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Shippensburg University Athletics

2011 Football Roster

4 Roshaan McCain

  • Position Halfback
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 181
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chester Springs
  • Major Human Communications Studies
  • Highschool Downingtown West

Biography

2010 (R-Junior): Displayed his patented rushing prowess out of the backfield for the Red Raiders…ranked third on the team with 62 carries for 258 yards…finished second on the squad with six rushing touchdowns…averaged 4.2 yards per carry…thrived against Kutztown, running 13 times for a season-high 75 yards and a touchdown…scored three times in the home victory over Cheyney…also reached the end zone in the season opener against Shepherd and the season finale against Lock Haven…ran the ball at least five times in six of the final seven games of the season…caught three passes for 15 yards…totaled 11 rushes of 10 or more yards.

2009 (R-Sophomore): Continued to showcase his big-play ability with another stellar season as a halfback in the Red Raider offense…averaged a team-best 8.0 yards per carry over the course of 39 rushes in 11 games…totaled 311 rushing yards and four touchdowns…caught five passes for 59 yards… named the PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Player of the Week on September 27 after a virtuoso performance at Millersville in which he had the most rushing yards in a single game for SU since NFL pro John Kuhn in 2004…finished with just eight carries against the Marauders but totaled 188 rushing yards and three touchdowns… averaged 23.5 yards per carry broke through for a 72-yard touchdown run in the second quarter…also had touchdown runs of one and nine yards…totaled 24 rushing yards and a touchdown against Lock Haven…had three carries for 36 yards at C.W. Post…hauled in two receptions for 38 yards against Shepherd…recorded a solo tackle in the postseason against Cal.

2008 (R-Freshman): Displayed excellent breakaway speed and a dynamic burst from the left halfback position in his first full season with the team…finished third on the team with 325 rushing yards on just 52 carries, an average of 6.2 yards per rush…scored three touchdowns…gained a career-high 137 yards on just 16 carries against Cheyney, the most yards in a game for an SU back since 2005…posted a season-long run of 38 yards against the Wolves…averaged 13 yards per reception on three catches, including a season-long 21 yards…served as one of the primary kickoff return specialists and averaged 18 yards per runback on 11 touches…ranked third on the team with 51.5 all-purpose yards per contest…made a solo tackle against Millersville…earned two or more carries in 10 of the team’s 11 games…ran for 66 yards on eight carries at Lock Haven and 51 yards on eight carries against Bloomsburg.

2007 (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Downingtown West High School: Excelled as a three-year letterwinner at running back for the Whippets under head coach Mike Milano in the Chesmont Conference…totaled 1,800 yards and 450 receiving yards over the course of his career along with one tackle…scored 33 touchdowns in his senior year, including five in one league game…was First Team All-Area and All-State…competed in the Valor Bowl and the East-West All-Star Game…named the MVP of the Valor Bowl…received the Chesmont MVP award as a running back…also competed in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Roshaan McCain.…is the son of Daryl and Veronica McCain…majoring in human communication studies.

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