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Colgate University Athletics

2015 Football Roster

Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Fouad Alsharif
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Madeline Horner
Madeline Horner
Bob Cornell

20 Demetrius Russell

20 Demetrius Russell

  • Position:
    Tailback
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, Fla.
  • Previous Team:
    Jefferson
  • Major:
    Sociology

Summary

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2015 (Senior): Played in 13 games with nine starts ... All-Patriot League Second Team ... Became 19th player in Colgate history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards ... Finished with 2,006 yards and 17 career rushing touchdowns ... Reached coveted mark by leading Raiders with 77 tough rushing yards in career finale at Sam Houston State ... Earned team's Tom Dodge Unsung Hero Award ... Rushed 144 times for 634 yards and six touchdowns ... Finished ninth in Patriot League at 48.8 per game ... Added 10 receptions for 98 yards ... Best game performance occurred against Lehigh in 49-42 thriller that clinched Patriot League championship ... Carried 20 times that afternoon for 141 yards and two TDs ... 95 of those yards came in second-half crunch time ... Added 78 rushing yards at Lafayette ... Scored two TDs at Princeton and added single scores against Holy Cross and Bucknell ... Part of first Colgate quartet of career 1,000-yard rushers on same team ... Head coach Dan Hunt on Demetrius: "Meech is absolutely a coach's dream. He's been dead-serious about football since Day 1. He's part of a running backs crew of three kids really the last two years. He could have been the everyday starter on almost any team in the league but easily took the role of us becoming a three-headed monster at tailback, and never complained. He always knows what he's doing. He's a regular at practice and extremely dependable. Of all the kids on the team, I was really happy that he had his career high and a career day against Lehigh; he really deserved it. Those are the kids you have who make up a championship team, and they know their role. They excel in it, they don't complain and they just make you better. That's certainly him."

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... Led Raiders with 703 rushing yards on 152 attempts ... Averaged 4.6 yards per carry, or nearly one yard better than sophomore season ... Scored two touchdowns ... Best statistical game was 16 carries for 94 yards in 20-17 win over Holy Cross ... Added team season-high 23 attempts for 78 yards and TD following week to aid 31-30 comeback victory against Princeton ... Efficient afternoon at Yale, where he gained 70 yards on 10 carries ... Included was season-long 26-yard scamper ... Added second rushing touchdown at Lehigh ... Also caught 14 passes for 114 yards ... Caught multiple passes on three occasions ... Best receiving yardage games were 27 in 20-17 triumph over Holy Cross and 21 at Yale ... Posted season-high 121 all-purpose yards against Holy Cross ... Second on team with 817 all-purpose yards.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with seven starts ... Started season's final five games ... Named to All-Patriot League Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Team's statistical leader in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards ... Rushed 173 times for 667 yards and nine touchdowns, finishing with 54 points ... Added 89 receiving yards to all-purpose total of 756 yards ... Finished fifth in Patriot League with 66.7-yard rushing average, and ninth in scoring at 5.4 ... Made first collegiate start at New Hamsphire and rushed 30 times for 144 yards -- both personal career highs and team season highs ... Carried 29 times for 138 yards and one touchdown in 34-14 win at Georgetown ... Added team season-best three rushing touchdowns on 21 carries for 92 yards in 28-24 triumph at Lafayette ... Only Raider to score three touchdowns in game all season ... Also scored touchdowns against Yale, Lehigh and Fordham ... Posted 10 carries or more in nine games ... Best receiving day was four catches for 29 yards against Bucknell ... Multi-catch games against Albany, Yale, Georgetown and Lehigh ... Finished with 154 all-purpose yards at New Hampshire and 147 at Georgetown.

2012 (First Year): Versatile performer played in 11 games, missing only Stony Brook contest ... Scored key touchdown in Raiders' NCAA playoff appearance at Wagner ... Caught in mid-air punt blocked by teammate Vince Myers for touchdown that narrowed score to 21-14 just before halftime ... Contributed eight tackles on season, including four solo stops ... Best game was two tackles in 35-14 win over Sacred Heart ... Drew rushing assignments in two games, carrying three times for combined two yards against Bucknell and Lafayette.
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2012First Year

    Tailback
    6'0" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2013Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 192 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2014Junior

    Tailback
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2015Senior

    Tailback
    5'10" 200 lbs
    20