Running back, Nevada, 2009–⁠11

Mike Ball

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Mike Ball played running back at Nevada (2009–⁠11).

At a glance

Best season
704
Rushing yards, 2011 (Nevada, 7–⁠6)
Best game
184 yards
Vs. UNLV, week 5, 2009: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

198rushing yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20115rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UNLV, 2009

Team titles: WAC champions, 2010

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Nevada232209.6589
2010Nevada382596.8435
2011Nevada1357045.2341
Career1961,1836.01289

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2009Nevada317680
2010Nevada348330
2011Nevada5940
Career701,6950

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Nevada111.001
2010Nevada11736.6222
2011Nevada11423.8218
Career231165.0422

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Nevada5RB
2010Nevada5RB
2011Nevada5RB5′10″

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 Nevada 8 games, 704 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 10atOregonL 20–⁠6914990594
Sep 17atSan José StateW 17–⁠14291242––
Sep 24atTexas TechL 34–⁠35271390––
Oct 1atBoise StateL 10–⁠3015350––
Oct 15vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠75160––
Oct 22vs.Fresno StateW 45–⁠38261981––
Oct 29atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠3419930––
Nov 19vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠24–––––
2010 Nevada 11 games, 259 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 49–⁠247460275
Sep 17vs.CaliforniaW 52–⁠31140478
Oct 9vs.San José StateW 35–⁠13280257
Oct 16atHawai’iL 21–⁠271−304148
Oct 30vs.Utah StateW 56–⁠426582231
Nov 6atIdahoW 63–⁠1791012234
Nov 13atFresno StateW 35–⁠341306160
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠6–––239
Nov 26vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠31130370
Dec 4atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠179390485
Jan 9 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠13100356
2009 Nevada 11 games, 220 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5atNotre DameL 0–⁠35100366
Sep 19atColorado StateL 20–⁠35–––298
Sep 25vs.MissouriL 21–⁠31–––3104
Oct 3vs.UNLVW 63–⁠28151845123
Oct 9vs.Louisiana TechW 37–⁠143170243
Oct 24vs.IdahoW 70–⁠45–––252
Oct 31vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠21–––135
Nov 14vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠14–––371
Nov 21atNew Mexico StateW 63–⁠20–––468
Nov 27atBoise StateL 33–⁠44–––582
Dec 24 ✦vs.SMUL 10–⁠4541905126

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012Combine or pro day 2012
Height5′8½″
Weight206 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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