Miami Ohio University Athletics
RedHawks Host MAC Foe Akron
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Miami (5-3, 4-1) vs. Akron (6-3, 4-2)
Saturday, Nov. 6 Oxford, Ohio
Match-Up at a Glance:
Stadium: Yager Stadium (30,012, natural grass)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. EST
Site: Oxford, Ohio
Television: None
Cybercast: www.MURedHawks.com or www.TotalSports.com
Series Record: 6-3-1, Miami leads
THE GAME: With three weeks remaining in its regular season, Miami returns to Mid-American Conference action, entertaining East Division foe Akron at 1 p.m. this Saturday. The RedHawks, who are still mathematically alive for the East Division Championship, can lock up a second-place East finish in the next two weeks if they defeat Akron and Ohio, which are both sitting one-half game behind Miami in the standings with 4-2 records. Miami's only hopes of claiming the East Division crown are to win its final three games and have 12th-ranked Marshall drop two of its three remaining contests. (Marshall's remaining games are against Kent, Western Michigan and Ohio.) Miami is also trying to snap a two-game home losing skid. At halftime of Saturday's game, Miami will induct five individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame. This year's class, which includes Bob Dalton '75 (wrestling), Elaine Hieber (associate athletic director, women's coach), Karen Lepley Irons '89 (volleyball), Mike Stavole '50 (track and cross country) and John Weaver '49 (football), represents the 31st induction group. Prior to kickoff, General Joseph W. Ralston '65, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation's second highest ranking military officer, will present the game ball and flip the coin. Ralston is in Oxford to address cadets and the community as the Air Force ROTC program celebrates 50 years at Miami.
LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY: Unable to take full advantage of four first-quarter Bearcat turnovers, Miami could not slow down the Cincinnati offense and lost a wild 52-42 decision in the 104th Victory Bell clash at Yager Stadium. A number of series' records were established, including most combined points (94), as well as single-game scoring bests by Cincinnati (52) and by Miami (42). The 52 points allowed by the RedHawks were the most given up by a Miami team in Oxford since the school began playing football in 1888.
Four of Cincinnati's first five possessions ended with a turnover, and all four miscues were suffered in the Bearcats' end of the fieldthe 26-, 17-, 23- and 31-yard lines. The RedHawks, however, managed just three field goals while suffering a turnover of their ownan interceptionfollowing the Bearcats' third turnover. Cincinnati turned Miami's mistake into a touchdown to take a 7-6 lead. The RedHawks responded with a touchdown and field goal for a 16-7 advantage, but then the Bearcats reeled off six touchdowns on their next seven possessions for a 49-30 lead with 4:39 to play in the third quarter. Miami scored a couple fourth-quarter touchdowns to narrow the final margin to 10 points.
The loss overshadowed career-high performances from senior receiver Trevor Gaylor (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West) and junior quarterback Mike Bath (Celina, Ohio/Celina). Gaylor, who became the RedHawks' all-time leader in receiving yardage, set personal bests for catches (8), receiving yards (168) and touchdown receptions (3). Bath set a single-game school passing record by completing 21 of 41 passes for 352 yards and four touchdowns.
SERIES HISTORY: Since Akron joined the Mid-American Conference for football in 1992, Miami and Akron have met six times. The RedHawks, who lead the overall series 6-3-1, have won four of the six games, including a 20-14 decision in last year's season-ending contest. Akron's lone series win in Oxford occurred in 1939a 14-0 win by the Zips. Since the rivalry resumed in 1993, the RedHawks have posted 50-14 (1994), 65-0 (1995) and 49-20 (1997) victories at Yager Stadium. A chronological look at the series history:
1915 Miami 23, at Akron 6 1994 at Miami 50, Akron 14 1922 at Miami 20, Akron 12 1995 at Miami 65, Akron 0 1923 at Miami 13, Akron 13 (tie) 1996 at Akron 10, Miami 7 1939 Akron 14, at Miami 0 1997 at Miami 49, Akron 20 1993 at Akron 31, Miami 13 1998 Miami 20, at Akron 14
At Oxford: Miami leads 4-1-1
At Akron: Series tied 2-2
Most Miami Points: 65 (65-0) in 1995
Most Akron Points: 31 (31-13) in 1993
Biggest Miami win: 65 (65-0) in 1995
Biggest Akron win: 18 (31-13) in 1993
TERRY HOEPPNER: After spending 13 years as a Miami assistant, Terry Hoeppner (pronounced HEP-ner) is in his first season as the RedHawks' 31st head football coach. A 1969 graduate of Franklin (Ind.) College, this is Hoeppner's first collegiate head coaching position. Since coming to Miami in 1986 under then head coach Tim Rose, he has served as a linebacker coach (1986), defensive back coach (1987-93), assistant head coach/defensive back coach (1993-95) and assistant head coach/defensive coordinator (1995-98). Hoeppner's other college coaching stint came at his alma mater as defensive coordinator (1980-86). Miami's record with Hoeppner as defensive coordinator was 32-11-1 and as assistant head coach, 42-22-2.
