2015 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Lavon Coleman
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lompoc, Calif.
- High School:
- Lompoc
2017: Played in 13 games and started two, during the regular season ... had 14 carries for 44 yards, plus two receptions for 11 yards and a touchdown, in the Huskies' season opening win over Rutgers ... 33 yards and a touchdown on just three carries in the win over Montana ... 13 yards on seven carries in the win over Fresno State ... missed the Colorado game ... 70 yards on nine carries in the UW win at Oregon State ... 24 yards on four carries, plus one reception, in the Cal game ... five carries for 20 yards, plus a 24-yard reception at Arizona State ... named the coaches' offensive player of the game for the UCLA win, rushing for 94 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries ... also had two catches for 46 yards against the Bruins ... caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the 38-3 victory over Oregon, when he also had 12 carries for 31 yards ... nine carries for 25 yards, plus an 18-yard reception, at Stanford ... 28 yards on six carries, plus three receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown, in the win over Utah ... started in the win over WSU, but left the game early due to injury ... two carries for 18 yards vs. the Cougars ... four carries and one reception vs. Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl ... earned the Iron Husky Award at the UW postseason awards banquet.
2016: Easily broke the school record for yards per carry, finishing with a 7.5-yard average, over a yard better than the previous record (6.4, Rich Alexis) ... rushed for 852 yards on 114 carries ... had three carries for seven yards in the win over Rutgers ... four carries for 14 yards, plus a 12-yard reception, in the win over Idaho ... three carries for 37 yards, plus a tackle and a fumble recovery, in the win over Portland State ... had an outstanding game at Arizona, rushing for 181 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries, good for a 16.5-yard-per-carry average ... scored on a 55-yard run that gave the Huskies the lead in the fourth quarter ... on the first play of overtime at Arizona, carried the ball from the 25 to the one ... named the team's offensive player of the game for the Arizona win ... 74 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the win over No. 7 Stanford, when he also recovered a fumble on the punt coverage team ... amassed 60 yards on just six carries in the Huskies' 70-21 win at Oregon ... seven carries for 37 yards against Oregon State ... ran for 60 yards on just eight carries in the win at No. 17 Utah ... rushed for 108 yards on just seven carries, including a 49-yard touchdown run, in the Husky win at Cal ... carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards and a score in the win over Arizona State ... named the Husky coaches' offensive player of the after the win over Washington State, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries ... also had two possibly touchdown-saving tackles against the Cougars .. rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over Colorado ... 16 yards on seven attempts vs. Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ... earned the team's Special Teams MVP and the Husky Excellence Award at the team's postseason banquet.
2015: Played in all 13 games of the season ... saw action in the opener at Boise State, with one carry in the game ... 44 yards on just six carries in the win over Sacramento State ... one carry, plus a special teams tackle, in the win over Utah State ... made a tackle in the win at USC ... three carries for 13 yards and two receptions for 22 yards vs. Oregon ... two receptions in the Utah game ... named the team's special teams player of the game after the win at Oregon State, where he notched two tackles ... also rushed the ball seven times for 43 yards at OSU ... carried the ball nine times for 39 yards in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... started in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss, rushing for 39 yards on six carries.
2014: Played in 11 of 14 games ... missed Arizona State and Colorado games due to injury and didn't see any action in the bowl game ... made two starts and played in 11 of 13 games ... led the team with 78 yards, on 17 carries, in the win at Hawai'i ... reached the century mark in the victory over EWU, rushing for 118 yards and a TD on 17 carries ... made first start vs. Illinois, when he rushed for 46 yards on 18 carries and made two catches ... 13 carries for 44 yards, plus one reception, vs. Georgia State ... led the team with 58 yards on 14 carries vs. Stanford ... 15 carries for 66 yards in the win over Cal in Berkeley ... three receptions for 34 yards, plus 12 carries for 28 yards, at Oregon ... 31 yards on 12 rushing attempts at Arizona ... 11 carries for 69 yards in the victory over Oregon State ... 27 yards on nine carries in the Apple Cup victory at Washington State.
2013: Did not see any game action as a true freshman, preserving a year of eligibility ... won the UW's Bob Jarvis Offensive Scout Squad MVP award.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, helped Lompoc to a 12-1 record ... team had won 32 straight games before falling to Gardena Serra in the CIF Southern Section Western Division semi-finals ... missed much of senior season due to injury, but still rushed for 887 yards and nine touchdowns on 128 carries ... named first-team all-area despite missing time ... rushed for 233 yards on 26 carries in a win over Frontier ... went for 171 and two scores in a victory over Arroyo Grande as a senior ... chosen to play in the 2012 Cal State Game ... in 2011, rushed for 2,038 yards and 26 touchdowns on 295 carries ... named the CIF-SS Northwest Division Offensive Player of the Year as a junior ... team went 14-0 and won the CIF Southern Section Northwest championship, blanking Cabrillo, 21-0, in the title game, when Coleman rushed for 149 yards on 36 carries ... top game was in a 28-0 win over Templeton when he rushed for 216 yards on 26 carries ... also surpassed 200 yards vs. Torrance, rushing for 201 and three scores on 15 carries ... ran for 183 yards and two TDs on just 12 carries in a win over Morro Bay in 2011 ... also helped lead team to the CIF Southern Section Northwest championship as a sophomore in 2010 ... named in the Tacoma News-Tribune "Western 100" ... rated the No. 21 running back in the country by MaxPreps.com ... ranked as the No. 30 running back prospect and No. 247 overall recruit in the nation by scout.com ... listed as the No. 42 running back in the country and No. 63 recruit in California by rivals.com ... played for coach Andrew Jones at Lompoc, the alma mater of legendary UW tailback Napoleon Kaufman.
