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2 Craig Rucker
Craig Rucker
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, Fla.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Previous School:
    Edgewater
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 2 2
Assists 0 0
Tackles 2.0 2.0
Tackles per game .2 .3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 1 1 100.0% -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 2 10 5.0 9 0 - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 3 -13 -4.3 0 0 - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 3 13 4.3 6 0 - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 2 33 16.5 21 0 - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 2 -4 -2.0 3 0 - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 1 9 9.0 3 1 1 1
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 2 7 3.5 5 2 - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 2 8 4.0 5 0 - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 3 1 0.3 3 0 1 0

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 10 136 13.6 57 1 - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 8 79 9.9 26 0 - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 10 132 13.2 26 2 - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 11 174 15.8 34 3 - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 9 221 24.6 70 5 - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 5 34 6.8 11 0 1 1
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 8 209 26.1 86 2 - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 7 98 14.0 46 0 - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 9 96 10.7 33 0 - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 5 55 11.0 29 0 1 0

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 1 11 11.0 11 0 - - - - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 3 51 17.0 20 0 - - - - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 3 49 16.3 26 0 - - - - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 4 91 22.8 36 0 - - - - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 2 43 21.5 23 0 - - - - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 1 10 136 - 11 157
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 1 -13 79 - 51 117
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 1 13 132 - 49 194
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 1 33 174 - - 207
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 1 -4 221 - - 217
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 1 9 34 - - 43
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 1 7 209 - 91 307
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 1 6 98 - - 104
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 1 8 96 - 43 147
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 1 1 55 - - 56

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 6 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 12 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 18 0 3 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 30 0 5 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 24 2 2 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at East Tenn. St. L, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Shaw L, 27-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Catawba W, 39-33 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Limestone W, 51-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Tusculum L, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Carson-Newman L, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Wingate L, 58-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Newberry W, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 1 1 100.0% -1 -0.1 -1.0 0 0 0 91.6
Conference 7 1 1 100.0% -1 -0.1 -1.0 0 0 0 91.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 4 1 1 100.0% -1 -0.3 -1.0 0 0 0 91.6
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 1 1 100.0% -1 -0.3 -1.0 0 0 0 91.6
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 1 1 100.0% -1 -0.5 -1.0 0 0 0 91.6

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 21 70 7.0 3.3 3 21 2 1
Conference 7 14 65 9.3 4.6 3 21 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 9 30 7.5 3.3 1 21 2 1
Away 6 12 40 6.7 3.3 2 9 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 9 38 9.5 4.2 0 21 1 0
Losses 6 12 32 5.3 2.7 3 9 1 1
Month                  
September 5 12 39 7.8 3.3 0 21 - -
October 3 4 22 7.3 5.5 3 6 1 1
November 2 5 9 4.5 1.8 0 5 1 0

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 82 8.2 1234 123.4 15.0 13 86
Conference 7 55 7.9 923 131.9 16.8 12 86
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 29 7.3 342 85.5 11.8 3 34
Away 6 53 8.8 892 148.7 16.8 10 86
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 34 8.5 546 136.5 16.1 8 70
Losses 6 48 8.0 688 114.7 14.3 5 86
Month                
September 5 48 9.6 742 148.4 15.5 11 70
October 3 20 6.7 341 113.7 17.1 2 86
November 2 14 7.0 151 75.5 10.8 0 33

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 13 245 18.8 0 36 - - - - -
Conference 7 140 20.0 0 36 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 51 17.0 0 20 - - - - -
Away 10 194 19.4 0 36 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 2 43 21.5 0 23 - - - - -
Losses 11 202 18.4 0 36 - - - - -
Month                    
September 7 111 15.9 0 26 - - - - -
October 4 91 22.8 0 36 - - - - -
November 2 43 21.5 0 23 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 70 1234 - 245 1549 154.9
Conference 7 65 923 - 140 1128 161.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 4 30 342 - 51 423 105.8
Away 6 40 892 - 194 1126 187.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 38 546 - 43 627 156.8
Losses 6 32 688 - 202 922 153.7
Month              
September 5 39 742 - 111 892 178.4
October 3 22 341 - 91 454 151.3
November 2 9 151 - 43 203 101.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 96 9.6 3 13 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 90 12.9 3 12 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 24 6.0 1 3 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 72 12.0 2 10 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 48 12.0 0 8 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 48 8.0 3 5 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 66 13.2 0 11 0 - - - - - - 0
October 30 10.0 3 2 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Craig Rucker named to Don Hansen All-America First Team

Mars Hill junior wide receiver Craig Rucker adds 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America First Team to his list of postseason accolades, as...

