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#30 Bernard Pierce
Position: RB
Height: 6-0
Weight: 212
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Ardmore, Pa.
High School: Glen Mills School
Honors: 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com Honorable Mention All-American … 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com Second-Team Freshman All-American … 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2009 ECAC All-Star … named first-team All-MAC and second-team All-Freshman by Phil Steele … 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News … ESPN.com’s All-Freshman Team selection … named to the Honorable Mention All-College Football Insiders Team … team’s 2009 Newcomer of the Year … 2009 Doak Walker Award nominee … named National Running Back of the Week by the Football Performance Awards (Nov. 1, 2009) … 2009 Midseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … earned MAC Offensive Player of the Week, National Honorable Mention Performer of the Week, ESPN Helmet Stickers, and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week honors (Oct. 5, 2009; Oct. 26, 2009; Nov. 2, 2009) … named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (October 2009) … earned Honorable Mention Helmet Stickers from ESPN.com (Oct. 4, 2009; Oct. 25, 2009; Nov. 8, 2009) … named the coaches’ offensive player of the week five times.
2009: Played in 12 games with nine starts … also played on the kickoff return unit … set the school record with 16 touchdowns … tied fellow freshman Brandon McManus as Temple’s single-season scoring leader with 96 points … set the school’s freshman rushing records with six 100-yard performances, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 1,361 yards … became the first Temple freshman in school history to rush for more than 100 yards in more than one game (and he did it in three consecutive games) … broke his streak in the win over Army, leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury … rushed 12 times for 53 yards and a touchdown against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl before leaving the game with an injury … also led the Owls with three receptions for 33 yards against the Bruins … had one rush in the win over Kent State before leaving the game with an injury … rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries in only three quarters of action in the win at Akron … had a season-high 40 carries for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Miami … rushed for his second 200-yard game in the win at Navy, the only freshman in school history to achieve the feat … finished with 267 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, on 29 carries … returned to the starting line-up with a vengeance at Toledo, rushing for 212 yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries … led the Owls with 65 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries against Army … led the Owls with 125 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries against Ball State … named the coaches’ offensive player of the game for the second time … led all players with 180 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in the win at Eastern Michigan … earned MAC Offensive Player of the Week, national Honorable Mention Performer of the Week, ESPN Helmet Stickers, and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week honors … rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries and scored his first career touchdown, an 18-yard rush, in the win over Buffalo … named the coaches’ offensive player of the game … had 24 yards on seven carries at No. 5 Penn State … also had a 23-yard kickoff return against the Nittany Lions … in collegiate debut against Villanova, rushed for 44 yards on six carries, including a 22-yard run ... lettered.
High School: Played for coach Kevin Owens at the Glen Mills School ... first-team Delaware County Times All-Delco Team honoree ... as a senior, rushed for 1,578 yards and 26 touchdowns ... also scored five two-point conversions ... led Delco with 143.4 yards per game ... second-team Class AAAA All-State selection as a junior ... also a member of the track team ... ran the 100 meters in 10.6 seconds, the fastest time in the state ... attended the 2008 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Born May 10, 1991 ... mother is Tammy Pierce ... intends to major in sports medicine.
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