Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Nevada
Mike Ball
RB • 5'10" • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Mike Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Mike Ball built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 5, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Mike Ball's career was his backfield work: 1,183 rushing...
Read the storyMike Ball, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Nevada. Mike Ball leans workhorse runner traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,299
- Rushing yards
- 1,183
- Receiving yards
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Mike Ball quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,299
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 746 scrimmage yards · RB 92nd (top 20%) · Western Athletic 17th (top 15%) · National 209th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Nevada | 11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Nevada | 11 | 202 | 201 | 1 | 5 | 25.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Nevada | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nevada | 11 | 331 | 259 | 72 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 746 | 704 | 42 | 5 | 72.5 |
Related Context
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Mike Ball played RB for Nevada. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mike Ball recorded 1,183 rushing yards, 116 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Nevada paired 746 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
93.3
Efficiency
44.9
Usage
28.7
Consistency
63.4
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 104. San José State: 124. Texas Tech: 143. Boise State: 38. New Mexico: 22. Fresno State: 216. New Mexico State: 104. Louisiana Tech: -5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 15 by 73.1. San José State: 29 by 44.5. Texas Tech: 28 by 53.5. Boise State: 17 by 23.9. New Mexico: 7 by 33.1. Fresno State: 28 by 79.7. New Mexico State: 21 by 51.2. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins116.5 · Games = 4 · +46.5 vs Losses
Losses70 · Games = 4 · -46.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
79.7 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 20-24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -5 | -5 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ New Mexico State | W 48-34 | 19 | 93 | 4.90 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Fresno State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-38 | 26 | 198 | 7.60 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7.7 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs New Mexico | W 49-7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Boise State | L 10-30 | 15 | 35 | 2.30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas Tech100 rush yards | L 34-35 | 27 | 139 | 5.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ San José State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 17-14 | 29 | 124 | 4.30 | 2 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oregon | L 20-69 | 14 | 99 | 7.10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.9 |
Player Story
Mike Ball story
Mike Ball built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 5, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Mike Ball's career was his backfield work: 1,183 rushing yards, 196 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 116 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Nevada. 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 116 receiving yards and 1,695 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.
The arc is straightforward: Mike Ball 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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Nevada
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Nevada | 221 | 51.7 | 3.5 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Nevada | 221 | 51.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Nevada | 332 | 47.2 | 6.5 | 111 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nevada | 332 | 47.2 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nevada | 746 | 44.9 | 28.7 | 414 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 8 · W 45-38 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
216
Scrimmage Yards
93.2 takeover
216 scrimmage yards and 42.4 usage.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 5 · W 63-28
185
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
185 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.
#3
@ Idaho
Week 10 · W 63-17 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 4 · L 34-35
143
Scrimmage Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
143 scrimmage yards and 45.9 usage.
#5
@ San José State
Week 3 · W 17-14 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
67.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124 scrimmage yards and 41.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Nevada
746 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 28.7 usage
72.5
#2
2010 Postseason · Nevada
33.3
332 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Nevada
33.3
332 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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