January 29, 2019

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Rucker named to Don Hansen All-Super Region Two First Team

Mars Hill junior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Two First Team, as released Friday morning.

January 11, 2019

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Rucker named to D2Football.com All-America First Team

Mars Hill junior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named to the 2018 D2Football.com All-America First Team, as announced Monday evening.

December 31, 2018

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Rucker named to D2CCA All-America Second Team

Mars Hill junior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named to the 2018 D2CCA All-America second team, as announced by Wednesday morning

December 12, 2018

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Rucker named to AFCA All-America First Team

Mars Hill wide receiver Craig Rucker was named to the 2018 AFCA Division II Coaches’ All-America First Team, as announced on Wednesday...

December 5, 2018

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Craig Rucker named to D2CCA All-Super Region II First Team

Mars Hill junior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named to the 2018 Division II Conference Commisioners Association (D2CCA) All-Super Region 2 first...

November 30, 2018

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Rucker nominated for Harlon Hill Trophy

Mars Hill wide receiver Craig Rucker was nominated for the Harlon Hill Trophy, as announced Monday afternoon.

November 19, 2018

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Rucker named SAC Offensive Player of the Year

Mars Hill wide receiver Craig Rucker was named the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, announced by the league Wednesday...

November 14, 2018

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Defense Shines on Senior Day

The Lions’ football team defeated Newberry 21-17 in a nail biter in their season finale’ Saturday afternoon at the Ammons Family...

November 10, 2018

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Inside Lion Football with Head Football Coach Tim Clifton

"Inside Lion Football with Head Football Coach Tim Clifton" will air tonight at 7 p.m.

November 5, 2018

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Brown scores four times in the Lions’ 34-21 victory at UNC Pembroke

Austin Brown scored four times in the Lions’ 34-21 victory at UNC Pembroke.

November 3, 2018

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Football loses contest at Wingate

Football loses on the road at SAC foe Wingate.

October 20, 2018

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Rucker scores four times against the Eagles

Craig Rucker accounted for all four of the Lions’ scores recording four touchdowns on the day, two rushing and two receiving.

October 13, 2018

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Brown records 317 yards of total offense and one score in Homecoming Game

The Lions’ football team fell to SAC rival Tusculum 31-28 Saturday afternoon in Mars Hill’s annual Homecoming contest in a closely...

October 6, 2018

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Brown, Rucker named SAC Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Mars Hill wide receiver Craig Rucker and Mars Hill quarterback Austin Brown were tabbed as the Co-Offensive Players of the Week, as announced by...

October 1, 2018

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Rucker sets school, SAC records in win over Limestone

The Mars Hill football team (2-3, 2-1 SAC) defeated Limestone (0-5, 0-2 SAC) on the road to win their second straight South Atlantic Conference...

September 29, 2018

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Rucker named SAC Offensive Player of the Week

Mars Hill wide receiver Craig Rucker was named the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league Monday...

September 24, 2018

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Last minute heroics down Catawba

The Lions football team won a thriller over SAC rival Catawba College by a 39-33 margin Saturday afternoon.

September 22, 2018

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Rucker scores twice in SAC opener against Lenoir-Rhyne

The Mars Hill football team (0-3, 0-1 SAC) were defeated by Lenoir-Rhyne (2-1, 1-0 SAC) on Thursday afternoon by a score of 59-27 to open up South...

September 13, 2018

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Brown throws for 244 yards in home opener

Austin Brown threw for 244 yards completing 27-of-42 passes but the Lions’ football team fell 27-9 to Shaw University in Mars Hill’s...

September 8, 2018

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Lions fall in season opener versus ETSU

The Mars Hill football team (0-1) were downed 28-7 by East Tennessee State (1-0) Saturday evening on the road.

September 1, 2018