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Colgate University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Kyle Hemsley
Robin Gottesman
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Bob Cornell
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Phil Inglis
Bob Cornell
Rich Barnes
Rich Barnes

2 James Holland Jr.

2 James Holland Jr.

  • Position:
    Tailback
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Previous Team:
    The Kings Academy
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 44/27
Colgate Debut: Sept. 20, 2014, vs. Cornell
First Career Start: Sept. 27, 2014, vs. Georgetown
Stats: 589 rushing attempts for 3,180 yards and 37 touchdowns; 51 receptions for 343 yards and two touchdowns; 234 points; 3,523 all-purpose yards.
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) 7th in rushing yards (3,180), 5th in rushing touchdowns (37), 7th in points (222); (Season) 10th in points (96).

Awards
2010-19 Colgate All-Decade Team
2018 All-America First Team (AFCA, Hero Sports)
2018 All-America Third Team (Associated Press, STATS FCS)
2018 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist
2018 All-ECAC Second Team
2018 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (New Hampshire, Lafayette, Bucknell, Cornell, Fordham, Lehigh, Army)
2018 STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Army)
2018 Colgate Andy Kerr Offensive MVP
2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2017 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2017 Colgate Andy Kerr Offensive MVP
2016 Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
2015 All-Patriot League Second Team
2015 CFPA National FCS Performer of the Week (Nov. 28, honorable mention)

2018 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: TB
Stats: Rushed 207 times for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Patriot League rushing leader ... Rushes and yardage totals both personal highs ... Second on team with 32 receptions, resulting in 196 yards and two TDs ... All three receiving totals personal season highs ... Patriot League scoring leader with 14 touchdowns for 84 points ... Patriot League leader with 1,415 all-purpose yards ... Helped Raiders top Patriot League in rushing for 11th time in last 12 seasons ... Colgate finished at 190.6 ... Part of Raiders unit that led Patriot League in scoring offense at 27.0 and total offense at 344.3 ... Offense kept getting better as season progressed, scoring in succession during six-game run 23, 27, 31, 38, 41 and 48 points ... Raiders paced Patriot League and finished seventh nationally in time of possession at 32:57.
Best Games: Five 100-yard rushing games to finish with 11 for career ... Three consecutive 100-yard games with 165 and two touchdowns in Patriot League clincher at Fordham, 139 and three TDs at Lehigh, and then 18 carries for 166 and one TD on big stage against No. 20 FBS Army ... Averaged 9.2 yards per carry against Black Knights, who finished 11-2 and ranked 19th nationally in FBS ... Added 104-yard performance in 10-3 early season victory at No. 20 New Hampshire ... Ran for 116 and one TD in 31-0 shutout of Cornell ... Ground out 89 tough yards on 25 carries and added season-best five catches for 46 yards in NCAA playoff showdown against No. 6 James Madison ... Set stage late with key rushing first down as Raiders knocked off Dukes 23-20 on final play to advance to national quarterfinals ... Five catches for 33 yards and TD against Cornell, and four for 27 at Bucknell ... Scored first collegiate receiving touchdown on 24-yard catch and run in opener against Holy Cross.
Coach Hunt on James: "When he came in, we really believed in him and he never disappointed us. He's one of those guys who it feels like he's been here longer than his five years. Over the course of his time here, he's had so many big runs, so many touchdowns and huge plays. He's really grown personally in his five years here and he's a person who when he leaves here, I know he'll do great things and be a great father and husband. He's gotten everything you'd want to get out of college and college football, and hopefully now he'll get the recognition he deserves as being one of the most elite running backs we've ever had and the league has ever had."

