Montee Ball

Montee Ball

Wisconsin Badgers — No. 28
Running Back	Junior
Major: Sociology
Date of birth: December 5, 1990 (1990-12-05) (age 20)
Place of birth: Wentzville, Missouri
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Weight: 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Career history
High school: Timberland High School,[1] Wentzville, Missouri
College(s): Wisconsin (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards
Honorable mention All-Big Ten consensus (2010) Big Ten single season record touchdowns - 30 (2011)

Montee Ball (born December 5, 1990)^[2] is an American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.

College career

Ball began the 2010 season as the backup running back to John Clay, the 2009 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. Clay was somewhat limited in 2010 as he nursed offseason ankle surgery and later an MCL injury, so Ball gained a prominent role in the Badgers offense, along with freshman back James White. At the end of the 2010 season, Ball rushed for 996 yards which was third on the team behind James White and John Clay and led the Badgers with 18 rushing touchdowns.^[3]

On November 5, 2011, Ball rushed for a career high 223 yards against the Purdue Boilermakers. During that game, Ball scored four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving) which gave him 146 total points scored on the season. This broke Brian Calhoun's school record for total points in a single season of 144.

On November 12, 2011, Ball broke the single season Big Ten Conference record for touchdowns by rushing for two and receiving one against the Minnesota. Ball had 27 touchdowns (23 rushing and 4 receiving) through the season at the end of that game. The previous record of 26 was held by Ohio State's Pete Johnson (1975), Indiana's Anthony Thompson (1988) and Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter (1994).

On November 19, 2011, Ball became just the fifth player in NCAA Division I FBS history to score 30 touchdowns in a single season.

College statistics

Year	Team	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TDs	Rec	Yards	TDs
2009	Wisconsin	98	391	4.0	35	4	9	92	0
2010	Wisconsin	163	996	6.1	44	18	16	128	0
2011	Wisconsin	223	1,466	6.6	54	25	16	233	5
College Totals		484	2,853	5.9	54	47	41	453	5

References

1. ^ Timberland High School in Wentzville, MO
2. ^ http://mystack.stack.com/people/viewprofile.aspx?id=81bb66d0-f6d7-41a7-9b35-f3cb7e1ee99f
3. ^ Player Bio: Montee Ball - UWBadgers.com - The Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers

External links

• Wisconsin Badgers bio
• Montee Ball Website

Persondata
Name	Ball, Montee
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	December 5, 1990
Place of birth	Wentzville, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death