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Chris Rainey
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CAREER:
A redshirt
sophomore running back…Has appeared in 18 games and has yet to make any
starts as a Gator...Has accumulated 662 yards rushing on 85 attempts (7.8
average) and scored four touchdowns…Has also recorded three receptions for 37
yards (12.3 average)
2008: Played in all 14 games during his
redshirt freshman season, tallying 84 rushes for 652 yards on the ground,
including four touchdowns…A 2008 SEC All-Freshman selection…Garnered
CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Honorable Mention accolades…Was one of
five Gators to record at least one 100-yards-plus rushing game in 2008…Had two
games with 100 or more yards rushing (Arkansas and The Citadel)…Additionally
reeled in three Tim Tebow passes for 37 yards…Scored his first career touchdown
against Hawaii on a 33-yard run, the sixth-longest by any freshman in the first
week of 2008 college football games…Rushed a career-high 11 times against
LSU…Recovered his first fumble recovery as a member of the punt-block special
teams’ unit against Kentucky…Also recorded a career-long 16-yard reception
against UK…Rushed for 103 yards against Arkansas, including a career-long
75-yarder…Teammate Jeff Demps rushed for over a 100
yards against the Razorbacks and the duo marked the first time since 1997 that
two Gator running backs rushed for 100 or more yards in the same game…Named the
SEC Freshman of the Week after his performance against The Citadel, where he
rushed for 142 yards on seven carries and scored one touchdown
2007: Received a medical
hardship…Appeared in the first four games before a shoulder injury ended his season….Finished
the season with one rush for 10 yards, one punt return for 22 yards and one
kickoff return of 39 yards…Rushed 10 yards against Tennessee to set up the
Gators’ final touchdown of the game…Returned one punt for a total of 22 yards
in his first collegiate appearance versus Western Kentucky to set up a Florida
touchdown
PREP: A standout running back who helped
to lead Lakeland to its 45th-consecutive victory, third-consecutive
Class 5A state championship and second-straight USA Today national championship
in 2006…He was rated fourth among all-purpose backs and 17th among Florida’s
Top-100 by Scout.com…Also rated 34th on the ESPN150 list of top prospects…Was
chosen as a U.S. Army All-American during his senior year…Broke the school
record with 32 touchdowns and 2,478 yards rushing as a senior…Of those 32
touchdowns, 15 were of runs of 50 yards or more…Established another school mark
with 326 yards in a single game…Was the first player at Lakeland to rush for
over 2,000 yards in a campaign…Rainey was chosen as an all-state Offensive
Player by the Florida Sports Writers Association, all-county by the Lakeland
Ledger and was the Ledger’s 2006 Offensive Player of the Year…Ended his senior
year with prep career totals of more than 7,000 yards and 90 touchdowns…High
school coach was Bill Castle
MAJOR: Humanities and Letters.
CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2007 1 10 10.0 0 10
2008 84 652 7.8 4 75
Totals: 85 662 7.8 4 75
CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2008 3 37 12.3 0 16
Totals: 3 37 12.3 0 16
CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2007 1 22 22 0 22
Totals: 1 22 22 0 22
CAREER KICK RETURN STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2007 1 39 39.0 0 39
2008 1 6 6.0 0 6
Totals: 2 45 22.5 0 39
RAINEY’S CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 11 (LSU, 2008)
Rushing Yards: 142 (The Citadel, 2008)
Rushing TDs: 1 (4x, last vs. The Citadel, 2008)
Longest Rush: 75 (
Receptions: 1 (3x, last vs.
Receiving Yards: 16 (
Receiving TDs: None
Longest Reception: 16 (
Punt Returns: 1 (
Punt Return Yardage: 22 (
Longest Punt Return: 22 (
Kickoff Returns: 1
(2x, last vs.
Kickoff Return Yardage: 39 (
Longest Kickoff Return: 39 (
