Running back, Illinois, 2007–11
Troy Pollard
Lettered 2008–11 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′8″
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Troy Pollard played running back at Illinois (2007–11).
Career highs
133rushing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2011Rushing
Returns
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Illinois | 28 | RB | |
| 2008 | Illinois | 28 | RB | |
| 2009 | Illinois | 28 | RB | |
| 2010 | Illinois | 28 | RB | |
| 2011 | Illinois | 28 | RB | 5′8″ |
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 13 games, 475 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Arkansas State | W 33–15 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 10 | vs. South Dakota State | W 56–3 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Arizona State | W 17–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Michigan | W 23–20 | 14 | 133 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 38–35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 8 | at Indiana | W 41–20 | 9 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–17 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| Oct 22 | at Purdue | L 14–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 29 | at Penn State | L 7–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | L 14–31 | 5 | 11 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 3 | 28 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at Minnesota | L 7–27 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 80 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. UCLA | W 20–14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
2010 Illinois 10 games, 109 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Missouri | L 13–23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 35–3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 28–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | atPenn State | W 33–13 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 16 | at Michigan State | L 6–26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Indiana | W 43–13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 92 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Purdue | W 44–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | atMichigan | L 65–67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Minnesota | L 34–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 72 |
2009 Illinois 9 games, 16 returns, 327 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Missouri | L 9–37 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 120 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Illinois State | W 45–17 | 5 | 26 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | atOhio State | L 0–30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs.Michigan State | L 14–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 24 | atPurdue | L 14–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 37 |
| Nov 7 | atMinnesota | W 35–32 | – | – | – | 2 | 41 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Northwestern | L 16–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 27 | at Cincinnati | L 36–49 | – | – | – | 3 | 59 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Fresno State | L 52–53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
2008 Illinois 5 games, 37 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 47–21 | 3 | 36 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | atMichigan | W 45–20 | 1 | −7 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Indiana | W 55–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Iowa | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs.Western Michigan | L 17–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
2007 Illinois 3 games, 148 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 21–0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Syracuse | W 41–20 | 13 | 92 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | atIndiana | W 27–14 | 6 | 30 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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