Marshall University Athletics
2007 Football Roster
Roster
Darius Marshall
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Milledgeville, Ga.
- High School:
- Baldwin
2009 MEDIA PRESEASON SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE USA
2008 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE USA
SOPHOMORE Season (2008)
Rushed for 1,095 yards and five touchdowns en route to being named second-team All-Conference USA...averaged 91.2 rushing yards per contest...led Marshall with 30 kick returns for 790 yards (26.3 yards per return)...his 1,095 yards rushing ranks as the 12th highest single season total in school history...generated 165.2 all-purpose yards per game...eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in seven games...recorded a season-high 142 yards on just 16 carries vs. UCF...recorded 262 all-purpose yards at West Virginia.
FRESHMAN Season (2007)
The true freshman saw action in all 12 games and earned nine starts en route to establishing himself as Conference USA[apos]s top freshman running back...led the Thundering Herd with 631 rushing yards on only 123 attempts for an average of 5.1 yards per carry en route to being named to the All C-USA Freshman Team by league media members and coaches...scored three rushing touchdowns and average 52.6 yards per game...caught 14 passes for 119 yards out of the backfield...returned 19 kicks for 556 yards (29.3 yards per return average) and one touchdown...led the team with 1,306 all-purpose yards and 108.8 yards per game...rushed for 80 yards on only 11 carries and returned the opening kickoff 77 yards against West Virginia...rushed for a season-high 90 yards and a touchdown at Memphis...returned a kick 91 yards for a touchdown against UAB and ended that game with four returns for a season-high 163 yards to go with 60 rushing yards on just nine carries.
High School
A first-team Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State selection in 2005 and 2006...Rushed for 2,153 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2006 and 2,300 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2005...Scored 74 touchdowns in his prep career...rated as a Top 50 player in Georgia by Rivals.com.
Personal
Born February, 21 1989...Parents are Ingrid and Dexter Marshall...majoring in management.
