Orleans Darkwa
Orleans Opoku-Darkwa (born February 28, 1992) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also played for the New York Giants. He played college football at Tulane. He is of Ghanaian descent. Early years Darkwa attended The Ensworth School, where he played high school football. College career Darkwa played college football at Tulane University from 2010 to 2013 under head coaches Bob Toledo, Mark Hutson, and Curtis Johnson. 2010 season Dark immediately made an impact on the Green Wave running game getting a majority of the opportunities in their 4–8 season. In his first collegiate game, a 27–21 win over Southeastern Louisiana, Darkwa had 19 carries for 75 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. On October 23, in a 34–24 win over UTEP, he had 21 carries for 114 rushing yards and two touchdowns. In the next game, a 31–17 loss to SMU, he had a season-high 193 rushing yards on 29 carrie ...
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Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" ⁠ ⁠—  see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's starting running back. Halfback/tailback The halfback (HB) or tailback (TB) position is responsible for carrying the ball on the majority of running plays, and may frequently be used as a receiver on ...
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Bob Toledo
Robert Anthony Toledo (born March 4, 1946) is an American former college football coach and player. Toledo served as the head coach at University of California, Riverside (1974–1975), the University of the Pacific (1979–1982), the University of California, Los Angeles (1996–2002), and Tulane University (2007–2011). He resigned as head football coach at Tulane on October 18, 2011. On January 10, 2013, he was named offensive coordinator at San Diego State University. Toledo retired from coaching after the 2014 season. Playing career Toledo played football at Lincoln High School in San Jose, California. He was the starting quarterback from 1961 to 1963. Toledo played for San Jose State during the 1964 season. In 1965, Toledo transferred to San Jose City College, where he was the starting quarterback and was a junior college All-American. Toledo was the starting quarterback for the San Francisco State Gators during the 1966 and 1967 seasons. While at SFSU, the team wen ...
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2011 Memphis Tigers Football Team
The 2011 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Larry Porter and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the East Division Head coach Larry Porter was fired at the end of the season after going 3–21 in two seasons. Schedule References Memphis Memphis Tigers football seasons Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member. They play home games at Si ...

2011 Syracuse Orange Football Team
The 2011 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by third year head coach Doug Marrone and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They are a member of the Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and .... They finished the season 5–7, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Schedule Roster References Syracuse Syracuse Orange football seasons Syracuse Orange football {{collegefootball-2010s-season-stub ...
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2011 Army Black Knights Football Team
The 2011 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 3–9. Schedule Roster * Malcolm Brown * Andrew Rodriguez * Trent Steelman Game summaries Northern Illinois Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish threw three touchdowns in the first eighteen minutes of the game and would have five passing TD's on the day and one rushing as the Huskies downed Army in the season opener for both teams. The game marked the head coaching debut for NIU's Dave Doeren. Notable performances included Northern Illinois running back Jasmin Hopkins' 138 yards rushing. Army was led by slotback Malcom Brown with 92 yards rushing and a touchdown on 9 carries. The win for NIU was their first ever over a service academy in four tries. The Huskies had prev ...
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2011 UAB Blazers Football Team
The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Neil Callaway, played their home games at Legion Field and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. Head coach Neil Callaway was fired at the end of the season after a five-year record of 18–42. Schedule References UAB UAB Blazers football seasons UAB Blazers football The UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the sport of American football. The Blazers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and America ...

2010 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Team
The 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed in the East Division of Conference USA. The season was the first for head coach Doc Holliday. Marshall finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play. Previous season In the 2009 season under former head coach Mark Snyder, the Thundering Herd finished with an overall record of 7–6 and 4–4 within Conference USA. They played in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, defeating the Ohio University Bobcats 21–17. It was Marshall first bowl game since the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, and the Herd's first bowl win since the 2002 GMAC Bowl. Snyder is currently the defensive coordinator of the University of South Florida Bulls. Schedule : Game summaries Ohio State Rose Bowl MVP Terrelle Pryor picked up where he left off in Pasadena, California, with three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine ran for 103 yards and two scores and Ohio State c ...
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2010 UCF Knights Football Team
The 2010 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, who was in his seventh season with the team. For the first time in program history, the Knights were nationally ranked following a nationally televised rout of Houston on November 5. For the third time in six years, UCF won the Conference USA Eastern Division and later, became Conference USA champions for the second time in four seasons. As a result, the Knights appeared in the Liberty Bowl, in which they defeated Georgia 10–6, for the first bowl victory in program history. UCF finished the season ranked in both final national polls, 20th in the Coaches Poll, and 21st in the AP Poll. All games were broadcast live on the UCF- ISP Sports radio network. The flagship was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando. Personnel Coaching staff Roster Recruiting class Notes: * Schedule Rankings ...
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2010 Rice Owls Football Team
The 2010 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2010 college football season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach David Bailiff, are members of Conference USA in the West Division and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play. Schedule NFL Draft 7th Round, 254th Overall Pick (last pick also known as Mr. Irrelevant) by the Houston Texans—Sr. DE Cheta Ozougwu References Rice Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football program represents Rice University in the sport of American football. The team competes at the NCAA Division I FBS level and compete in the American Athletic Conference. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home f ...

2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Team
The 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his third year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play and were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, where they were defeated by Louisville, 31–28. Schedule Roster References Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Southern Miss Golden Eagles football The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program represents the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They play college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Eagles are currently members of the S ...

2010 SMU Mustangs Football Team
The 2010 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach June Jones, were members of Conference USA in the West Division and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. For the first time since the 1980s, the SMU Mustangs received a ranking point in both the pre-season AP Poll and the pre-season Coaches Poll They finished the season 7–7, 6–2 in C-USA play and were co-champions of the west division with Tulsa. Due to their victory over Tulsa, the Mustangs represented the division in the 2010 Conference USA Championship Game where they were defeated by UCF 7–17. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl in their home stadium where they were defeated by Army 14–16. Schedule *Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. This breaks the record set in 2004 when the Mustangs hosted the Texas Tech Red Raiders. *Denotes the la ...
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2010 UTEP Miners Football Team
The 2010 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his seventh season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. The Miners finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in C-USA play, and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl versus BYU. While UTEP lost the matchup, 52–24, the Miners improved upon their 4–8 record from the previous season. UTEP averaged 29,350 fans per game. Schedule References UTEP UTEP Miners football seasons UTEP Miners football The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Div ...