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Elijah
Raphael
Halfback
Height: 5'9
Weight: 190
College: Asuza Pacific / Washington State |
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| Career
Stats |
Rushing |
Receiving |
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| Year |
Team |
G |
Rsh |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
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Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
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| 1999 |
Utah |
14 |
252 |
1,010 |
4.0 |
65 |
10 |
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74 |
740 |
10.0 |
59 |
5 |
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| 2000 |
Utah |
14 |
227 |
804 |
3.5 |
52 |
4 |
|
74 |
638 |
8.6 |
75 |
3 |
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| 2001 |
Utah |
14 |
243 |
851 |
3.5 |
64 |
10 |
|
85 |
900 |
10.6 |
67 |
4 |
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| 2002 |
Utah |
14 |
261 |
945 |
3.6 |
46 |
6 |
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74 |
702 |
9.5 |
37 |
4 |
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| 2003 |
Utah |
14 |
204 |
719 |
3.5 |
58 |
6 |
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71 |
716 |
10.1 |
46 |
4 |
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| 2004 |
Utah |
14 |
254 |
994 |
3.9 |
40 |
6 |
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70 |
709 |
10.1 |
47 |
5 |
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| 2005 |
Austin |
14 |
235 |
807 |
3.4 |
72 |
5 |
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63 |
699 |
11.1 |
75 |
6 |
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| 2006 |
Austin |
14 |
22 |
59 |
2.7 |
10 |
1 |
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3 |
19 |
6.3 |
12 |
0 |
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| 8 Seasons |
112 |
1698 |
6,189 |
3.6 |
72 |
48 |
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514 |
5,123 |
10.0 |
75 |
31 |
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| Career
Stats |
Misc. |
Scoring |
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| Year |
Team |
G |
TT |
Fum |
FR |
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TD |
Rsh |
Rec |
PR |
KR |
2pt |
Points |
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| 1999 |
Utah |
14 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
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15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
92 |
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| 2000 |
Utah |
14 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
46 |
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| 2001 |
Utah |
14 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
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14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
86 |
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| 2002 |
Utah |
14 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
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10 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
62 |
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| 2003 |
Utah |
14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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10 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
64 |
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| 2004 |
Utah |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
70 |
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| 2005 |
Austin |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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11 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
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| 2006 |
Austin |
14 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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| 8 Seasons |
112 |
47 |
19 |
1 |
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79 |
48 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
492 |
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FIFL Experience: Named Offensive Player
of the Game 14 times in his career, and Offensive Player of
the Week 3 times.
Professional Experience: Played for
the Idaho Stallions (IPFL) in 1999 where he rushed 100 times
for 308 yards and scored 14 touchdowns in 10 games. Played
in Portland for the Prowlers in 2000, where he ran 60 times
for 223 yards and 5 touchdowns in 6 games. With the Peoria
Pirates (IFL) in 2000. In 1 regular season game, ran 17 times
for 63 yards and had 3 touchdowns.
College Experience: 1996: After a slow
start, put together an outstanding season for which he earned
NAIA All-American honorable mention . . . Rushed for 1,326
yards, the third best season total in school history (Christian
Okoye had 1,680 and 1,355 as a senior and junior, respectively)
. . . Finished the season fifth in the NAIA in rushing (132.6
avg.) and scoring (10.2 avg.) . . . Tallied 6 100-yard rushing
games, all in the final 7 games of the season when he averaged
167.9 yards a game . . . His first century-mark game was for
190 yards on 19 carries and 3 TDs vs. Cal Lutheran in the
fourth game of the season . . . Eclipsed that mark with 191
yards on 25 carries and 2 TDs vs. Redlands . . . Finished
the season with a career-best 211 yards on 29 carries (7.3
avg.) vs. Chapman to become only the fifth Cougar ever to
rush for over 200 yards in a game . . . Other 100-yard rushing
games were tallied against Occidental (178), Menlo (131) and
San Diego (187) . . . Had 98 rushing yards at Chico, otherwise
he would have gone over the century figure in the final 7
games . . . Had 16 receptions on the season for 221 yards
(13.8 avg.) and 4 TDs . . . Scored 4 TDs vs. Humboldt State,
2 rushing and 2 receiving . . . Also returned 4 kickoffs for
53 yards (13.3 avg.) . . . Noted for his big play skill, recorded
22 runs of 15 yards or more in length. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played
his 1995 sophomore season at Los Angeles Valley College in
Van Nuys, Calif. . . . Rushed for 803 yards on 99 carries
(8.1 avg.) for the 11-1 Monarchs who advanced to the national
championship game, losing to local rival, Long Beach City,
56-49 . . . Scored 17 TDs and caught 10 passes for 156 yards
. . . Averaged 30.8 yards on 17 kickoff returns . . . Did
not play during the 1994 campaign. WASHINGTON STATE: Signed
with Washington State out of high school . . . Redshirted
the 1992 season, playing mostly on the scout team . . . As
a 1993 redshirt freshman started the season as the No. 1 tailback
on the depth chart . . . Appeared in the first 7 games (WSU
went 5-2 in those games, losing at Michigan and USC) but did
not play the final 4 for the for 5-6 Cougars . . . Rushed
for 56 yards on 9 carries (6.2 avg.) and caught 3 passes for
18 yards . . . Longest rush from scrimmage was a 32-yard scamper
vs. Montana State.
Personal: Prepped at Kennedy High in
Granada Hills, Calif. . . . As 1991 senior, was named Los
Angeles Times All-City and All-San Fernando Valley after rushing
for a school-record and L.A. city leading 2,070 yards on 312
carries (6.6 avg.) . . . Led the Golden Cougars to an 11-2
record, the city semifinals, the Northwest Valley Conference
championship and the No. 1 ranking in the 57-team area . .
. Scored 30 TDs, including one on a punt return . . . Rushed
for over 200 yards in 4 straight games . . . As a 1990 junior,
rushed for 275 yards and had 11 receptions for 220 yards for
the 7-5 Golden Cougars . . . Played varsity for 5-7 Kennedy
as a 1989 sophomore, rushing for 131 yards on 27 carries .
. . Was a standout track performer as well . . . Named team's
MVP as a junior . . . Triple jumped over 44 feet, long jumped
over 23 feet, and ran a leg on the sprint relay team that
won the Sunkist Invitational. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 8, 1974,
in Watertown, Wis., to Granville and Yvonne Raphael . . .
Attended the Hamilton Music Academy for a year, performing
in the play "Oliver" and in musical theater and choir . .
. Enjoys music and plays several instruments . . . His father,
Granville, who is of Jamaican descent, is an RTD supervisor
and minister . . . and served active duty in Desert Storm
as a member of the national reserve.
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