#10 Josh Lamberson - Team Captain
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Class: Senior
Hometown: Wilber, Neb.
Major: Corporate recreation
Junior Season
Expected back to full health after dislocation his right hip against Missouri Western in the eighth game ... Starter at quarterback for the first eight games ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Football First Team ... Earned Second Team All-MIAA offensive honors ... Engineered an offense to rank 28th in the country in passing offense (252.6) ... En route to 1,759 passing yards and 19 touchdowns, he passed for two or more touchdowns in all seven of his games ... Tossed a season-high four touchdowns twice including a 317-yard effort versus Missouri Southern, the yardage was the second-most of his career ... Tallied four contest of 300-plus yards of total offense ... Scored a career-high five touchdowns (one rushing, four passing) against Washburn ... Second on the club with 334 rushing yards on 61 attempts (5.5 avg.) ... Rushed for 50+ yards on three occasions including 74 yards on seven attempts (10.6 avg.) versus Missouri-Rolla ... His 19 passing touchdowns ranks sixth on the Northwest single-season list and 1,759 yards is 10th ... Holds the best career completion percentage (.649) in school history ... Recognized in five other career top-10 categories ... Three-time member of the MIAA Presidential Scholar Club as he maintains a 4.0 grade point average.
Sophomore Season
Named Honorable Mention All-MIAA ... Started six games at quarterback and played in 10 ... Passed for 1,842 yards ... Completed 129 of 218 attempts with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Team's second-leading rusher with 327 yards and four touchdowns ... Ranked 28th in NCAA Division II in passing efficiency (140.7) ... Was No. 40 in Division II total offense (216.9 ypg) ... Came off the bench to lead Northwest to a come-from-behind, 23-16 win over Minnesota State, Mankato (Sept. 13) ... Rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, passed for 95 yards and a touchdown vs. Missouri-Rolla on Sept. 27 ... Passed for 249 yards and a score vs. Missouri Southern on Oct. 18 ... Passed for 258 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 52 yards and two scores vs. Southwest Baptist on Nov. 8 ... Passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns at the Fall Classic at Arrowhead on Nov. 15.
Freshman Season
Saw action in all 13 games as a quarterback, kick returner, running back or placekick holder ... Rushed for 63 yards ... Returned two kicks for 29 yards.
Wilber-Clatonia High School
Named First-Team All-State as a senior at Wilber-Clatonia High School ... Named Honorary Captain of Class C-1 All-State team ... Finished second all-time in Nebraska high school history for total offense ... Played in Nebraska Shrine Bowl.
Personal Bio
Son of Wesley and Marcia Lamberson ... Favorite movies are Top Gun and Gladiator ... Favorite athlete is NFL quarterback Brett Favre ... Owns a dog named Alou.
Career Stats
| Passing | Att.-Cmp.-Int. | Pct. | Yds. | TD | Avg./Gm. | |
| 2004 | 168-121-4 | 72.0 | 1,759 | 19 | 219.9 | |
| 2003 | 218-129-10 | 59.2 | 1,842 | 13 | 184.2 | |
| 2002 | 1-1-0 | 100.0 | -2 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Totals | 387-251-14 | 64.9 | 3,599 | 32 | 116.1 | |
| Rushing | Att. | Net | Avg. | TD | Lg. | Avg./Gm. |
| 2004 | 61 | 334 | 5.5 | 4 | 52 | 41.8 |
| 2003 | 110 | 327 | 3.0 | 4 | 36 | 32.7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 63 | 8.0 | 0 | 54 | 6.2 |
| Totals | 178 | 724 | 4.1 | 8 | 54 | 23.4 |
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