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David Thornton
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Melvindale
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    9
  • yds
    511
  • yds/g
    56.8
  • td
    1

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21
  Total Conference
Rushes 98 94
Yards 511 487
Yards per game 56.8 69.6
Yards per rush 5.2 5.2
Touchdowns 1 1
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 3 19 6.3 9 0 - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 13 56 4.3 21 0 - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 23 154 6.7 35 0 1 1
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 21 99 4.7 14 0 - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 17 91 5.4 9 1 - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 8 31 3.9 8 0 - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 6 26 4.3 9 0 - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 6 30 5.0 11 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 1 5 - - - 5
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 1 19 - - - 19
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 1 56 - - - 56
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 1 154 - - - 154
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 1 99 - - - 99
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 1 91 - - - 91
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 1 31 8 - - 39
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 1 26 - - - 26
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 1 30 -5 - - 25

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 17-13 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-8 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 33-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Hanover (Ind.) W, 33-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 10-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Bluffton L, 22-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2007-08 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2007-08 9 98 511 56.8 5.2 1 35 1 1
Total 9 98 511 56.8 5.2 1 35 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2007-08 9 2 0.2 3 0.3 1.5 0 8
Total 9 2 0.2 3 0.3 1.5 0 8

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2007-08 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2007-08 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 9 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2007-08 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2007-08 9 511 3 - - 514 57.1
Total 9 511 3 - - 514 57.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2007-08 6 0.7 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.7 1 0 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2007-08 9 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 9 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 98 511 56.8 5.2 1 35 1 1
Conference 7 94 487 69.6 5.2 1 35 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 60 336 67.2 5.6 1 35 1 1
Away 4 38 175 43.8 4.6 0 14 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 74 400 100.0 5.4 1 35 1 1
Losses 5 24 111 22.2 4.6 0 11 - -
Month                  
September 3 17 80 26.7 4.7 0 21 - -
October 4 69 375 93.8 5.4 1 35 1 1
November 2 12 56 28.0 4.7 0 11 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 2 0.2 3 0.3 1.5 0 8
Conference 7 2 0.3 3 0.4 1.5 0 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 1 0.2 -5 -1.0 -5.0 0 0
Away 4 1 0.3 8 2.0 8.0 0 8
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 2 0.4 3 0.6 1.5 0 8
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0.3 8 2.0 8.0 0 8
November 2 1 0.5 -5 -2.5 -5.0 0 0

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 511 3 - - 514 57.1
Conference 7 487 3 - - 490 70.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 336 -5 - - 331 66.2
Away 4 175 8 - - 183 45.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 400 - - - 400 100.0
Losses 5 111 3 - - 114 22.8
Month              
September 3 80 - - - 80 26.7
October 4 375 8 - - 383 95.8
November 2 56 -5 - - 51 25.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.7 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.9 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 1.2 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 9 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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November 3, 2007

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Jackets Score 26 Unanswered in 33-7 Rout of Hanover

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October 20, 2007

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Defiance Stays Hot, Rolls Past Anderson 34-7

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Defiance College racked up well over 400 yards of total offense for the third-straight game and raced past Anderson for a 34-7...

October 13, 2007

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DC Outlasts Engineers, 33-31, in Homecoming Thriller

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