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First season running track for the Black Bears after a four-year career on the football team. IN 2006: Played all eleven games at tailback for the Black Bears ... Led the team in both rushing and receiving, the first player to do so since Francis Harney in 1965 ... Had 172 carries for 873 net yards and five touchdowns with a long run of 75 yards ... Caught 63 passes for 535 yards and three touchdowns ... His 48 total points on eight touchdowns led the team in scoring. IN 2005:Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Third-Team as a wide receiver ... saw action in all 11 games, including nine starts at the wide receiver/tailback position ...third-straight season he played in 11 games ... moved into first place in school history for punt returns for touchdowns in a career with three, when he returned one 57 yards for a score against Albany (10/1) ... named the Atlantic 10 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Albany ... caught a team-high 70 passes for 484 yards and one touchdown ... rushed 43 times for 243 yards for an average of 5.7 yards a carry ... tied for 10th nationally in receptions per game at 6.4 ... ranked 71st nationally in all-purpose yards a game (103.7) and 76th in kick return average (20.0) ... finished fifth in the conference in receptions per game, 10th in all-purpose yards, fourth in punt return average (8.8) and 10th in kick return average ... had four games where he rushed for at least 40 yards and had at least 30 yards receiving ... had seven games with at least five receptions, including the final three of the season ... made a combined 33 receptions in the final three games ... was the team's leading rusher (yards) in two of the last three games ... was the team's leading receiver (yards) in four games, including two of the last three ... averaged over 5.0 yards per carry in three games ... caught three passes for nine yards at Nebraska (9/3) ... caught a pass for 10 yards against William Penn (9/10) ... made six receptions for 32 yards versus Richmond (9/17) ... in addition to his punt return for a touchdown versus Albany, he also made two grabs for 37 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown reception ... caught a team-high eight balls for 77 yards at James Madison (10/8) ... had five receptions for 31 yards at Hofstra (10/15) ... carried the ball nine times for 46 yards and caught eight passes for 31 yards versus Massachusetts (10/22) ... rushed for 46 yards on five carries and had 33 yards receiving on four receptions against Delaware (10/29) ... rushed 11 times for 46 yards and hauled in 11 passes for 90 yards at Northeastern (11/5) ... rushed for 21 yards and had 49 yards receiving on eight receptions versus Rhode Island (11/12) ... rushed for 90 yards on just eight carries and caught a career-high 14 passes for 85 yards at New Hampshire (11/19) ... named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First-Team as a kick returner ... named a Preseason Honorable Mention All-American as a kick returner by The Sports Network ... was named a Maine Scholar-Athlete. IN 2004:Named a Third-Team All-American as a kick returner by The Sports Network ... was a First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection as a kick returner ... was named the A-10 Special Teams Player of the Week three times (Oct. 10, Oct. 24, and Nov. 14) ... named ESPN/USA Today I-AA Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 14 ... saw action in all 11 games ... ranked first on the team with 729 return yards for a 27.0 average ... average of 27.0 yards per return tied for second in the Atlantic 10 ... tied for third on the team with five touchdowns, including a 97-yard return versus Rhode Island (11/13) and an 88 yarder at Richmond (10/9) ... returned a blocked punt two yards for a touchdown against Hofstra (11/6) ... set career highs for receptions (24), receiving yards (276) and receiving touchdowns (2) ... was tied for third on the team by averaging 11.5 yards per reception ... led Maine in receiving with nine grabs for 157 yards versus New Hampshire (11/20), including a pair of touchdown catches ... also totaled seven tackles on special teams, including one for minus-11 yards ... hauled in two catches for 11 yards versus Mississippi State (9/18) ... posted one catch for 20 yards and returned four kicks for 94 yards (23.5 avg.) versus Richmond ... made a pair of catches for 26 yards and returned three kickoffs for 136 yards (45.3 avg.) against Rhode Island. IN 2003: Participated in all 11 games, mostly as a kick and punt returner ... led the Atlantic 10 with a 14.8 punt return average, with 15 returns for 222 yards and one touchdown ... set new Maine record for longest kickoff return at Morgan State (11/8), taking a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown ... also returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown at Morgan State (11/8) ... recorded only reception of the season at Morgan State (11/8) for 13 yards ... named Atlantic 10 Special Teams Player of the Week and named National Special Teams Player of the Week by The Sports Network for his performance against Morgan State ... led the Black Bears in kickoff and punt returns for 2003 ... averaged 26.6 yards per kickoff return, ranked third in the Atlantic 10, returning 15 kicks for a total of 399 yards. BEFORE MAINE: Played tailback, cornerback, safety, and kick returner for coach Dave Nieman at Aquinas Institute ... led Aquinas to both Section V and Class A State Championships in 2001 and 2002 ... served as team captain in 2002 ... named First Team All-Greater Rochester and All-State after rushing for 1,368 yards, totaling 21 offensive touchdowns, returning two kickoffs for touchdowns, picking off five passes, and racking up over 400 receiving yards in 2002 ... named Offensive Back MVP in both 2001 and 2002 Section V Championship games ... selected as 2002 State Championship game Most Valuable Player. PERSONLA: Born Aug. 1, 1985 ... son of Ronald and Joan Gordon ... a communications major. |
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