2008: Started 11 games ... led the team in rushing yards (1,026) and all-purpose yards (1,943) ... became 15th Bronco to rush for 1,000 yards in a season ... named Third Team All-MAC Offense ... passed Greg Jennings to become the school’s career leader in all-purpose yards (5,406) ... became career record holder in kickoff reRUNNING BACK turns (85) and kickoff return yards (2,158) 5-10 • 188 • Sr./Sr. •3L ... named to Phil Steele’s Second Team Mid-Season All-MAC Offense ... eclipsed Brunswick, Ga. the 100-yard mark four times ... rushed 12 times for 29 yards and a touchdown Camden County HS at Nebraska (8/30), also added four kickoff returns for 82 yards ... rushed for a career-high 175 yards on 25 carries Career Statistics and compiled a season-high 257 allYR GP GS ATT YDS AVG TD LG YPG purpose yards vs. Northern Illinois (9/6) 2008 12 11 204 1,026 5.0 8 51 85.5 ... rushed 15 times for 95 yards and one 4 66 70.7 touchdown at Idaho (9/13) ... had 14 2007 12 11 183 848 4.6 131 633 4.8 3 29 48.7 carries for 133 yards and a touchdown 2006 13 5 66 67.8 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/29) ... amassed TOTALS 37 27 518 2,507 4.8 15 239 all-purpose yards, recording at least REC YDS AVG TD LG YPG 60 yards in kick returns (60), receiving YR (72) and rushing (107), which earned 2008 38 280 7.4 3 45 23.3 him MAC West Special Teams Player of 2007 45 365 8.1 2 41 30.4 the Week vs. Ohio (10/4) ... had 18 car- 2006 16 96 6.0 0 24 7.4 ries for 53 yards and a season-high two TOTALS 99 741 7.5 5 45 20.0 rushing touchdowns at Central Michigan (10/18) ... rushed a season-high 29 YR KR YDS TD LG AVG ALL-PURPOSE times for 166 yards and a touchdown vs. 2008 28 637 0 53 22.8 1,943 Eastern Michigan (11/1) ... compiled 178 2007 35 906 1 98 25.9 2,119 all-purpose yards vs. Illinois (11/8) with 0 65 28.0 1,344 57 rushing yards and 107 return yards off 2006 22 615 98 25.4 5,406 four kickoff returns ... had 10 rushes for TOTALS 85 2,158 1 61 yards and a touchdown at Ball State returning two kickoffs for a total of 71 yard with a long of 44 yards ... had two (11/25) ... had 15 carries for 56 yards, six receptions for 28 yards against kick returns for 73 total yards with a long of 47 vs. Toledo (9/9) ... named Rice in the Texas Bowl. MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week (9/11) ... had eight rushes for 37 yards and returned one kick for 35 yards vs. Virginia (9/16) ... made first 2007: Named Second Team All-MAC Offense ... set school record with 2,119 career start vs. Temple (9/23) and rushed 12 times for 58 yards ... rushed 14 all-purpose yards ... set school and conference record with 346 all-purpose times for 49 yards, had six receptions for 53 yards and returned three kickoffs yards vs. Indiana (9/8) ... started 10 of 12 games ... had a 98-yard kick off for 49 total yards with a long of 32 vs. Ohio (10/7) ... had two kickoff returns return for a touchdown to break the Western Michigan single-game record for for 51 yards with a long of 33 vs. Ball State (10/21) ... recorded 10 rushes for kick off yards in a game (212) vs. the Hoosiers ... awarded MAC West Special 87 yards vs. Eastern Michigan (10/28) ... rushed 10 times for 79 yards and Teams Player of the Week (9/10) ... scored first rushing touchdown of the seahis first career touchdown vs. Miami (11/4) ... rushed 22 times for 117 yards son from 10 yards out vs. Central Conn. State (9/22) ... rushed 25 times for a (both career highs) vs. Central Michigan (11/10) ... returned four kickoffs for total of 115 yards and a touchdown vs. Toledo (9/29), grabbed five receptions 158 total yards (fourth most for a single game in WMU history) with a career for a total of 51 yards adding a touchdown and finished with 172 all-purpose long of 65 vs. Florida State (11/18) ... rushed 17 times for 28 yards and one yards ... rushed 11 times for a total of 75 yards and a touchdown vs. Akron touchdown vs. Akron (11/24) ... rushed 21 time for 109 yards and the game(10/6), had 189 all-purpose yards ... awarded MAC Special Teams Player of tying touchdown vs. Cincinnati in the International Bowl (1/6/07) ... Sporting the Week (10/8) ... named Phil Steele’s First Team Mid-Season All-Conference News Freshman All-America ... honorable mention for CollegeFootballNews. (10/12) ... rushed 15 times for 75 yards at Northern Illinois (10/13) ... rushed com All-America (Special Teams) ... ranked eighth in the nation and second in 21 times for a career-high 171 yards and touchdowns vs. Ball State (10/20), the MAC in yards per kick return (27.95 ypr). three kickoff returns for a total of 84 yards with a long of 49 yards, had 273 all-purpose yards ... had 72 yards rushing and a 15 yard touchdown against HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 7.7 yards per carry, 158 carries for 1,222 yards and Central Michigan (11/6) ... led team with a career-high 30 carries for 116 25 touchdowns, 15 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns, one kickyards and a career-best nine receptions for 93 yards and a scoring grab to go off return for a touchdown ... Region 3-AAAAA Player of the Year ... Associated along with eight kick return yards, amassing 291 all-purpose yards (third-most Press First-Team All-State ... Southeast Georgia Player of the Year ... Atlanta in a game in school history) at Iowa (11/17) ... awarded MAC Special Teams Journal-Constitution All-State team ... First-Team Region 3-AAAAA ... scored Player of the Week (11/21) ... nine carries for 45 yards and two receptions for three touchdowns in GACA All-Star game senior year. 12 yards vs. Temple (11/24) ... had three 100-yard rushing games ... led WMU with 848 yards rushing, 906 kick return yards and 2,119 all-purpose yards. PERSONAL: Recreation major ... son of Angela Armstrong ... born Sept. 8,
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Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Rushing TDs Longest Run 100-yd Rushing Games Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Longest Reception Longest Kick Return Kick Return Yards All-Purpose Yards Tackles
30 at Iowa (11/17/07) 175 v Northern Illinois (9/6/08) 2 at Central Michigan (10/18/08) 66 v Ball State (10/20/07) 9 (2 - 2006; 3 - 2007; 4 - 2008) 9 at Iowa (11/17/07) 93 at Iowa (11/17/07) 2 v Ohio (10/4/08) 45 v Ohio (TD) (10/4/08) 98 v Indiana (TD) (9/8/07) 212 v Indiana (9/8/07) # 346 v Indiana (9/8/07) # 2 at West Virginia (9/1/07)
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