2008 Video: Ford Scores Twice vs UT Martin (ESPN)
2007 Video: Every Ford TD Runs From 2007 (ESPN)
2007 Video: Watch Ford's Scores vs. PItt (ESPN)
2007 Video: Ford Tops 100 Yards Against Louisville (ESPN)
2007 Video: Ford's Career Day Against Syracuse (ESPN)
2007 Video: Ford highlights vs. Auburn (ESPN)
2007 Video: Ford highlights & 3 TDs vs. Elon (ESPN)
| Mike Ford- Career Statistics |
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Rushing
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Receiving
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Year
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GP-GS
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ATT
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YDS
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AVG
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TD
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LONG
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REC
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YDS
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TD
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2007
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12-4
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138
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645
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4.7
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12
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48
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2
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12
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1
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2008
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11-1
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102
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417
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4.0
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5
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25
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2
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22
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0
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2009
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11-0
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91
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450
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4.9
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6
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36
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3
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30
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0
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Career
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34-5
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331
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1,502
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4.5
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23
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48
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7
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64
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1
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2009: Played in 11 games and rushed for 450 yards and six touchdowns ... Had one of the best games ever in USF history with 207 yards on 20 carries against Northern Illinois in the International Bowl ... Rushing total was the fifth-best in school history and only the sixth time ever a USF running back has gone for 200 or more yards ... His average of 10.4 yards per rush is the best mark ever for a player with 20 or more carries ... Earned MVP honors for his performance ... Cracked the top 5 in all-time rushing yards, finishing the season with 1,502 career yards on the ground ... Also had 74 yards against UConn in the regular-season finale ... Led all running backs with six touchdowns ... Contributed three catches for 30 yards on the season ... Needs two more rushing TDs to set the new school mark currently held by Andre Hall.
2008: Played in 11 games and started one ... Battled a pair of ankle injuries all season long and never was 100 percent after season opener ... Still led the running backs with 407 yards rushing on 102 carries ... Averaged 4.0 yards per carry ... Reached pay dirt for five touchdowns ... Single -game high 73 yards against Pitt ... Started season with a pair of touchdowns against UT Martin ... Also had two scores against FIU ... Topped 50 yards rushing on five occasions and 60 yards on four occasions ... Also had two receptions for 22 yards, both coming against NC State.
2007: One of the top true freshman running backs in college football ... Showed a wealth of potential ... Led team with 12 rushing TDs ... Also had one receiving TD ... TD total established a new USF freshman record and was one shy of tying the USF single-season rushing TD record ... Compiled 645 yards on 138 carries ... Needed 85 more yards to break the USF freshman rushing yards record ... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry ... Eclipsed 50 yards on five occasions and in the final three games of the regular season ... Scored two TDs on four occasions ... Two outings with 100 yards or more ... Rushed for 134 yards against Syracuse and 140 the next week against Louisville ... Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after the Louisville game when he also had two TDs ... Rushed for 82 yards on just six carries in first game of his career against Elon ... Also recorded season best 48-yard run against Elon ... Ran for 74 yards on 21 carries at Auburn ... Scored five TDs - four rushing and one receiving - in first three games ... Also had scoring runs against UCF and Rutgers ... After his breakout game in the season opener, a reporter asked him about breaking numerous tackles on two big runs and he said that his style was, "Built Ford tough." ... ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who has a home near Ford's hometown of Sarasota, is a huge fan of the running back and has hyped his skills on telecasts and Mike and Mike in the Morning.
2006: Enrolled at USF in January 2007 and participated in Spring practice ... Had eight carries for 55 yards and one touchdown in Spring Game ... Blends speed and power.
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL: A five-star recruit, he ran for a state record 2,836 yards with 37 touchdowns in his 2004 senior season ... The most prolific runner ever in talent-rich Sarasota-Bradenton area ... Joined Travis Henry (Tennessee Titans/Denver Broncos) as the only two Florida high school players to rush for 200-plus yards in 11 consecutive games ... Had a high of 368 against Naples Lely ... Ranked 17th-best running back in the nation out of high school by SuperPrep ... Class 5A Player of the Year in 2004...Originally a 2005 Alabama signee out of high school, he attended Hargrave Military Academy and played for the school's postgraduate team ... Coached at Sarasota by Bob Perkins.
PERSONAL: Born October 3, 1986 ... Cousin to former USF receiver Amarri Jackson, their mothers are sisters ... Near-death experience as a child when he almost drowned off the shores of Lido Beach in his hometown ... Amazingly he was rescued by the hook from a local fisherman ... Majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences.
