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Daniel Dufrene Class: Senior Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. High School: Stranahan Last College: College of the Sequoias Height / Weight: 5-11 / 205 Position: RB Experience: 1-1

2008: Played in 11 games and started seven at tailback ... Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in rushing with 60.3 yards per game ... Caught six passes for 51 yards in the season finale at Northwestern ... Rushed eight times for 79 yards against Ohio State and caught a game-high five passes for 42 yards ... Had six rushes for 36 yards against Western Michigan, also catching two passes ... Rushed seven times for 30 yards against Wisconsin, also catching a pass ... Had six carries for 31 yards against Indiana, also catching two passes for 13 yards ... Had 10 carries for 36 yards against Minnesota, also catching a pass for seven yards ... Totaled 112 all-purpose yards at Michigan ... Had a career-high 66 receiving yards against the Wolverines, including a 57-yard TD reception ... Also had 15 rushes for 46 yards at Michigan ... Rushed 14 times for 96 yards at Penn State ... Had a career-high 126 rushing yards on 19 carries against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Also caught the first TD pass of his career against ULL ... Rushed for 99 yards on 13 carries against Eastern Illinois ... Totaled 125 all-purpose yards against Missouri, rushing for 75 and catching a career-high six passes for 50 yards.

2007: Played in all 13 games as a back-up running back to school record-holder Rashard Mendenhall ... Rushed for a career-high 106 yards at No. 1 Ohio State, including a career-long 80-yard rush on Illinois' second play from scrimmage ... Rushed twice for 15 yards at Minnesota ... Rushed four times for 19 yards and caught one pass for eight yards against Ball State ... Rushed two times for 21 yards and a touchdown against No. 25 Michigan ... Rushed three times for 24 yards against No. 5 Wisconsin ... Had one rush for six yards against No. 21 Penn State ... Rushed twice for six yards at Syracuse ... Rushed nine times for 51 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown, Illinois' longest rush of the season, against Western Illinois ... Caught two passes for one yard against WIU ... Rushed six times for 58 yards in his Illini debut against Missouri with a long rush of 30 yards ... All six carries against the Tigers went for positive yards.

Junior College/Vanderbilt/High School: An all-conference selection at College of the Sequoias, he rushed for 750 yards and nine touchdowns last season as a freshman ... Three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Signed with Vanderbilt out of high school and attended for one semester (redshirted) before transferring to the College of the Sequoias ... Rushed for 1,472 yards as a senior in high school, while scoring 15 touchdowns ... Recorded a career-high 245 yards and two touchdowns against Northeast High School ... Earned first-team All-Broward County and honorable mention all-state ... As a high school junior, rushed for 287 yards and four touchdowns and scored on a punt return ... Ran track and played basketball at Stranahan High School ... Played in the Dade-Broward All-Star game ... Named to Broward North-South All-Star roster.

Personal: Born Nov. 24, 1986 ... Chose Illinois over UCLA and Louisville.

Career Highs:

Carries: 19 vs. Louisiana Lafayette, 9/13/08
Rushing Yards: 126 vs. Louisiana Lafayette, 9/13/08
Rushing TD's: 1, twice (last time vs. Michigan 10/20/07)
Long Run: 80 at Ohio State, 11/10/07
Receptions: 6, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/22/08)
Receiving Yards: 66 at Michigan, 10/4/08
Long Reception: 57 at Michigan, 10/4/08
Receiving TDs: 1, twice (last time at Michigan 10/4/08)

Dufrene's Statistics:

Season Totals		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Ret				Punt Ret				all
Year		no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	c-a-i	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	purp
2007		47	294	2	80	3	9	0	8	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	303
2008		117	663	0	41	30	271	2	57	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	934
2009		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		164	957	2	80	33	280	2	57	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1237

Season Totals		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			pass	blkd	PAT	PAT
Year		solo	ast	total	tfl	yds	no.	yds	ff	fr	yds	no.	yds	qbh	brup	kick	kicks	rush	rcv	saf	pts
2007		0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	12
2008		0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	1	0	14
2009		0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	1	0	26

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2009		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Ret				Punt Ret				all
Date	Opponent	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	c-a-i	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	purp
Sept. 5, 2009	vs. Missouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept. 12, 2009	ILLINOIS STATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept. 26, 2009	at Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 3, 2009	PENN STATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 10, 2009	MICHIGAN STATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 17, 2009	at Indiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 24, 2009	at Purdue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 31, 2009	MICHIGAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 7, 2009	at Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 14, 2009	NORTHWESTERN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 27, 2009	at Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec. 5, 2009	FRESNO STATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Games played: XX

