Player Bio: Louis Rankin - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Football
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09/01/2007
Washington 42, Syracuse 12 - Aug. 31, 2007q
Washington 42, Syracuse 12 - Aug. 31, 2007 (AP Photo Gallery)
09/02/2006
Washington vs. San Jose State
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| Louis Rankin's uncle is former NFL receiver Webster Slaughter. Slaughter played for five teams in the NFL from 1986-98. |
2006: Won the Husky Fever 12th Man (offense) award at the team's postseason banquet ... played in all 12 games at tailback ... started vs. Arizona State and Oregon ... led the Huskies in rushing with 666 yards on 142 carries, an average of 4.7 yards per rush ... shared the team lead with four rushing touchdowns ... finished the season ranked eighth in the Pac-10 in rushing at 55.5 yards per game ... also fourth on the team (and first among non-wide receivers) in receiving with 13 catches for 75 yards ... posted three 100-yard rushing games during the season ... opened the year rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 carries vs. San Jose State ... scored on runs of 34 and 68 yards vs. the Spartans ... followed that with a 17-carry, 112-yard game at Oklahoma ... ran for 118 yards on 17 carries at Washington State, including a 77-yard touchdown run, the Huskies' longest play from scrimmage all season ... also scored an eight-yard touchdown in the Apple Cup ... rushed for 63 yards and caught two passes in win at Arizona ... rushed for 88 yards on 22 carries at Cal ... ran for 67 yards vs. Arizona State, when he also caught a season-high six passes for 46 yards ... won the UW's Pepsi Player of the Week Award after the Washington State win.
2005: Started the first seven games of he year before being sidelined with a toe injury ... rushed for 112 yards in first-career start vs. Air Force ... is the first UW back since Corey Dillon (1996) to top 100 yards in his starting debut ... average of 4.7 yards per carry in 2005 was highest by UW back with at least 100 carries since 2001 ... also caught seven passes for 54 yards ... was the first UW back since Rich Alexis (2004) with three 100-yard games in one season ... ironically, Alexis also appeared in only the first seven games that year ... set a new career high with 115 yards on 19 carries vs. Idaho ... scored his first career touchdown on 48-yard run vs. the Vandals ... ran 18 times for 109 yards at UCLA ... also had a 50-yard touchdown run called back against the Bruins for holding.
2004: Appeared in eight games, including each of the final six ... was a regular on special teams as a kick returner ... saw first career game action at Notre Dame, gaining 25 yards on five carries ... returned kicks last five games of the year ... had a 53-yard kick return at Oregon, longest of the year by a Husky ... also had a 46 yard kickoff return vs. California. 2003: Redshirted the season ... received the Bob Jarvis Award as Offensive Scout Squad MVP following the season ... also earned a weekly scout-squad MVP honor, for his work prior to UW's win over Oregon State.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL: Parents are Cliff and Wendy Smith ... scored 41 touchdowns as a senior to rank second in California ... 41 touchdowns was top mark ever for Stockton prep player and fifth best mark by a San Joaquin Section player ... 34 of Rankin's touchdowns came on the ground ... rushed for 2,245 yards ... 14 receptions led to five scores and 272 yards .... also scored twice on kick returns ... first-team all-state pick by CalHi Sports as a multi-purpose player ... team was 12-2 his senior season and won the San Joaquin League for the second consecutive season ... reached the championship game of the Division I playoffs ... team was 11-2 his junior season ... one of 10 finalists for the Cal-Hi Sports California Mr. Football player of the year award ... also a member of the Trojans' basketball and track teams ... named to PrepStar's All-West Region team.
Rankin's Career Statistics
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2004................ 8 9 35 0 9 3.9 4.4 2005................ 7 104 485 1 49 4.7 69.3 2006................ 12 142 666 4 77 4.7 55.5 2007................ 13 233 1294 6 47 5.6 99.5 TOTAL............... 40 488 2480 11 77 5.1 62.0
PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic 2004................ 8 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2005................ 7 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2006................ 12 1- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2007................ 13 4- 2- 0 31 1 16 50.0 7.8 2.4 197.6 TOTAL............... 40 5- 2- 0 31 1 16 40.0 6.2 0.8 158.1
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2004................ 8 35 0 35 4.4 2005................ 7 485 0 485 69.3 2006................ 12 666 0 666 55.5 2007................ 13 1294 31 1325 101.9 TOTAL............... 40 2480 31 2511 62.8
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2004................ 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2005................ 7 6 54 0 29 0.9 9.0 7.7 2006................ 12 13 75 0 16 1.1 5.8 6.2 2007................ 13 20 126 2 43 1.5 6.3 9.7 TOTAL............... 40 39 255 2 43 1.0 6.5 6.4
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2004................ 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2005................ 7 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2006................ 12 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2007................ 13 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL............... 40 4 0 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2004................ 8 10 230 0 53 23.0 28.8 2005................ 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2006................ 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2007................ 13 40 976 1 89 24.4 75.1 TOTAL............... 40 51 1206 1 89 23.6 30.1
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2004................ 8 35 0 0 230 0 265 33.1 2005................ 7 485 54 0 0 0 539 77.0 2006................ 12 666 75 0 0 0 741 61.8 2007................ 13 1294 126 0 976 0 2396 184.3 TOTAL............... 40 2480 255 0 1206 0 3941 98.5
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2004................ 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2005................ 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.9 2006................ 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.0 2007................ 13 9 6 2 1 0 0 0 54 4.2 TOTAL............... 40 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 84 2.1