A MIAMI WIN WILL ... :
Extend the RedHawks' MAC winning streak to three games;
Snap the RedHawks' two-game home losing skid;
Maintain the RedHawks' second-place standing in the East Division, and;
Guarantee the RedHawks their sixth straight winning season;
A MIAMI LOSS WILL ... :
Hand the RedHawks their third straight loss at Yager, their longest home losing string since 1993, and;
Give the RedHawks their second successive defeattheir first back-to-back losing skid in two years.
ACCORDING TO THE VOTERS ... : Miami did not receive votes in either the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' or AP Top 25 poll this week. Last year, Miami finished the year with final rankings of 34th (USA Today/ESPN) and 30th (AP).
Miami Ranking by the Week
Week Sagarin AP USA Today/ESPN TSN CBS Sportsline
Preseason 41 T-42 45 34 41 Aug. 30 51 T-45 45 35 41 Sept. 6 27 T-37 T-34 32 40 Sept. 13 47 NR T-41 42 46 Sept. 20 44 NR T-45 37 42 Sept. 27 50 NR 39 36 42 Oct. 4 58 NR NR 42 55 Oct. 11 53 NR NR 35 49 Oct. 18 56 NR NR 33 51 Oct. 25 52 NR NR 32 51 Nov. 1 72 NR NR 60
INJURY UPDATE: Miami's sports medicine staff has been kept busy this year, but the RedHawks came out of the Cincinnati game relatively injury-free.
Players out for the year include: wide receiver Sly Johnson (Miramar, Fla./Miramar) with an ACL tear, defensive tackle Gino DiGiandomenico (Livonia, Mich./Redford Central Catholic) with a broken leg, linebacker Matt Edwards (West Chester, Ohio/Moeller) with an ACL tear, outside linebacker Mike Montgomery (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay) with an ACL, MCL and meniscus tear, defensive lineman Shane Martinkovic (Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) with a leg injury, reserve safety and key special teams player Grant Crosthwaite (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller) with a broken ankle, junior linebacker Robert Jordan (Camden, Ohio/Preble Shawnee), with a shoulder separation and second-string quarterback John Schacke (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South), with a knee. Freshmen linebacker Matt Robillard (Milford, Conn./Milford Academy) (knee) is out versus Akron and senior guard Bob Beinecke (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty) (chest) is probable versus Akron.
CLOSING IN: Despite being held to his lowest rushing figure since Oct. 26, 1996 (vs. Army), Travis Prentice (Louisville, Ky./Manual) registered his 73rd career touchdown against Cincinnati and is now just two scores shy of tying Ricky Williams' NCAA touchdown record. Prentice also is 14 points short of Williams' NCAA scoring mark (452 points). With his 54 yards, he upped his career rushing total to 4,988 yards, which places him eighth on the NCAA Division I-A all-time rushing list.
QUICK STRIKES: Miami has scored 30 offensive touchdowns this season and 13 of those 30 scoring drives occurred in less than 60 seconds. Over half of the drives17 of the 30have a possession time of less than 90 seconds. Four of the five touchdowns versus Cincinnati were scored in 77, 59, 53 and 59 seconds. The other TD drive totaled 5 minutes 30 secondsthe RedHawks' longest scoring drive of 1999.
A SPOOKY DAY: On the eve of Halloween, Miami's defense endured more tricks than treats as it surrendered 528 yards on a whopping 90 offensive plays. The 52 points the RedHawks allowed was also an aberrationit was only the sixth time since 1905 and the ninth time in school history that Miami has given up 50 or more points in a game. Miami last allowed 50 or more points in a 52-20 loss to an Oklahoma State team that featured Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders on Sept. 10, 1988. Miami had never lost a game when scoring 42 or more points. In 1986, the RedHawks fell 45-38 to Cincinnati. Prior to Saturday, the 38 points were the most scored by a Miami team in a losing cause.
SPEAKING OF 1986 ... : Miami's coaching staff would have no qualms with the RedHawks if they bounce back after the Cincinnati loss like they did in 1986. That year, Miami gave up a school-record 647 yards to the Bearcats in its 45-38 loss. The next week, however, Miami pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in college football history, handing eighth-ranked LSU a 21-12 defeat in Baton Rouge.
WRAPPING UP ANOTHER WINNING DECADE: With three games left to play in this decade, Miami is already assured of posting another winning 10-year period. The RedHawks tout a mark of 63-39-5 (.612) in the 1990s. Since 1890, Miami has savored nine decades with .500 or better records. Only in the 1890s (16-17-1) and 1980s (51-56-4) did Miami fail to finish with a winning mark. The 1950s (72-18-2, .793) and the 1970s (80-26-2, .750) represent Miami's top two decades in terms of winning percentage.
