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | Bowling Green | 2 | −1 | −0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014* | Bowling Green | 67 | 136 | 2.0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2015* | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 14 | −39 | −2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 85 | 100 | 1.2 | 2 | 27 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bowling Green | 10 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.2 | – | – |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 549 | 0.15 | 27th (n=147) | 0.24 | 80.6 | 52% | 0.17 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 22 | 0.29 | – | – | 6.4 | 5% | – |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 133 | -0.09 | – | – | -11.9 | 27% | -0.09 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 Bowling Green 6 games, 636 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 10–77 | 12 | 33 | 110 | 0 | 2 | −23 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 27–26 | 23 | 40 | 315 | 3 | 2 | −7 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 21–41 | 18 | 32 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 3–77 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 25–28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 27–19 | – | – | – | – | – | −12 |
2015 Bowling Green 6 games, 173 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 30–59 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 62–38 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 59–10 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 48–0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 62–24 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 48–10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 Bowling Green 13 games, 3,173 passing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 48–7 | 22 | 31 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 45–42 | 46 | 73 | 395 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 17–68 | 13 | 28 | 163 | 0 | 1 | −27 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 47–42 | 38 | 59 | 443 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 36–35 | 20 | 39 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 31–13 | 20 | 39 | 260 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 14–26 | 20 | 33 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 27–10 | 17 | 34 | 170 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 30–20 | 22 | 36 | 315 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 20–27 | 7 | 24 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 24–41 | 18 | 27 | 140 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 17–51 | 12 | 21 | 151 | 1 | 2 | −20 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 33–28 | 25 | 39 | 368 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
2013 Bowling Green 4 games, 71 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 48–7 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 45–3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 49–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 58–7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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