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Rick Powell
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, Mich.
  • High School:
    Cousino
  • Position:
    QB
  • Major:
    Secondary Education
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    1053
  • td
    9
  • yds/g
    105.3

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13
  Total Conference
Completions 107 88
Attempts 187 154
Completion % 57.2% 57.1%
Yards 1053 898
Yards per game 105.3 128.3
Yards per attempt 5.6 5.8
Touchdowns 9 8
Interceptions 4 2
Sacks 13 8
Yards lost 91 59
Pass Efficiency 116.1 120.7

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 1 1 100.0% 5 5.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 9 17 52.9% 45 2.6 0 1 2 7
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 9 15 60.0% 105 7.0 1 1 3 25
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 16 18 88.9% 183 10.2 2 0 3 24
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 15 31 48.4% 127 4.1 1 0 1 4
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 11 20 55.0% 117 5.8 2 0 1 14
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 16 28 57.1% 137 4.9 0 2 1 8
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 16 29 55.2% 193 6.7 2 0 0 0
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 12 23 52.2% 105 4.6 1 0 1 8
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 2 5 40.0% 36 7.2 0 0 1 1

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 7 56 8.0 48 0 - -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 9 -12 -1.3 9 0 1 1
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 16 6 0.4 11 0 - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 7 30 4.3 13 0 - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 7 -2 -0.3 7 0 - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 8 23 2.9 13 0 - -
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 8 35 4.4 16 0 - -
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 7 2 0.3 6 0 - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 6 8 1.3 7 0 3 0

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 - - - - - 3 0

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 2 41 20.5 26 2 0 0 0
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 1 31 31.0 31 1 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 1 33 33.0 33 1 0 0 0
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 1 22 22.0 22 1 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 1 20 20.0 20 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 1 56 - - - 56
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 1 -12 - - - -12
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 1 6 - - - 6
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 1 30 - - - 30
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 1 -2 - - - -2
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 1 23 - - - 23
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 1 35 - - - 35
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 1 2 - - - 2
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 1 8 - - - 8

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 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 6 at Muskingum L, 35-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 20-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Trine (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 30-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 20-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 21-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton W, 27-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2008-09 10 107 187 57.2% 1053 105.3 5.6 9 4 50 116.1
2009-10 10 75 138 54.3% 784 78.4 5.7 7 4 61 113.0
2010-11 10 119 235 50.6% 1257 125.7 5.3 8 9 71 99.1
2011-12 10 112 233 48.1% 1206 120.6 5.2 3 6 58 90.6
Total 40 413 793 52.1% 4300 107.5 5.4 27 23 71 103.1

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2008-09 10 75 146 14.6 1.9 0 48 4 1
2009-10 10 120 476 47.6 4.0 3 43 2 1
2010-11 10 185 998 99.8 5.4 10 71 4 2
2011-12 10 164 565 56.5 3.4 4 44 7 5
Total 40 544 2185 54.6 4.0 17 71 17 9

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2008-09 10 - - - - - - -
2009-10 10 11 1.1 76 7.6 6.9 0 11
2010-11 10 - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 - - - - - - -
Total 40 11 0.3 76 1.9 6.9 0 11

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2008-09 10 - - - - - - - 0
2009-10 10 - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 10 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2008-09 10 7 161 23.0 33 6 0 0 0
2009-10 10 1 38 38.0 38 0 0 1 0
2010-11 10 3 85 28.3 35 2 0 0 0
2011-12 10 2 48 24.0 30 1 0 1 0
Total 40 13 332 25.5 38 9 0 2 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2008-09 - - - - - - - - - -
2009-10 - - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2008-09 10 146 - - - 146 14.6
2009-10 10 476 76 - - 552 55.2
2010-11 10 998 - - 1 999 99.9
2011-12 10 565 - - - 565 56.5
Total 40 2185 76 - 1 2262 56.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2008-09 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2009-10 18 1.8 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 60 6.0 10 - 0 - - - - - 0 0
2011-12 24 2.4 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 102 2.5 17 0 0 - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2008-09 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2009-10 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2010-11 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 2 0 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 107 187 57.2% 1053 105.3 5.6 9 4 50 116.1
Conference 7 88 154 57.1% 898 128.3 5.8 8 2 50 120.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 64 104 61.5% 647 129.4 6.2 6 3 34 127.1
Away 5 43 83 51.8% 406 81.2 4.9 3 1 50 102.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 46 85 54.1% 471 117.8 5.5 3 2 50 107.6
Losses 6 61 102 59.8% 582 97.0 5.7 6 2 29 123.2
Month                      
September 3 19 33 57.6% 155 51.7 4.7 1 2 29 94.9
October 4 58 97 59.8% 564 141.0 5.8 5 2 25 121.5
November 3 30 57 52.6% 334 111.3 5.9 3 0 50 119.2

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 75 146 14.6 1.9 0 48 4 1
Conference 7 59 102 14.6 1.7 0 16 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 47 17 3.4 0.4 0 13 1 1
Away 5 28 129 25.8 4.6 0 48 3 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 29 68 17.0 2.3 0 16 3 0
Losses 6 46 78 13.0 1.7 0 48 1 1
Month                  
September 3 16 44 14.7 2.8 0 48 1 1
October 4 38 57 14.3 1.5 0 13 - -
November 3 21 45 15.0 2.1 0 16 3 0

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 7 161 23.0 33 6 0 0 0
Conference 7 7 161 23.0 33 6 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 5 108 21.6 31 4 0 0 0
Away 5 2 53 26.5 33 2 0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 4 106 26.5 33 4 0 0 0
Losses 6 3 55 18.3 26 2 0 0 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 4 86 21.5 31 3 0 0 0
November 3 3 75 25.0 33 3 0 0 0

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 10 146 - - - 146 14.6
Conference 7 102 - - - 102 14.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 17 - - - 17 3.4
Away 5 129 - - - 129 25.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 68 - - - 68 17.0
Losses 6 78 - - - 78 13.0
Month              
September 3 44 - - - 44 14.7
October 4 57 - - - 57 14.3
November 3 45 - - - 45 15.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 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 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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