Mike Hart in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: uofmpike, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Michigan, 2004–⁠07

Mike Hart

Born
Apr 9, 1986, in Syracuse, New York

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Mike Hart played running back at Michigan (2004–⁠07). He finished fifth in the 2006 Heisman vote. The Indianapolis Colts took Hart in round 6, No. 202 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,562
Rushing yards, 2006 (Michigan, 11–⁠2)
Best game
215 yards
Vs. Eastern Michigan, week 6, 2007: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Heisman vote
5th
In the 2006 vote
Drafted
No. 202
Round 6, 2008 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

234rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 20043rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Eastern Michigan, 20076catches, career highvs. Minnesota, 2004

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2004

All-America: AP second team 2006 and 2007; Walter Camp second team 2006 and 2007; College Football News 2006; Rivals.com 2006

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2004Michigan2821,4555.2934
2005Michigan1506624.4464
2006Michigan3181,5624.91454
2007Michigan2651,3615.11461
Career1,0155,0405.04164

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2004Michigan262379.1139
2005Michigan161549.6134
2006Michigan171257.4031
2007Michigan8506.3011
Career675668.4239

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2007 Michigan 10 games, 1,361 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.App StateL 32–⁠3423188354––
Sep 8vs.OregonL 7–⁠3925127018––
Sep 15vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠035187214214
Sep 22vs.Penn StateW 14–⁠944153114––
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 28–⁠163010612314
Oct 6vs.Eastern MichiganW 33–⁠2222215361318
Oct 13vs.PurdueW 48–⁠212110221417
Nov 3atMichigan StateW 28–⁠2415110037––
Nov 17vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠141844012––
Jan 1 ✦vs.FloridaW 41–⁠353212922317
2006 Michigan 13 games, 1,562 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.VanderbiltW 27–⁠73114601812
Sep 9vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠1719116318211
Sep 16atNotre DameW 47–⁠2131124121––
Sep 23vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠132391114112
Sep 30atMinnesotaW 28–⁠1431195054131
Oct 7vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠1322122022110
Oct 14atPenn StateW 17–⁠102611212318
Oct 21vs.IowaW 20–⁠631126210217
Oct 28vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠32095123223
Nov 4vs.Ball StateW 34–⁠262515414228
Nov 11atIndianaW 34–⁠31992117––
Nov 18atOhio StateL 39–⁠422314233325
Jan 1 ✦vs.USCL 18–⁠3217470112−2
2005 Michigan 8 games, 662 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠1727117112449
Sep 10vs.Notre DameL 10–⁠173402––
Oct 1atMichigan StateW 34–⁠313621816426
Oct 8vs.MinnesotaL 20–⁠232810912014
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠2523108117440
Oct 22atIowaW 23–⁠205170619
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠2591504211
Dec 28 ✦vs.NebraskaL 28–⁠321974018235
2004 Michigan 12 games, 1,455 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 43–⁠103200131−1
Sep 11atNotre DameL 20–⁠285170918
Sep 18vs.San Diego StateW 24–⁠2125121013––
Sep 25vs.IowaW 30–⁠172699117214
Oct 2atIndianaW 35–⁠142079117236
Oct 9vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠2435160116653
Oct 16atIllinoisW 30–⁠1940234132323
Oct 23atPurdueW 16–⁠1433206033322
Oct 30vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠3733224126519
Nov 13vs.NorthwesternW 42–⁠2023151334120
Nov 20atOhio StateL 21–⁠371861111139
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 37–⁠38218301214

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2008Combine or pro day 2008
Height5′8⅞″
Weight206 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill6.91 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

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

In the NFL

3 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2008Indianapolis Colts2290118
2009Indianapolis Colts526701554
2010Indianapolis Colts6431851625
NFL career137126421297

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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