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Player Dossier
2007-2009South Florida
Mike Ford
RB • 6'2" • Sarasota, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Mike Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Mike Ford built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Mike Ford's career was his backfield work: 1,502...
Read the storyMike Ford, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · South Florida. Mike Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,566
- Rushing yards
- 1,502
- Receiving yards
- 64
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Mike Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,566
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 480 scrimmage yards · RB 129th (top 29%) · Big East 29th (top 22%) · National 390th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2007 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 649 | 637 | 12 | 13 | 60.4 |
| 2008 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 395 | 373 | 22 | 5 | 51.9 |
| 2009 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 207 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2009 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 273 | 243 | 30 | 5 | 47 |
Related Context
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Mike Ford played RB for South Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mike Ford recorded 1,502 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
South Florida paired 657 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · South Florida
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
43.6
Efficiency
39.3
Usage
17.1
Consistency
26.7
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 207. Charleston Southern: 32. Florida State: 24. Syracuse: 68. Cincinnati: 23. Pittsburgh: 4. West Virginia: 6. Rutgers: 17. Louisville: 3. Miami: 22. UConn: 74
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 20 by 93.1. Charleston Southern: 5 by 56.4. Florida State: 8 by 31.3. Syracuse: 14 by 52.9. Cincinnati: 7 by 34.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 20.8. West Virginia: 2 by 31.3. Rutgers: 9 by 19.7. Louisville: 4 by 7.8. Miami: 3 by 46.2. UConn: 20 by 38.5
Split Comparison
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Wins56.7 · Games = 6 · +28.7 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 5 · -28.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
93.1 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 27-3 | 20 | 207 | 10.40 | 1 | — | — | 10.3 |
| Sun 12/6 | @ UConn | L 27-29 | 20 | 74 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Miami | L 10-31 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Louisville | W 34-22 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | — | — | 0.8 |
| Fri 11/13 | @ Rutgers | L 0-31 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 0 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs West Virginia | W 30-19 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Pittsburgh | L 14-41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Thu 10/15 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-34 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Syracuse2+ TD | W 34-20 | 13 | 68 | 5.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Florida State | W 17-7 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Charleston Southern | W 59-0 | 4 | 19 | 4.80 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6.4 |
Player Story
Mike Ford story
Mike Ford built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Mike Ford's career was his backfield work: 1,502 rushing yards, 331 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 64 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with South Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 64 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Mike Ford moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Florida
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | South Florida | 657 | 45.4 | 18.1 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | South Florida | 657 | 45.4 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | South Florida | 429 | 38.4 | 16.4 | -228 |
| 2008 Regular Season | South Florida | 429 | 38.4 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | South Florida | 480 | 39.3 | 17.1 | 51 |
| 2009 Regular Season | South Florida | 480 | 39.3 | 17.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 27-3 · Postseason
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
207
Scrimmage Yards
97.7 takeover
207 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 12 · W 55-17 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 11 · W 41-10 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
134 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.
#4
vs Pittsburgh
Week 6 · L 21-26 · Conference game
73
Scrimmage Yards
75.4 takeover
Loss with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#5
@ NC State
Week 5 · W 41-10
86
Scrimmage Yards
72.5 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · South Florida
657 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage
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#2
2007 Regular Season · South Florida
60.4
657 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · South Florida
51.9
429 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 16.4 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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