BIG PLAYS: A big part of the Miami offense revolves around big playsrushing or pass plays that go for distances of 50 yards or greater. For the fifth time this season, the RedHawks had at least one play total 50 or more yards against Cincinnatia 77-yard touchdown pass to senior Nate Sexton (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle). Miami has savored 11 offensive plays this season with distances of 50 yards or greater. Nine of those 11 plays have resulted in touchdowns. Last year, in 11 games, Miami's offense totaled three big plays. This year, the RedHawks have failed to have a play go 50 yards or more in games against Central Michigan, Marshall and Kent.
MASH UNIT: Miami's numerous injuries have really decimated the RedHawks' linebacking corps. Since the beginning of the year, Miami has lost Matt Edwards, Mike Montgomery, Robert Jordan and Matt Robillard. Because of the numerous 'backer injuries, junior Nick Monk began playing some middle linebacker in early October. Against Bowling Green, Monk started at middle linebacker, while also holding down the starting H-back spot on offense. He is Miami's first two-way starter in recent memory. Monk, however, suffered a slightly sprained knee versus Bowling Green and needed two weeks of rest before returning versus Cincinnati..That opened the door for redshirt freshman Gary Richardson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Hamilton), who became the seventh different starter at a linebacker spot this season. In his first collegiate start against Kent, Richardson had four tackles (three solos).
A PIECE OF THE ROCK: Defensive tackle Andy Aracri is having an all-conference-type season. After notching a then-career-high 10 tackles versus Marshall, Rock followed with eight tackles (five solos) vs. Bowling Green and a career-best 13 versus Kent. He leads the MAC in tackles for a loss with 19. Aracri ranks fourth on Miami's defensive tackle list with 67. He also has a team-best nine QB hurries. Aracri already has surpassed his 1998 tackle total (43).
TREVOR IS TERRIFIC: Trevor Gaylor (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West) is Miami's new career leader for receiving yardage after his personal-best 168-yard effort against Cincinnati. He now has 1,792 career yards. Gaylor is also within striking distance of the RedHawks' career marks for receptions (he has 111, record is 121) and receiving TD's (he has 16, record is 18).
BATH ON PACE FOR RECORD-SETTING SEASON: If quarterback Mike Bath maintains his present averages, he will set single-season school marks for passing yardage and touchdown passes. Through eight games, Bath has totaled a career-best 1,904 yards and 17 touchdowns. The RedHawks' single-season marks for those two respective categories are 2,466 (Sam Ricketts in 1997) and 19 (Terry Morris in 1986). Bath continues to rank among the nation's leaders in passing efficiency with a rating of 138.98. That figure positions him 20th nationally, ahead of such prominent quarterbacks as Purdue's Drew Brees (135.1), Oklahoma's Josh Heupel (137.3) and Texas A&M's Randy McCown (138.9).
MIAMIANS IN THE PROS: The RedHawks presently have two former players on NFL active rosters. Eric Beverly (center) is a member of the Detroit Lions and Ron Carpenter (safety) is with the St. Louis Rams. Two other players are currently injured. Paris Johnson (safety) is on the Arizona Cardinals' injured reserve list and Damian Vaughn (tight end) is on the Bengals' practice squad. JoJuan Armour, a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year, has had 1999 stints with the Cincinnati Bengals, the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars this fall. He is presently on the Bengals' practice squad.
BUTKUS CANDIDATE: Senior Dustin Cohen, a 1998 Football News third-team all-American and a first-team all-MAC selection, was one of 65 candidates on the preliminary Butkus Award watch list, which was announced by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc., on Aug. 20. The watch list was trimmed to 10 semifinalists on Oct. 21, but Cohen did not make the cut. Cohen, a candidate for 1999 MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, led the MAC in total tackles last year with 146 hits (13.3 per game). Cohen is a consensus preseason first-team all-MAC selection. Cohen's play helped Miami lead the MAC in total defense for a third time in four years. The RedHawks also ranked among the nation's leaders in pass efficiency defense (fifth) and scoring defense (fourth). Cohen has started the last 33 gamesa team bestfor Miami. He leads the RedHawks in total tackles, solo tackles, blocked kicks and is second in pass deflections and sacks. Earlier this season (vs. Eastern Michigan), Cohen and the Miami defense earned the honor, Best Interception of the Week, from the Compaq College Plays of the Week program. An Eastern Michigan pass deflected off an Eagle receiver, then was tipped by Miami's Mike Yeager before Cohen made the diving interception.
Prior to the West Virginia game, Mountaineers' coach Don Nehlen proclaimed: This Dustin Cohen is one of the best players in America. There are times they switch him to safety. That tells me he has outstanding speed. Following the Central Michigan contest, Chippewas' coach Dick Flynn remarked: Great players make great plays. Cohen made some great plays against us.
