Ray Rice Bio in 2007:
Ray Rice was the Heisman Trophy candidate … Ray Rice named Preseason Playboy All-American with teammate Jeremy Ito … Ray Rice was consensus Preseason All-American, garnering First Team honors by Athlon … Ray Rice also a consensus Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST pick … Ray Rice ranked No. 3 running back in the nation by Lindy’s and Sporting News and No. 4 running back in the country by Phil Steele.
Ray Rice Bio in 2006:
Ray Rice was the fFinalist for the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top player ... Second Team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation, Associated Press, Sporting News, SportsIllustrated.com and Rivals.com ... Ray Rice selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team ... finished second in the nation with 1,794 yards rushing … established BIG EAST single-season record with 1,794 rushing yards … Ray Rice scored 20 touchdowns and finished fifth in the nation in scoring (9.23 ppg) ... Ray Rice is second in the BIG EAST and 11th nationally in all-purpose yards per game (140.3) … recipient of the Homer Hazel Trophy, awarded to the Rutgers MVP ... New Jersey Sports Writers Association College Running Back of the Year ... Ray Rice reached the 1,000-yard plateau against Pittsburgh (10/21), becoming only the third player in Rutgers history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, joining "JJ" Jennings (1972-73) and Terrell Willis (1993-94) ...Ray Rice rushed for 100-plus yards in 10 games in 2006, including a streak of seven-straight 100-yard games which ended in the win over Navy … Ray Rice was the first player in school history to record four career 200-yard games, all of them on the road ... with 54 rushing yards against Cincinnati (11/18), broke the school record for yards in a single season tallied by Jennings in 1973 ... Ray Rice was second in RU single-season history with 20 rushing touchdowns ... third in Rutgers career all-time rushing list with 2,914 yards in just 25 games ... Ray Rice with 25 carries against No. 15 West Virginia (12/2), became the all-time single-season rushing attempts leader with 311 attempts in 2006 ... led team with 15 plays of 20 yards or more … in the season opener win at North Carolina (9/2), ran for 201 yards on 31 carries, scoring a career-high three touchdowns ... earned Cingular All-America Player of the Week honors for his play against North Carolina ... Ray Rice named BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Week after the UNC game ... against Illinois (9/9), Ray Rice rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries, scoring one touchdown ... Ray Rice earned BIG EAST Honor Roll for his performance against the Illini ... Ray Rice rushed for 190 yards on 29 carries in the Scarlet Knights' win over Ohio (9/16) ... tied a career-record with three touchdowns in the Scarlet Knights' win over Howard (9/23) ... recorded 105 yards on 23 carries against the Bison ... Ray Rice named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2006 after rushing for 202 yards on 35 carries in Rutgers' win at South Florida (9/29) ... Ray Rice scored two touchdowns in the game, averaging 5.8 yards per carry ... Ray Rice ran for 93 yards on 21 carries at Navy (10/14) ... career-high 225 yards on 39 carries at Pittsburgh (10/21) … career-long 63-yard run against the Panthers ... 225-yard performance was the third-best single-game total in school history ... came within seven yards of breaking Terrell Willis' all-time single-game rushing record of 232 yards against Temple on Nov. 12, 1994 ... Ray Rice earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Panthers, marking the third time in 2006 he earned the award ... 131 yards on 22 carries in the Scarlet Knights' win over No. 3 Louisville (11/9) ... Ray Rice in the fourth quarter, ran for 75 yards, including 42 yards on Rutgers' final drive that set up the game-winning field goal by Jeremy Ito ... scored two rushing touchdowns against Louisville ... Ray Rice recorded his eighth 100-plus yard performance of the season in win over Syracuse (11/25) ... 107 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown vs. the Orange … 129 yards on 25 carries against No. 15 West Virginia (12/2) ... Ray Rice scored twice against the Mountaineers, including the Scarlet Knights' first touchdown on a 16-yard run that capped a five-play, 80-yard Rutgers drive ... Ray Rice was the only running back to rush for over 100 yards against the West Virginia defense in the regular season in 2006.
Ray Rice Bio in 2005:
Ray Rice earned starting nod at tailback in preseason camp and went on to be named Freshman All-American by Sporting News ... Ray Rice finished as the fifth-leading true freshman runner in the nation with 1,120 yards ... Ray Rice owns most rushing yards by a true freshman in school history and became the first Scarlet running back to gain over 1,000 yards in a season since 1994 ... Ray Rice ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in rushing yards per game (93.3) ... Ray Rice named BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 27-carry, 217-yard effort at Connecticut (10/22) ... Ray Rice 1,120 yards ranked fifth on the Rutgers single-season rushing list … totaled five 100-yard games in his first season ... 115 yards vs. Pittsburgh (10/29) and 158 yards vs. USF (11/5) ... Ray Rice named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for effort against the Bulls ... became the eighth individual in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season after totaling 195 yards on 24 carries in RU's regular-season finale against Cincinnati (11/26)... Ray Rice finished with two touchdowns against the Bearcats ... Ray Rice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time in 2005 for his effort against Cincinnati ... 108 yards on 20 carries against Arizona State in the Insight Bowl, while catching one pass for a career long 26 yards against the Sun Devils … Ray Rice averaged 132.5 yards per game during the second half of the season.
Ray Rice Bio in Rutgers:
Ray Rice rated the No. 19 all-purpose back in the country by Rivals.com … rated the seventh-best player in New York by Scout.com … Ray Rice named to the MSG All-Heisman Team … earned First Team All-State honors … Ray Rice rushed for 122 yards, leading New York to victory in the 2005 Governor's Bowl ... Ray Rice ran 112 times for 1,192 yards as a senior with 31 touchdowns … long run of 82 yards … caught 10 passes for 302 yards and five scores … 44 tackles on defense, as well as four sacks and two interceptions … Ray Rice returned seven punts for 83 yards and four kickoffs for 276 yards (53.5 avg.) … also kicked for New Rochelle, converting 39 extra points and two field goals (long of 31 yards) … Ray Rice led team to Class AA State Championship game with a 32-6 win over Webster Schroeder, earning Offensive MVP honors … Ray Rice carried 17 times for 167 yards and two touchdowns in title game … also a standout on New Rochelle's basketball team, starting at point guard … Ray Rice led team to state finals in 2003-2004 … Ray Rice ran for 105 yards on just four carries in a season-opening win over White Plains … Ray Rice rushed for 1,332 yards and 21 scores as a junior.
