Anthon Samuel

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
188
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Opa Locka, Fla.
High School:
Monsignor Edwards Pace

Samuel Accolades

• Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele (2011)

• MAC Freshman of the Year (2011)
• Most rushing yards (844) by a freshman in BGSU history.

Career: Has 1,842 career rushing yards on 346 attempts and 16 touchdowns ... averages 87.7 yards per game in his career ... added 37 receptions for 291 yards and a score.

2012: Played in 12 games, rushing for 998 yards and 11 touchdowns ... rushed for 100 yards in five different contests ... had season-highs and career-highs in rushes (29) and yards (181) in his two touchdown performance at Ohio ... scored a team-high 66 points ... had 112 yards on 16 carries versus Toledo ... had 127 yards and three touchdowns versus Rhode Island ... had 171 rushing yards in a win over Miami ... finished year with five 100-yard games.

2011: Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele ... named MAC Freshman of the Year after rushing for 844 yards and five touchdowns on 144 carries ... was just the third Falcon in school history to earn the award ... added 15 receptions for 93 yards through the air ... his 844 yards rushing is the most by a Falcon in school history ... ran for 141 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries versus Idaho, his first game as a Falcon ... became the first Falcon in his first career game to run for over 100 yards since Freddie Barnes in 2006 ... added 122 yards and a score the following week versus Morgan State, becoming the first Falcon since 2004 to have back-to-back 100-yard games ... had 121 yards and a touchdown versus Miami, which included a 96-yard run, the longest rush in BGSU history ... also ran for over 100 yards versus Toledo (25-105) and Temple (18-112), finishing the year with five 100-yard games ... had 123 total yards versus Northern Illinois.

High School: Is a 2011 graduate of Monsignor Edward Pace High School ... coached by Alvin Slaughter ... team captain ... had 147 carries for 1,441 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... added five interceptions on the defensive side of the ball ... team advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2010 ... earned first-team All-Dade County ... team went undefeated during the regular season ... played in the Public versus Private All-Star game.

Personal: Full name -- Anthon Sheldon Samuel Jr. ... son of Anthon Samuel and Sonya Stevenson ... born March 24, 1993 ... has two brothers and four sisters ... undecided on a major.

**Samuel's Career Stats**
Year	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2011	9	144	844	5.9	5	96
2012	12	202	998	4.9	11	55
Career	21	346	1,842	5.3	16	96

**Samuel's Career-Bests**
Rushes	29	at Ohio (2012)
Rushing Yards	181	at Ohio (2012)
Rushing TD	3	vs. Rhode Island (2012)
Long	96	at Miami (2011)
100 Yard games	10
Receptions	7	vs. Northern Illinois (2011)
Receiving Yards	58	at UMass (2012)
Receiving TD	1	vs. Miami (2012)