MORE COHEN: Miami coach Terry Hoeppner constantly refers to Dustin Cohen as a scorer on defense. Cohen turned in a highlight-film pick on Sept. 25 when he reached up with his left arm and snatched a play-action pass from Central Michigan quarterback Pete Shepherd and rambled seven yards into the end zone for Miami's go-ahead score. That TD return was the fourth interception score of his career, tying the NCAA career mark for interception TD returns by a linebacker. Randy Neal (1991-94) totaled four for Virginia.
RECORD CROWD: For the first time in Miami history, Yager Stadium exceeded its capacity with a standing-room only crowd of 30,087 versus Marshall on Oct. 2. Seating capacity is 30,012. Two years ago, Miami and Marshall played in front of 29,027.
ALL-CENTURY TEAM: With its tradition-rich history, picking an all-century football team at Miami is a difficult task. In the Cincinnati Enquirer's 1999 College Football Preview section, this is the offensive and defensive team that their staff chose: OffenseSherman Smith (QB, 1972-75), Travis Prentice (RB, 1996-99), John Pont (RB, 1949-51), Jay Hall (WR, 1995-98), Doc Urich (WR, 1948-50), Gary Arthur (TE, 1967-69), Tom Jones (OL, 1952-54), Mike Bird (OL, 1995-97), Paul Dietzel (OL, 1946-47), Dan Dalrymple (OL, 1983-86), Mike Biehle (OL, 1972-74), Gary Gussman (PK, 1984-87); DefenseJack Glowik (DL, 1974-77), Jon Wauford (DL, 1988-91), Brad Cousino (DL, 1972-74), Brian Pillman (DL, 1980-83), Curt McMillan (LB, 1989-92), Bob Babich (LB, 1966-68), Dee Osborne (LB, 1993-96), Kirk Springs (DB, 1977-79), Ron Carpenter (DB, 1990-92), Sheldon White (DB, 1984-86), Dick Adams (DB, 1969-70), Gary Layton (P, 1991-94); CoachAra Parseghian.
HASH MARKS:
Redshirt freshman Andy Brumbergs (Solon, Ohio/Solon) booted a single-game best three field goals (42, 30, 41) against Cincinnati and finished with a career-high 12 points. Brumbergs has now made six successive field goals after missing his first three career attempts.
Between Nov. 2, 1996 and Oct. 9, 1999the starting and ending dates of Travis Prentice's non-fumble streakhe rushed for 4,138 yards and scored 54 rushing touchdowns.
Three Miami players have been nominated for GTE Academic All-America honors (3.2 GPA or higher): defensive end Brian Potter (San Diego, Calif./Crawford), 3.43 GPA in finance; offensive guard Chris Huelsman (St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry), 3.473 in marketing/MBA; and safety Bryan McCullough (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson), 3.216 in zoology (pre-medicine).
Following a season-high 16-tackle effort (14 solos) vs. Cincinnati, linebacker Dustin Cohen has surpassed the 400-mark for career tackles and now ranks seventh all-time with 411 hits.
Miami sits atop the list of Division I-A schools that have gone the longest without a punt return for a touchdown. Miami's last punt return for TD came on Oct. 19, 1974 (John McVay vs. Bowling Green) or 279 games ago. That streak is 100 games longer than second-place Tulsa, which last returned a punt for a TD in 1983.
TRAVIS PRENTICE
1999 Heisman Trophy & Doak Walker Awards Candidate
Travis Prentice, the nation's second-leading
rusher in 1998 and 1999's top returning ground-gainer, scorer and all-purpose runner, continues to climb the MAC and NCAA career charts. Through eight games this season, Prentice has 438 career points, which ranks second on the NCAA career scoring list. He needs just 14 points to catch leader Ricky Williams. He also ranks second all-time with 73 overall touchdowns and 68 rushing TD's, leaving him two overall TD's and four rushing TD's short of tying those two national records. Prentice already owns the NCAA record for career multiple-touchdown games with 24. (For an update on his pursuit of Ricky Williams' records, see table on page 9).
His MAC-leading rushing figure stands at 4,988. Miami's Deland McCullough was the league's previous record-holder with 4,368 yards. Prentice now ranks eighth on the NCAA's all-time rushing list. Through 41 career games, Prentice has totaled 26 games with 100 or more rushing yards. Prentice, the 1998 MAC Player of the Year, is a two-time Doak Walker Award semifinalist, having been named one of the top eight running backs the past two seasons.
Perhaps one of Prentice's most impressive statistics is his ability to hold on to the football. Although his NCAA record streak ended early in the second quarter at Bowling Green, the streak reached 862 rushes without a lost fumble. The dates of the streak were Nov. 2, 1996 through Oct. 9, 1999. In 1,043 career carries, he has four fumbles, two of which were lost. Much of the 1999 season, Prentice has appeared as a regular Heisman Watch candidate on these web sites: CNNSI, ESPN, USA Today, Heisman.com, FOX and The Sporting News. A feature on Prentice and Marshall's Chad Pennington is one of the stories in the latest ESPN Magazine (Nov. 1, 1999).
