UNLV REBELS

Dahrin Footman

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Class: Senior Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA High School: Esperanza HS

Height / Weight: 5-8 / 200 Position: Running Back Experience: 3L

UNLV: A former prized recruit who showed flashes of stardom last season ... A speedy player who is part of a trio challenging for time at tailback spot this fall ...

1998: Played in 10 games out of Rebels one-back set ... Finished second on team with 319 yards rushing and led Rebels with 5.2 per-carry avg... . Had dominating game filled with big plays vs. state-rival UNR when he earned 154 yards on only 13 carries ... Yards-per-carry avg. of 11.9 is seventh-best single-game performance in UNLV history ... Earned first career score in that game with a 13-yard scamper ... Also posted career-long 50-yard rush and another 30-yarder vs. Pack ... Returned one kickoff for 26 yards on the year ...

1997: Carried the ball seven times for 23 yards with a long of 11 ... Also returned seven kickoffs for 100 yards and a 14.3 average and a long of 26 ...

1996: Began season as starting Running Back and opened career in front of 107,000 at Tennessee ... Saw action in eight games ... Finished with 15 yards on six carries with a long of six ... Led team in kickoff return average with 22.8 with a long of 50 ... Also added one reception for four yards ... 1995: Redshirted ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1995 graduate of Esperanza HS in Yorba Linda, CA ... A prep star who ran for 1,859 yards and 21 touchdowns for the Aztecs ... Picked up second-team all-state honors ... Named to the all-CIF Division One squad ... All-county selection by both the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times ... Sunset League Player of the Year ... Aztec team MVP ... Also ran the 100m relay for the track team ...

PERSONAL: Dahrin Footman was born on June 17, 1977, in St. Louis, MO ... The son of David and Joanne Footman of Yorba Linda ... Father attended Howard University and mother Lincoln University ... Enjoys weightlifting ... Cousin, Jay Kearney, played WR at West Virginia ... Majoring in social sciences.

RUSHING
YEAR    ATT YDS YL  NET  AVG TD  LG
1998    61  348 29  319  5.2 1   50(TD)
1997     7   26  3   23  3.3 0   11
TOTAL   68  374 32  342  5.0 1   50(TD)