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Terry Richardson
Running Back
6-1, 205
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Northeast High School
 
Senior Year (1993):  Played in all 11 games and started in nine of them … Led the team in rushing yards during the season and in eight of 11 games … Recorded career-best 526 yards on 104 carries for a 5.1 average … Rushed for 75 yards on nine carries and also caught three balls for 18 yards and a touchdown against Ball State … Had a career day at Texas registering personal bests with 17 carriers and 102 rushing yards … Ran for 64 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown, in addition to 30 receiving yards, against Cincinnati … Returned five kickoffs for 73 yards … Gained 764 all-purpose yards on the year.
 
Junior Year (1992):  Played in 11 games and finished second on the team with 336 yards … Averaged a career-high 5.5 yards per carry … Gained a season-high 86 yards on 11 carries against Ohio State … Ran for 63 yards on seven carries against Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl … Gained 53 yards and scored a touchdown against East Carolina … Recorded 428 all-purpose yards on the year … Suffered a strained knee ligament vs. West Virginia and missed the Temple game.
 
Sophomore Year (1991):  Played in all 12 games … Had a big game in SU’s upset win against #5 Florida with a game-high 85 yards on 14 carries … Second on the team in rushing with 341 yards on 82 carries … Also caught eight passes for 80 yards and had seven kickoff returns for 136 yards … Recorded 558 all-purpose yards on 97 plays.
 
Freshman Year (1990):  One of four true freshmen to play … Did not play until the fifth game of the season, but still finished with the fourth highest rushing total for an Orange freshman … Played in nine games and was second on the team with 320 yards on 60 carries for a 5.3 average … Started against West Virginia when David Walker was injured and had a career-high 93 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries … Had 75 yards on nine carries the week before against Tulane … Had 83 all-purpose yards vs. Arizona in the Aloha Bowl, rushing five times for 38 yards and catching a 47-yard touchdown pass.
 
Personal:  Terry J. Richardson … Born October 8, 1971, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida … Son of Henry and Mary Richardson … Majored in political science … SuperPrep All-American … Broward County Player of the Year … First team all-state … Greater Fort Lauderdale Touchdown Club Player of the Year … Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Rushed for 995 yards as a senior.
 
 
Carries
Yards
Avg.
TDs
1990
60
320
5.3
3
1991
82
341
4.2
0
1992
61
336
5.5
2
1993
104
526
5.1
2
TOTALS
307
1,523
5.0
7
 
 
Recept.
Yards
Avg.
TDs
1990
4
43
10.8
0
1991
8
50
10.0
0
1992
4
33
8.3
0
1993
23
165
7.2
1
TOTALS
39
291
7.5
1
 
 
KO Ret.
Yards
Avg.
TDs
1990
1
27
27.0
0
1991
7
136
19.4
0
1992
4
59
14.8
0
1993
5
73
14.6
0
TOTALS
17
295
17.4
0
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