Head coach Terry Hoeppner says Prentice is such a special guy. Travis puts a tremendous burden on opposing defenses. He's so versatile. He's an outstanding football player and a terrific individual. Former head mentor Randy Walker, who has been coaching since the 1977 season, says Prentice is the real deal ... the best running back I've been associated with in my 20 years of coaching.
Prentice presently holds 31 Miami records, including single-season marks for scoring, touchdowns and rushing yardage, and career marks for rushing, carries, scoring, rushing touchdowns and touchdowns. (see page 9 for a complete listing). Prentice set a single-season record for points scored (150) in 1997, which obliterated George Swarn's record of 96, set in 1985. The 150 points were the second-highest single-season total in the NCAA in 1997 and the 10th highest single-season total in NCAA Division I-A history.
The Prentice File
Named a 1999 preseason all-American by Playboy, SPORT Magazine, College Football News, Football News (second team) and Athlon Sports (third team).
Named the 1998 MAC Player of the Year (Vern Smith Award) and the 1998 MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Also tabbed a Doak Walker Award semifinalist for a second straight year.
Totaled 862 rushes without a lost fumblean NCAA mark. Streak came to an end vs. Bowling Green (10/9/99).
Earned all-America honors from The Sports Network (first team), The Sports Weekly Journal (first team) and Football News (third team).
Ranks SECOND on the NCAA's all-time list for rushing touchdowns. Will take sole possession of first place with five more rushing TDs.
On pace to become college football's all-time Division I-A leader in touchdowns and points scored, and the NCAA's fifth all-time leading rusher.
Broke Miami and MAC records for single-season touchdowns (25) and rushing touchdowns (25) in 1997.
Holds Miami and MAC records for career rushing TD's (68), overall TD's (73) and career points scored (438).
Broke Miami and MAC records for single-season points (150) in 1997. The 150 points is tied for the ninth-highest total in NCAA history.
Rushed for a school-record 1,787 yards in 1998that figure is the third-best total in MAC history.
Led the MAC and ranked sixth nationally in rushing with 140.8 yards per game in 1997, the second-best total to this year's school mark.
Led the MAC and ranked second in the nation in scoring (13.6) in 1997.
On Sept. 5, 1998, rushed for 162 yards vs. North Carolinathe most by any opposing player since Nov. 4, 1989.
Rushed for a career-best 239 yards vs. Northern Illinois, the third-highest single-game total in school history, 237 yards vs. Ohio (1998), and 227 yards vs. Ohio (1997) and Toledo (1998).
Has totaled 140 career trucksthe number of times he levels an opposing player while carrying the football. Prentice registered 54 trucks last year.
Named MAC Offensive Player of the Week once (Sept. 13 vs. WVU) and USA Today Online MAC Player of the Week twice (Sept. 13 vs. WVU, Oct. 9 vs. BG).
Prentice's 100-Yard Rushing Games
239 vs. Northern Illinois, 1997 (22 carries)
237 vs. Ohio, 1998 (44)
227 vs. Toledo, 1998 (37)
227 at Ohio, 1997 (41)
209 at Bowling Green, 1999 (34)
203 vs. Marshall, 1997 (30)
197 vs. Kent, 1998 (25)
179 at Northern Illinois, 1998 (36)
165 at West Virginia, 1999 (29)
164 at Army, 1998 (37)
162 at North Carolina, 1998 (37)
157 vs. Akron, 1997 (30)
151 at Northwestern, 1999 (33)
149 at Kent, 1999 (43)
148 at Ball State, 1998 (34)
146 at Kent, 1997 (27)
136 at Toledo, 1997 (31)
135 vs. Bowling Green, 1998 (32)
131 vs. Marshall, 1999 (27)
127 at Cincinnati, 1998 (29)
127 at Akron, 1998 (22)
125 vs. Central Michigan, 1996 (16)
116 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999 (38)
113 vs. Ball State, 1997 (26)
103 at Bowling Green, 1997 (29)
102 vs. Kent, 1996 (18)
Miami's record when Prentice runs for 100 or more yards: 22-4
Miami's record when Prentice runs for 150 or more yards: 12-1
What They're Saying About Travis:
Some guys are big. Some guys are strong. Some guys are fast. He's all three. Miami coach Terry Hoeppner
He's a man. He's a big, strong guy. If they're in a tight game, he's going to win games for them. He justs gets better, I think.West Virginia coach Don Nehlen
Travis is a great back and nobody's going to contain him. He can bust loose at any time. Marshall coach Bob Pruett
With Prentice, he's a unique combination because he's a powerful guy with speed. I'm not sure we've had that combination in this league. Ball State coach Bill Lynch
