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2018 Football Roster

23 Clay McKenzie

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Callisburg, Texas
  • Highschool Callisburg

Biography

Back for a second senior season at running back is one of the top offensive threats in NCAA Division II ... Only appeared in one and a half games last season before a knee injury ended the year and is now poised to return stronger than ever and finish his brilliant career at Central in style ... A veteran with the ball in his hands is capable of  charging through the line for big plays ... Valued also as a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield ... Can do damage in the return game as well and has racked up at least 1,000 all-purpose yards twice as a Broncho ... Ranks as one of the better running backs in UCO history, with his 3,263 career all-purpose yards putting him 10th in school history ... Already owns the record for most 100-yard games in a season (8) and also has the third-most yards in one game (248) ... Is also ninth on the career rushing list with 2,645 yards on 509 attempts ... Is currently sixth on the UCO all-time scoring list with 234 points, all from his 39 career touchdowns ... Has 37 career rushing touchdowns and two career receiving scores.

2017: Went out in second game of the season with a season-ending knee injury ... Tallied 29 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns that time ... Had 94 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening rout of Lindenwood ... Scored on a 12-yard run ... Scored once again in Week 2 (a 1-yard run) against Pitt State before injuring his knee there in the second quarter.

2016: Earned All-MIAA honors for the second year in a row after another dominating performance in the UCO backfield ... Rushed for 785 yards, garnered 192 yards receiving and totaled 23 yards on the one kickoff he returned in 2016 ... Scored 13 touchdowns - all in the ground game - to give him 37 for his career ... Scored a touchdown in nine of 11 games last season ... Had a season-high three rushing touchdowns against Missouri Southern ... Scored two touchdowns in each of the first two games of the season ... Hit the 100-yard mark against Central Missouri (105 yards) and against Northeastern State (145).

2015: Led the league in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards in garnering a variety of post-season accolades ... Was a first-team All-MIAA pick, gained first- and second-team All-Region recognition, claimed oklahomasports.net Offensive Player of the Year honors and was an honorable mention All-American by d2football.com ... Rushed for 1,499 yards and 19 touchdowns on 246 carries while adding 43 catches for 403 yards and two scores in finishing with 1,902 all-purpose yards ... Finished sixth nationally in rushing TDs, seventh in rushing and 16th in all-purpose yards ... Ranked second on UCO’s all-purpose yardage list and third in rushing and points (126) ... Rushed for 100-plus yards in seven straight games and tied a school record for most 100-yard games in a season (eight) ... MIAA Offensive Player of the Week after racking up 248 yards -- the third-best game in school history -- and three TDs on 33 carries in rout of Northeastern State ... Also ran for three scores in 17-carry, 167-yard outing against Pittsburg State while adding career highs for catches (seven) and yards (68) ...  Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2014: Was the team’s third-leading rusher with 246 yards and three TDs on 63 carries ... Gained season-best 59 yards on nine tries against Lindenwood and had season-high 13 carries for 49 yards and a TD in romp over Nebraska-Kearney ... Was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2013: Sat out redshirt season.

High School: Two-way star as quarterback-defensive back at Callisburg (Texas) High School ... All-District MVP as a senior after racking up 2,279 total yards -- 1,719 of it rushing -- and 34 TDs in leading team to first-ever district title ... Also a state qualifier in track for the Wildcats.
 
Personal: Business administration major looking to have his own business ... Enjoys playing guitar and working on diesel trucks as hobbies ... Names ‘‘Varsity Blues” as his favorite sports movie ... Birthdate is Oct. 12, 1994.

Statistics

Season:
2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    30
  • 23

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 209 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 209 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2018Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    23
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