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MATTHEW TUCKER
TAILBACK
SOPHOMORE I 6-1 I 210 I 1L
TYLER, TEXAS CHAPEL HILL HS
2010 I SOPHOMORE SEASON Placed second on TCU with a career-best 694 yards rushing and seven touchdowns ... his 1,370 rushing yards in the past two seasons ranks him third among TCU’s active rushers, behind Ed Wesley (1,641) and Andy Dalton (1,591) ... averaged 4.8 yards per carry … has double-digit touches in eight of TCU’s 12 games ... his top rushing effort came in the final game at Amon G. Carter Stadium ... posted 131 yards on a career-high 22 carries with a long of 18 yards in the 40-35 win versus San Diego State ... Against the Aztecs, Tucker (131) and James (102) became the first TCU tandem to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Lonta Hobbs (117) and Brandon Hassell (110) against Boise State in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl ... tallied 20 carries for 74 yards in the season opener against Oregon State at Cowboys Stadium ... after the opener, he scored in three straight weeks ... scored twice on the ground against Tennessee Tech, matching a career-high ... followed up to earn double digit carries versus Baylor (12) and at SMU (19), reaching the end zone in each game ... rumbled for 87 yards on just eight carries (10.9 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 47-yard run that moved the Frogs from their own 29 yard line to the Rams’ 24 and setting up a TCU touchdown ... that play serves as the seventh-longest play from scrimmage for TCU this season ... also caught eight passes for 97 yards (12.1 avg.) ... his biggest day through the air came against Wyoming, hauling in three grabs for 53 yards, highlighted by a career-long 31 yard snag.
TUCKER’S CAREER STATS
RUSHING RECEIVING Year GP/S Att Yds Avg TD Lng Rec Yds Avg TD Lng 2009 13/0 105 676 6.4 8 48 3 19 6.3 0 9 2010 12/1 144 694 4.8 7 47 8 97 12.1 0 31 Totals 25/1 249 1370 5.5 15 48 11 116 10.5 0 31
2010 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
RUSHING RECEIVING Opponent Att Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long Oregon State 20 74 3.7 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tennessee Tech 9 53 5.9 2 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 Baylor 12 34 2.8 1 14 1 6 6.0 0 6 SMU 19 63 3.3 1 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 Colorado State 8 87 10.9 0 47 0 0 0.0 0 0 Wyoming 7 45 6.4 1 12 3 53 17.7 0 31 BYU 10 31 3.1 0 8 1 6 6.0 0 6 Air Force 12 63 5.2 1 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 UNLV 7 28 4.0 0 10 2 21 10.5 0 13 Utah 9 32 3.6 0 13 1 11 11.0 0 11 SDSU 22 131 6.0 0 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 New Mexico 9 53 5.9 1 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 144 694 4.8 7 47 8 97 12.1 0 31
TUCKER’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
RUSHING Carries: 22 vs. San Diego State in 2010 Yards: 134 at Wyoming in 2009 Long Rush: 48 yards at Wyoming in 2009 (touchdown) Touchdowns: 2, 3x; last vs. Tennessee Tech in 2010 RECEIVING Receptions: 3 vs. Wyoming in 2010 Yards: 53 vs. Wyoming in 2010 Long Reception: 31 vs. Wyoming in 2010
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VERNON’S CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 45/23 (12/12 in 2010; 12/11 in 2009; 12/0 in 2008; 9/0 in 2007)
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ED WESLEY
TAILBACK
SOPHOMORE I 5-9 I 200 I 1L
IRVING, TEXAS MACARTHUR HS
2009 I REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, recognizing the nation’s top running back ... Firstteam All-Mountain West Conference … his 1,065 yards rushing paces all Frogs as he became the first to rush for 1,000 on the season since Robert Merrill (1,107) in 2003 ... also leads the team with 11 rushing touchdowns, nearly tripling his output of four scores from a year ago ... leads all active TCU rushers with 1,733 yards in two seasons ... rushed for more than 100 yards four times and scampered into the end zone in eight of TCU’s 12 games ... enjoyed double-digit carry figures in 10 games ... averaged 6.6 rushing yards per carry and 88.8 yards on the ground per game … boasted runs of more than 10 yards in nine different games ... the 88.8 rushing yards per game ranks second in the MWC and 34th nationally ... had 11 rushing touchdowns … ran for a career-best and TCU season-high 209 yards, including two touchdowns, on 28 carries against Air Force … he single-handedly outrushed (209-184) an Air Force team that entered the game as the nation’s leading ground attack at 346.9 yards per game ... it was the 24th 200-yard game in TCU history and the 20th-best single-game total ... served as the most yards by a Frog since Joseph Turner’s 226 at San Diego State in 2007 ... received MWC Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well a weekly accolade from Rivals. com fr his performance against the Falcons ... ran 19 times for 165 yards versus Baylor, trotting into the end zone on runs of five and 49 yards ... his 49-yard touchdown run against the Bears is the longest rush from scrimmage for the Frogs this season ... also scored twice on 78 yards at Colorado State ... enjoyed 115 yards on 17 rushes against Wyoming ... wrapped the regular season with 77 yards, including a 44-yard scamper, at New Mexico ... also had a season-long 10-yard reception at New Mexico.
WESLEY’S CAREER STATS
RUSHING Year GP/S Att Yds Avg TD Lng 2009 13/2 101 653 6.5 4 64 2010 12/12 162 1065 6.6 11 49 Totals 25/14 263 1718 6.6 15 64
2010 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
RUSHING RECEIVING Opponent Att Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long Oregon State 17 134 7.9 1 16 1 1 1.0 0 1 Tennessee Tech 11 85 7.7 1 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Baylor 19 165 8.7 2 49 0 0 0.0 0 0 SMU 8 35 4.4 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 Colorado State 15 78 5.2 2 13 1 9 9.0 0 9 Wyoming 17 115 6.8 1 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 BYU 10 53 5.3 0 16 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 Air Force 28 209 7.5 2 22 0 0 0.0 0 0 UNLV 13 64 4.9 1 15 1 8 8.0 0 8 Utah 12 50 4.2 1 9 1 5 5.0 0 5 SDSU 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 New Mexico 11 77 7.0 0 44 1 10 10.0 0 10 Totals 162 1065 6.6 11 49 7 29 4.1 0 10
WESLEY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
JOSH VERNON
OFFENSIVE GUARD
SENIOR I 6-2 I 300 I 2L
IRVING, TEXAS MACARTHUR HS
RUSHING Carries: 28 vs. Air Force in 2010 Yards: 209 vs. Air Force in 2010 Long Rush: 64 yards vs. Utah in 2009 Touchdowns: 2, 3x; last vs. Air Force in 2010
RECEIVING Receptions: 3 vs. Colorado State in 2009 Yards: 58 at Clemson in 2009 Long Reception: 58 yards at Clemson in 2009 Touchdowns: 1, 3x; last vs. UNLV in 2009
2010 I SENIOR SEASON Started all 12 games at right guard ... anchored a line that paves the way for the Horned Frogs to rank fourth in scoring (43.3 points per game), seventh in the country in total offense (491.5 yards per game) and ninth in rushing (261.2 yards per game) ... the Frogs’ line is tied for seventh nationally in allowing just 0.75 sacks per game … TCU set single-season records in touchdowns (70) and points scored (520) in 2010.
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RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD Lng 8 170 21.3 3 58 7 29 4.1 0 10 15 199 13.3 3 58
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