Running back, Ball State, 2008–11
Cory Sykes
Lettered 2008–10 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′7″
- Hometown
- Harvey, IL
Cory Sykes played running back at Ball State (2008–11).
Career highs
203rushing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 20093rushing touchdowns, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2009Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Ball State | 78 | 428 | 5.5 | 3 | 57 |
| 2009 | Ball State | 90 | 559 | 6.2 | 3 | 51 |
| 2010 | Ball State | 46 | 260 | 5.7 | 2 | 37 |
| Career | 214 | 1,247 | 5.8 | 8 | 57 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ball State | 7 | RB | |
| 2009 | Ball State | 7 | RB | |
| 2010 | Ball State | 7 | RB | |
| 2011 | Ball State | 7 | RB | 5′7″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Ball State 8 games, 260 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 27–10 | 14 | 70 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Liberty | L 23–27 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 2 | at Central Michigan | W 31–17 | 13 | 92 | 0 | 37 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Western Michigan | L 16–45 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 23 | at Toledo | L 24–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 30 | at Kent State | L 14–33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Akron | W 37–30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 21–59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2009 Ball State 11 games, 559 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. New Hampshire | L 16–23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 19 | at Army | L 17–24 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 26 | at Auburn | L 30–54 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Toledo | L 30–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 10 | at Temple | L 19–24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Bowling Green | L 17–31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 24 | at Eastern Michigan | W 29–27 | 23 | 203 | 3 | 51 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Ohio | L 17–20 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 12 | atNorthern Illinois | L 20–26 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Central Michigan | L 3–35 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 27 |
| Nov 24 | atWestern Michigan | W 22–17 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 13 |
2008 Ball State 13 games, 428 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Northeastern | W 48–14 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 13 | atAkron | W 41–24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 20 | at Indiana | W 42–20 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Kent State | W 41–20 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 4 | atToledo | W 31–0 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 57 |
| Oct 11 | at Western Kentucky | W 24–7 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 38–16 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 45–14 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 46 |
| Nov 11 | at Miami (OH) | W 31–16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 19 | atCentral Michigan | W 31–24 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Western Michigan | W 45–22 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Buffalo | L 24–42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. Tulsa | L 13–45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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