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  Andre Wilson
Andre Wilson

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Denver, Colo.

High School:
George Washington HS

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
09/16/1984

Experience:
3VL


2005 First Team All-Great West Football Conference
2005 Second Team Media All-Great West Football Conference
2004 First Team All-Great West Football Conference

Began the 2005 season with six straight 100+ rushing efforts ... hard runner, who will break tackle after tackle ... battled injuries and had 1,034 yards rushing in just nine games improved his pass receiving and is a threat out of the backfield to make plays any way he touches the ball ... rushing total was the seventh highest in Northern Colorado history ... has 11 career 100+ rushing games ... 5th place on the Bears' all-time rushing list with 2,534 yards ... ranks No. 7 on the Bears' all-purpose yardage list with 2,935 yards.

2005: Rushed for a game-high 159 yards in the Bears' 52-31 win over Colorado Mines (9/3) ... caught his first career touchdown pass on a nine-yard play from quarterback Nick Hager against the Orediggers ... rushed 32 times for 144 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 28-23 loss at Western Illinois (9/8) ... recorded his third straight 100+ rushing game against Southeastern Louisiana (9/17) when he rushed a career-high 33 times for 113 yards and three touchdowns ... gained 116 yards on 22 carries in the Bears' 41-17 loss at Portland State (9/24) ... garnered his fifth straight 100+ rushing game of the season in the Bears' 31-14 setback at home to Cal Poly (10/1) ... gained 155 yards on a career-high 35 carries ... Wilson was named Great West Offensive Player of the Week for his effort against Cal Poly ... his one-yard score in the first quarter tied the game at 7-7 against the No. 10-ranked Mustangs ... ran for a career-high 202 yards (the 9th-highest single-game total in UNC's history) in the Bears' 20-17 overtime loss at Southern Utah (10/22) ... Wilson also caught a game-high four passes for 18 yards receiving against the Thunderbirds ... earned his second Great West Offensive Player of the Week honor for his effort in the Southern Utah contest.

2004: Started and played in 10 of 11 games ... led the Great West Conference in rushing yards per game (99.0) ... first-team all-Great West selection ... his 990 rushing yards ranks as the 8th-highest single-season total in UNC history ... caught a career-high five passes for 54 yards in a loss at Maine (9/11) ... rushed for a career-high 188 yards on 33 carries in a double-overtime loss to Idaho State (9/18) ... put together four straight 100+ rushing games against Idaho State, Montana, UC Davis and Southeastern Louisiana.

2003: Set the Bears' single-season rushing yards per carry record (7.2 yards/carry) ... ranked second on the team in rushing with 510 yards ... had two runs of over 60 yards (66 vs. Western State; 63 vs. Adams State) ... tied the Bears' all-time touchdowns scored record in a single game by tallying four touchdowns against New Mexico Highlands (Aug. 30) ... gained 135 yards on 18 carries in the 72-13 win over NMHU ... tallied the Bears' longest kickoff return of the season (60 yards) in the NMHU contest ... averaged 59.5 all-purpose yards per game (659 total yards) to rank third on the team ... ranked third with seven TDs.

2002: Redshirted.

High School: Rocky Mountain News 5A second team all-state selection ... named 5A honorable mention by the Denver Post ... rushed for 1,746 yards on 146 attempts his senior year ... earned letters in football (2) and track (1) ... honor roll student ... high school coach: Steve Finesilver.

Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1984, in Denver, Colo. ... son of Arthur Wilson and the late Paulette Terrance ... majoring in sport and exercise science ... awarded the 2004-2005 Bear Down Award as voted on by 450 UNC student-athletes.

Wilson's Career Statistics

RUSHING                G   Att    Yds  TD  Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2003................  11    71    510   7  66   7.2  46.4
2004................  10   234    990   2  36   4.2  99.0
2005................   9   206   1034   6  63   5.0 114.9
TOTAL...............  30   511   2534  15  66   5.0  84.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2003................ 11 510 0 510 46.4 2004................ 10 990 0 990 99.0 2005................ 9 1034 0 1034 114.9 TOTAL............... 30 2534 0 2534 84.5

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2003................ 11 3 44 0 19 0.3 14.7 4.0 2004................ 10 20 167 0 26 2.0 8.4 16.7 2005................ 9 13 69 1 15 1.4 5.3 7.7 TOTAL............... 30 36 280 1 26 1.2 7.8 9.3

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2003................ 11 510 44 0 100 0 654 59.5 2004................ 10 990 167 0 21 0 1178 117.8 2005................ 9 1034 69 0 0 0 1103 122.6 TOTAL............... 30 2534 280 0 121 0 2935 97.8

SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2003................ 11 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.8 2004................ 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.4 2005................ 9 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 42 4.7 TOTAL............... 30 16 15 1 0 0 1 0 98 3.3







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