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Player Dossier
2009-2011Temple
Bernard Pierce
RB • 6'0" • Ardmore, PA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Bernard Pierce leans workhorse runner traits and 56 efficiency.
Impact Production
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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
86
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Bernard Pierce built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Ardmore, PA wearing No. 30, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Bernard Pierce's career was his backfield work: 3,381...
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- Committed To
- Temple
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 84
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Bernard Pierce, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Temple. Bernard Pierce leans workhorse runner traits and 56 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,559
- Rushing yards
- 3,381
- Receiving yards
- 178
- Touchdowns
- 51
Quick Answers
Bernard Pierce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,559
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Temple
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Garnet Valley · Temple
- High school pipeline
- Garnet Valley · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,344 scrimmage yards · RB 21st (top 5%) · Mid-American 4th (top 2%) · National 40th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Temple | 12 | 86 | 53 | 33 | 1 | 78.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Temple | 12 | 1,314 | 1,308 | 6 | 15 | 78.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Temple | 9 | 815 | 728 | 87 | 11 | 69.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Temple | 11 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 84.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Temple | 11 | 1,244 | 1,192 | 52 | 22 | 84.4 |
Related Context
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Bernard Pierce played RB for Temple. Across 3 tracked seasons, Bernard Pierce recorded 3,381 rushing yards, 178 receiving yards, and 51 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Temple paired 1,344 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Temple
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
122.2
Efficiency
56
Usage
39.7
Consistency
85.5
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 100. Villanova: 147. Akron: 150. Penn State: 58. Maryland: 149. Toledo: 112. Ball State: 128. Buffalo: 152. Bowling Green: 107. Ohio: 84. Army: 157
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 25 by 41.7. Villanova: 20 by 76.6. Akron: 18 by 84.7. Penn State: 18 by 31.8. Maryland: 32 by 48.5. Toledo: 25 by 38.2. Ball State: 31 by 42.4. Buffalo: 23 by 68.8. Bowling Green: 17 by 65.6. Ohio: 22 by 39.8. Army: 21 by 77.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins140.4 · Games = 7 · +50.2 vs Losses
Losses90.3 · Games = 4 · -50.2 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
Army
Best efficiency game
84.7 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ Wyoming100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 37-15 | 25 | 100 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Army100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-14 | 21 | 157 | 7.50 | 3 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Thu 11/3 | @ Ohio | L 31-35 | 22 | 84 | 3.80 | 1 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Bowling Green100 rush yards | L 10-13 | 17 | 107 | 6.30 | 1 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-0 | 23 | 152 | 6.60 | 2 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Ball State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-0 | 30 | 121 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Toledo | L 13-36 | 24 | 75 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-7 | 32 | 149 | 4.70 | 5 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Penn State | L 10-14 | 17 | 50 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-3 | 18 | 150 | 8.30 | 3 | — | — | 8.3 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Villanova100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-7 | 20 | 147 | 7.30 | 3 | — | — | 7.3 |
Player Story
Bernard Pierce story
Bernard Pierce built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Ardmore, PA wearing No. 30, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Bernard Pierce's career was his backfield work: 3,381 rushing yards, 639 carries, 50 rushing touchdowns, and 178 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Temple. 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 178 receiving yards and 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Temple.
The arc is straightforward: Bernard Pierce 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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Temple
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Temple | 1,400 | 54.1 | 39.4 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Temple | 1,400 | 54.1 | 39.4 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Temple | 815 | 48.6 | 34.9 | -585 |
| 2011 Postseason | Temple | 1,344 | 56 | 39.7 | 529 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Temple | 1,344 | 56 | 39.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 9 · W 27-24
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
263
Scrimmage Yards
95.5 takeover
263 scrimmage yards and 83.3 usage.
#2
vs Army
Week 12 · W 42-14
157
Scrimmage Yards
92.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157 scrimmage yards and 46.7 usage.
#3
@ Akron
Week 2 · W 41-3 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#4
vs UConn
Week 3 · W 30-16
196
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 56.3 usage.
#5
vs Villanova
Week 1 · W 42-7
147
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Temple
1,344 primary output · 56 efficiency · 39.7 usage
84.4
#2
2011 Regular Season · Temple
84.4
1,344 primary · 56 efficiency · 39.7 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Temple
78.8
1,400 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 39.4 usage
Milestones
17
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
15
2+ TD games
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