Machari Bighams

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Machari Bighams
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Homerville, Ga.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Clinch County
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    15.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Independence CC (2018): Played football his freshman year ... Earned Most Improved and two Player of the Week awards. 

Prep: Three-year letterman in football at Clinch County High School ... Also competed in track and basketball ... Earned MVP as a Defensive Back. 

Personal: Son of Tabitha Bighams ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Also a part of the track at field team at Defiance College. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 12 8
Assists 3 3
Tackles 15.0 11.0
Tackles per game 1.7 1.8
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 3 6 2.0 13 0 - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 18 71 3.9 22 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 3 25 8.3 24 1 - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 2 51 25.5 29 0 - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 3 40 13.3 17 0 - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 2 15 7.5 15 0 - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 3 57 19.0 22 0 - - - - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 1 - - - 51 51
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 1 - - - 40 40
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 1 - - - 15 15
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 1 - - - 57 57
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 1 1 - - - 1
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 1 -5 25 - - 20
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 1 6 - - - 6
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 1 71 - - - 71
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Albion (Mich.) L, 56-6 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hope L, 80-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 19 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 52-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 56-29 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 1 -
Oct 5 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-6 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 12 Hanover (Ind.) L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 28-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 53-6 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Bluffton W, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 32 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 9 23 73 8.1 3.2 0 22 1 1
2020-21 5 19 86 17.2 4.5 2 47 1 0
2021-22 8 22 71 8.9 3.2 0 18 2 1
2022-23 10 24 99 9.9 4.1 2 23 1 0
Total 32 88 329 10.3 3.7 4 47 5 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 9 3 0.3 25 2.8 8.3 1 24
2020-21 5 12 2.4 103 20.6 8.6 2 18
2021-22 8 15 1.9 99 12.4 6.6 1 32
2022-23 10 20 2.0 203 20.3 10.2 1 60
Total 32 50 1.6 430 13.4 8.6 5 60
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
2020-21 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
2021-22 6 77 12.8 0 26 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 320 16.0 0 29 2 2 1.0 0 7
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 9 73 25 - 163 261 29.0
2020-21 5 86 103 7 80 276 55.2
2021-22 8 71 99 -5 77 242 30.3
2022-23 10 99 203 - - 302 30.2
Total 32 329 430 2 320 1081 33.8
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 6 0.7 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2020-21 26 5.2 2 2 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
2021-22 6 0.8 0 1 0 0 - - - - 0 0
2022-23 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 56 1.8 4 5 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 9 12 3 15.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
2020-21 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 12 4 16.0 .5 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 23 73 8.1 3.2 0 22 1 1
Conference 6 23 73 12.2 3.2 0 22 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 21 77 38.5 3.7 0 22 1 1
Away 6 2 -4 -0.7 -2.0 0 1 - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 18 71 71.0 3.9 0 22 1 1
Losses 8 5 2 0.3 0.4 0 13 - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 1 1 0.5 1.0 0 1 - -
November 3 22 72 24.0 3.3 0 22 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 3 0.3 25 2.8 8.3 1 24
Conference 6 3 0.5 25 4.2 8.3 1 24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 6 3 0.5 25 4.2 8.3 1 24
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 3 0.4 25 3.1 8.3 1 24
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 3 3 1.0 25 8.3 8.3 1 24
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
Conference 3 57 19.0 0 22 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 8 148 18.5 0 29 - - - - -
Neutral 2 15 7.5 0 15 - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
Month
September 7 106 15.1 0 29 - - - - -
October 3 57 19.0 0 22 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 73 25 - 163 261 29.0
Conference 6 73 25 - 57 155 25.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 77 - - - 77 38.5
Away 6 -4 25 - 148 169 28.2
Neutral 1 - - - 15 15 15.0
Result
Wins 1 71 - - - 71 71.0
Losses 8 2 25 - 163 190 23.8
Month
September 4 - - - 106 106 26.5
October 2 1 - - 57 58 29.0
November 3 72 25 - - 97 32.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.7 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 12 3 15.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Conference 6 8 3 11.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 4 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 2 0 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 9 3 12.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Neutral 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 12 3 15.0 1.9 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
Month
September 4 7 1 8.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 1
October 2 3 1 4.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
November 3 2 1 3.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
The Hammer returns to Defiance as football celebrates a Senior Day victory
  • Article
  • November 16, 2019
The Hammer returns to Defiance as football celebrates a Senior Day victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – With the coveted hammer trophy on the line, the Defiance College football team ground their way to the first win of the season on Saturday afternoon. The annual matchup with the Bluffton Beavers saw defense and special teams make their presence known as Defiance toppled the local rival 10-7.

  • November 16, 2019
Football Loses in HCAC Action at Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • November 02, 2019
Football Loses in HCAC Action at Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – On the road in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, the Defiance College football team lost, 53-6, to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers at Cook Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

  • November 02, 2019
Football Falls at MIAA Favorite Hope
  • Article
  • September 14, 2019
Football Falls at MIAA Favorite Hope

HOLLAND, Mich. - Defiance College football continued their stretch of trips north on Saturday as they took on a talented Hope College side. One touchdown on the day for the Yellow Jackets saw DC fall to the Flying Dutchmen 80-6. 

  • September 14, 2019
Football Opens 2019 Season with Trip to Albion
  • Article
  • September 07, 2019
Football Opens 2019 Season with Trip to Albion

ALBION, Mich. - Under the lights of Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium on the campus of Albion College, the Defiance College football team kicked-off the 2019 season on Saturday evening. The youthful Yellow Jackets fell to the Britons by a final score of 56-6. 

  • September 07, 2019