Sean Norris, Wheaton College football
3

Sean Norris

QBSeasons 2006–2009 (4)Games 416'0"Hometown Wheaton, Ill.High school Wheaton North
Passing
6,534
454/810 · 65 TD · 32 INT
Rushing
482
207 att · 2.3 avg · 10 TD
Receiving
31
5 rec · 6.2 avg · 0 TD
Points
60
10 TD
Punting
36.4
144 punts · long 68

In the Official Record Book

As published by Wheaton College Athletics — every era since 1914 · the full book

Career Totals

As printed in the football yearbooksYearbook
CategoryTotalLineRank when printedSeasons
Passing6,534 yards454-810 · .560 · 65 TD · 32 INT3rd in 20132006-09 incl. playoffs
Total Offense7,016 yards.6534 passing · 482 rushing2nd in 20132006-09 incl. playoffs

Career Records

Career totals as published, including seasons this archive has no report forOfficial
RecordMarkLineAll-timeSeasons
Passing Yards6,534 Yards810 Attempts · 454 Comp. · 32 INTs · 65 TDs3rd2006-09
Punt Yards5,236 Punt Yds144 Punts3rd2006-09
Total Offense7,014 Total6,534 Pass · 480 Rush3rd2006-09
Pass Attempts810 Attempts4th2006-09
Punts144 Punts4th2006-09
Touchdown Passes65 TDs4th2006-09
Pass Completions454 Completions6th2006-09
Yards per Punt Min 25 Punts36.4 Yds/Punt5,236 Yds · 144 Punts10th2006-09
Passing Yards per Game Min 200 Pass Attempts159.4 Yds/G6,534 Yards · 41 Games12th2006-09
Total Offense Per Game171.1 Tot Off/G7,014 Tot Off · 41 Games12th2006-09

Single-Season Records

One season, as publishedOfficial
RecordMarkLineAll-timeSeason
Total Offense3,381 Total3,137 Pass · 244 Rush2nd2008
Touchdown Passes32 TDs5th2008
Passing Yards3,137 Yards362 Attempts · 210 Comp · 14 INTs · 32 TDs6th2008
Pass Attempts362 Attempts7th2008
Pass Completions210 Completions11th2008
Total Offense2,378 Total2,142 Pass · 236 Rush20th2009
Touchdown Passes22 TDs21st2009
Passing Yards2,142 Yards298 Attempts · 161 Comp · 10 INTs · 22 TDs22nd2009

Single-Game Records

Official
RecordMarkGame
Completion Pct..944vs. North Park, 10/4/08 (17-18)

Biography

From the official athletics bio

Career: Finishes his Thunder career No. 3 in school history in passing yards (6,534) and passing touchdowns (65)...No. 2 in school history in total offense (7,016 yards). 2009: Team co-captain...started all 10 games...completed 161 of 298 passes for 2,142 yards with 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on the season...rushed 78 times for 236 yards and three touchdowns on the year...also kicked 39 punts for 1,446 yards (37.1 YPP)...completed 13 of 24 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns at North Park...went 12 of 19 passing for 240 yards, four passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown vs. Concordia...went 25 for 49 passing for 270 yards and three touchdowns vs. Carthage. 2008: Started all 14 games on the season...Second Team All-CCIW as a junior...completed 293 of his 512 passing attempts for 3,137 yards and a school single-season record 32 touchdown passes...set a school record with 3,383 yards of total offense...threw for 946 yards, with nine touchdowns in four NCAA Playoff games...set a Wheaton single game record with a 94.4% completion percentage on 17-of-18 passing against North Park...threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, with 277 passing yards in NCAA Second Round win at Wabash...had a season-high 315 passing yards in the 14-0 NCAA Playoff First Round win at Trine as he ran into the end zone once and passed for a touchdown...he was 12-for-16 passing for 284 yards, with four touchdowns in a win at Carthage. 2007: Saw considerable playing time at quarterback and punter...he threw for a team-high 1,255 yards and 11 touchdowns...threw three touchdowns for 204 yards at North Central...threw for a career-high 374 yards, with two touchdowns against Carthage...averaged 36.8 yards per punt on 42 punts...had a career-long punt of 57 yards at Albion...booted 18 punts inside the 20-yard line. 2006: Averaged 37.1 yards per punt on 32 punts...kicked five punts inside the 20-yard line and four punts of 50 yards or more...had a season-long punt of 55 yards at Millikin. High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner, with 36 career touchdowns and 3,800 career passing yards...named Class 7A All-State...All-Area and All-Conference...Gatorade “Player of the Year”...a two-time team MVP....Academic All-State...two-time team captain..National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete...three-year letterwinner in basketball.

