Jacob Knipp

Jacob was born and raised in Arvada, CO. He was a five-year starting quarterback at the University of Northern Colorado. He holds every freshman quarterback record at UNC and is top 5 in every category of all time. He was also a 5-time team captain which is the standing NCAA record. Post college, Jacob spent one year with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL.

2019
- All-Big Sky honorable mention
- Team captain
- Passed for 2,852 yards completing 61.0 percent of his passes leading to 16 touchdowns.
- Ran 80 times for 101 yards.
- Went over 300 yards passing three times, including a season-high of 411 at Northern Arizona.
- Had a season-high three touchdowns against Idaho State and North Dakota.
- Ran for 127 yards against Portland State.
- Finished career third in passing yards (6,980) and fourth in touchdown passes (44).
- His 2,852 yards passing were the third most in UNC history.
- Academic All-Big Sky member

2018
- Played in three games as the team's starting QB before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
- Passed for 596 yards completing 64.8% of his passes.
- Threw four touchdown passes and three interceptions.
- Academic All-Big Sky member.

2017
- Played in the teams first four and a half games before an injury sat forced him to miss the rest of the season.
- In that time he completed 62.8 percent of his passes leading to 1,352 yards through the air and nine touchdowns.
- Had a career best game against Idaho State completing 20 of his 26 passes for 413 yards and four touchdowns.

2016
- Knipp played well in the first half of the season opener against Rocky Mountain College.
- He suffered an injury in the team's second games versus Abilene Christian after just three snaps, ending his season.

2015
- Took over the starting QB job in week 4 of the season.
- Racked up 1,969 yards throughout the air
- Broke all freshman passing records for yards, touchdowns and completions.
- Started eight games, but played in all 11.
- Threw 13 TD passes with 10 INTs.
- Rushed for 117 yards and added 5 TDs on the ground.
- Tied record for most rushing TDs in one game by a QB with 3 against UC Davis on 10/17/15.
- Completed 157-265 passes for 59.2%.
- Averaged 196.2 yards a game.

2014
- Redshirted

High School: First team all-conference MVP his junior and senior season. Named First-Team All-State as a senior. Team captain. Helped lead Ralston Valley to the league championship in 2012. Holds every passing record at Ralston Valley as well as the State all-time passing completion record. Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Dad and Mom are David and Lisa and one younger sister Riley.