Mike Ward – 71 Akron 6-3 300
2010: Played in 12 games. Team captain.
2009: Started all 12 games at left guard. Part of a line that helped produce 250 yards rushing and 186 yards passing in a 41-0 rout of Morgan State (Sept. 12) in the first game at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. As a team, UA averaged 118.4 yards per game (eighth in the MAC) and 182.5 yards passing (ninth).
2008: Started all 12 games at left guard. Part of the Akron line that was named MAC East Offensive Players of the Week for the Zips' offensive excellence versus Toledo. Akron gained 478 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns as Dennis Kennedy rushed for 153 yards and Chris Jacquemain threw three TDs and 226 yards. Helped pave the way for All-MAC running back Kennedy’s record-setting performance, scoring a UA record 110 points (18 TDs and a 2-pt conversion) and rushing for 1,321 yards — the most for a UA back in the he Division I era (third on the UA single-season list all time). Also helped the UA offense improve in the NCAA in rushing offense (90th to 45th), passing offense (100th to 46th) and total offense (111th to 40th). Also, the Zips’ offensive line only allowed 1.5 sacks per game, 33rd-best in the NCAA.
2007: Started all 12 games at left guard. Showed steady improvement throughout the season and was one of the Zips’ most consistent performers.
2006: Redshirted. Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year by the coaching staff.
High School: A impressive two-way player at St. John’s College HS in Virginia. Earned first team All-WCAC and second team All-Met Conference honors as a senior, posting 39 pancake blocks. Also led the team in tackles in 2005 and served as a co-captain. Recorded 48 pancakes as a junior on his way to first team All-WCAC honors. Was the school’s 2005 Sportsman of the Year. Coached by Joseph Patterson.
Better in the: Running game.
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