P.J. Pope

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Height:
5-9
Weight:
212
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fairfield, Ohio
High School:
Wyoming

Career: Only player in BGSU history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a career and accumulate more than 1,000 yards receiving as well...finished as the school[apos]s third all-time leading rusher with 3,116 yards... tied for third in Falcon history with 33 rushing TDs and was tied for second in BGSU lore with 41 career TDs overall... his 5.2 yards per carry average is tied for the third best mark in school history... his 4,300 all-purpose yards is the second most for a Falcon... tied for fourth all-time at BG in scoring with 246 points... caught 27 passes for 273 yards and eight TDs out of the backfield... played in the 2006 Hula Bowl. 2005: Injured for most of the season, but still managed to rush for 436 yards and four scores... also caught 27 passes for 173 yards... had 56 yards rushing and a score against Ohio... had 63 yards rushing against Akron and also caught six balls for 39 yards... had 81 yards rushing against Kent State and added two catches for 41 yards... had a season-high 131 yards rushing against Toledo. 2004: Second Team All-MAC ...is only second running back in school history to record back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons ... started all 12 games year ... carried the ball 28 times for 157 yards and two touchdowns, as well as recorded a 13 yard receiving touchdown versus Memphis in the GMAC Bowl ... a double threat out of the backfield with 1098 yards rushing and 490 yards receiving ... had 21 total TDs, 15 rushing and six receiving ... ranked fourth in the country in scoring at 10.5 points per game... reached the end zone four times against Temple ... gained 214 total yards against Western Michigan ... also had a season-long 88-yard TD run against Western Michigan ... has gained over 100 total yards in eight games ... had a 6.2 yards per rush average. 2003: First-team All-MAC ... carried the ball 191 times for a team-high 1005 yards ... averaged 5.3 yards per carry, and had 10 TDs on the ground this year to date ... ranks 13th in school history with 1,582 career rushing yards ... third on the team with 48 receptions for a total of 433 yards ... has 1,438 all-purpose yards this season, an average of 102.7 per game (second on the team) ... has started all 14 games this year ... had a career-high eight catches in the MAC Championship contest, for a total of 59 yards ... had 31 yards rushing and 43 receiving vs. Toledo ... rushed for 77 yards, including a 39-yard TD gallop, at BSU ... had 98 yards on 10 carries vs. KSU ... 75 yards on nine carries at Miami ... ran for 62 yards and a score vs. NIU ... also caught five passes for a career-high 82 yards ... had 122 yards rushing and a TD at EMU ... also caught three passes for 39 yards ... ran for 99 yards in win at WMU ... also had four catches for 26 yards ... rushed for career-high 162 yards and a TD vs. Liberty ... earned team offensive MVP honors for his efforts against the Flames ... had a career-high three TDs vs. EKU.

2002: Had a total of 577 yards on 101 carries ... recorded career-best 143 yards rushing on 15 carries vs. Eastern Michigan ... gained 81 yards on 12 carries vs. Ball State, scoring two TDs ... became the first freshman RB to rush for over 100 yards in a game since Josh Harris (103 vs. Miami in 2000) ... made his first career start in the CMU game, and had 83 yards on 19 rushes ... scored a TD vs. both Ohio and Central Michigan ... had 73 yards on 16 carries vs. Western Michigan.

High School: A 2002 graduate of Wyoming H.S. in Cincinnati ... rushed for 2,230 yards and 36 TDs as a senior ... Southwest Ohio Player of the Year and Division IV Co-Player of the Year ... a first-team All-City and CHL performer ... rushed for 1,691 yards and 19 TDs as a junior ... helped team to four league titles ... coached by Bernie Barrie ... also lettered in baseball where he was a two-time All-City pick.

Personal: Full name is William Leroy Pope Jr. ... son of Roy and Donna Pope ... Physical Education major ... born Feb. 26, 1984.

                                    POPE, P.J.

RUSHING                G   Att    Yds  TD  Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2002................  12   101    577   4  33   5.7  48.1
2003................  14   191   1005  10  51   5.3  71.8
2004................  12   178   1098  15  88   6.2  91.5
2005................   9   125    436   4  20   3.5  48.4
TOTAL...............  47   595   3116  33  88   5.2  66.3

RECEIVING              G   Rec    Yds  TD  Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2002................  12     8     52   1  34   0.7   6.5   4.3
2003................  14    48    433   0  46   3.4   9.0  30.9
2004................  12    50    490   6  29   4.2   9.8  40.8
2005................   9    27    173   1  36   3.0   6.4  19.2
TOTAL...............  47   133   1148   8  46   2.8   8.6  24.4

ALL PURPOSE            G  Rush   Rec    PR    KR    IR  Total Avg/G
2002................  12   577    52     0     0     0    629  52.4
2003................  14  1005   433     0     0     0   1438 102.7
2004................  12  1098   490     0    15     0   1603 133.6
2005................   9   436   173     0    21     0    630  70.0
TOTAL...............  47  3116  1148     0    36     0   4300  91.5

SCORING                G    TD  Rush  Pass Retn  PAT 2PAT   FG  Total Avg/G
2002................  12     5     4     1    0    0    0    0     30   2.5
2003................  14    10    10     0    0    0    0    0     60   4.3
2004................  12    21    15     6    0    0    0    0    126  10.5
2005................   9     5     4     1    0    0    0    0     30   3.3
TOTAL...............  47    41    33     8    0    0    0    0    246   5.2