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2008 Football Roster

1 Carl Sims

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown ,
  • Highschool Custer

Biography

At Western Illinois
2008 (Senior season): Played in seven games, starting five... caught 29 passes for 351 yards, leading the team in both categories... recorded a season-high 94 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin... had seven catches in his first appearance of the season, at South Dakota State... ended his career among the school's top-10 career leaders in receptions (136, 3rd), receiving touchdowns (11, T-9th) and receiving yards (1,724, 4th).

2007 (Junior season): Named to the Gateway All-Conference Honorable Mention Team... had three times more catches than WIU’s second-leading receiver... had a season-high nine catches against South Dakota State... averaged 118.5 yards over last two games... had a season-high 144 yards at Youngstown State... ranked second in the league in receptions per game and fourth in receiving yards and all-purpose yards per game.

2006 (Sophomore season): Earned honorable mention all-conference status... ranked among the top nine league receivers in yards per game and receptions per game... had a career-high nine catches for 153 yards against Illinois State... averaged 7.7 receptions and 111 yards in the first three league games... averaged a team-high 13.0 yards per catch.

2005 (Redshirt-Freshman season): Appeared in nine games... had 22 receptions for 306 yards and five touchdowns... recorded his first career touchdown at Toledo... became the first Western Illinois freshman with touchdown catches in his first two games... recorded his first multi-touchdown game against Southern Illinois, reaching the end zone on two of his four receptions... grabbed career highs of seven receptions and 108 yards at Indiana State... caught at least one pass in every game except the season finale... scored five touchdowns, tying for team-high honors... averaged 13.9 yards per catch.

2004 (Freshman season): Redshirted

High School
Caught 16 passes for 526 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior... earned all-conference honors as a receiver, defensive back and return specialist.

Personal
Son of Jimmie and Mary Sims... born August 14, 1985... major is African-American studies.

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g
2005 9 1 0 0 1 0.0 0.0
2006 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2007 10 3 9 0 18 3.0 0.9
2008 7 1 17 0 17 17.0 2.4
TOTAL 36 5 26 0 18 5.2 0.7
 
PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic
2005 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 10 0-1-1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -200.0
2008 7 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 36 0-1-1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -200.0
 
TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g
2005 9 0 0 0 0.0
2006 10 0 0 0 0.0
2007 10 9 0 9 0.9
2008 7 17 0 17 2.4
TOTAL 36 26 0 26 0.7
 
RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g
2005 9 22 306 5 34 2.4 13.9 34.0
2006 10 40 521 2 47 4.0 13.0 52.1
2007 10 45 546 2 53 4.5 12.1 54.6
2008 7 29 351 2 39 4.1 12.1 50.1
TOTAL 36 136 1724 11 53 3.8 12.7 47.9
 
SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g
2005 9 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 3.3
2006 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
2007 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
2008 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.7
TOTAL 36 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 66 1.8
 
PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2005 9 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 -0.1
2006 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2007 10 3 20 0 13 6.7 2.0
2008 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 36 4 19 0 13 4.8 0.5
 
KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2005 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.4
2006 10 3 54 0 29 18.0 5.4
2007 10 25 564 0 42 22.6 56.4
2008 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 36 29 622 0 42 21.4 17.3
 
ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g
2005 9 0 306 -1 4 0 309 34.3
2006 10 0 521 0 54 0 575 57.5
2007 10 9 546 20 564 0 1139 113.9
2008 7 17 351 0 0 0 368 52.6
TOTAL 36 26 1724 19 622 0 2391 66.4

 

Statistics

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2008

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2006Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2007Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2008Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 190 lbs
    1