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2007 Football Roster

3 Michael Hobbs

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Andalusia, AL
  • Highschool Straughn

Biography

Returning starter at fullback who enters his senior season with 1,201 career rushing yards and 15 touchdowns . . . Had a good spring and performed well in scrimmages . . . Has good feet and blocks well . . . 2006: Starter in all 11 games as a junior at fullback . . . Finished second on the team in rushing with 579 yards . . . Tied for the team lead with nine touchdowns . . . Set a school record and tied a national record with a 99-yard run from scrimmage for a touchdown at Georgia Southern on Nov. 11 . . . Finished the Georgia Southern game with 111 yards on just six carries, an 18.5 yards per carry average to earn Southern Conference Player of the Week honors . . . Also posted a 101-yard rushing game against Coastal Carolina . . . Scored a career-high three touchdowns against The Citadel (Oct. 7) including a 66-yard run on Wofford’s first possession of the game . . . Scored at least one touchdown in four of Wofford’s six home games . . . Tied for eighth in the SoCon in scoring with 4.9 points per game . . . 2005: Wofford’s starting fullback for the first six games of the season before suffering a broken ankle against VMI (Oct. 15) . . . Was sixth in the SoCon in rushing at 86.3 YPG at the time of his injury . . . Was having an all-conference type of season and was on track for a 1,000-yard season . . . Had scored a touchdown in five straight games including against VMI before his injury . . . Rushed for 115 yards on 21 carries on his first career start in the season opener against Georgetown (Sept. 3) . . . Also logged 114 yards and two touchdowns in a win over #14 Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) . . . Had a career-long 30-yard jaunt vs. Chattanooga (Oct. 1) . . . Just missed the 100-yard mark with 98 yards and a score against the Mocs . . . Caught his first career pass against VMI . . . Twice named team Offensive Player of the Week . . . Earned the honor against Georgia Southern and Chattanooga . . . Tied for the team lead in scoring with 36 points . . .Carried a career-high 26 times against Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) . . . It marked the most carries by a Terrier in 2005 . . . Earned his second varsity letter . . . 2004: Had an impressive rookie season . . . Averaged 6.9 yards per carry in rushing for 104 yards . . . Gained a season-best 38 yards, keyed by a season-long 24-yard run, on just three attempts against Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 25) . . . Had an 18-yard run to go with an 18-yard kickoff return the next week in a 56-21 win over Chattanooga (Oct. 2) . . . Also saw extensive action in the 49-17 victory vs. Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6), rushing for 33 yards on seven carries . . . Had 10 yards on two attempts in a 38-17 win against The Citadel (Oct. 30) . . . Totaled three tackles in special teams duties . . . High School: Graduated from Straughn High in 2004 . . . Rushed for over 1,600 yards as a senior in earning all-county and honorable mention all-state honors . . . Also received all-county accolades his junior year in addition to being a team captain . . . Three-year letterman and senior class president . . . Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1985 in Andalusia, AL . . . Son of Robin and Becky Hobbs . . . Finance major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 03

    2006Junior

    RB
    5'10" 195 lbs
    03
  • 3

    2007Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
    3