2014 Football Roster

23 Craig Needhammer

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lansdale, Pa.
  • Highschool North Penn

Biography

2014: A Second Team Capital One Academic All-American … Second Team d3football.com All-East Region … First Team All-MAC … Academic All-MAC selection … Lycoming’s Male Athlete of the Year … appeared in and started all 10 games at running back … broke Josh Kleinfelter's record of 3,664 career rushing yards with his final rush – a 50-yard touchdown to give him 3,713 career yards … finished career with a school-record 42 touchdowns, 39 rushing touchdowns and 5,291 all-purpose yards … finished season seventh in the nation in all-purpose yards, averaging 186.7 per game … finished third in the MAC and tied for 22nd nationally with 1,242 rushing yards and second in the MAC and tied for 32nd nationally with a school-record 13 rushing touchdowns … posted a season-high 90-yard run against Misericordia … rushed for at least 100 yards in six games … rushed for 200 yards against Misericorida and FDU-Florham, posting a school-record 299 against FDU-Florham … posted the first two 300-all-purpose-yard games in program history as a senior, doing so against Misericordia and FDU-Florham, earning him the MAC’s Offensive Player of the Week award twice … also named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for 339 all-purpose yard effort against FDU-Florham and named USA College Football Offensive Player of the Week for 305-yard game against Misericordia … also notched 12 receptions for 143 yards … finished sixth in the MAC with a school-record 482 kick return yards on 21 opportunities … recipient of the Leland "Lee" Calistri '59 Award, the David G. Busey Award and the team’s Offensive Player of the Year at the team’s annual football banquet … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Earned First Team All-Middle Atlantic Conference honors and Third Team D3football.com All-East Region accolades … also named to the Capital One Academic All-District IV team …  Named college’s Sol “Woody” Wolf Award as the most improved junior athlete … started all 10 games … ranked 37th nationally for all-purpose yards … ranked 34th nationally for rushing yards per game, recording 118.4 yards … ran for 1,184 yards on 245 attempts … averaged 4.8 yards an attempt and scored 11 rushing touchdowns … had 12 receptions for 131 yards and three touchdowns … tied program record with 14 touchdowns scored … recorded 224 yards on 10 kick returns … had seven 100-yard rushing games, the second-most in school history, and rushed for more than 130 yards five times … recorded three rushing touchdowns against Misericordia and FDU-Florham … posted three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown against Albright and Kings … recorded more than 100 all-purpose yards in nine games … named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and given the David G. Busey Award for academic and athletic achievement … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in all 10 games … ran for 664 yards on 155 attempts … finished sixth in the league in rushing (66.4) and 18th in total offense … had seven receptions for 55 yards … recorded 109 yards on five kick returns … had eight rushing touchdowns, tying for the team lead … ran for 127 yards and a touchdown against Stevenson … posted a 61-yard rush against Lebanon Valley, helping clinch a 21-13 win … had eight tackles as a special teams player … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.
 
2011: Played in all 10 games ... Led all MAC freshmen in rushing ... Ran for 623 yards in 110 attempts, finishing eighth in the league at 62.3 yards per game ... Scored seven rushing touchdowns ... Rushed for more than 50 yards seven times ... Ran for season-high 104 yards against FDU-Florham ... Notched 91 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries at Westminster … had three receptions for 26 yards ... Recorded 20 kick returns for 408 yards … broke two 40-plus-yard runs, going for 47 at Westminster and 41 against FDU-Florham.
 
High School: A 2009 third team all-state member … a 2010 Mini Maxwell award winner … the all-time leader in touchdowns at North Penn (48).
 
Personal: Son of James and Cathy Needhammer … has one sister, Rebecca … a physics major … favorite movie is “300” … favorite athlete is Brian Dawkins.


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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2011First Year

    RB
    5'8" 166 lbs
    32
  • 23

    2012Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 170 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2013Junior

    RB
    5'7" 178 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2014Senior

    RB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    23