Russell Hansbrough

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
High School:
Bowie

HONORS

SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 17)
CFPA National TB of the Week (Nov. 15)
2013 Spring Team Most Improved TB

2015 SEASON
Senior captain ... Tallied 465 yards on 111 carries in 11 games for Mizzou, finishing second on the team in both attempts and yards rushing … Caught 17 passes for 59 yards, including a season-long 24-yard reception at Georgia (Oct. 17) ... His 17 receptions led all tailbacks … Registered a reception in eight of his 11 games played … Finished second on the team with 436 all-purpose yards … Rushed for 117 yards on 26 carries against BYU (Nov. 14), both single-game highs for all tailbacks… Broke off a season-long 26-yard run against Florida (Oct. 10) … Scored his lone touchdown of the season against Mississippi State (Nov. 5) … His 2,344 career rushing yards rank 10th all-time in Mizzou history.

2014 SEASON
Finished the season ranked seventh in the SEC in rushing yards per game (77.4) while his 1,084 total yards ranked sixth overall ... Rushed for 114 yards and a career-long 78-yard TD run against Minnesota in the Citrus Bowl ... Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week and National Tailback of the Week following his 199-yard performance at Texas A&M, a mark that ranks 10th in school history in a single game ... Was Mizzou’s top rusher, averaging 74.6 yards per game while amassing 970 total yards ... Averaged 5.1 yards per carry and finished second on the team with his nine total TDs (all rushing which was a team-high) ... Led MU with 91 rush yds vs. Arkansas, including 62 that came in fourth quarter as Tigers rallied to win ... Carried seven times in 4Q for 62 yds (8.9 avg.) ... Career-high 20 carries, career-best 199 yards at Texas A&M (11/15) ... Tallied a pair of TDs (49, 45) in the third quarter at A&M - Tied and gave Mizzou the lead, respectively ... They came 3:26 apart ... Had 199 of Mizzou’s season-high 335 rushing yards at Texas A&M ... Rushed for 68 yds on 15 carries in win at Tennessee (11/22) ... 87 yards (19 att.) to complement a 244-yard rushing day for Mizzou in the 24-14 win vs. Vanderbilt, scoring on 10-yard rush on 4th-&-1 at 3:19 2Q ... Career-high 3 rushing TDs, including the game-tying score at 1:36 4Q, at No. 13 South Carolina (Sept. 27), as well as 43 rushing yards ... Fourth 100-yard rushing game of his career vs. Indiana (Sept. 20), netting 119 yards on 10 carries, including a career-long 68-yard TD sprint.

2013 SEASON
Ranked 15th in the SEC with his 685 rushing yards as part of a three-pronged attack ... Tallied 4 TDs on the season, and had a solid average of 6.0 yards per carry for an offense which ranked 2nd in the SEC and 16th nationally (237.9 ypg) ... weaved through the Tennessee defense for a 26-yard scoring run to ice the 31-3 win (Nov. 2) ... had his second career 100-yard game (104 yards on 13 attempts) at Indiana (Sept. 21), which included a 45-yard TD sprint late in the contest ... exploded for 104 yards (eight attempts) in the win vs. Murray State (Aug. 31), using a 51-yard dash to score his second career TD.

2012 SEASON
Made good early impressions in training camp that he would be ready to play as a true freshman, and he got the nod to burn the redshirt midway through camp ... ended up seeing action in nine games, and carried the ball 37 times for 139 yards overall (3.8 avg.), while also returning one kickoff for a 56-yard result ... had at least three carries in 8-of-9 games, including 7-carry outings in consecutive games against Alabama and Kentucky ... racked up 37 yards against the Wildcats, his career best to date ... had a long run on the season of 14 yards at South Carolina against the stout Gamecock defense ... closed the season by carrying six times at Texas A&M for 23 yards total.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a first-Team 4-5A All-District selection in 2011 while serving as a team captain ... ran for over 3,000 yards in a stellar prep career, including 1,238 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 9.5 yards per carry ... gained 950 yards and had four touchdowns as a junior, after netting 909 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2009 ... also earned first-Team All-District status as a junior ... was named the district 4-5A Newcomer of the Year during his sophomore season ... high school coach - Kenny Perry.

PERSONAL
Parents - Doug & Janice Hansbrough ... chose Mizzou over Auburn, Arizona State, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas Tech, BYU, Iowa State, Minnesota, Kansas and Houston, among others ... listed his comfort level with the coaching staff as a big draw to Mizzou, as well as the curriculum having everything he’s looking for.