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Tanner Hughes
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Pierceton, Ind.
  • High School:
    Whitko
  • Position:
    RB
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Senior (2018): Played in nine games as a running back ... Ranked second on the team in yards (58) and fourth in carries (15) ... Averaged 6.4 yards per game, 3.9 yards per carry ... Had a season-best 21 yards on tw ocarries against Albion on Sept. 1 ... Recorded a season long nine yard rush on Nov. 3 at Earlham. 

.Junior (2017): Played in nine games ... Ranked third on the team in carries (46) and yards (138) ... Averaged 3.0 yards per carry ... Had a season-high 12 carries for 45 yards in game against Earlham (Ind.) on Sept. 30 ...  Recorded two touchdowns ... Had a season-long rush of 13 yards in game against Manchester (Ind.) on Oct. 7. 

Sophomore (2016):  Carried the ball five times for 23 yards ... Averaged 4.6 yards per carry ... Rushed for a season-high 16 yards on four carries in game against Franklin (Ind.) on Sept. 17 ... Had a season-long rush of 13 yards in game against Franklin (Ind.).

Freshman (2015):  Played in eight games ... Rushed for 177 yards on 51 attempts (3.5 yards per carry) ... Scored one rushing touchdown ... Season-long rush of 14 yards ... Averaged 22.1 rushing yards per game ... Recorded a season-high 41 rushing yards, to go along with a TD, in game against Earlham (Ind.) College ... Also had two tackles (two solo) defensively. 

Prep:  Three-time letterman at Whitko High School for football and two-time for baseball ... Broke 6-7 records in football. 

Personal:  Son of Robin and Todd Hughes … Majoring in business administration.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 1 1
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 2 21 10.5 7 0 1 1
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 4 7 1.8 4 0 - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 2 1 0.5 1 0 - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 2 13 6.5 8 0 - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 2 13 6.5 9 0 1 1
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 2 12 6.0 7 0 - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 1 21 - - - 21
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 7 8 - - 15
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 1 1 - - - 1
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 1 0 - - - 0
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 1 1 - - - 1
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 1 13 - - - 13
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 1 13 - - - 13
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 1 2 - - 12 14

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 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 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 7 44 161 23.0 3.7 1 14 - -
2016-17 4 5 23 5.8 4.6 0 13 - -
2017-18 9 46 138 15.3 3.0 2 13 1 1
2018-19 9 15 58 6.4 3.9 0 9 2 2
Total 29 110 380 13.1 3.5 3 14 3 3

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 7 - - - - - - -
2016-17 4 1 0.3 9 2.3 9.0 0 9
2017-18 9 3 0.3 14 1.6 4.7 0 12
2018-19 9 1 0.1 8 0.9 8.0 0 8
Total 29 5 0.2 31 1.1 6.2 0 12

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 4 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 4 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -
Total 3 12 4.0 0 7 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 7 161 - - - 161 23.0
2016-17 4 23 9 - 0 32 8.0
2017-18 9 138 14 - - 152 16.9
2018-19 9 58 8 - 12 78 8.7
Total 29 380 31 - 12 423 14.6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2017-18 12 1.3 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 18 0.6 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 9 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 2 1 3.0 .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 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 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 15 58 6.4 3.9 0 9 2 2
Conference 7 9 30 4.3 3.3 0 9 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 11 43 7.2 3.9 0 8 1 1
Away 3 4 15 5.0 3.8 0 9 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 2 13 13.0 6.5 0 9 1 1
Losses 8 13 45 5.6 3.5 0 8 1 1
Month                  
September 3 6 28 9.3 4.7 0 7 1 1
October 4 6 15 3.8 2.5 0 8 - -
November 2 3 15 7.5 5.0 0 9 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 1 0.1 8 0.9 8.0 0 8
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 1 0.2 8 1.3 8.0 0 8
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 1 0.1 8 1.0 8.0 0 8
Month                
September 3 1 0.3 8 2.7 8.0 0 8
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 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 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -
Conference 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November 2 12 6.0 0 7 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 58 8 - 12 78 8.7
Conference 7 30 - - 12 42 6.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 43 8 - - 51 8.5
Away 3 15 - - 12 27 9.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 13 - - - 13 13.0
Losses 8 45 8 - 12 65 8.1
Month              
September 3 28 8 - - 36 12.0
October 4 15 - - - 15 3.8
November 2 15 - - 12 27 13.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 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 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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