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Northeastern  Profiles - #21 Peter Harris

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#21 Peter Harris
Sr. RB
6'0 - 211
Stoughton, MA (Brockton HS/Foothill CC)
Individual statistics
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Harris missed the bulk of two straight seasons with injuries, but returned as a capable reserve in 2002. He will compete for carries in a crowded backfield in his final season.

2002: Played in eight games...ran nine times for 41 yards against Lock Haven...had solid back-to-back games against Rhode Island (eight rushes, 48 yards) and then Harvard (season highs of 14 carries and 68 yards)...also caught a career-high four passes for 29 yards and a TD in the URI game...had a key eight-yard catch on the final drive of Richmond game, helping set up Miro Kesic’s 57-yard, game-winning field goal.

2001: Rushed three times for total of two yards at Hofstra...knee injury cost him the rest of the season...qualified for medical redshirt.

2000: NU’s leading rusher in the two games he played...ran for 107 yards and two TDs on 21 carries against Albany and 52 yards at UNH...out rest of the year with a hamstring injury.

Before NU: Attended Northfield Mount Hermon in 1997-98...played football at Foothill Community College following his prep schooling...named Foothill Student-Athlete of the Year for football in 1999-2000...one of the nation’s top high school running backs from 1993-96 at Brockton High...senior captain...an All-Scholastic pick three times...named state Player of the Year as a sophomore and senior...led Brockton to ’96 Super Bowl title with 197 yards and two TDs in the title game...averaged 250 yards and three TDs a game as a senior...set school records for TDs in a season (32), career rushing yards (5273), yards in a single game (409) and TDs in a single game (six).

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1978...Psychology major...Class of 2003.

  #21 Peter Harris Statistics

  RUSHING           G   Att    Yds  TD  Lg Avg/C Avg/G
  2000...........   2    36    159   2  30   4.4  79.5
  2001...........   1     3      2   0   2   0.7   2.0
  2002...........   8    45    202   0  23   4.5  25.3
  TOTAL..........  11    84    363   2  30   4.3  33.0

  RECEIVING         G   Rec    Yds  TD  Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
  2000...........   2     2     10   0   7   1.0   5.0   5.0
  2001...........   1     0      0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0
  2002...........   8     6     37   1  13   0.8   6.2   4.6
  TOTAL..........  11     8     47   1  13   0.7   5.9   4.3

  ALL PURPOSE       G  Rush   Rec    PR    KR    FR    IR  Total Avg/G
  2000...........   2   159    10     0     0     0     0    169  84.5
  2001...........   1     2     0     0     0     0     0      2   2.0
  2002...........   8   202    37     0     0     0     0    239  29.9
  TOTAL..........  11   363    47     0     0     0     0    410  37.3

  SCORING           G    TD  Rush  Pass Retn  PAT 2PAT   FG  Total Avg/G
  2000...........   2     2     2     0    0    0    0    0     12   6.0
  2001...........   1     0     0     0    0    0    0    0      0   0.0
  2002...........   8     1     0     1    0    0    0    0      6   0.8
  TOTAL..........  11     3     2     1    0    0    0    0     18   1.6


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