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Tarleton State University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Chet Martin

2 Ben Holmes

  • Class Senior
  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Hometown Orchard Park, NY
  • Prev School Nassau CC

Biography

Senior (2018):
All-LSC Second Team ... Tarleton Team MVP voted on by teammates ... Played and started in all 13 games ... A part of Tarleton’s first outright Lone Star Conference Championship ... Completed 165 passes for 2,659 yards on 58 percent passing ... Threw for 28 touchdowns, which ranks second in Tarleton history for TD passes in a season ... Ran for 501 yards and two touchdowns ... Had 3,160 total yards and 30 touchdowns ... Helped Tarleton break the school record for total yards in a season with 6,709 (1,050 yards more than the old record) and was the No. 5-ranked offense in the country ... Threw for multiple touchdowns in nine of 13 games ... Had a 7-game stretch where he threw for 18 touchdowns and no interceptions ... Had six games of three-or-more touchdowns ... Threw for a career-high 305 yards against Angelo State on Sept. 29 ... Had a career-high four touchdown passes against Texas A&M-Kingsville for homecoming on Oct. 20 ... Ran for a career high 94 yards against Texas A&M-Commerce in the NCAA playoffs.
 
Junior (2017):
Was a practice squad QB in his first season.
 
Nassau Community College:
Junior College All-American … Freshman of the Year … Player of the Year … Bowl game MVP … First-team all-conference … Record holder for passing, completions, rushing by a QB, and all-purpose … Threw for nearly 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns in 18 career games.
 
Orchard Park High School:
Lettered three years in football and was a team captain … Also lettered four years in baseball and competed in basketball and track … Led his team to the New York 2A State Championship in 2012 and the runner-up in 2013 … Played wide receiver for two seasons before transitioning to quarterback as a senior … As a senior QB, was named All-State, All-County, first-team all-district, QB of the Year, first-team all-news weekly.
 
Personal:
Is a 2013 graduate of Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York … Majoring in Business … Born Oct. 15 … Full name is Benjamin Charles Holmes.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • SQ

    2017Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 205 lbs
    SQ
  • 2

    2018Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 200 lbs
    2