On film, one of the things that impresses you is his vision. The great backs all have that. I don't know if it's purely natural or if it's working at it, but however he got it, it's there. Cincinnati defensive tackle Mario Monds
Prentice 1999 Rushing by Quarter:
First Quarter Att. Yards Avg. TD Second Quarter Att. Yards Avg. TD Northwestern 7 31 4.4 1 Northwestern 4 32 8.0 1 West Virginia 4 10 2.5 0 West Virginia 9 34 3.8 0 Eastern Michigan 8 55 6.9 2 Eastern Michigan 9 4 0.4 0 Central Michigan 9 7 0.8 1 Central Michigan 5 17 3.4 0 Marshall 4 4 1.0 0 Marshall 9 14 1.6 0 Bowling Green 13 57 4.4 1 Bowling Green 5 12 2.4 0 Kent 8 15 1.9 1 Kent 10 40 4.0 0 Cincinnati 8 24 3.0 1 Cincinnati 6 24 4.0 0 Akron Akron Ohio Ohio Buffalo Buffalo TOTAL 61 203 3.3 7 TOTAL 57 177 3.1 1
Third Quarter Att. Yards Avg. TD Fourth Quarter Att. Yards Avg. TD Northwestern 14 53 3.8 0 Northwestern 8 35 4.4 0 West Virginia 11 80 7.3 0 West Virginia 5 41 8.2 1 Eastern Michigan 11 38 3.5 0 Eastern Michigan 10 19 1.9 1 Central Michigan 12 28 2.3 1 Central Michigan 10 24 2.4 0 Marshall 6 30 5.0 0 Marshall 8 83 10.4 0 Bowling Green 8 58 7.3 0 Bowling Green 8 82 10.3 1 Kent 14 47 3.6 0 Kent 11 47 4.3 0 Cincinnati 4 -8 -2.0 0 Cincinnati 1 14 14.0 0 Akron Akron Ohio Ohio Buffalo Buffalo TOTAL 80 326 4.1 1 TOTAL 61 345 5.7 3
Prentice 1999 Rushing by Half:
First Half Att. Yards Avg. TD Northwestern 11 63 5.7 2 West Virginia 13 44 3.4 0 Eastern Michigan 17 59 3.5 2 Central Michigan 14 24 1.7 1 Marshall 13 18 1.4 0 Bowling Green 18 69 3.8 1 Kent 18 55 3.1 1 Cincinnati 14 48 3.4 1 Akron Ohio Buffalo TOTAL 118 380 3.2 8
Second Half Att. Yards Avg. TD GAME TOTAL Northwestern 22 88 4.0 0 33 for 151, 2 TD's West Virginia 16 121 7.6 1 29 for 165, 1 TD Eastern Michigan 21 57 2.7 1 38 for 116, 3 TD's Central Michigan 22 52 2.4 1 36 for 76, 2 TD's Marshall 14 113 8.1 0 27 for 131, 0 TD's Bowling Green 16 140 8.8 1 34 for 209, 2 TD's Kent 25 94 3.8 0 43 for 149, 1 TD Cincinnati 5 6 1.2 0 19 for 54, 1 TD Akron Ohio Buffalo TOTAL 141 671 4.8 4 259 for 1,051, 12 TD's
Prentice on the Career Charts
Miami Rushing Yardage 1. 4,988 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 4,368 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 4,172 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 3,118 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 5. 2,874 Jay Peterson, 1980-83
Miami Rushing Touchdowns 1. 68 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 36 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 34 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 4. 26 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76 5. 25 John Pont, 1949-51
Miami 100-yard Rushing Games 1. 26 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 24 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 18 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 14 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 5. 13 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76
Miami Scoring 1. 438 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 306 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 3. 238 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 4. 226 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 5. 204 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73
Miami Touchdowns 1. 73 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 37 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 34 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 4. 29 George Swarn, 1983-86 5. 28 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76
Miami All-Purpose Yardage 1. 5,727 George Swarn, 1983-86 2. 5,475 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 3. 4,854 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 4. 4,150 Mark Hunter, 1976-79 5. 4,099 John Pont, 1949-51 6. 3,720 Jay Peterson, 1980-83 7. 3,238 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 8. 3,214 Greg Jones, 1978-81 9. 3,155 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 10. 3,116 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76
MAC Touchdowns 1. 73 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 49 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 3. 44 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 4. 41 Dave Preston, BGSU (1973-76) 5. 39 Jerome Persell, WMU (1976-78)
MAC Rushing Touchdowns 1. 68 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 49 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 3. 43 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 4. 39 Jerome Persell, WMU (1976-78) 39 Dave Preston, BGSU (1973-76)
MAC Scoring 1. 438 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 306 Gary Gussman, MU (1984-87) 3. 294 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 4. 288 Rusty Hanna, UT (1989-92) 288 Larry Poole, Kent (1972-74)
