Receiver, Western Michigan, 2009–⁠13

Josh Schaffer

Number
No. 82
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Naperville, IL

Josh Schaffer played receiver at Western Michigan (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Kent State, 2012151receiving yards, career highat Kent State, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Western Michigan1924112.7264
2012Western Michigan4357013.3381
2013Western Michigan1921911.5228
Career811,03012.7781

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Western Michigan82WR
2010Western Michigan82WR
2011Western Michigan82WR
2012Western Michigan82WR
2013Western Michigan82WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Western Michigan210.77––16.15%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Western Michigan 8 games, 19 catches, 219 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14atNorthwesternL 17–⁠38125125–
Sep 21atIowaL 3–⁠5921809–
Sep 28vs.Kent StateL 14–⁠32439112–
Oct 12vs.BuffaloL 0–⁠33332016–
Oct 19vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠38128028–
Oct 26atMassachusettsW 31–⁠30325012–
Nov 9atEastern MichiganL 32–⁠35440016–
Nov 16vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠27112012–
2012 Western Michigan 11 games, 43 catches, 570 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atIllinoisL 7–⁠24449020–
Sep 8vs.Eastern IllinoisW 52–⁠211505–
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 23–⁠28442019–
Sep 22vs.UConnW 30–⁠246104130–
Sep 29vs.ToledoL 17–⁠37647011–
Oct 6vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠1422901666
Oct 13atBall StateL 24–⁠30690145–
Oct 20atKent StateL 24–⁠419151181–
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 34–⁠48336017–
Nov 3atCentral MichiganW 42–⁠31111011–
Nov 10atBuffaloL 24–⁠291606–
2011 Western Michigan 6 games, 19 catches, 241 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.NichollsW 38–⁠7117017–
Oct 29vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠3521108–
Nov 8atToledoL 63–⁠666114164–
Nov 16atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠21794032–
Nov 25vs.AkronW 68–⁠19130313
Dec 27 ✦vs.PurdueL 32–⁠372211–

No box score in the source for Sep 3 at Michigan, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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