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Michael Ford Career Story

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Player Story

Michael Ford story

Michael Ford built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Leesville, LA wearing No. 42, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Michael Ford's career was his backfield work: 1,416 rushing yards, 243 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 69 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 69 receiving yards and 549 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Ford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonLSU0———
2010 PostseasonLSU29853.28.6298
2010 Regular SeasonLSU29853.28.60
2011 PostseasonLSU76656.417.4468
2011 Regular SeasonLSU76656.417.40
2012 PostseasonLSU4215210.1-345
2012 Regular SeasonLSU4215210.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oregon

Week 1 · W 40-27

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100

Scrimmage Yards

82.9 takeover

100 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Towson

Week 5 · W 38-22

78

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs McNeese

Week 7 · W 32-10

86

Scrimmage Yards

79.3 takeover

Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Arkansas

Week 13 · W 41-17 · Conference game

96

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

Game statsGame video

#5

@ Texas A&M

Week 8 · W 24-19 · Conference game

78

Scrimmage Yards

76.6 takeover

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · LSU

766 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 17.4 usage

68.9

#2

2011 Regular Season · LSU

68.9

766 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · LSU

48.4

421 primary · 52 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

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