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24 Corey Bennett
Corey Bennett
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    173
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, Fla.
  • High School:
    Blake
  • Position:
    RB
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    753
  • yds/g
    75.3
  • td
    3

Bio

Senior (2018): Played in 10 games as the starting running back ... Was the team's leading rusher with a career-high 753 yards on 195 carries ... Ranked fifth in the HCAC in yards per game averaging 75.3 ... Tied a team-best three rushing touchdowns ... Had four games with 100 plus rushing yards, including a season-best 141 yards on Sept. 22 against Anderson (Ind.) ... Caught 12 passes for 46 yards ... Averaged 4.6 yards per catch and had one touchdown ... Led the team in total offense with 799 yards and yards per game at 79.9.

Junior (2017): Named First Team All-HCAC ... Was the team's leading rusher with 647 yards on 170 carries .... Finished fourth in the HCAC in carries ... Averaged 4.2 yards per rush ... Had a team-best three rushing touchdowns ... Recorded a career-long rush of 52 yards and averaged 99.1 yards per game ... Topped 90 yards rushing on three sperate occasions, including a career-best 102 yards against Hanover on Oct. 28 ... Caught 20 passes for 145 yards ... Averaged 7.3 yards per catch ... Caught one Touchdown pass ... Ranked second for points with 24 (four total touchdowns) ... Second in total offense with 792 yards (647 rushing). 

Sophomore (2016):  Was the team's leading rusher with 642 yards on 172 carries ... Finished third in the HCAC in rushing ... Averaged 3.7 yards per rush ... Had two rushing touchdowns ... Recorded a season-long rush of 33 yards and averaged 64.2 yards per game ... Topped 90 yards rushing in two games, including a season-best 94 yards in game against Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 5 ... Caught 20 passes for 119 yards ... Averaged 5.9 yards per catch ... Caught one TD pass ... Tied for fourth in scoring with 18 points (three total touchdowns) ... Second in total offense with 642 yards (642 rushing) and led the team in all-purpose yards with 761 (642 rushing and 119 receiving).

Prep: Letterwinner at Blake High School in football and track... Won all-county running back.

Personal: Son of Tanyale Harriss ... Majoring in sport management.

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
Rushes 195 168
Yards 753 682
Yards per game 75.3 85.3
Yards per rush 3.9 4.1
Touchdowns 3 3
Fumbles 4 4
Fumbles lost 2 2

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 11 37 3.4 10 0 - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 16 34 2.1 11 0 - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 12 20 1.7 7 1 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 23 141 6.1 43 0 1 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 22 135 6.1 33 1 - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 19 43 2.3 12 0 - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 23 79 3.4 12 0 1 1
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 17 29 1.7 7 0 - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 25 131 5.2 33 0 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 27 104 3.9 13 1 1 1

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 2 7 3.5 11 0 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 4 22 5.5 11 1 1 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 1 13 13.0 13 0 1 1
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 1 4 4.0 4 0 1 1

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 - - - - - 0
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 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 1 37 3 - - 40
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 34 -4 - - 30
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 1 20 7 - - 27
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 1 141 22 - - 163
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 1 135 0 - - 135
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 1 43 - - - 43
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 1 79 13 - - 92
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 1 29 1 - - 30
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 1 131 - - - 131
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 1 104 4 - - 108

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 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 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 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 6 1 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 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
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 - - 0.0 - - 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 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 172 642 64.2 3.7 2 33 2 2
2017-18 10 170 647 64.7 3.8 3 52 2 1
2018-19 10 195 753 75.3 3.9 3 43 4 2
Total 31 537 2042 65.9 3.8 8 52 8 5

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 1 1 1.0 8 8.0 8.0 0 8
2016-17 10 20 2.0 119 11.9 6.0 1 16
2017-18 10 20 2.0 145 14.5 7.3 1 29
2018-19 10 12 1.2 46 4.6 3.8 1 13
Total 31 53 1.7 318 10.3 6.0 3 29

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 1 - 8 - - 8 8.0
2016-17 10 642 119 - - 761 76.1
2017-18 10 647 145 - - 792 79.2
2018-19 10 753 46 - - 799 79.9
Total 31 2042 318 - - 2360 76.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 66 2.1 8 3 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 1 2 3.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 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 10 195 753 75.3 3.9 3 43 4 2
Conference 8 168 682 85.3 4.1 3 43 4 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 112 455 75.8 4.1 1 43 2 1
Away 4 83 298 74.5 3.6 2 33 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 25 131 131.0 5.2 0 33 1 0
Losses 9 170 622 69.1 3.7 3 43 3 2
Month                  
September 4 62 232 58.0 3.7 1 43 1 0
October 4 81 286 71.5 3.5 1 33 1 1
November 2 52 235 117.5 4.5 1 33 2 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 12 1.2 46 4.6 3.8 1 13
Conference 8 10 1.3 47 5.9 4.7 1 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 9 1.5 35 5.8 3.9 1 13
Away 4 3 0.8 11 2.8 3.7 0 11
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 12 1.3 46 5.1 3.8 1 13
Month                
September 4 8 2.0 28 7.0 3.5 1 11
October 4 3 0.8 14 3.5 4.7 0 13
November 2 1 0.5 4 2.0 4.0 0 4

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 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
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 10 753 46 - - 799 79.9
Conference 8 682 47 - - 729 91.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 455 35 - - 490 81.7
Away 4 298 11 - - 309 77.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 131 - - - 131 131.0
Losses 9 622 46 - - 668 74.2
Month              
September 4 232 28 - - 260 65.0
October 4 286 14 - - 300 75.0
November 2 235 4 - - 239 119.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.0 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 2.0 1 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 3.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 24 2.7 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 12 3.0 1 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 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 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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