Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018 Football Roster
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Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
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Eriksen, Ian
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Jersey Number 25
Ian Eriksen
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Clarkston
Bio
EMU: 2018: Made appearances in nine games for EMU, starting at running back in six of them… Accumulated 361 yards on 80 rushing attempts… Opened the season with 44 yards on the ground against Monmouth (Aug. 31)… Led all running backs with 96 yards on 15 carries in his senior game appearance against Akron (Nov. 10)… Scored his first touchdown of the season against the Zips (Nov. 10)… Led all running backs and recorded his lone 100+ yard rushing effort with 118 yards on 17 carries at Kent State (Nov. 23)… Named MAC Player of the Week Nov. 26…2017: Played in all 12 games, starting seven of them...Led the Eagles in rushing yards (810) and rushing touchdowns (8)...Had four games of at least 100 rushing yards (at Army (Oct. 14), Ball State (Nov. 2), at Miami (Nov. 15), Bowling Green (Nov. 21))...Opened the season with a seven carry, 37 yard game against Charlotte (Sept. 1) in which he found the end zone twice...Finished the season strong against Bowling Green (Nov. 21) where he rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns...Was a part of the passing game, his best outing coming against Kentucky (Sept. 30) where he caught four passes (tied for a season high) for 56 yards (season high)...Had a career high and team-long 71 yard rush against Miami (Nov. 5)...Second straight season leading the Eagles in rushing yards over the season...2016: Played in 11 games, starting eight of them...Carried the ball 184 times for a team-best 771 yards and nine touchdowns...The 184 carries were tied for 17th-most in EMU history while his nine TDs are tied for 16th-most in an EMU single season...Caught 21 passes for 243 yards...Ran for 97 yards and two scores against Mississippi Valley (Sept. 2) and followed it up with a 27 carry, 120 yard performance against Wyoming (Sept. 23)...Totaled 150 yards of total offense (109 rushing, 71 receiving) at Ball State (Nov. 8) as EMU became bowl eligible for the first time in 29 years..Ran for a career-best 171 yards and two scores during a midweek game versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 16)...2015: Appeared in 10 games for the Eagles, recording two tackles on special teams... Was named to the Academic All-MAC team...2014: One of the 2014 recruits who sat out the season as a redshirt with freshman eligibility in 2015...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Mich....Played under Head Coach Kurt Richardson as a Wolf...Ranked as the 14th-best player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press’ Mick McCabe on his Fab 50 team...Ranked as the third-best player in Michigan by MaxPreps and a two-star recruit by Rivals.com...Listed as the 124th-best player by Scout.com...Rated by The Detroit News as the top running back in the state as a senior...Named to the 2013 Detroit Free Press’ Dream Team...Carried the ball 232 times for 1,695 yards (7.3 yards per carry) and 26 touchdowns...Helped Clarkston run away from Detroit Catholic Central in the 2013 MHSAA Division 1 Football State Championship game as the program captured the first state title with a 32-14 victory at Ford Field...Carried the ball 32 times for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the state final...Ran for 1,087 yards (217.4 yards per game) and scored 16 touchdowns during the Wolves’ five playoff games in 2013...His best performance came in the semifinals against Flint Carman-Ainsworth when he rushed 44 times for 355 yards and six touchdowns in the Wolves’ 61-26 victory...Underwent arthroscopic surgery for a partially torn meniscus in his knee on Sept. 19, 2013, and missed four games...Immediately made an impact in his first start and first touch of 2012 with a 99-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff as he finished with six touchdowns and also 250 rushing yards against Rochester Adams...Set the school record with 34 touchdowns and 2,167 rushing yards on 319 carries (average carry 6.9 yards) in 2012...Earned all-state first team honors by several publications, as well as All-OAA Red Division, All-North Oakland Area and All-Oakland County after his dominating junior season...Garnered Metro Detroit Offensive Player of The Year accolades....Already has his jersey retired at Clarkston...Also earned all-state accolades as a sprinter in track and field...Qualified for two events for the D-1 state finals, the 200 meters and the 1,600-meter relay...Placed sixth in the state in the 200 meter to earn all-state accolades, while his 1,600 meter relay quartet finished 10th at state, two rungs away from an all-state medal...Was a honor roll student and graduated with cum laude honors...PERSONAL: Full name: Ian Carl Eriksen...Son of Lauren and Mark Eriksen...Has two sisters, Emma and Allie, and one brother, Nolan...Economics major.
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