Corey Bennett

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Corey Bennett
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    173
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, Fla.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Blake
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    647
  • yds/g
    64.7
  • td
    3
Bio

Junior (2017): Named First Team All-HCAC ... Was the team's leading rusher with 647 yards on 170 carries .... Finished fourth in the HCAC in carries ... Averaged 4.2 yards per rush ... Had a team-best three rushing touchdowns ... Recorded a career-long rush of 52 yards and averaged 99.1 yards per game ... Topped 90 yards rushing on three sperate occasions, including a career-best 102 yards against Hanover on Oct. 28 ... Caught 20 passes for 145 yards ... Averaged 7.3 yards per catch ... Caught one Touchdown pass ... Ranked second for points with 24 (four total touchdowns) ... Second in total offense with 792 yards (647 rushing). 

Sophomore (2016):  Was the team's leading rusher with 642 yards on 172 carries ... Finished third in the HCAC in rushing ... Averaged 3.7 yards per rush ... Had two rushing tochdowns ... Recorded a season-long rush of 33 yards and averaged 64.2 yards per game ... Topped 90 yards rushing in two games, including a season-best 94 yards in game against Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 5 ... Caught 20 passes for 119 yards ... Averaged 5.9 yards per catch ... Caught one TD pass ... Tied for fourth in scoring with 18 points (three total touchdowns) ... Second in total offense with 642 yards (642 rushing) and led the team in all-purpose yards with 761 (642 rushing and 119 receiving).

Prep: Letterwinner at Blake High School in football and track... Won all-county running back.

Personal: Son of Tanyale Harriss ... Majoring in sport management.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 170 141
Yards 647 538
Yards per game 64.7 67.3
Yards per rush 3.8 3.8
Touchdowns 3 3
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles lost 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 11 59 5.4 52 0 - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 18 50 2.8 18 0 - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 16 57 3.6 13 0 - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 8 17 2.1 6 0 - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 20 99 5.0 16 1 - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 17 80 4.7 19 0 - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 20 90 4.5 13 1 - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 23 102 4.4 26 1 1 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 17 25 1.5 10 0 1 1
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 20 68 3.4 12 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 7 36 5.1 10 0 - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 5 16 3.2 8 0 - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 4 37 9.3 19 0 - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 3 45 15.0 29 1 - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 1 11 11.0 11 0 1 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 1 59 - - - 59
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 1 50 - - - 50
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 1 57 36 - - 93
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 1 17 16 - - 33
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 1 99 37 - - 136
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 1 80 - - - 80
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 1 90 45 - - 135
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 1 102 11 - - 113
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 1 25 - - - 25
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 1 68 - - - 68
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 12 1 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 172 642 64.2 3.7 2 33 2 2
2017-18 10 170 647 64.7 3.8 3 52 2 1
2018-19 10 195 753 75.3 3.9 3 43 4 2
Total 31 537 2042 65.9 3.8 8 52 8 5
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 1 1 1.0 8 8.0 8.0 0 8
2016-17 10 20 2.0 119 11.9 6.0 1 16
2017-18 10 20 2.0 145 14.5 7.3 1 29
2018-19 10 12 1.2 46 4.6 3.8 1 13
Total 31 53 1.7 318 10.3 6.0 3 29
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 1 - 8 - - 8 8.0
2016-17 10 642 119 - - 761 76.1
2017-18 10 647 145 - - 792 79.2
2018-19 10 753 46 - - 799 79.9
Total 31 2042 318 - - 2360 76.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 66 2.1 8 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 1 2 3.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 170 647 64.7 3.8 3 52 2 1
Conference 8 141 538 67.3 3.8 3 26 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 91 408 81.6 4.5 2 52 1 0
Away 5 79 239 47.8 3.0 1 18 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 40 189 94.5 4.7 2 16 - -
Losses 8 130 458 57.3 3.5 1 52 2 1
Month
September 5 73 282 56.4 3.9 1 52 - -
October 3 60 272 90.7 4.5 2 26 1 0
November 2 37 93 46.5 2.5 0 12 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 20 2.0 145 14.5 7.3 1 29
Conference 8 20 2.5 145 18.1 7.3 1 29
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 5 1.0 48 9.6 9.6 0 19
Away 5 15 3.0 97 19.4 6.5 1 29
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 7 3.5 82 41.0 11.7 1 29
Losses 8 13 1.6 63 7.9 4.8 0 11
Month
September 5 16 3.2 89 17.8 5.6 0 19
October 3 4 1.3 56 18.7 14.0 1 29
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 647 145 - - 792 79.2
Conference 8 538 145 - - 683 85.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 408 48 - - 456 91.2
Away 5 239 97 - - 336 67.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 189 82 - - 271 135.5
Losses 8 458 63 - - 521 65.1
Month
September 5 282 89 - - 371 74.2
October 3 272 56 - - 328 109.3
November 2 93 - - - 93 46.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 24 2.4 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.0 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 1 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 18 9.0 2 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 1.2 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 18 6.0 2 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Offensive Woes Sink Yellow Jackets on Senior Day
  • Article
  • November 11, 2017
Offensive Woes Sink Yellow Jackets on Senior Day

