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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2011 Football Roster

21 Ryan White

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 199
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Brentwood Academy

Biography

College: One of OVC's top offensive performers...enters final season ranked fifth all-time in APSU rushing with 2,450 career yards...barring injury stands excellent chance of quickly moving up ladder...needs fewer than 600 rushing yards for second place on all-time list behind predecessor Chris Fletcher (4,688 yards)...also needs just 133 rushing attempts to move into second place for career attempts... 2010 season saw White rush for 769 yards on 156 carries, averaging 69.9 yards per game...produced a trio of 100-yard rushing efforts...totaled 112 yards on 17 carries against Tennessee State, including 63-yard TD run...also had 107 yards rushing on 20 carries against Eastern Illinois...tallied season-best 119 yards on 21 attempts versus Murray State...finished season third on team in scoring with four touchdowns...accounted for 10 plays of more than 20 yards, eight rushing and two receiving... owned pair of 50-yard-plus plays, second one being a 55-yard run at Middle Tennessee ...on 18 third-down attempts White got a first down 12 times...although shared No. 1 tailback duties with Terrence Holt, started 9 of 11 games... 2009 first-team All-OVC selection, White was the primary back in two-back system... enters his junior season needing 319 yards to break 2000 for his career... ranks fourth all-time in career rushing yards per game at 73.1... his 1081 rushing yards is sixth-best all time in single season, while his 98.3 yards per game ranked eighth-best... carried the ball 230 times ranking as fifth-most all-time in a single season... recorded a pair of 200-yard-plus games... gained 210 yards on 23 carries in the opener against Newberry... ran for 228 yards and a TD at Southeast Missouri, four weeks later... had two other 100-yard games... had 22 carries for 100 yards against Tennessee Tech and 27 carries for 114 yards against Tennessee State...earned No. 1 running back spot after finishing 2008 season strongly and being named to the 2008 OVC All-Newcomer team...split carries early in season as Govs used three-back system...during that span, White was used primarily in goal-line situations to push up the middle...became the primary back during season's final four games and finished season with team-leading 118 carries for 600 yards and three rushing touchdowns... had three 100-yard games... rushed for 185 yards on 22 carries in the Govs win against Tennessee Tech... had 25 carries for 116 yards at Jacksonville State... had 124 yards on 23 carries in the Govs win at Eastern Illinois, including a season-long 45-yard sprint for the game-winning score...scored the season's first TD on a two-yard push in the second-half at North Dakota State... his second TD came on a three-yard goal-line run at Tennessee State... had four carries of 20-plus yards; including a 41-yard run against Tennessee Tech, a 28-yard run at Jacksonville State, a 45-yarder at Eastern Illinois and a 22-yard run against Southeast Missouri... averaged 126.2 ypg in the season's final four games, which comprised 35-percent of the team's total offense during that span... redshirted in 2007...High School: Running back for legendary Carlton Flatt at Brentwood Academy... selected first-team Division II All-State, helping lead Brentwood Academy to state title...also named all-Williamson County for three seasons...as senior rushed for 615 yards on 95 carries with 12 touchdowns....Personal: Health major...son of Brenda White...born Oct. 13, 1988...age 22...turns 23 two days before Jacksonville State game in Clarksville.

 
 

 
 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2007Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2008Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2009Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'7" 199 lbs
    29
  • 21

    2010Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 199 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2011Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 199 lbs
    21