Career Highlights
• Thomas is a candidate to start at one of the halfback positions.
• Career Games/Starts: 31/9 ... Bison debut: vs. Missouri-Rolla (8/31/02) ... First Career Start: vs. Missouri-Rolla (8/31/02)
• Career Stats: 301 rushes, 1,228 yards, 7 TD; 8 receptions, 3 yards ... became the 26th Bison with more than 1,000 career rushing yards ... enters the season ranked 17th on career rushing list ... ranks 18th in career rushes ... needs 461 rushing yards to move into the career top 10.
2004
• Games/Starts: 11/1 ... served as a reserve tailback.
• 60 rushes for 194 yards and 2 TD ... rushed for a season-high 107 yards on 22 carries at Missouri Southern.
• Rushed for TD at Missouri Southern and vs. West Georgia ... also recovered a fumble following an interception at Missouri Southern.
2003
• Games/Starts: 10/6
• Alternated with DeJuan Patton at tailback ... led the team with 131 carries, 490 yards, and 3 TD.
• Set season-highs with 23 carries for 97 yards against West Alabama ... both were the highest marks by a Bison in 2003 ... made 4 receptions for 13 yards.
• Scored 3 of Harding’s 5 rushing TD on the season ... found the endzone against Henderson State (5 yards), Southern Arkansas (11 yards), and Ouachita Baptist (2 yards).
2002
• Games/Starts: 10/2
• Recorded 110 carries for a team-leading 544 yards and 2 TD ... became only the fourth freshman ever to lead the Bisons in rushing (Eugene Carodine, 1980; Alan Dixon, 1970; and Jim Howard, 1964) ... teamed with Robert Lolohea and DeJuan Patton to become the first trio of HU running backs to each surpass 500 rushing yards in a season.
• Set a season-high with 129 yards on 20 carries against Missouri-Rolla in his Bison debut ... joined Patton as the first Harding freshmen to rush for over 100 yards in their first action as Bisons ... notched 100-yard games against Arkansas Tech (18 for 128) and West Alabama (16 for 127) ... had a TD in each game.
Previous School
• Started at tailback for Nimitz High School in Houston, Texas ... coached by Randy Rowe.
Personal
• Born: July 24, 1983 ... Major: Accounting ... Parents: Reginald and Sharona Thomas.
• Hobbies include watching movies and surfing the web ... aspires to a career at an accounting firm ... would like to travel to New York ... favorites include Love and Basketball (movie) and business law (class at Harding).
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2002................ 10 110 544 2 36 4.9 54.4
2003................ 10 131 490 3 32 3.7 49.0
2004................ 11 60 194 2 14 3.2 17.6
TOTAL............... 31 301 1228 7 36 4.1 39.6
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2002................ 10 544 0 544 54.4
2003................ 10 490 0 490 49.0
2004................ 11 194 0 194 17.6
TOTAL............... 31 1228 0 1228 39.6
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2002................ 10 4 -10 0 2 0.4 -2.5 -1.0
2003................ 10 4 13 0 12 0.4 3.2 1.3
2004................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 31 8 3 0 12 0.3 0.4 0.1
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2002................ 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2003................ 10 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2004................ 11 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL............... 31 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 1 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2002................ 10 544 -10 0 0 0 534 53.4
2003................ 10 490 13 0 0 0 503 50.3
2004................ 11 194 0 0 0 0 194 17.6
TOTAL............... 31 1228 3 0 0 0 1231 39.7
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2002................ 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
2003................ 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.8
2004................ 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
TOTAL............... 31 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 1.4
Career Highs
Carries - 23 vs. West Alabama (10/4/03)
Rushing Yards - 129 vs. Missouri-Rolla (11/9/02)
Rushing TD - 1 (seven times), last vs. West Georgia (9/11/04)
Receptions - 2 at Arkansas-Monticello (10/25/03)
Receiving Yards - 12 vs. Henderson State (10/18/03)