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets dropped a heartbreaker Saturday afternoon at Coressel Stadium on senior day to rival Bluffton, 33-26.

  • November 11, 2017
Defiance Falls to MSJ
  • Article
  • November 04, 2017
Defiance Falls to MSJ

CINCINNATI, OHIO – The Defiance College football team dropped a tough Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest, 56-10, on Saturday afternoon at Mount St. Joseph University.

  • November 04, 2017
Yellow Jackets Late Rally Against Hanover Falls Short
  • Article
  • October 28, 2017
Yellow Jackets Late Rally Against Hanover Falls Short

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College football team dropped a heart breaker Saturday afternoon in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action at Justin F. Coressel Stadium, falling to Hanover 37-29.

  • October 28, 2017
Defiance Cruises to 45-0 Victory Over Anderson
  • Article
  • October 14, 2017
Defiance Cruises to 45-0 Victory Over Anderson

ANDERSON, IND. – The Defiance College football team got back to the win column with a 45-0 victory over Anderson (Ind.) University on Saturday.

  • October 14, 2017
Yellow Jackets Drop Heartbreaker to Manchester
  • Article
  • October 07, 2017
Yellow Jackets Drop Heartbreaker to Manchester

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- A 22-yard field goal in the closing seconds cost the Defiance College football team their second straight victory, as they fell to the Manchester University Spartans, 23-21, in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Homecoming at Justin F. Corressel Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

  • October 07, 2017
Yellow Jackets Grab First Victory of Season
  • Article
  • September 30, 2017
Yellow Jackets Grab First Victory of Season

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College football team got first year head coach, Aaron Mershman, his first career victory as they knocked off the Earlham (Ind.) College Quakers, 34-14, on a beautiful fall Saturday at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.

  • September 30, 2017
Yellow Jackets Stunned in HCAC Opener at Franklin
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  • September 16, 2017
Yellow Jackets Stunned in HCAC Opener at Franklin

FRANKLIN, IND. – The Defiance College football team (0-3 overall, 0-1 HCAC) dropped a 43-12 decision at Franklin (Ind.) College in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener at Faught Stadium.

  • September 16, 2017
Football Slips in Non-Conference Action at Hope College
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  • September 09, 2017
Football Slips in Non-Conference Action at Hope College

HOLLAND, MICH. – The Defiance College football team slipped in non-conference action at Hope College on Saturday afternoon at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, falling to the Flying Dutchmen 38-0.

  • September 09, 2017
Second Half Woes Sink Defiance College in Season Opener
  • Article
  • September 02, 2017
Second Half Woes Sink Defiance College in Season Opener

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Mershman era begin with a tough non-conference battle as the Defiance College Yellow Jackets fell to the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets, 42-2, in its season opener at the Justin F. Coressel Stadium.

  • September 02, 2017