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Elijah Howard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    176
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, TN
  • High School:
    Virginia Tech (Baylor School)
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    990
  • yds/g
    90.0
  • td
    5

Bio

At Virginia Tech: Played in 12 games, nine in 2022 ... Had a solo and two assisted tackles in that time

At Baylor School: Played running back for head coach Phillip Massey at Baylor … Ran for 800 yards in a shortened senior season while also recording 110 receiving yards and seven total TDs … Compiled 1,422 rushing yards and 22 TDs as a junior in 2019 … Ranked by Rivals as the No. 25 prospect in Tennessee.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14
  Total Conference
Rushes 170 116
Yards 990 539
Yards per game 90.0 77.0
Yards per rush 5.8 4.6
Touchdowns 5 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 10 50 5.0 27 1 - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 15 49 3.3 8 0 1 1
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 5 -2 -0.4 4 0 - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 16 146 9.1 82 1 - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 23 257 11.2 80 1 - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 17 52 3.1 19 0 - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 21 78 3.7 11 0 - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 17 128 7.5 51 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 14 119 8.5 70 2 - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 13 67 5.2 15 0 - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 19 46 2.4 7 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 15 15.0 15 0 1 1
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 20 20.0 20 0 - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 2 15 7.5 14 0 - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 4 54 13.5 45 0 - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 3 35 11.7 18 1 - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 2 12 6.0 9 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 2 56 28.0 39 0 - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 3 49 16.3 20 0 - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 24 24.0 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 20 20.0 20 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 1 50 - - - 50
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 49 15 - 56 120
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 1 -2 - - 49 47
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 146 13 - 24 183
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 257 20 - 20 297
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 52 - - 10 62
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 1 78 15 - - 93
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 128 1 - - 129
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 1 119 54 - - 173
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 1 67 35 - - 102
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 1 46 12 - - 58

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 12 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45
2024-25 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5
2024-25 - - - - - 0 -
Total 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1
Conference 7 116 539 77.0 4.6 2 70 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 84 530 106.0 6.3 2 80 1 1
Away 6 86 460 76.7 5.3 3 82 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 54 385 128.3 7.1 2 80 - -
Losses 8 116 605 75.6 5.2 3 82 1 1
Month                  
September 4 46 243 60.8 5.3 2 82 1 1
October 4 78 515 128.8 6.6 1 80 - -
November 3 46 232 77.3 5.0 2 70 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45
Conference 7 13 1.9 132 18.9 10.2 1 45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 5 1.0 48 9.6 9.6 0 20
Away 6 10 1.7 117 19.5 11.7 1 45
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 3 1.0 35 11.7 11.7 0 20
Losses 8 12 1.5 130 16.3 10.8 1 45
Month                
September 4 2 0.5 28 7.0 14.0 0 15
October 4 4 1.0 36 9.0 9.0 0 20
November 3 9 3.0 101 33.7 11.2 1 45

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
Conference 3 66 22.0 0 39 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 76 25.3 0 39 - - - - -
Away 5 83 16.6 0 24 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 1 20 20.0 0 20 - - - - -
Losses 7 139 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
Month                    
September 6 129 21.5 0 39 - - - - -
October 2 30 15.0 0 20 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5
Conference 7 539 132 - 66 737 105.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 530 48 - 76 654 130.8
Away 6 460 117 - 83 660 110.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 385 35 - 20 440 146.7
Losses 8 605 130 - 139 874 109.3
Month              
September 4 243 28 - 129 400 100.0
October 4 515 36 - 30 581 145.3
November 3 232 101 - - 333 111.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Conference 18 2.6 2 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 2.4 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Away 24 4.0 3 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 24 3.0 3 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
November 18 6.0 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Seven Named To All-NEC Football Teams

Toatley, Clark and Barnum tabbed to All-NEC First Team

November 21, 2023

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Football Falls to Saint Francis U on Senior Day

November 18, 2023

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Football Hosts Saint Francis Saturday For Senior Day

The Blue Devils will honor their senior class beginning at 11:40 am on Saturday

November 16, 2023

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Football Falls At Merrimack

Jack Barnum ties school record with 13th field goal of the year

November 11, 2023

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Football Heads North For Final Road Game of 2023 Campaign

The Blue Devils take on Merrimack Saturday at noon in North Andover, MA.

November 9, 2023

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Football Falls At Sacred Heart

Howard has fourth 100+ yard rushing game of the season

November 4, 2023

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Football Heads To Sacred Heart For Saturday Tilt

Game time is set for noon

November 2, 2023

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Football Stopped by LIU on Thursday Night at Home

The Blue Devils were held scoreless after halftime.

October 26, 2023

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Football Earns 17-3 Win At Wagner

Blue Devils scored 17 first-half points and didn't allow Wagner to score a touchdown or in the final three quarters

October 21, 2023

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Football Turns To NEC Play With Saturday Trip To Duquesne

The Blue Devils begin a two-game road swing

October 12, 2023

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Howard Named NEC Offensive Player Of The Week

Also honorable mention for National Offensive Player of the Week

October 9, 2023

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Football Wins 51-44 Over Delaware St. on Homecoming

Elijah Howard and Malik Thomas each ran for over 100 yards as CCSU set a program record for rushing yards.

October 7, 2023

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Football Welcomes Delaware State For Homecoming Game

Blue Devils are home for first time in nearly a month

October 5, 2023

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Football Falls At Brown

Blue Devils ran for 235 yards on Saturday, including an 82-yard TD run by Elijah Howard

September 30, 2023

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Football Heads West For First Road Game

Blue Devils travel to Kent State for a noon game on Saturday

September 16, 2023

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Football Falls to Stonehill on Last-Second Field Goal Saturday

CCSU tied the game with just over a minute remaining before the Skyhawks kicked a 52-yard field as time expired.

September 9, 2023

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Football Ready For NEC Opener on Saturday

Blue Devils host Stonehill at noon

September 7, 2023

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Football Wins Season-Opener, 44-0, on Saturday Night

Blue Devils win in Lechtenberg's debut.

September 2, 2023