2014 Football
Roster
Juanne Blount
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Wingate, N.C.
Preseason All-Big South Conference selection by the league’s head coaches and media … Named to 2014 College Football Performance Awards FCS Running Back of the Year Watch List … Is the second-leading rusher returning in the Big South Conference for the 2014 season … Has carried 536 times for 2,125 yards and 18 touchdowns during his career … Enters the 2014 season ranked seventh in Gardner-Webb history in career rushing yardage, and needs just 18 yards to pass Kenny Little for sixth place … Is 1,753 yards behind career leader and Hall of Famer Darrell Middleton (1986-89) entering his senior campaign … Has topped the 100-yard mark six times in his career … One of the most experienced backs in the Big South Conference.
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Named second-team All-Big South Conference … Ran for a career-high 1,040 yards and nine touchdowns on a school-record 257 carries, becoming the first Gardner-Webb back to reach the 1,000 yard mark since 2011 and only the third since 2000 … Nearly matched his previous career totals in one season, missing that mark by 45 yards and one touchdown … Caught 15 passes for 118 yards … Converted 23 first downs on third-downs, including 19 on third-and-short situations … Had 65 total carries that went for first down gains … Named Big South Conference Player of the Week after carrying 28 times for a career-high 162 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Furman (8/31) … Also named Big South Player of the Week after carrying 35 times for 139 yards in a 3-0 win over No. 8 Wofford (9/21) … Had 32 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns at Charlotte (10/5) … Also caught a season-high five passes for 45 yards in that game … Had 26 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown at No. 6 Coastal Carolina (10/12) … Had 26 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown at Presbyterian (11/23).
2012 at GWU: Saw action in 11 games at running back … Made four starts … Carried a career-high 133 times for 489 yards and a career-best six touchdowns … Caught 13 passes for 107 yards … Ranked second on the squad in touchdowns scored … Excelled in the wildcat role running the option … Completed a pair of passes, including a 17-yard touchdown vs. VMI (10/27) … Had a 14-yard completion at Charleston Southern (11/10) … Carried 20 times for a season-best 86 yards and two touchdowns vs. Mid America Nazarene (10/13) … Had 11 carries for 41 yards vs. Wofford (9/1) … Carreid 12 times for 53 yards and a touchdown vs. Samford (9/15) … Carried 10 times for 32 yards and two touchdowns at Liberty (10/6) … Caught a 23-yard pass in that game … Had 11 carries for 59 yards and a score vs. Coastal Carolina (11/3) … Had 51 yards rushing on 12 carries in the season finale vs. Presbyterian (11/17) … Helped GWU rush for more than 200 yards as a team in each of its final two home games.
2011 at GWU: Played in the season opener vs. Brevard (9/3) … Carries 14 times for 102 yards and returned one kickoff for 25 yards … Missed the remainder of the season with an injury.
2010 at GWU: Played in 11 games, with three starts … Ranked second on the team with 494 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 126 carries … Twice named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week … Averaged 3.9 yards per carry … Caught 17 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown … Recorded a pair of 100-yard games … Rushed 18 times for 134 yards and a touchdown in first career game vs. Brevard (9/4) … Had 106 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime at Akron (9/11) … Had 18 carries for 69 yards in that game … Had a touchdown reception at Charleston Southern (10/16).
High School: Played at Forest Hills (N.C.) High under Coach John Lowery … Led team to an 9-4 record in 2009 … A Class 2A All-State selection for the second year in a row by NCPreps.com … Two-time Rocky River 2A Conference Player of the Year … Two-time Union County Player of the Year by the Monroe Enquirer Journal … A first-team All-Area selection by the Charlotte Observer on offense … Accounted for an eye-popping 102 touchdowns during his career … Finished with a school and Union County record 5,392 career rushing yards and 84 touchdowns … Ran for 2,034 yards and 35 touchdowns on 222 attempts as a senior … Passed for 833 yards and seven touchdowns … Had six rushes of more than 50 yards on the season … Added 30 tackles and an interception on defense … Earned Class 2A All-State honors from NCPreps.com as a junior … Led team to an 11-4 record and the Class 2AA state semifinals … Ran for 2,264 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2008 on 265 attempts … Chose GWU over Western Carolina.
