2008 MOST VERSATILE PLAYER (TEAM AWARD) 2007 SPORTING NEWS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA (HONORABLE MENTION) 2007 COLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA (HONORABLE MENTION) 2007 CO-ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (TEAM AWARD)
CAREER: Wrapped up his collegiate career ranking third in program history in career all-purpose yardage (3,864), trailing only Santana Moss (4,394) and Ottis Anderson (4,265) ... Ranks fifth in UM history in career rushing yards (2,387) ... Played in 46 games and started 21 (1 - freshman; 11 - sophomore, 8 - junior; 1 - senior) at the running back position ... Led the `Canes in rushing in 2007 (682), 2008 (841) and 2009 (695) ... Scored 17 touchdowns in his career (13 - rushing, 3 - receiving, 1 - punt return) ... Averaged 5.1 yards per carry in his career ... Recorded season-highs for carries (171) and catches (29) his sophomore season in 2008 ... Recorded 1,079 return yards in his career (206 - punt return, 873 kick return), averaging 6.6 yards per punt return and 20.8 yards per kick return ... Set the school record for kick return yards in a single season with 582 in 2009, breaking Tremain Mack's mark of 528 set in 1996... Recorded six 100-plus yard rushing games in his career, tied for the eighth-highest total in program history ... Career-best rushing game came against Virginia in 2009 (18 carries, career-best 152 yards, 1 TD) ... Recorded acareer-best two rushing touchdowns at Texas A&M in 2008.
2010 (SENIOR): Played in 10 games, starting one at the running back position (Virginia Tech, Nov. 20) ... Carried the ball 35 times for 165 yards (4.7 ypc) and a touchdown ... Was limited with injury all season after suffering a torn ACL in the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl ... Finished the 2010 season with 427 all-purpose yards (165 rushing, 28 receiving, 202 kick returns, 32 punt returns) ... Caught six passes for 28 yards ... Best rushing performances of the season came in back-to-back weeks against Virginia on Oct. 30 (3 carries for 30 yards) and Maryland on Nov. 6 (10 carries for 40 yards).
2009 (JUNIOR): Miami's rushing leader with 695 yards on 134 attempts and four touchdowns ... Played in 12 games with eight starts ... Moved into seventh place all-time in career rushing yards (2,218) ... Ranked seventh in the ACC in rushing ... Picked up sixth career 100-yard rushing game with career high 152 yards on 18 carries against Virginia ... Averaged 5.2 yards per carry ... Led the team with 1,417 all-purpose yards, which was fourth-best in the ACC ... Had a career-best 232 all-purpose yards in the season opener at Florida State including a career-high 177 yards on kick returns ... Gained 93 yards on 17 carries against Georgia Tech ... Rushed for 99 yards on 17 carries against Clemson ... Caught 18 passes for 132 yards and one touchdown during the regular season ... Led the team in kick return yards (582) on 26 returns with a long of 63 yards against FSU.
2008 (SOPHOMORE): Named team's Most Versatile Player at the 2008 UM awards banquet ... Led the team in rushing for the second straight season with 841 yards and a 4.9-yard average per carry ... Also caught 29 passes for 113 yards (3.9 average)...Led the team with six touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving and one punt return) ... Had three 100-yard rushing games in 2008 ... Ran 16 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Texas A&M ... Rushed for 110 yards on 19 carries against North Carolina ... Carried a career-high 24 times for a career-best 131 yards in the overtime win at Virginia ... Started 11 of 13 games in the backfield ... Led the team in all-purpose yards with 1,113 yards.
2007 (FRESHMAN): Shared team's Rookie of the Year Award with Orlando Franklin ... Led the team in rushing as a true freshman with 682 yards and a 5.5-yard average per carry ... Also caught 13 passes for 129 yards (9.9 average) ... Led the team with five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) ... Named honorable mention Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com ... Finished his first season with the third-most rushing yards ever by a Miami true freshman, behind only Clinton Portis (838 yards) and Javarris James (808 yards) ... Led the team in rushing in six of 12 games ... Started one game and had two 100-yard rushing games ... Rushed for 116 yards in his first game, the best debut ever for a Miami running back ... Was also the team's primary punt returner, averaging 4.8 yards on 16 returns ... Totaled 887 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving and punt returns) ... Played in his first game as a Hurricane against Marshall and led the team in rushing with 116 yards on 12 rushes, including a 56-yarder marking the best debut ever for a Miami freshman running back ... Rushed 11 times for 48 yards and scored the first touchdown of his career against FIU ... Made his only start of the season, lining up with Javarris James in the backfield against Duke ... Posted his second 100-yard game of the season, rushing for 101 yards on just 12 carries (8.4 average).
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP SCHOOL: Enrolled at UM in January 2007 ... Mr. Football in Tennessee as a senior in 2005 ... Spent fall 2006 at Milford Prep and led the team in rushing with 1,327 yards and 15 touchdowns in eight games, averaging 12.5 yards per carry ... Selected first-team All-State in 2005, when he led his team to the state championship ... Rushed for 2,123 yards and 30 touchdowns, averaging more than 7.0 yards per carry ... Also gained 291 yards on receptions, with two more TDs ... As a junior, rushed for 1,981 yards and 19 touchdowns ... Returned three punts for touchdowns in 2004 but did not play special teams as a senior ... Ranked the No. 6 running back by Scout.com ... In 2006 was ranked the No. 4 overall player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com, rated the No. 10 running back by Scout.com, and ranked the No. 28 running back by ESPN ... PrepStar All-American ... Coached by Chester Flowers Jr. in high school and Bill Chaplick in prep school.
GRAIG COOPER'S CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 24 (at Virginia 2008) Rushing Yards: 152 (vs. Virginia, 2009) Rushing Touchdowns: 2 (at Texas A&M 2008) Long Run:70 (at Virginia, 2008) Receptions: 7 (vs. Florida State 2008, at North Carolina 2009) Receiving Yards: 37 (at North Carolina, 2009) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, three times (most recent vs. Florida State, 2009) Long Reception: 25 (vs. Duke 2007, at North Carolina 2009) 100 Yard Rushing Games:152 (vs. Virginia 2009) 131 (at Virginia 2008) 128 (at Texas A&M 2008 116 (vs. Marshall 2007) 110 (vs. North Carolina 2008) 101 (vs. Duke 2007)