Major: Communications

In the Archive

2 frames from the archive · the 2000s
Sean Norris on the cover of the 2009 media guide
Sean Norris on the cover of the 2009 media guideThe 2000s · athletics.wheaton.edu / 2009 FB yearbook PDF
Norris against Hope, 2009
Norris against Hope, 2009The 2000s · athletics.wheaton.edu / 2009 FB yearbook PDF

Season by Season

Passing

SeasonGPCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRatingYds/G
200788315055.3%1,25511869139.1156.9
20081421036258.0%3,137321460152.2224.1
20091016129854.0%2,142221095132.1214.2
Career3245481056.0%6,534653295142.4204.2

Rushing

SeasonGPAttYdsAvgTDLongYds/G
2006911111.00111.2
2007845-11-0.2130-1.4
200814832463.063317.6
200910782363.033023.6
Career412074822.3103311.8

Receiving

SeasonGPRecYdsAvgTDLongYds/G
200784276.80143.4
200910144.0040.4
Career185316.20141.7

Total Offense

SeasonGPlaysRushPassYdsYds/G
200691110111.2
20078195-111,2551,244155.5
2008144452463,1373,383241.6
2009103762362,1422,378237.8
Career411,0174826,5347,016171.1

All-Purpose Yards

SeasonGRushRecPRKRIRYdsYds/G
20069110000111.2
20078-1127000162.0
200814246000024617.6
200910236450024524.5
Career414823150051812.6

Scoring

SeasonTDFGMPATPATAPts
200710006
2008600036
2009300018
Career1000060

Defense

SeasonGPSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
2008142020.00.0000000

Punting

SeasonNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
2006321,18737.155530
2007421,54736.8571820
2008311,05634.150910
2009391,44637.1681252
Career1445,23636.46844112

Punt Returns

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
2009155.005

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025
DateOpponentNoYdsLongIn20TBBlk
Sep 23, 2006Hope College1282810—
Sep 30, 2006Millikin University62645520—
Oct 7, 2006North Central College31364910—
Oct 14, 2006Augustana College (IL)62014500—
Oct 21, 2006North Park University1191900—
Oct 28, 2006Elmhurst University41675200—
Nov 4, 2006Carthage College31094010—
Nov 18, 2006Mount St. Joseph University41273900—
Nov 25, 2006University of Mount Union41365000—
Sep 8, 2007Albion College51935711—
Sep 15, 2007WashU31114430—
Sep 22, 2007Hope College41353810—
Sep 29, 2007Millikin University62374730—
Oct 6, 2007North Central College72574920—
Oct 13, 2007Augustana College (IL)41494040—
Nov 3, 2007Carthage College41355211—
Nov 10, 2007Illinois Wesleyan University93304330—
Sep 13, 2008Bethel University62384421—
Sep 20, 2008Concordia University (Wis.)3853920—
Oct 11, 2008Augustana College (IL)1262600—
Oct 18, 2008Millikin University41424010—
Oct 25, 2008North Central College31235000—
Nov 1, 2008Elmhurst University2492600—
Nov 15, 2008Carthage College2512910—
Nov 22, 2008Trine University31144420—
Nov 29, 2008Wabash College1414100—
Dec 6, 2008Franklin College2593600—
Dec 13, 2008University of Mount Union41283510—
Sep 12, 2009Bethel University31194420—
Sep 19, 2009Concordia University (Wis.)1686801—
Sep 26, 2009Hope College51814412—
Oct 3, 2009North Park University2654200—
Oct 10, 2009Augustana College (IL)72094430—
Oct 17, 2009Millikin University41564310—
Oct 24, 2009North Central College93926412—
Oct 31, 2009Elmhurst University3802820—
Nov 7, 2009Illinois Wesleyan University2723710—
Nov 14, 2009Carthage College31043910—

Roster History

Season#PosClassHtWtHometownHigh School
20063QBFreshman6'0"Wheaton, Ill.Wheaton North
20073QBSophomore6'0"Wheaton, Ill.Wheaton North
20083QBJunior6'0"Wheaton, Ill.Wheaton North
20093QB/PSenior6'0"Wheaton, Ill.Wheaton North