2013 SPARTAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Langford earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after posting his first career 100-yard rushing game in MSU’s 42-28 Homecoming victory over Indiana, with 23 carries for 109 yards and a personal-best three rushing touchdowns. He scored on runs of 5, 2 and 32 yards. Langford accounted for a career-best four TDs, including his first career TD reception on an 11-yard screen pass from Connor Cook early in the second quarter. He gained 68 yards on 14 attempts in MSU’s 17-13 loss at No. 22 Notre Dame. Langford rushed 15 times for 68 yards and two scores in MSU’s 55-17 victory over Youngstown State. He scored on runs of 3 and 2 yards against the Penguins. In his first career start at tailback, Langford picked up 94 yards on 20 carries in MSU’s 26-13 season-opening win over Western Michigan. Langford also scored his first career offensive touchdown on a 2-yard run late in the first half against the Broncos.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS RUSHING YARDS 1. Jeremy Langford (278 att.) 2. Nick Hill (118 att.) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Jeremy Langford 2. Nick Hill PASSING YARDS (C-A-I) 1. Andrew Maxwell (278-530-9) 2. Connor Cook (210-361-6)
1,361 507 17 2 3,014 2,517
RECEPTIONS 1. Bennie Fowler 2. Tony Lippett 3. Keith Mumphery 4. Aaron Burbridge 5. Macgarrett Kings Jr.
91 79 61 51 43
RECEIVING YARDS 1. Bennie Fowler 2. Tony Lippett 3. Keith Mumphery 4. Aaron Burbridge 5. Macgarrett Kings Jr.
1,244 955 833 558 486
Dennard is the first Spartan to be named a consensus first-team All-American at cornerback. He has been named first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, CBSSports.com, ESPN, USA TODAY, SI.com, Sporting News, Athlon Sports and Lindy’s. He becomes the first MSU cornerback to earn first-team All-America honors since his position coach Harlon Barnett in 1989.
TD RECEPTIONS 1. Bennie Fowler 2. Keith Mumphery Josiah Price 4. Macgarrett Kings Jr. Tony Lippett 6. Aaron Burbridge
11 4 4 3 3 2
Dennard was chosen the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second year in a row. A unanimous first-team pick by the coaches, he recently was ranked the No. 3 defensive player in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision by CBSSports.com. In addition, Dennard was named Big Ten Defensive MVP by ESPN.com.
SCORING LEADERS 1. Jeremy Langford 2. Bennie Fowler 3. Michael Geiger
He ranks fourth on the team in tackles (59) and fifth in production points (210). Dennard has been credited with 2.5 tackles for losses (6 yards) and ranks among the Big Ten leaders in interceptions (tied for third) and passes defended (tied for seventh at 1.08 per game).
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 1. Nick Hill 2. Bennie Fowler 3. Jeremy Langford
2,399 1,687 1,501
TACKLES 1. Max Bullough 2. Denicos Allen 3. Isaiah Lewis 4. Darqueze Dennard 5. Kurtis Drummond 6. Marcus Rush
299 271 223 164 156 123
TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Denicos Allen 2. Max Bullough 3. Marcus Rush 4. Shilique Calhoun 5. Taiwan Jones
44.5 30.5 27.0 16.5 12.0
SACKS 1. Denicos Allen 2. Marcus Rush 3. Shilique Calhoun 4. Max Bullough 5. Tyler Hoover
19.5 11.0 8.5 8.0 7.5
DENNARD BECOMES THE MOST-DECORATED DEFENSIVE BACK IN MSU HISTORY – Senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard, who leads the 12-1 Spartans in passes defended (14), pass breakups (10) and interceptions (4), was presented the 2013 Jim Thorpe Award on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. Dennard is the first Spartan to win the award, which has been awarded annually since 1986 to the nation’s best defensive back. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound Dennard previously was selected recipient of the Jack Tatum Award, presented to college football’s best defensive back by The Touchdown Club of Columbus. In addition, he was named one of five finalists the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (presented to the nation’s top defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America).
Dennard helps anchor a defensive unit that ranks among the NCAA FBS Top 10 in seven different stat categories: rushing defense (first at 80.8 yards per game), total defense (first at 248.2 ypg.), opponent third-down conversions (first at .277; 53-of-191), passing efficiency defense (second with 91.5 rating), scoring defense (fourth at 12.7 points per game), turnover margin (seventh at +1.1 per game) and passing defense (sixth at
INTERCEPTIONS 1. Darqueze Dennard 2. Kurtis Drummond Isaiah Lewis
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