Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012LSU
Michael Ford
RB • 5'10" • Leesville, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 52 efficiency.
Impact Production
1
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Michael Ford, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · LSU. Michael Ford leans balanced backfield option traits and 52 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,485
- Rushing yards
- 1,416
- Receiving yards
- 69
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Michael Ford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,485
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Leesville · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Leesville · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 421 scrimmage yards · RB 190th (top 39%) · SEC 62nd (top 25%) · National 529th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 289 | 259 | 30 | 4 | 37.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | LSU | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | LSU | 14 | 765 | 755 | 10 | 7 | 68.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | LSU | 13 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 422 | 393 | 29 | 3 | 48.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Michael Ford
Michael Ford played RB for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Ford recorded 1,416 rushing yards, 69 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
LSU paired 766 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · LSU
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
54.7
Efficiency
56.4
Usage
17.4
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Oregon: 100. Northwestern State: 69. Mississippi State: 56. West Virginia: 82. Kentucky: 22. Florida: 2. Tennessee: 35. Auburn: 82. Alabama: 72. Western Kentucky: 62. Ole Miss: 53. Arkansas: 96. Georgia: 34
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 4 by 2.6. Oregon: 15 by 70.6. Northwestern State: 14 by 55.2. Mississippi State: 14 by 40.7. West Virginia: 12 by 71.2. Kentucky: 9 by 25.5. Florida: 1 by 20.8. Tennessee: 5 by 72.9. Auburn: 12 by 71.2. Alabama: 11 by 68.2. Western Kentucky: 11 by 58.7. Ole Miss: 6 by 86.8. Arkansas: 11 by 86.4. Georgia: 6 by 59
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.8 · Games = 13 · +57.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -57.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
86.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/10 | vs Alabama | L 0-21 | 4 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | — | — | 0.3 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Georgia | W 42-10 | 6 | 34 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Arkansas | W 41-17 | 11 | 96 | 8.70 | 0 | — | — | 8.7 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Ole Miss | W 52-3 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Western Kentucky | W 42-9 | 11 | 62 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Alabama | W 9-6 | 11 | 72 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Auburn | W 45-10 | 12 | 82 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Tennessee | W 38-7 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Florida | W 41-11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Kentucky | W 35-7 | 9 | 22 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ West Virginia2+ TD | W 47-21 | 12 | 82 | 6.80 | 2 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Fri 9/16 | @ Mississippi State | W 19-6 | 13 | 50 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Northwestern State2+ TD | W 49-3 | 13 | 72 | 5.50 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4.9 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Oregon2+ TD | W 40-27 | 14 | 96 | 6.90 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6.7 |
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
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LSU
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 298 | 53.2 | 8.6 | 298 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 298 | 53.2 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | LSU | 766 | 56.4 | 17.4 | 468 |
| 2011 Regular Season | LSU | 766 | 56.4 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | LSU | 421 | 52 | 10.1 | -345 |
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 421 | 52 | 10.1 | 0 |
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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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