2010 • F O OT B A L L P R O S P E C T U S
Student-Athletes
5 Allen jr. armando
Opa Locka, Fla. (Hialeah-Miami Lakes) Birthdate: 4-30-89
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CAREER: Versatile player who is equally adept at rushing as he is at receiving … has scored at least one touchdown via rushing, receiving, kickoff return and also has passed for a TD … most experienced running back on Irish roster in terms of games started and production … has started 19 of 33 games played at Notre Dame and gained 1,630 yards on 362 carries (4.5 yards per carry) with six rushing TDs … caught 102 passes for 695 yards and three TDs … ranks second at Notre Dame in all-time receptions by a running back (Darius Walker, 109) and has seventh-most receiving yards in a career by an Irish running back … recorded three of top 11 total reception seasons by a Notre Dame running back (50 in 2008 ranks second all-time, 28 in 2009 is tied for seventh, 24 in 2007 ranks 11th) … used as kickoff returner in first two seasons and totaled 1,247 return yards on 54 carries (23.1 average) … returned kickoff 96 yards for TD against Hawaii in 2009 Hawaii Bowl … completed both career pass attempts for 15 total yards (10 yards at UCLA in 2007, five yards for TD against Michigan State in 2009) … ranks ninth on school list for most career all-purpose yards with 3,638 (trails Raghib Ismail by 550 yards for fifth all-time; would need 1,377 yards to supplant Tim Brown at fourth). 2009 (JUNIOR): Led Irish in rushing for second straight season with 697 yards and three TDs on 142 carries … averaged career-best 4.9 yards per carry and 87.1 yards per game … caught 28 passes for 216 yards and completed second pass of his Irish career against Michigan State resulting in five-yard TD … his 28 receptions tied for seventh-most by a Notre Dame running back in a season … ranked third on team averaging 101.4 all-purpose yards per game … only appeared in eight games due to injury and missed contests against Purdue, Washington State, Navy and Stanford … started seven of eight games played at running back (did not start against Michigan State) … gained 72 yards on 15 carries with one rushing TD in season opener against Nevada … eclipsed 1,000 career rushing yards against Wolf Pack … rushed for career-best 139 yards at Michigan and added 24 yards on two receptions … helped Irish rally from two-score deficit by scoring his second rushing TD of season with 5:13
2009 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GUIDE • UND.COM
remaining in game to give Notre Dame a 32-31 lead … converted ensuing two-point conversion on Statue of Liberty play putting Irish up 34-31 … rushed for 115 yards on 23 carries (5.0 yards per carry) with another rushing TD against Michigan State … became first Notre Dame running back to eclipse 100 rushing yards in consecutive games since Robert Hughes closed 2007 season with 100+ yard performances … was first Irish running back to rush for a TD in three straight games since Darius Walker in 2006 … tossed first career TD pass to Robby Parris with 11:49 to go in third quarter to give Irish a 23-17 lead against Spartans … became first Notre Dame non-quarterback to throw a TD pass since Nick Setta against Rutgers in 2000 … was first Irish running back to register a rushing TD and passing TD in same game since Allen Pinkett in 1984 … missed Purdue game due to injury and played sparingly against Washington, totaling 39 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Huskies … recorded 51 rushing yards on 12 carries against USC and added 35 yards on two receptions versus Trojans … averaged 4.2 yards per carry against USC defense that entered the contest allowing 2.0 yards per rush … against Boston College gained 98 yards on 21 carries (4.7 yards per carry) including three rushes over 10 yards … missed games against Washington State and Navy and returned to face No. 8 Pittsburgh … rushed 14 times for 77 yards against Panthers and tallied eight receptions for 33 yards … recorded season-best 170 all-purpose yards in final home game against Connecticut … gained 106 yards on career-high 24 carries against Huskies and added season-best 64 receiving yards on seven receptions … logged 183:12 of playing time with four special-teams appearances. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Led the Irish in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries (4.4 avg) and added three TDs in a talented Notre Dame backfield ... ranked second on the team with 50 receptions and tallied 355 receiving yards and two TDs ... the 50 receptions rank second all-time at Notre Dame for an Irish running back (Darius Walker, 56 receptions, 2006) ... recorded 1,549 all-purpose yards, averaging 119.2 yards per game, second on the team to Golden Tate ... appeared in all 13 games, making eight starts ... started every game except Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Navy and Hawaii ... tallied 158 all-purpose yards in the season opener against San Diego State, including 59 yards rushing and 18 yards receiving ... established his career-long punt return of 22 yards ... picked up four first downs (three rushing) and had two rushes for over 10 yards against the Aztecs ... registered 198 all-purpose yards, including a 53yard kick return against Michigan State ... totaled 147 yards in kickoff returns, the most by an Irish player since 2006 and second-most in the Charlie Weis era ... had a career day vs. Purdue by recording 247 all-purpose yards (134 rush, nine receiving, 105 kickoff return), including his first rushing touchdown as a member of the Irish in the third quarter ... eclipsed the 100-yard rush mark for the first time in his Notre Dame career, and tallied the longest rush of his career (three 21-yard carries) ... capped a five-play, 81-yard scoring drive with a 16-yard touchdown run ... rushed for 45 yards on that drive alone ... prior to the game, the longest run of his career was 15 yards, but he had four runs longer than 15 yards against the Boilermakers ... finished
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