Running back, Illinois, 2008–11
Jason Ford
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Belleville, IL
Jason Ford played running back at Illinois (2008–11).
Career highs
172rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20083rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northwestern, 2010Rushing
Receiving
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
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
2011 Illinois 12 games, 600 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Arkansas State | W 33–15 | 22 | 86 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. South Dakota State | W 56–3 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Arizona State | W 17–14 | 21 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Michigan | W 23–20 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 38–35 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Oct 8 | at Indiana | W 41–20 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–17 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Purdue | L 14–21 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 69 |
| Oct 29 | at Penn State | L 7–10 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | L 14–31 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov 26 | at Minnesota | L 7–27 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 2 | −2 |
2010 Illinois 12 games, 480 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Missouri | L 13–23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 35–3 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 28–22 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Ohio State | L 13–24 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 9 | atPenn State | W 33–13 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 16 | at Michigan State | L 6–26 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Indiana | W 43–13 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | atMichigan | L 65–67 | 10 | 91 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Minnesota | L 34–38 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–27 | 17 | 86 | 3 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at Fresno State | L 23–25 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Baylor | W 38–14 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
2009 Illinois 12 games, 588 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Missouri | L 9–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Illinois State | W 45–17 | 10 | 137 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 26 |
| Sep 26 | atOhio State | L 0–30 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Penn State | L 17–35 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Michigan State | L 14–24 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | atIndiana | L 14–27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| Oct 24 | atPurdue | L 14–24 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs.Michigan | W 38–13 | 12 | 128 | 1 | 79 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | atMinnesota | W 35–32 | 20 | 82 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Northwestern | L 16–21 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | at Cincinnati | L 36–49 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Fresno State | L 52–53 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
2008 Illinois 12 games, 294 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Missouri | L 42–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 47–21 | 4 | −14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Louisiana | W 20–17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | atPenn State | L 24–38 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | atMichigan | W 45–20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Minnesota | L 20–27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Indiana | W 55–13 | 19 | 172 | 3 | 41 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | atWisconsin | L 17–27 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Iowa | W 27–24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Western Michigan | L 17–23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Ohio State | L 20–30 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 22 | atNorthwestern | L 10–27 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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