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Terry Richardson
Running Back
6-1, 205
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Northeast High School
Senior Year (1993): Played in all 11 games and started in nine of them … Led the team in rushing yards during the season and in eight of 11 games … Recorded career-best 526 yards on 104 carries for a 5.1 average … Rushed for 75 yards on nine carries and also caught three balls for 18 yards and a touchdown against Ball State … Had a career day at Texas registering personal bests with 17 carriers and 102 rushing yards … Ran for 64 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown, in addition to 30 receiving yards, against Cincinnati … Returned five kickoffs for 73 yards … Gained 764 all-purpose yards on the year.
Junior Year (1992): Played in 11 games and finished second on the team with 336 yards … Averaged a career-high 5.5 yards per carry … Gained a season-high 86 yards on 11 carries against Ohio State … Ran for 63 yards on seven carries against Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl … Gained 53 yards and scored a touchdown against East Carolina … Recorded 428 all-purpose yards on the year … Suffered a strained knee ligament vs. West Virginia and missed the Temple game.
Sophomore Year (1991): Played in all 12 games … Had a big game in SU’s upset win against #5 Florida with a game-high 85 yards on 14 carries … Second on the team in rushing with 341 yards on 82 carries … Also caught eight passes for 80 yards and had seven kickoff returns for 136 yards … Recorded 558 all-purpose yards on 97 plays.
Freshman Year (1990): One of four true freshmen to play … Did not play until the fifth game of the season, but still finished with the fourth highest rushing total for an Orange freshman … Played in nine games and was second on the team with 320 yards on 60 carries for a 5.3 average … Started against West Virginia when David Walker was injured and had a career-high 93 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries … Had 75 yards on nine carries the week before against Tulane … Had 83 all-purpose yards vs. Arizona in the Aloha Bowl, rushing five times for 38 yards and catching a 47-yard touchdown pass.
Personal: Terry J. Richardson … Born October 8, 1971, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida … Son of Henry and Mary Richardson … Majored in political science … SuperPrep All-American … Broward County Player of the Year … First team all-state … Greater Fort Lauderdale Touchdown Club Player of the Year … Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Rushed for 995 yards as a senior.
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|
Carries |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1990 |
60 |
320 |
5.3 |
3 |
|
1991 |
82 |
341 |
4.2 |
0 |
|
1992 |
61 |
336 |
5.5 |
2 |
|
1993 |
104 |
526 |
5.1 |
2 |
|
TOTALS |
307 |
1,523 |
5.0 |
7 |
|
|
Recept. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1990 |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
0 |
|
1991 |
8 |
50 |
10.0 |
0 |
|
1992 |
4 |
33 |
8.3 |
0 |
|
1993 |
23 |
165 |
7.2 |
1 |
|
TOTALS |
39 |
291 |
7.5 |
1 |
|
|
KO Ret. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1990 |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
|
1991 |
7 |
136 |
19.4 |
0 |
|
1992 |
4 |
59 |
14.8 |
0 |
|
1993 |
5 |
73 |
14.6 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
17 |
295 |
17.4 |
0 |
