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2 J.C. Baker

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yuma, Ariz.
  • Highschool Yuma

Biography

SENIOR (2014): Honorable Mention All-MVFC... started all 12 games... team-leading 1,265 rushing yards and tied for the team lead with five rushing TDs... caught 25 passes for 198 yards and three TDs... finished season with 10th-most rushing yards and ended his two-year career sixth all-time in yards (2,414)... also ranked fifth with 13 career 100-yard rushing games... his 198 receiving yards ended as ninth-most by a running back in program history... named to the College Football Performance Award Watch List at Running Back... Second Team preseason MVFC by College Sports Madness... rushed for game-high 137 yards (8.1 ypc) and a TD against Valparaiso... caught a 40-yard TD pass also against Valpo... tied his career-high with two TDs accounted for... rushed for 60 yards on 22 carries at Wisconsin... game-high 130 rushing yards on 20 attempts against Drake, and caught two passes for 19 yards... rushed for 83 yards on 20 attempts at Northwestern, and caught three passes for 20 yards... rushed for 50 yards (13 attempts) and caught five passes for 40 yards at Southern Illinois, including a 23-yard touchdown... rushed for career-high 175 yards and a touchdown against North Dakota State... gained the most yards versus the Bison than any runner all season... Honorable Mention performer by the College Football Performance Awards... rushed for a game-high 96 yards on 23 attempts and caught two passes for seven yards at Youngstown State... team-leading 111 yards on 26 attempts with a touchdown against Illinois State... marked his 11th career 100-yard rushing game... gained 45 rushing yards and matched a career-high of six receptions totaling 40 yards against Northern Iowa... game-high 118 rushing yards (on 21 attempts) and caught three passes for 30 yards and a TD at South Dakota... 97 yards and a TD (23 yds) on 21 rushing attempts at South Dakota State... closed out his career with a game-high 163 yards on 26 attempts against Indiana State and scored a TD.

JUNIOR (2013): Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... MVFC All-Newcomer Team... runner-up as MVFC 'Newcomer of the Year'... Third Team All-MVFC by College Sports Madness... his 1,149 rushing yards are third in the MVFC and 22nd-best in the country, in addition ranks 57th in all-purpose yards with 111.0 per game... already tied for seventh all-time in Western history with seven 100-yard rushing games... ended eighth on the season 'Top 10' list averaging 5.33 yards per carry... led Western rushing for six touchdowns... his 183 receiving yards placed him ninth on the season list for most receiving yards by a running back... in his Leatherneck debut recorded 46 net rushing yards and caught three passes for three yards against Hampton... tallied 144 yards on 14 attempts (10.3 ypc) and two touchdowns against Quincy (43 and 9 yards)... named Honorable Mention by the College Football Performance Awards... team-high 50 rushing yards on seven attempts at Minnesota... gained 108 yards on the ground at UNLV, averaged 7.2 yards per carry... rushed for 104 yards on 13 attempts against South Dakota, including a long of 54 yards... turned in the longest rush by a Leatherneck in two years... caught game-high five passes totaling 33 yards against USD... named Missouri Valley Football Conference ‘Newcomer of the Week’ for his performance... team-leading 49 yards on 10 attempts at Illinois State... caught a pass in the game... season-high 27 rushing attempts totaling 112 yards with two touchdowns against South Dakota State... season-high 148 rushing yards on 28 attempts at Youngstown State, and added four catches for 22 yards... named Honorable Mention by the College Football Performance Awards following the YSU game... led with 74 rushing yards on 23 attempts and matched a career-high of five receptions for 35 yards against Missouri State... rushed for a personal- and game-high 163 yards on 25 attempts with two touchdowns against Southern Illinois... named Honorable Mention by the College Football Performance Awards following the SIU game... broke the 1,000 yard mark at Indiana State (on his first carry)... recorded a game-high 109 yards on 23 attempts... rushed for 42 yards on 17 attempts at Northern Iowa with a career-high six receptions for 52 yards... named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

CAREER-HIGH RUSH YARDS: 175 vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10/4/14)
CAREER-HIGH ATTEMPTS: 28 at Youngstown State (10/19/13)
CAREER-HIGH TOUCHDOWNS: 2 on three occasions
CAREER-HIGH RECEPTIONS: 6 on two occasions


Transferred to Western after playing at Arizona Western College... AT ARIZONA WESTERN: Played six games during the 2012 season... finished with 405 yards on 76 attempts, averaging 5.3 yards per carry... his seven touchdowns ranked him fifth among Arizona Community College Athletic Conference... had five touchdowns during a three-game stretch, one versus Eastern Arizona (60 yds on 2 carries), two at Phoenix College (73 yards on nine attempts) and two against Mesa Community (105 yards on 18 attempts)... ended his JUCO career with 80 yards on 16 attempts and a score in a 42-37 win over Nassau Community College.

MAJOR: General Studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2013Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 190 lbs
    38
  • 2

    2014Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    2