MAC All-Purpose Yardage 1. 5,974 Eric Wilkerson, Kent (1985-88) 2. 5,727 George Swarn, Miami (1983-86) 3. 5,475 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 4. 5,461 Gary Patton, EMU (1984-87) 5. 5,104 Astron Watley, Kent (1994-97) 6. 4,857 D. McCullough, Miami (1992-95) 7. 4,818 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 8. 4,659 Brian Pruitt, CMU (1992-94) 9. 4,630 Bernie Parmalee, BSU (1987-90) 10. 4,614 LeAndre Moore, BSU (1995-98)
MAC Rushing 1. 4,988 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 4,368 Deland McCullough, MU (1992-95) 3. 4,190 Jerome Pursell, WMU (1976-78) 4. 4,172 George Swarn, MU (1983-86) 5. 4,162 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 6. 4,135 Wasean Tait, Toledo (1993-96) 7. 3,989 Astron Whatley, Kent (1994-97) 8. 3,972 Steveland Hookfin, Ohio (1995-98) 9. 3,830 Eric Wilkerson, Kent (1985-88) 10. 3,693 Brian Pruitt, CMU (1992-94)
NCAA Career Rushing 1. 6,279 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 2. 6,082 Tony Dorsett, Pitt (1973-76) 3. 5,959 Ron Dayne, Wisc. (1996-current) 4. 5,598 Charles White, USC (1976-79) 5. 5,259 Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) 6. 5,177 Archie Griffin, Ohio St. (1972-75) 7. 5,012 Darren Lewis, Tex. A&M (1987-90) 8. 4,988 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 9. 4,965 Anthony Thompson, IU (1986-89) 10. 4,958 George Rogers, S. Carol. (1977-80) 11. 4,948 Trevor Cobb, Rice (1989-92) 12. 4,895 Paul Palmer, Temple (1983-86) 13. 4,813 Steve Bartalo, Colo. St. (1983-86) 14. 4,780 Mike Rozier, Nebraska (1981-83) 15. 4,715 Ed Marinaro, Cornell (1969-71) 16. 4,692 Denvis Manns, N.M. St. (1995-98) 17. 4,682 Marcus Allen, USC (1978-81) 18. 4,602 Ted Brown, N.C. State (1975-78) 19. 4,595 Thurman Thomas, Ok. St. (1984-87) 20. 4,589 Marshall Faulk, SD State (1991-93) 21. 4,582 Terry Miller, Okla. State (1974-77) 22. 4,557 Kevin Faulk, LSU (1995-98) 23. 4,518 Darrell Thompson, Minn. (1986-89) 24. 4,513 Lorenzo White, Mich. St. (1984-87) 25. 4,450 Eric Dickerson, SMU (1979-82) 26. 4,443 Earl Campbell, Texas (1974-77) 27. 4,391 Amos Lawrence, UNC (1977-80) 28. 4,382 Troy Davis, Iowa State (1994-96) 29. 4,368 Deland McCullough, MU (1992-95) 30. 4,318 David Thompson, Ok. St. (1993-96) 31. 4,303 Bo Jackson, Auburn (1982-85) 32. 4,299 Joe Morris, Syracuse (1978-81) 33. 4,242 Reggie Taylor, UC (1983-86) 34. 4,219 Byron Hanspard, TX Tech (1994-96) 35. 4,212 Mike Mayweather, Army (1987-90)
NCAA Career Rushing Touchdowns 1. 72 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 2. 68 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 3. 64 Anthony Thompson, Ind. (1986-89) 4. 57 Marshall Faulk, SDSU (1991-93) 5. 56 Steve Owens, Oklahoma (1967-69)
NCAA Career Scoring 1. 452 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 2. 438 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 3. 423 Roman Anderson, Houst. (1988-91) 4. 397 Carlos Huerta, Miami, Fla. (1988-91) 5. 395 Jason Elam, Hawaii (1988-92) 6. 394 Anthony Thompson, Ind. (1986-89) 7. 393 Derek Schmidt, Fla. St. (1984-87) 8. 388 Kris Brown, Nebraska (1995-98) 9. 376 Marshall Faulk, SD State (1991-93) 10. 371 Jeff Hall, Tennessee (1995-98) 11. 368 Luis Zendejas, Ariz. St. (1981-84) 12. 358 Jeff Jaeger, Washington (1983-86) 13. 356 Tony Dorsett, Pitt (1973-76) 14. 354 Glenn Davis, Army (1943-46) 15. 353 John Lee, UCLA (1982-85) 353 Max Zendejas, Arizona (1982-85) 353 Kevin Butler, Georgia (1981-84)
Prentice Shoots for Ricky Williams and the NCAA Record Book:
Category NCAA (Williams) Mark Prentice Total (Needs to Break) Career Rushing TDs 72 68 (5) Career Total TDs 75 73 (3) Career Points Scored (Overall) 452 438 (15) Career Points Scored (Non-kickers) 452 438 (15) Games with a TD 33 32 (2) Games with Two or More TDs 21 24 * Points Scored in Three Straight Years 404 366 (39) TDs Scored in Three Straight Years 67 61 (7) Career Rushing Yards 6,279 4,988 (1,292) Career All-Purpose Yards 7,206 5,475 (1,732)
* NCAA record
Travis Prentice Holder of 31 Miami Records
