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  Rick Razzano
Rick Razzano

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Milford, Ohio

High School:
High

Height / Weight:
5-11½ / 240

Position:
FB

Birthdate:
01/28/1981

Experience:
4L

2004: Appeared in 10-of-11 games ... Missed the season opener against Memphis (9/4) ... Made nine starts at fullback ... Earned his fourth letter ... Rushed 15 times for 58 yards and caught eight passes for 69 yards ... at Alabama (9/11): Rushed twice for 20 yards, including a career-long 15-yarder ... Also had one reception for nine yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/18): Had eight carries for 28 yards, setting career highs for both rushing attempts and rushing yards ... at Wyoming (9/25): Caught one pass for eight yards ... vs. Arkansas State (10/2): Totaled a season-high 34 yards from scrimmage, rushing four times for eight yards and catching two passes for 26 yards ... vs. Auburn (10/30): Had one rush for two yards and caught one pass for 11 yards ... at LSU (11/20): Caught one pass for eight yards ... vs. Mississippi State (11/27): As a lead blocking back, helped Ole Miss generate a season-high 283 yards rushing in the 20-3 victory ...Spring 2004: Caught one pass for 14 yards in Red-Blue Game.

2003: Appeared in 9-of-13 games ... Started the season's first two games at fullback, and also drew a start at fullback in the SBC Cotton Bowl Classic versus Oklahoma State (1/2) ... Missed four games versus Louisiana-Monroe (9/13), Texas Tech (9/27), Florida (10/4) and Arkansas State (10/11) ... Earned his third letter ... Rushed five times for 12 yards and caught nine passes for 55 yards and a TD ... at Vanderbilt (8/30): Rushed twice for four yards and caught one pass for one yard ... vs. Alabama (10/18): Caught one pass for six yards in seeing his first action since Sept. 6 at Memphis ... vs. Arkansas (10/25): Rushed once for two yards and caught two passes for 16 yards ... Scored his first TD of the season on a one-yard pass from Eli Manning in the first quarter to give Ole Miss a 7-0 lead en route to a 19-7 victory ... The TD was his first career TD reception ... vs. South Carolina (11/1): Tied a season-high with two receptions for 11 yards ... at Auburn (11/8): Tied a season-high with two receptions for 12 yards, including a key nine-yard reception to the Auburn 3 to help set-up Brandon Jacobs' game-winning one-yard TD run to lift the Rebels to a 24-20 win ... Cotton Bowl (1/2): Had two rushes for six yards in the 31-28 win over Oklahoma State.

2002: Started all 13 games at fullback ... Made his first career start in the season opener against UL-Monroe (8/31) ... Earned his second letter ... 26 rushes for 60 yards with a score ... Team's top receiver out of the backfield, catching 23 passes for 180 yards, with a long of 20 ... vs. Memphis (9/7): Scored first career TD on a 2-yard run in the third quarter to give the Rebels a 24-7 lead ... Finished with two rushes for five yards and had a career-high three receptions for 32 yards ... Named Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Week ... at Texas Tech (9/14): Totaled a career-high 51 yards from scrimmage, rushing twice for seven yards and setting a career high with 44 yards receiving on three receptions ... Three receptions tied his career high set the week before against Memphis ... Also had a career-long 20-yard reception ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/21): Tied his career high with three receptions for 18 yards, and also carried twice for five yards ... vs. Auburn (11/2): Had 26 yards from scrimmage, rushing twice for a career-high nine yards, including a career-long eight-yarder, and tied a career high with three receptions for 17 yards ... at LSU (11/23): Carried three times to tie a career high with nine rushing yards ... Also had two receptions for 22 yards for a total of 31 yards from scrimmage ... Independence Bowl (12/27): Carried a career-high four times for six yards and caught one pass for nine yards in the 27-23 win over Nebraska ... Spring 2002: Had nine yards rushing, including a two-yard TD run, and caught three passes for 21 yards in Red-Blue game.

2001: Played in all 11 games and earned his first letter ... Had four rushes for 13 yards and caught one pass for eight yards ... Rushed twice for six yards in the season opener versus Murray State (9/1) ... Had two rushing attempts for seven yards and caught an eight-yard pass to record his first career reception against Georgia (11/17) ... Rushed for 24 yards on four carries in Red-Blue game.

2000: Did not see action during true freshman season ... Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second team All-State selection who also was named first team All-Southwest Ohio, All-City, and All-Conference ... Named to SuperPrep Midwest team ... Rushed for 750 yards on 125 carries as a senior, averaging 6.0 yards per carry and scoring seven TDs ... Also led team with 106 tackles ... Helped Milford High to 1997 state runner-up spot ... Coached in high school by Bob Smith ... Earned four letters in football and one in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Rick and Jodi Razzano ... Full name is Richard Anthony Razzano ... Born: January 28, 1981 ... Brother Joe is a redshirt freshman fullback at Kentucky ... Father played in the CFL with Toronto (1978-79) and with the NFL Cincinnati Bengals five years (1980-84) ... Married former Lady Rebel basketball player Leah Henley, who played at Ole Miss from 2000-03, on July 26, 2003 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology.

RAZZANO'S CAREER STATISTICS
--RUSHING--
Year G-S Att Yds TD Lg Avg.
2001 11-0 4 13 0 5 3.2
2002 13-13 26 60 1 8 2.3
2003 9-2 5 12 0 4 2.4
2004 10-9 15 58 0 15 3.9
Totals 43-24 50 143 1 15 2.9

--RECEIVING--
Year G-S Rec Yds TD Lg Avg.
2001 11-0 1 8 0 8 8.0
2002 13-13 23 180 0 20 7.8
2003 9-2 9 55 1 15 6.1
2004 10-9 8 69 0 17 8.6
Totals 43-24 41 312 1 20 7.6

--ALL PURPOSE YARDS-- td>18.5
Year G Rush Rec PR KR Total Avg./G
2001 11 13 8 0 0 21 1.9
2002 13 60 180 0 0 240 18.5
2003 9 12 55 0 0 67 7.4
2004 10 58 69 0 0 127 12.7
Totals 43 143 312 0 0 455 10.6

RAZZANO'S CAREER HIGHS
RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 8, at Vanderbilt (9/18/2004)br> RUSHING YARDS: 28, at Vanderbilt (9/18/2004)
LONGEST RUSH: 15, at Alabama (9/11/2004)
RUSHING TDs: 1, vs. Memphis (9/7/2002)
RECEPTIONS: 3, 4x, MR: vs. Auburn (11/2/2002)
RECEIVING YARDS: 44, at Texas Tech (9/14/2002)
TD RECEPTIONS: 1, vs. Arkansas (10/25/2003)
LONG RECEPTION: 20, at Texas Tech (9/14/2002)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/RECPT: 6, 9/7-10/19/2002
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: 51, at Texas Tech (9/14/2002)
ALL-PURPOSE PLAYS: 8, at Vanderbilt (9/18/2004)
TOUCHDOWNS: 1, twice, vs. Memphis (9/7/2002) and at Arkansas (10/25/2003)

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