JaQuan Hardy - 2019 Harlon Hill Trophy Candidate

JaQuan Hardy - 2019 Harlon Hill Trophy Candidate

Tiffin redshirt-junior running back JaQuan Hardy is one of 36 Division II football players nominated for the 2019 Harlon Hill Trophy. Learn more about his incredible, historic season below.

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Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: "Hardy overcomes injury to post brilliant season for Dragons"

 

- 2019 GMAC Player of the Year
- 2019 First Team All-GMAC
- Three-time GMAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/30, 10/28, 11/18)

- 1st in GMAC, 3rd in DII with 1,554 total rushing yards
- 1st in GMAC, 6th in DII with 7.62 yards per carry
- 1st in GMAC, 7th in DII with 141.3 rushing yards per game
- Tied for 1st in GMAC, 10th in DII with 15 rushing touchdowns

- 1554 rushing yards was most in TU's Division II history, second-most all-time at TU, and tied for highest total in GMAC history
- 141.3 yards per game broke program DII record by over 40 ypg, also new GMAC record
- 7.62 yards per carry is also new GMAC record
- 15 rushing touchdowns is most in TU DII history, third all-time at TU, tied for fifth in GMAC history
- Program-record and GMAC record 94-yard touchdown run against Walsh on Sept. 21

- 11 games, 204 attempts, 1554 yards, 141.3 yards per game, 7.62 yards per carry, 15 rushing touchdowns, just one fumble
- Rushed for over 100 rushing yards in eight of 11 games, including each of last six
- Also two games with over 200 rushing yards, including GMAC title clinching win over Findlay on Nov. 16
- Had a at least one run of over 15 yards in every game, a run of over 20 yards in 10 of 11 games, a run of over 30 yards in nine of 11 games, a run of over 40 yards in six of 11 games, and a run of over 50 yards in four of 11 games
- Scored at least one rushing touchdown in eight of 11 games, scored at least two four times, scored three TDs three times
- Through three seasons at Tiffin, Hardy is third in program history with 3207 rushing yards, third with 28 rushing touchdowns, and fifth with 501 rushing attempts
- In his career, he also has 13 100+ yard rushing games, three 200+ yard rushing games, and has averaged 97.2 rushing yards per game and 6.4 yards per carry

- GMAC Champions, 7-0 conference record (9-2 overall)
- First NCAA Championships appearance in program history
- Back-to-back nine-win seasons for just the second time in program history (2006, 07)