Receiver, Tennessee Tech, 2008–11
Tim Benford
- Born
- Sep 7, 1989, in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tim Benford played receiver at Tennessee Tech (2008–11).
Career highs
7catches, career hightwice; last at Iowa, 2011Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2011
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008‡ | Tennessee Tech | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 2009‡ | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2010‡ | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2011‡ | Tennessee Tech | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 29 | 252 | 8.7 | 1 | 24 | |
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). ‡ Short by 10 games in 2008 (Aug 29 vs. Gardner-Webb; Sep 11 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 26 vs. Central Methodist; Oct 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Oct 11 at Murray State; Oct 17 vs. UT Martin; Oct 25 at Austin Peay; Nov 1 at Tennessee State; Nov 8 vs. Jacksonville State; Nov 22 vs. Eastern Illinois) and six games in 2009 (Sep 11 vs. Pikeville; Sep 19 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 4 vs. Austin Peay; Oct 10 at UT Martin; Nov 14 at Jacksonville State; Nov 21 vs. Murray State) and nine games in 2010 (Sep 17 vs. Lane College; Sep 25 at Southeast Missouri State; Oct 1 vs. UT Martin; Oct 9 at Austin Peay; Oct 17 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 23 at Tennessee State; Nov 6 at Murray State; Nov 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Nov 20 vs. Jacksonville State) and 10 games in 2011 (Sep 9 vs. Maryville (TN); Sep 17 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 25 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Oct 1 at UT Martin; Oct 16 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 29 at Jacksonville State; Nov 5 vs. Murray State; Nov 12 at Eastern Kentucky; Nov 19 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 26 vs. Central Arkansas): the source has no box score for them.
Game by game
2011 Tennessee Tech 1 game, 7 catches, 60 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Iowa | L 7–34 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 14 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Maryville (TN); Sep 17 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 25 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Oct 1 at UT Martin; Oct 16 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 29 at Jacksonville State; Nov 5 vs. Murray State; Nov 12 at Eastern Kentucky; Nov 19 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 26 vs. Central Arkansas, so those games are not listed.
2010 Tennessee Tech 1 game, 1 catch, 17 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at TCU | L 7–62 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Lane College; Sep 25 at Southeast Missouri State; Oct 1 vs. UT Martin; Oct 9 at Austin Peay; Oct 17 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 23 at Tennessee State; Nov 6 at Murray State; Nov 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Nov 20 vs. Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.
2009 Tennessee Tech 2 games, 8 catches, 60 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Kansas State | L 7–49 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 7 | at Georgia | L 0–38 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 19 |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 vs. Pikeville; Sep 19 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 4 vs. Austin Peay; Oct 10 at UT Martin; Nov 14 at Jacksonville State; Nov 21 vs. Murray State, so those games are not listed.
2008 Tennessee Tech 2 games, 13 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Louisville | L 10–51 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 20 | at Western Michigan | L 7–41 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 24 |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Gardner-Webb; Sep 11 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 26 vs. Central Methodist; Oct 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Oct 11 at Murray State; Oct 17 vs. UT Martin; Oct 25 at Austin Peay; Nov 1 at Tennessee State; Nov 8 vs. Jacksonville State; Nov 22 vs. Eastern Illinois, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–24).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.30 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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