Player Career

Mike Ford Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Florida

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonSouth Florida65745.418.1
2007 Regular SeasonSouth Florida65745.418.10
2008 PostseasonSouth Florida42938.416.4-228
2008 Regular SeasonSouth Florida42938.416.40
2009 PostseasonSouth Florida48039.317.151
2009 Regular SeasonSouth Florida48039.317.10

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

60.4

#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

1

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games