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BERNARD SCOTT
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Halfback
Draft Round: 6th
Overall Selection: 209th
College: Abilene Christian
Winner of the 2008 Harlon Hill Award — the NCAA
Division II “Heisman” — Scott brings huge numbers to
his NFL roster bid … Posted back-to-back 2000-yard
rushing efforts in his two seasons at Abilene Christian,
scoring a mind-boggling 73 touchdowns … Helped 11-1
ACU go two games deep in the playoffs as a senior, and
over those 12 games he averaged 179.7 rushing yards,
with three games over 250 and a season-low of 116 …
Averaged 8.6 yards per carry as a junior (251-for-2165)
and averaged 8.1 yards as a senior 266-2156) … Compact
runner who can break tackles, and has shown exceptional
instincts in traffi c.
COACH JIM ANDERSON SAYS: “Bernard has
dominated the competition wherever he’s been in football.
He has busted his tail to get this opportunity, after going
through some troubles as a younger guy. He’s a good
person and just a really good player, and I’m confident
he’s going to do all the things we need for him to be the
very best player he can be.”
MAKING HIS POINTS: In just two seasons at
Abilene Christian, Scott scored 438 points, climbing to
second place on the Lone Star Conference’s all-time list.
The only player to top him, with 458 points, was another
Abilene player, Wilbert Montgomery, who played four
seasons (1973-76). Montgomery went on to play nine NFL
seasons, mostly with Philadelphia, posting 6789 career
rushing and 2502 career receiving yards.
MORE COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: CAREER—
Played two seasons (2007-08) at Abilene Christian,
posting school-record 4321 rushing yards and 5712
all-purpose yards … Set 12 Lone Star Conference records
(career, season or game) … Began his college career
Height: 5-10
Weight: 200
Born: 2-10-84
at Central Arkansas in 2004, and played at Blinn JC in
Brenham, Texas, in 2006 … Did not play football in 2005,
due to off-field issues. 2008—Set conference record for
100-yard rushing games in a season, hitting triple figures
in all 12 contests … Led Wildcats to just the second perfect
regular season (10-0) in program history, and to school’s
fi rst LSC championship since 1973 … Team fi nished
11-1, with loss in second round of playoffs … Averaged
233 rushing yards in five games against nationally-ranked
opponents … Scored a Division II record of seven TDs on
Nov. 22 vs. West Texas A&M. 2007—Set LSC rushing
record with 2165 yards, and set Division II season records
with 39 TDs and 234 points … Led ACU to 9-3 record,
including two postseason games … In earning the first of
two straight first-team All-America nods, he became the
first ACU All-American RB since Wilbert Montgomery in
1973 … Rushed for career-high and school-record 303
yards in triple overtime playoff loss on Nov. 24 at Chadron
State. 2006—Helped lead Blinn JC (Brenham, Texas) to a
12-0 season and NJCAA national title … Finished his only
JC season with 1892 rushing yards, first in the nation …
Earned MVP honors in national title game with 193 rushing
yards. 2005—Did not play football. 2004—Played for
Central Arkansas, and was named Gulf South Conference
Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1026 yards …
His offensive coordinator was current Abilene Christian
coordinator Ken Collums, and his offensive line coach
was current ACU head coach Chris Thomsen.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a junior at Vernon (Texas) HS
in 2001, rushed for 2424 yards and 19 TDs in 13 games,
earning Class 3A all-state honors … Graduated from
Wichita Falls (Texas) High School in 2003.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Vernon, Texas.
BERNARD SCOTT’S STATISTICS
Rushing
Receiving
YEAR TEAM G NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD
2004 Central Arkansas 11 163 1026 6.3 36 11 10 71 7.1 18 0
2005 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY
2006 Blinn College 12 297 1892 6.4 NA 27 NA NA NA NA NA
2007 Abilene Christian 13 251 2165 8.6 90 35 46 565 12.3 55 4
2008 Abilene Christian 12 266 2156 8.1 80 28 47 826 17.6 56 6
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