2017 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 9/7
Position: TB
Stats: Rushed 125 times for 722 yards and six touchdowns ... Team rushing leader and tied for team lead in rushing touchdowns ... Helped Raiders top Patriot League in rushing offense at 185.0 ... 10th time in last 11 years Raiders led Patriot League in rushing ... Team also led conference and ranked 15th nationally in time of possession at 32:34 ... Added 11 catches for 100 yards ... Team leader with 822 all-purpose yards ... Missed two full games because of injury and then returned for just one carry (9 yards) against Lehigh.
Best Games: Season-best 22 carries for 166 yards and one touchdown against Fordham in first full game back from injury ... Added three catches for 33 yards in that contest ... First of three straight 100-yard rushing games ... Followed with 109 vs. Holy Cross and 104 against Bucknell ... Touchdowns in four of season's last five games ... Open year with 20 carries for 91 yards and TD in 20-17 triumph at No. 23 Cal Poly ... Added one touchdown following week vs. No. 9 Richmond ... Caught passes in each of last five games, including three against both Bucknell and Georgetown.
Coach Hunt on James: "James is another guy who was instrumental in the 2015 season, particularly at the end of the year. He became a red-zone guy and then had a great playoff game at James Madison with the long run for a touchdown. He started off last year really playing well in the Yale game and at Richmond before having the season-ending injury. He came back this year, played well early and then was nicked up a little bit. It took a while to get back to full speed, but he showed that he's as good as any back in the Patriot League. He can take over a game and be a dominant running back. He's another one who looks like he's going to return next year and it's going to be interesting to see how high he can go. When it's all said and done, people are going to say James was one of the best backs Colgate has ever had. He's fun to watch."

2016 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 3/3
Position: TB
Stats: Rushed 48 times for 225 yards and two touchdowns before suffering season-ending injury ... Added one catch for nine yards.
Best Games: Carried 18 times for 110 yards and a touchdown to spark Colgate's 55-13 win at Yale ... Added 70 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries against No. 7 Richmond ... Opened season with 14 carries for 45 yards at Syracuse.

2015 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/4
Position: TB
Stats: Team's leading scorer and seventh nationally with 16 touchdowns for 96 points ... Returned from two-game midseason injury absence to score 15 of his 16 touchdowns over season's final eight games ... Team's second-leading season rusher with 158 attempts for 732 yards ... Second among Patriot League scoring leaders at 8.0, and seventh in rushing at 61.0 ... Team leading seven total TDs in Colgate's three playoff games, and added 295 rushing yards  ... Part of first Colgate quartet of career 1,000-yard rushers on same team ... Added seven total receptions for 38 yards.
Best Games: Set Colgate playoff records by scoring all four touchdowns for 24 points in 27-20 NCAA victory at New Hampshire ... For that effort, named CFPA National FCS Performer of the Week (honorable mention) ... Led Raiders with career highs of 27 carries for 165 rushing yards in 44-38 NCAA second-round victory at No. 5 James Madison ... 63-yard TD run against Dukes was Colgate's longest of season and longest since 2013 ... Regular-season high total of 141 yards on 24 carries in 31-14 victory at Holy Cross ... Presented Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the Holy Cross’ Homecoming game ... Three-TD game at Lafayette ... Scored two touchdowns in wins over Georgetown, Lehigh and James Madison.

2014 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 8/1
Position: TB
Stats: Fourth on team with 282 rushing yards ... Tops among regulars with 5.5 yards per attempt.
Best Games: Began Colgate playing career with eight-carry, 38-yard performance in 27-12 win over Cornell ... Earned first collegiate start in Colgate's 19-0 win over Georgetown ... Posted season-high 79 rushing yards in that contest on 12 carries ... Longest rush of 46 yards came at Fordham, where he finished with 71 rushing yards on just seven attempts ... Scored first collegiate touchdown against Lafayette.

Before Colgate
The Kings Academy ... Lettered four years with Lions
Position: TB/LB/DE
Stats: Carried 116 times for 755 yards and eight touchdowns senior season … Also caught 10 passes for 182 yards and one TD … Junior and senior year combined stats were 263 rushing attempts for 1,892 yards and 19 touchdowns … Invited to participate in 2013 Southeast Region Rivals.com football camp.
Honors: Participated in 2014 Palm Beach County All-Star Game … Named All-Palm Beach County.
Get to Know: Also lettered in basketball.

Personal
Born: James Antonio Holland Jr., in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Family: Father is James and mother is Rena Holland ... Step-parents are Karl Hutchinson and Quishawn Holland ... Has three brothers and one sister.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014First Year

    Tailback
    5'9" 205 lbs
    22
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    2015Sophomore

    Tailback
    5'9" 205 lbs
    22
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    2016Junior

    Tailback
    5'9" 205 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Tailback
    5'9" 210 lbs
    2
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    2018Senior

    Tailback
    5'9" 210 lbs
    2