Single-Season Rushing Attempts, 365 (1998) Career Rushing Attempts, 1,043 (1996-current) Single-Season Rushing Yards, 1787 (1998) Career Rushing Yards, 4,988 (1996-present) Single-Game Rushing TD's, 4 (1998) Single-Season Rushing TD's, 25 (1997) Career Rushing TD's, 68 (1996-current) Points Scored in a Half, 24 (1998) Points Scored in a Game, 30 (1998) Single-Season Points Scored, 150 (1997) Career Points Scored, 438 (1996-current) TD's in a Half, 4 (1998) TD's in a Game, 5 (1998) TD's in a Season, 25 (1997) TD's in a Career, 73 (1996-current) Rushing Yards Per Game Average, 162.5 (1998) 100-Yard Rushing Games in a Season, 10 (1998) 100-Yard Rushing Games in a Career, 26 (1996-current) Consecutive Carries Without a Lost Fumble in a Season, 365 (1998) Consecutive Carries Without a Lost Fumble in a Career, 862 (1997-1999) * Most 200-yard Rushing Games, 6 (1996-current) Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing Attempts, 44 (1998) Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing Yards, 239 (1997) Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing TD's, 4 (1998) Yager Stadium Single-Game Scoring, 30 (1998) Yager Stadium Single-Game TD's, 5 (1998) Points Scored in Two Successive Years, 270 (1997-98) Points Scored in Three Successive Years, 366 (1997-current) Touchdowns Scored in Two Successive Years, 45 (1997-98) Touchdowns Scored in Three Successive Years, 61 (1997-current) Games With Two or More TD's, 24 (1996-current) *
* NCAA Record
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Career Statistics Updates
Tackles 1. 575 Curt McMillan, 1989-92 2. 526 Mark Hatgas, 1975-78 3. 524 Johnnie Williams, 1992-95 4. 515 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 5. 488 Kent McCormick, 1977-80 6. 464 Tim Colleran, 1982-84 7. 411 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 8. 401 Joe Farais, 1976-78 9. 398 Dee Osborne, 1993-96 10. 397 Marc Smith, 1970-71
Sacks 1. 35 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 2. 26 Andy Howard, 1988-91 3. 24 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 4. 18 Dave Brown, 1982-86 5. 17 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 17 Curt McMillan, 1989-92 17 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87
Sack Yards 1. 240 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 2. 161 Andy Howard, 1988-91 3. 160 JoJuan Armour, 1995- 4. 121 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 5. 108 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87
Tackles for Loss 1. 77 Brian Pillman, 1981-83 2. 68 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 3. 56 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 4. 55 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 5. 52 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 52 John Zupancic, 1978-81 7. 44 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 8. 42 Andy Howard, 1988-91 9. 40 Greg Sullivan, 1976-78 10. 38 Jack Glowik, 1976-79
Tackle for Loss Yards 1. 346 Brian Pillman, 1981-83 2. 298 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 3. 297 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 4. 288 John Zupancic, 1978-81 5. 266 Greg Sullivan, 1976-78 6. 254 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 7. 230 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 8. 202 Andy Howard, 1988-91 9. 186 Mark Lucas, 1980-83 10. 183 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current
Receptions 1. 121 Jay Hall, 1995-98 2. 118 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 3. 117 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 111 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 5. 109 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 6. 106 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 7. 100 Tom Murphy, 1983-85 8. 98 John Erisman, 1964-66 9. 96 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 96 Mike Palija, 1968-70
Receiving Yards 1. 1,792 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 2. 1,778 Jay Hall, 1995-98 3. 1,622 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 4. 1,609 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 5. 1,581 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 6. 1,540 Don Treadwell, 1978-81 7. 1,532 Tom Murphy, 1983-85 8. 1,425 John Erisman, 1964-66 9. 1,417 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 10. 1,400 Mike Palija, 1968-70
Touchdown Receptions 1. 18 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 2. 17 Jay Hall, 1995-98 3. 16 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 4. 15 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 5. 14 John Erisman, 1964-66 14 Clive Rush, 1950-52 7. 13 Robert Jencks, 1960-62 13 Doc Urich, 1947-50 9. 12 Don Treadwell, 1978-81 10. 11 Eric Henderson, 1992-95 11 Paul Warth, 1976-78
Career Passing Yards 1. 5,870 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 2. 4,074 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 3. 3,836 Terry Morris, 1985-86 4. 3,667 Larry Fortner, 1976-78 5. 3,488 Mike Bath, 1996-current 6. 3,035 Mel Olix, 1946-49 7. 3,011 Ernie Kellerman, 1962-64 8. 2,649 Jim Bengala, 1968-70 9. 2,485 Jim Root, 1950-52 10. 2,251 Mike Bates, 1986-87
