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2015 Football

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27 Kirk Spencer

27 Kirk Spencer

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    East Grand Rapids
  • Hometown:
    East Grand Rapids, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career: Rushed for 1,774 yards on 256 carries in 28 career games...Hauled in 27 receptions for 344 yards and five TDs...3,080 all-purpose yards...962 kickoff return yards...Ranks third in all-time kickoff return average (27.5 ypr)...Seventh in yards per rush (6.9).

2014: Saw action in first six games before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season...Rushed for 346 yards and three TDs on 57 carries...Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and 57.7 yards per game...Caught eight passes for 74 yards and returned 16 kickoffs for 387 yards...Tallied 807 all-purpose yards and averaged a team-high 134.5 yards per game...Toted the ball 13 time for 76 yards and returned two kickoffs 54 yards at Azusa Pacific (9/4)...Rushed for 143 yards and two TDs on 15 carries, caught three passes for 46 yards and returned three kickoffs for 72 yards for a season-best 261 all-purpose yards.
    
2013: Earned second varsity letter...Played in 11 games...Missed four games with a hand inury...Rushed for 450 yards and three TDs on 70 carries...Hauled in 19 receptions for 270 yards and five TDs...Returned nine kickoffs for 195 yards and a TD...Toted the ball five times for 49 yards and caught three passes for 42 yards and two TDs vs. Azusa Pacific (9/7)...Rushed for 62 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 18 yards vs. Tiffin (9/21)...Hauled in three passes for 63 yards and a TD vs. Michigan Tech (10/5)...Tallied 33 yards and a TD on five carries, caught one pass for nine yards and returned two kickoffs for 112 yards, including a 100-yard TD return at Ferris State (10/12)...Hauled in a 24 yard TD pass in only play vs. Saginaw Valley State (9/16) in the regular season finale...Rushed for 137 yards and a TD, while catching two passes for 34 yards at Colorado State-Pueblo (11/30)...Caught four passes for 77 yards, including a 46 yard TD reception, while toting the ball six times for 21 yards and a TD vs. West Texas A&M (12/7)

2012: Earned first varsity letter...Played in all 11 games with five starts...Led the team and ranked ninth in the GLIAC in rushing yards with 978 on 129 carries...Led the team with a 7.6 yards per carry average...Tallied 380 kickoff return yards on 10 attempts...Notched long kickoff returns of 74, 77 and 94 yards...Ranked ninth in the GLIAC in all-purpose yards per game (123.4)...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark five times...Rushed for 228 yards and a TD on just 17 carries vs. Wayne State (11/3)...228 yards was the fourth-best single-game total in Laker football history...Toted the ball 28 times for 136 yards and one TD at Michigan Tech (9/29)...Rushed for 145 yards on 13 carries at Northern Michigan (10/13)...Recorded 129 yards on 15 carries vs. Northwood (10/20), followed by a 100-yard, two-TD effort at Hillsdale...Tallied four special teams tackles before moving into the starting running back role in the fifth game.

2011: Member of the squad, but did not play.

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at East Grand Rapids High School under head coach Peter Stuursma...Named to the Division 3-4 All-State team by the Associated Press...Ran the ball 246 times for 2,043 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior...Had 23 carries for 98 yards and one catch for 27 yards in the 2009 Michigan state championship game to go along with four tackles and one fumble recovery on defense.

Personal: Son of Kirk and Patricia Spencer...Currently pre-med...Enjoys reading and hanging out with friends.

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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