2011 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL MEET THE RED RAIDERS
Aaron Crawford #32 RB
5-10
211
SR-2L
Cody Davis #16 S
6-2
200
JR-2L
Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway
Stephenville, Texas/Stephenville
2010 Played in 13 games (0 starts) while posting 19 carries for 110 yards (5.8 avg.) with one rushing touchdown on the season... also made four catches for 39 yards with one receiving touchdown... ran once for a loss of one yard against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl (1/1) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas... picked up 11 yards on three carries and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass - marking first receiving touchdown of the season - against Weber State (11/20)... ran for 21 yards on three carries at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... rushed six times for 39 yards (long of 18) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... carried once for 25 yards and made two receptions for 18 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... tallied first rushing touchdown of the season - first since 2008 season - on one-yard rush at Colorado (10/23) to tie the score (7-7) in the second quarter... three rushes for 12 yards and one reception for six yards against New Mexico (9/11)... blocked first career punt against Lobos in the first quarter with 3:22 on the clock as ball was recovered by Tech on New Mexico three-yard line... carried once for three yards in season opener against SMU (9/5).
2010 Named All-Big 12 honorable mention... named first team All-Big 12 Academic... BIG 12 RANKINGS: 20th in tackles/game (6.7)... tied for 17th in total tackles (87)... played in 13 games (13 starts) and was second on the team with 87 total tackles while tying for the team lead (Bront Bird) with 68 solo tackles... notched 19 assisted tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss of 30 yards, posted one sack, broke up four passes, had two quarterback hurries, forced three fumbles, recovered one fumble and made one interception on the season... 68 solo tackles are the most by a Red Raider since 2005 (Dwayne Slay, 75)... had eight tackles (five solo) and one quarterback hurry while forcing one fumble against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl (1/1/) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas... made six tackles (all solo), had one quarterback hurry and posted first career interception against Houston quarterback David Piland in the third quarter with 9:08 on the clock (11/27)... had two tackles (both solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made six tackles (five solo) with one tackle for a loss of six yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... had four tackles (all solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... led team with 11 tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards, forced two fumbles, had one fumble recovery for four yards and collected first career sack at Texas A&M (10/30)... second on the team with 10 tackles (eight solo), including two tackles for a loss of five yards at Colorado (10/23)... second on the team with nine tackles (seven solo) with one tackle for a loss of three yards and broke up a pass against No. 18 Oklahoma State (10/16)... made eight tackles (all solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... had six tackles (five solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... tallied five tackles (all solo) and one tackle for a loss of eight yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... had seven tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup against New Mexico (9/11)... tallied five tackles (all solo) with one pass breakup in season opener against SMU (9/5).
2009 Played in 10 games during the season … returned a kick against Texas A&M … had a carry against Rice. 2008 Received medical redshirt ... appeared in just two games on the season ... rushed eight times for a gain of 26 yards a 3.2 yards per carry ... rushed for his only touchdown of the year in the season opener against Eastern Washington. 2007 Scored the game-tying touchdown in the waning minutes of the Gator Bowl against Virginia ... rushed eight times for 29 yards and a touchdown against the Cavaliers ... also caught eight passes for 28 yards ... carried 12 times for 47 yards and scored his third rushing touchdown of the season against Oklahoma ... also finished second on the team with a season-high 11 catches netting 81 yards against the Sooners ... started at tailback for the second-consecutive week at Baylor and became the first true freshman to score four touchdowns in a game since 2000 ... led the team in receiving with 10 catches for 82 yards and two scores, also carrying the ball nine times, gaining 44 yards on the ground ... 10 catches against the Bears were the most by a Red Raider running back since Shannon Woods’ 11-catch outing against Missouri in 2006, and four scores were the most by a Tech back since Taurean Henderson in 2005 (Texas A&M). HIGH SCHOOL Ridgeway High School in Memphis, Tenn. ... Tennessee’s Mr. Football for Class 5A in 2006 ... a three-star player according to Rivals.com, ranked as the No. 45 running back in the nation ... listed as the No. 3 running back and No. 19 overall prospect in the state on Rivals’ Tennessee Top 25 after a senior season that saw him total 1,641 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns for the Roadrunners ... also the No. 3 tailback and No. 16 overall player on SuperPrep’s `Tennessee 24’ ... a first-team Class 5A All-State selection by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association after his senior year Velocity/PrepStar Magazine All-Region selection ... rushed for 2,242 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior in 2005 ... chose Tech over Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi State. PERSONAL Aaron Crawford ... born April 23, 1989, in Memphis, Tenn. ... son of Robin Israel and Xavier Crawford ... has three sisters and three brothers ... brother, Jocques, was a member of Texas Tech’s 2006 signing class and played at Kansas in 2008 ... father played football at the University of Memphis ... uncle also played at UM … majoring in general studies. CAREER HIGHS Rushes _____________________________________ 13, vs. Northwestern State (2007) Rushing Yards _______________________________________47, vs. Oklahoma (2007) Rushing Touchdowns ___________________________________ 2, vs. Colorado (2007) Receptions _________________________________________11, vs. Oklahoma (2007) Receiving Yards _________________________________________82, at Baylor (2007) Receiving Touchdowns ____________________________________ 2, at Baylor (2007) Total Touchdowns _______________________________________ 4, at Baylor (2007)
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