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Rick Powell
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, Mich.
  • High School:
    Cousino
  • Position:
    QB
  • Major:
    Integrated Mathematics
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    1206
  • td
    3
  • yds/g
    120.6

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27
  Total Conference
Completions 112 92
Attempts 233 187
Completion % 48.1% 49.2%
Yards 1206 988
Yards per game 120.6 123.5
Yards per attempt 5.2 5.3
Touchdowns 3 2
Interceptions 6 6
Sacks 32 17
Yards lost 193 114
Pass Efficiency 90.6 90.7

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 9 24 37.5% 102 4.3 1 0 10 64
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 11 22 50.0% 116 5.3 0 0 5 15
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 18 34 52.9% 149 4.4 0 3 1 3
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 5 12 41.7% 64 5.3 0 1 1 10
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 13 26 50.0% 87 3.3 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 12 29 41.4% 165 5.7 1 0 1 4
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 11 18 61.1% 182 10.1 0 0 4 29
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 11 21 52.4% 124 5.9 0 0 2 16
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 7 21 33.3% 71 3.4 0 1 6 39
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 15 26 57.7% 146 5.6 1 1 2 13

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 24 -21 -0.9 12 0 2 2
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 21 45 2.1 18 1 - -
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 20 75 3.8 26 0 - -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 5 38 7.6 34 0 - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 11 96 8.7 44 1 1 1
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 17 136 8.0 44 1 - -
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 12 8 0.7 8 0 1 1
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 23 120 5.2 20 0 1 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 16 31 1.9 19 1 2 1
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 15 37 2.5 13 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 - - - - - 2 2
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 - - - - - 2 1
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 1 18 18.0 18 1 0 0 0
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 1 0
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 1 -21 - - - -21
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 1 45 - - - 45
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 1 75 - - - 75
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 1 38 - - - 38
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 1 96 - - - 96
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 1 136 - - - 136
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 1 8 - - - 8
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 1 120 - - - 120
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 1 31 - - - 31
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 1 37 - - - 37

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 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 3 Muskingum L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) L, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 26-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 21-18 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 32-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Bluffton L, 46-27 - - 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 10 112 233 48.1% 1206 120.6 5.2 3 6 58 90.6
Conference 8 92 187 49.2% 988 123.5 5.3 2 6 47 90.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 72 156 46.2% 749 124.8 4.8 3 5 58 86.4
Away 4 40 77 51.9% 457 114.3 5.9 0 1 36 99.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 47 94 50.0% 558 139.5 5.9 1 0 47 103.4
Losses 6 65 139 46.8% 648 108.0 4.7 2 6 58 82.0
Month                      
September 4 43 92 46.7% 431 107.8 4.7 1 4 58 81.0
October 4 47 94 50.0% 558 139.5 5.9 1 0 47 103.4
November 2 22 47 46.8% 217 108.5 4.6 1 2 27 84.1

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 164 565 56.5 3.4 4 44 7 5
Conference 8 119 541 67.6 4.5 3 44 5 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 113 303 50.5 2.7 3 44 4 3
Away 4 51 262 65.5 5.1 1 44 3 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 63 360 90.0 5.7 2 44 3 2
Losses 6 101 205 34.2 2.0 2 34 4 3
Month                  
September 4 70 137 34.3 2.0 1 34 2 2
October 4 63 360 90.0 5.7 2 44 3 2
November 2 31 68 34.0 2.2 1 19 2 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 2 48 24.0 30 1 0 1 0
Conference 8 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 2 48 24.0 30 1 0 1 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 1 0
Losses 6 1 18 18.0 18 1 0 0 0
Month                  
September 4 1 18 18.0 18 1 0 0 0
October 4 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 1 0
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 10 565 - - - 565 56.5
Conference 8 541 - - - 541 67.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 303 - - - 303 50.5
Away 4 262 - - - 262 65.5
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 360 - - - 360 90.0
Losses 6 205 - - - 205 34.2
Month              
September 4 137 - - - 137 34.3
October 4 360 - - - 360 90.0
November 2 68 - - - 68 34.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 24 2.4 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.3 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 18 3.0 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 2.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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