Running back, Texas, 2001–04
Cedric Benson
- Hometown
- Midland, TX
- Born
- Dec 28, 1982, in Midland, Texas
- Died
- Aug 17, 2019, in Austin, Texas
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Cedric Benson played running back at Texas (2001–04). He won the 2004 Doak Walker Award. He finished sixth in the 2004 Heisman vote. The Chicago Bears took Benson in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
189rushing yards, best game on filevs. Rice, 20045rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Oklahoma State, 2004Honors
- 2001Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2003Second-team All-Big 12
- 2003National leader in points (134)
- 2003National leader in rushing touchdowns (21)
- 2004Doak Walker Award
- 2004AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year
- 2004First-team All-Big 12
- 2004Sixth in the Heisman vote
All-America: Walter Camp first team 2004; AP second team 2004; College Football News 2004; ESPN 2004; Rivals.com 2004; Sports Illustrated 2004
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2001 | 223 | 1,053 | 4.7 | 12 | 17 | 203 | 1 |
| 2002 | 305 | 1,293 | 4.2 | 12 | 21 | 119 | 0 |
| 2003 | 258 | 1,360 | 5.3 | 21 | 9 | 120 | 1 |
| 2004 | 326 | 1,834 | 5.6 | 19 | 22 | 179 | 1 |
| Career | 1,112 | 5,540 | 64 | 69 | 621 | 3 | |
From the college statistics table in Benson’s Wikipedia article (Cedric Benson, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2004 Texas 12 games, 1,834 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. North Texas | W 65–0 | 15 | 181 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at Arkansas | W 22–20 | 29 | 188 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Rice | W 35–13 | 20 | 189 | 1 | 58 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Baylor | W 44–14 | 34 | 188 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Oklahoma | L 0–12 | 23 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Missouri | W 28–20 | 28 | 150 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 23 | at Texas Tech | W 51–21 | 38 | 168 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at Colorado | W 31–7 | 32 | 141 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 56–35 | 23 | 141 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| Nov 13 | at Kansas | W 27–23 | 28 | 161 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Texas A&M | W 26–13 | 33 | 165 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 13 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 38–37 | 23 | 70 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.50 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.30 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 67 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 157 | 647 | 6 | 8 | 54 |
| 2007 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 197 | 678 | 4 | 17 | 123 |
| 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 214 | 747 | 2 | 20 | 185 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 301 | 1,251 | 6 | 17 | 111 |
| 2010 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 321 | 1,111 | 7 | 28 | 178 |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 273 | 1,067 | 6 | 15 | 82 |
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 71 | 248 | 1 | 14 | 97 |
| NFL career | 96 | 1,601 | 6,021 | 32 | 120 | 833 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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