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1 Machari Bighams
Machari Bighams
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Homerville, Ga.
  • High School:
    Clinch County
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    15.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Independence CC (2018): Played football his freshman year ... Earned Most Improved and two Player of the Week awards. 

Prep: Three-year letterman in football at Clinch County High School ... Also competed in track and basketball ... Earned MVP as a Defensive Back. 

Personal: Son of Tabitha Bighams ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Also a part of the track at field team at Defiance College. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 12 8
Assists 3 3
Tackles 15.0 11.0
Tackles per game 1.7 1.8
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 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 3 6 2.0 13 0 - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 18 71 3.9 22 0 1 1

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 3 25 8.3 24 1 - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - 1 1

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 2 51 25.5 29 0 - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 3 40 13.3 17 0 - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 2 15 7.5 15 0 - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 3 57 19.0 22 0 - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 1 - - - 51 51
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 1 - - - 40 40
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 1 - - - 15 15
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 1 - - - 57 57
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 1 1 - - - 1
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 1 -5 25 - - 20
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 1 6 - - - 6
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 1 71 - - - 71

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 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 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 1 -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 32 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 9 23 73 8.1 3.2 0 22 1 1
2020-21 5 19 86 17.2 4.5 2 47 1 0
2021-22 8 22 71 8.9 3.2 0 18 2 1
2022-23 10 24 99 9.9 4.1 2 23 1 0
Total 32 88 329 10.3 3.7 4 47 5 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 9 3 0.3 25 2.8 8.3 1 24
2020-21 5 12 2.4 103 20.6 8.6 2 18
2021-22 8 15 1.9 99 12.4 6.6 1 32
2022-23 10 20 2.0 203 20.3 10.2 1 60
Total 32 50 1.6 430 13.4 8.6 5 60

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
2020-21 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
2021-22 6 77 12.8 0 26 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 320 16.0 0 29 2 2 1.0 0 7

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 9 73 25 - 163 261 29.0
2020-21 5 86 103 7 80 276 55.2
2021-22 8 71 99 -5 77 242 30.3
2022-23 10 99 203 - - 302 30.2
Total 32 329 430 2 320 1081 33.8

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 6 0.7 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2020-21 26 5.2 2 2 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
2021-22 6 0.8 0 1 0 0 - - - - 0 0
2022-23 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 56 1.8 4 5 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 9 12 3 15.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
2020-21 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 12 4 16.0 .5 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 23 73 8.1 3.2 0 22 1 1
Conference 6 23 73 12.2 3.2 0 22 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 21 77 38.5 3.7 0 22 1 1
Away 6 2 -4 -0.7 -2.0 0 1 - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 18 71 71.0 3.9 0 22 1 1
Losses 8 5 2 0.3 0.4 0 13 - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 1 1 0.5 1.0 0 1 - -
November 3 22 72 24.0 3.3 0 22 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 3 0.3 25 2.8 8.3 1 24
Conference 6 3 0.5 25 4.2 8.3 1 24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 6 3 0.5 25 4.2 8.3 1 24
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 3 0.4 25 3.1 8.3 1 24
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 3 3 1.0 25 8.3 8.3 1 24

Splits Stats - Kicking

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

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
Conference 3 57 19.0 0 22 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 8 148 18.5 0 29 - - - - -
Neutral 2 15 7.5 0 15 - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
Month                    
September 7 106 15.1 0 29 - - - - -
October 3 57 19.0 0 22 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 73 25 - 163 261 29.0
Conference 6 73 25 - 57 155 25.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 2 77 - - - 77 38.5
Away 6 -4 25 - 148 169 28.2
Neutral 1 - - - 15 15 15.0
Result              
Wins 1 71 - - - 71 71.0
Losses 8 2 25 - 163 190 23.8
Month              
September 4 - - - 106 106 26.5
October 2 1 - - 57 58 29.0
November 3 72 25 - - 97 32.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.7 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 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 9 12 3 15.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Conference 6 8 3 11.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 4 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 2 2 0 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 9 3 12.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Neutral 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 12 3 15.0 1.9 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Month                                
September 4 7 1 8.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 1
October 2 3 1 4.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
November 3 2 1 3.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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