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Alex Larson
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Highland, Mich.
  • High School:
    Milford
  • Position:
    QB
  • Major:
    Pre-Med
  • gp
    5
  • yds
    417
  • td
    2
  • yds/g
    83.4

Bio

Sophomore (2013): First Team All-HCAC ... Second in conference and fourth in nation with 19 passes defended ... Started in all 10 games ... Had three kick returns for 43 yards … Averaged 14.3 yards per kick return … Made 21 total tackles ... Made 14 solo tackles ... Made seven assisted tackles ... Made one tackle for a loss, totaling two yards ... Made two interceptions, with two return yards ... Had 17 breakups ... 

Freshman (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Made 18 total tackles … Made 13 solo tackles … Made five assisted tackles … Had five breakups … Had five passes defended … Made one fumble recovery, with 50 return yards …

High School: Three-time letterman on the gridiron at Meadowbrook  High … Played for head coach Troy Taylor … Earned First-Team All-Central District accolades … Named team captain … Member of mentoring program during time at Meadowbrook.

Personal: Son of Lorenzo and Joyce Cheatham … Majoring in criminal justice.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10
  Total Conference
Completions 35 35
Attempts 68 68
Completion % 51.5% 51.5%
Yards 417 417
Yards per game 83.4 139.0
Yards per attempt 6.1 6.1
Touchdowns 2 2
Interceptions 4 4
Sacks 5 5
Yards lost 36 36
Pass Efficiency 100.9 100.9

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 10 25 40.0% 149 6.0 1 2 1 5
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 25 43 58.1% 268 6.2 1 2 4 31
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 13 64 4.9 19 1 1 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 18 12 0.7 17 0 2 2
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - 2 2
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 1 64 - - - 64
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 1 12 - - - 12
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 32-29 0 1 1.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Adrian (Mich.) L, 14-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Earlham (Ind.) W, 43-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Manchester (Ind.) W, 27-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 44-31 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Hanover (Ind.) L, 25-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 5 35 68 51.5% 417 83.4 6.1 2 4 76 100.9
2014-15 7 104 173 60.1% 1205 172.1 7.0 10 5 74 131.9
Total 12 139 241 57.7% 1622 135.2 6.7 12 9 76 123.2

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 5 31 76 15.2 2.5 1 19 3 2
2014-15 7 80 362 51.7 4.5 1 26 3 3
Total 12 111 438 36.5 3.9 2 26 6 5

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 5 - - - - - - -
2014-15 7 - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 5 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 5 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 5 76 - - - 76 15.2
2014-15 7 362 - - - 362 51.7
Total 12 438 - - - 438 36.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
2014-15 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 5 35 68 51.5% 417 83.4 6.1 2 4 76 100.9
Conference 3 35 68 51.5% 417 139.0 6.1 2 4 76 100.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 10 25 40.0% 149 49.7 6.0 1 2 35 87.3
Away 2 25 43 58.1% 268 134.0 6.2 1 2 76 108.9
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 10 25 40.0% 149 149.0 6.0 1 2 35 87.3
Losses 4 25 43 58.1% 268 67.0 6.2 1 2 76 108.9
Month                      
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 35 68 51.5% 417 139.0 6.1 2 4 76 100.9

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 5 31 76 15.2 2.5 1 19 3 2
Conference 3 31 76 25.3 2.5 1 19 3 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 13 64 21.3 4.9 1 19 1 0
Away 2 18 12 6.0 0.7 0 17 2 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 13 64 64.0 4.9 1 19 1 0
Losses 4 18 12 3.0 0.7 0 17 2 2
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 31 76 25.3 2.5 1 19 3 2

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -

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 - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 5 76 - - - 76 15.2
Conference 3 76 - - - 76 25.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 64 - - - 64 21.3
Away 2 12 - - - 12 6.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 64 - - - 64 64.0
Losses 4 12 - - - 12 3.0
Month              
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 76 - - - 76 25.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 6.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 1 1 2.0 1.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
October 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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