2009		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			pass	blkd	PAT	PAT
Date	Opponent	solo	ast	total	tfl	yds	no.	yds	ff	fr	yds	no.	yds	qbh	brup	kick	kicks	rush	rcv	saf	pts
Sept. 5, 2009	vs. Missouri	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sept. 12, 2009	ILLINOIS STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sept. 26, 2009	at Ohio State	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 3, 2009	PENN STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 10, 2009	MICHIGAN STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 17, 2009	at Indiana	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 24, 2009	at Purdue	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 31, 2009	MICHIGAN	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 7, 2009	at Minnesota	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 14, 2009	NORTHWESTERN	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov. 27, 2009	at Cincinnati	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Dec. 5, 2009	FRESNO STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0

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2008		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Ret				Punt Ret				all
Date	Opponent	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	c-a-i	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	purp
Aug 30, 2008	vs. Missouri	13	75	0	41	6	50	0	17	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	125
Sep 06, 2008	EASTERN ILLINOIS	13	99	0	26	1	2	0	2	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
Sep 13, 2008	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	19	126	0	27	3	24	1	10	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
Sep 27, 2008	at Penn State	14	96	0	30	1	-3	0	-3	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93
Oct 4, 2008	at Michigan	15	46	0	12	2	66	1	57	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	112
Oct 11, 2008	MINNESOTA	10	36	0	7	1	7	0	7	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43
Oct. 18, 2008	INDIANA	6	31	0	11	2	13	0	10	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44
Oct 25, 2008	at Wisconsin	7	30	0	8	1	7	0	7	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
Nov 8, 2008	vs. Western Michigan	6	36	0	11	2	12	0	12	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
Nov 15, 2008	OHIO STATE	8	79	0	24	5	42	0	15	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121
Nov 22, 2008	at Northwestern	6	9	0	5	6	51	0	18	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60

Games played: 11

2008		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			pass	blkd	PAT	PAT
Date	Opponent	solo	ast	total	tfl	yds	no.	yds	ff	fr	yds	no.	yds	qbh	brup	kick	kicks	rush	rcv	saf	pts
Aug 30, 2008	vs. Missouri	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	1	0	2
Sep 06, 2008	EASTERN ILLINOIS	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sep 13, 2008	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	6
Sep 27, 2008	at Penn State	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct 4, 2008	at Michigan	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	6
Oct 11, 2008	MINNESOTA	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct 18, 2008	INDIANA	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct 25, 2008	at Wisconsin	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 08, 2008	vs. Western Michigan	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 15, 2008	OHIO STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 22, 2008	at Northwestern	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0

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2007		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Ret				Punt Ret				all
Date	Opponent	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	c-a-i	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	no.	yds	td	lg	purp
Sep 01, 2007	vs Missouri	6	58	0	30	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
Sep 08, 2007	WESTERN ILLINOIS	9	51	1	32	2	1	0	5	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
Sep 15, 2007	at Syracuse	2	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Sep 22, 2007	at Indiana	3	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Sep 29, 2007	PENN STATE	1	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Oct 06, 2007	WISCONSIN	3	24	0	15	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
Oct. 13, 2007	at Iowa	2	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Oct 20, 2007	MICHIGAN	2	21	1	13	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21
Oct 27, 2007	BALL STATE	4	19	0	9	1	8	0	8	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
Nov 03, 2007	at Minnesota	2	15	0	19	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
Nov 10, 2007	at Ohio State	8	106	0	80	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
Nov 17, 2007	NORTHWESTERN	4	-7	0	8	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7
Jan 1, 2008	vs. USC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 6.3 Avg per catch: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 23.3 Total offense avg/gm: 22.6

2007		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			pass	blkd	PAT	PAT
Date	Opponent	solo	ast	total	tfl	yds	no.	yds	ff	fr	yds	no.	yds	qbh	brup	kick	kicks	rush	rcv	saf	pts
Sep 01, 2007	vs Missouri	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sep 08, 2007	WESTERN ILLINOIS	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	6
Sep 15, 2007	at Syracuse	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sep 22, 2007	at Indiana	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Sep 29, 2007	PENN STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct 06, 2007	WISCONSIN	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct. 13, 2007	at Iowa	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Oct 20, 2007	MICHIGAN	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	6
Oct 27, 2007	BALL STATE	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 03, 2007	at Minnesota	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 10, 2007	at Ohio State	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nov 17, 2007	NORTHWESTERN	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jan 1, 2008	vs. USC	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0

updated 6/09