David Cobb (American football)
| Minnesota Golden Gophers No. 27 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Sport Management |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Killeen (TX) Ellison |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | June 3, 1993 |
| Place of birth | Killeen, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
David Cobb (born June 3, 1993) is an American football running back. He played college football at Minnesota.
Early years
Cobb attended Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas. During his career rushed for 2,946 yards and 35 touchdowns.[1] Cobb was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.[2] He signed to play college football at the University of Minnesota after National Signing Day in February 2011.[3][4]
College career
Cobb played in eight games his freshman and sophomore seasons, combining to rush for 65 yards on 11 carries. As a junior in 2013, Cobb played in 13 games with seven starts and led the team with 1,202 yards on 237 carries with seven touchdowns.[5][6] He became the first Golden Gophers running back to rush for 1,000 yards since Amir Pinnix in 2006. Cobb returned as the starter his senior season in 2014.[7][8] During the season he broke Laurence Maroney's school record for rushing yards in a season.[9] He finished the season with 1,626 yards on 314 carries with 13 touchdowns.
Statistics
Source:[10]
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | ||||||
| 2011 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 237 | 1,202 | 5.1 | 92.5 | 7 | 17 | 174 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 314 | 1,626 | 5.2 | 125.1 | 13 | 16 | 162 | 0 | |||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 562 | 2,893 | 5.1 | 85.1 | 20 | 34 | 339 | 0 | |||||
References
- ↑ Patience pays off for U's Cobb
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Barfknecht: Like Gophers, running back David Cobb has a point to prove
- ↑ Senior adding his name to list of Gophers running backs
- ↑ Team-first Cobb has worked hard to become Gophers' top RB
- ↑ B1G Overachiever: Minnesota’s David Cobb
- ↑ Gophers running back David Cobb has come a long way in a year
- ↑ Gophers football: David Cobb on pace for historic rushing season
- ↑ Gophers David Cobb sets single-season rushing record with 40-yard TD run
- ↑ "David Cobb". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 1, 2014.