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Jersey Number 24
Le'Veon Bell
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Groveport Madison
Bio
Career Stats | Bio (PDF)
Game-by-Game Statistics: 2010 | 2011 | 2012
CAREER NOTES: Selected in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft (No. 48 overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers . . . powerful and explosive three-year letterwinner rushed for 3,346 yards and 33 touchdowns in 40 career games . . . finished his career ranked among MSU's all-time leaders in rushing TDs (sixth with 33), rushing attempts (sixth with 671), rushing yards (seventh with 3,346) and all-purpose yards (ninth with 4,114) . . . had 12 career 100-yard rushing games, which is eighth most in MSU history . . . talented all-around back had 78 career receptions for 531 yards (6.8 avg.). CAREER IN BOWL GAMES: In three bowl games, had 206 rushing yards on 53 carries (68.7 ypg.; 3.9 avg.) . . . named Offensive Player of the Game in the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl after rushing for a game-high 145 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries in MSU's win over TCU . . . rushed for 48 yards on 17 carries (2.8 avg.), including TD runs of 8 yards and 1 yard, in the triple-overtime win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl; also had five receptions for 39 yards . . . his 1-yard TD against the Bulldogs with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter tied the score at 27 and sent the game into overtime . . . had 13 rushing yards on four carries vs. No. 15 Alabama in the 2011 Capital One Bowl. 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Won the Big Ten overall rushing title averaging 137.9 yards per game, which also ranked third in the NCAA FBS . . . became the first Spartan to win the Big Ten overall rushing title since Tico Duckett in 1990 . . . totaled 1,793 rushing yards, the second-highest single-season mark in MSU history and the fifth most in the nation in 2012 . . . ranked first in the FBS in carries (382), which also ranks third most in a MSU season and fourth in the Big Ten record book . . . according to STATS, Bell gained 922 of his 1,793 rushing yards (51 percent) after contact, which ranked first among all NCAA FBS running backs, and broke 16 tackles . . . voted Most Valuable Player (Governor's Award) by his teammates . . . first-team All-Big Ten selection (coaches and media) . . . also a first-team All-Big Ten pick by ESPN.com, CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele . . . named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele . . . honorable mention All-American by SI.com . . . one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back) . . . recipient of the College Football Performance Awards Elite Running Back Trophy; winners of the award are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams . . . one of just four players in the FBS in 2012 to record three 200-yard rushing games (Toledo's David Fluellen, Air Force's Cody Getz, Western Kentucky's Antonio Andrews) . . . became just the second Spartan to record three 200-yard rushing games in a season (Lorenzo White: school-record four times in 1985) . . . had eight 100-yard rushing games, second most in an MSU single-season (Lorenzo White: school-record 11 times in 1985) . . . ranked second in the Big Ten and 14th in the FBS in all-purpose yards (155.7 ypg.) . . . his 2,024 all-purpose yards ranked fourth most in a MSU single-season . . . was just the 13th Spartan to record a 1,000-yard rushing season . . . also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in rushing touchdowns (tied for fourth with 12) and total offense (10th at 140.2 ypg.) . . . owned the top single-game total in the FBS in 2012 in carries (44 vs. Boise State) and ranked eighth in rushing yards (266 vs. Minnesota) . . . produced 82 first downs and 34 runs of 10 or more yards, including 13 gains of 20 or more yards . . . ranked fifth on the team with 32 receptions for 167 yards (5.2 avg.) . . . named Offensive Player of the Game in the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl after rushing for a game-high 145 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries in MSU's win over TCU . . . his 4-yard touchdown run gave MSU its first lead at 14-13 with 7:00 left in the fourth quarter . . . his 32 rushing attempts and 145 rushing yards mark the fifth-highest single-game bowl totals in Spartan history . . . he also became the first MSU back to post a 100-yard rushing game in a bowl since Javon Ringer carried 21 times for 101 yards against Boston College in the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl . . . named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week three times (Aug. 31 vs. Boise State; Sept. 22 vs. Eastern Michigan; Nov. 24 vs. Minnesota) . . . rushed for a career-high 266 yards - the most by a Big Ten player in 2012 - and a touchdown on 35 carries in MSU's win at Minnesota . . . was named CFPA National Running Back of the Week and Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his career day against the Gophers . . . the 266 rushing yards are the sixth-highest single-game total in MSU history . . . capped off an 11-play, 57-yard drive with an 8-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter that iced the game for the Spartans, and also ripped off runs of 26, 40 and 30 yards against the Gophers . . . collected 133 rushing yards on 32 carries (4.2 avg.) vs. Northwestern . . . rushed for 188 yards on 36 carries (5.2 avg.), including two touchdowns, vs. No. 21 Nebraska . . . compiled 106 all-purpose yards in the overtime win at Wisconsin (77 rushing, 21 kick return, 8 receiving); scored the game-tying TD on a 5-yard reception with 1:08 left in the game that sent the contest into overtime . . . totaled 103 all-purpose yards at No. 23 Michigan (68 rushing, 30 kick return, 5 receiving) . . . rushed for 140 yards on 29 carries, including a 14-yard TD run, vs. Iowa . . . led all players with 121 rushing yards on 37 carries at Indiana for third 100-yard rushing game of the season; also had two TDs against the Hoosiers . . . set career highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (58) vs. No. 14 Ohio State; totaled 103 all-purpose yards against the Buckeyes . . . named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 253 rushing yards vs. Eastern Michigan, the seventh most in MSU single-game history, on 36 attempts; totaled 263 all-purpose yards against the Eagles and had a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter . . . totaled 97 all-purpose yards vs. No. 20 Notre Dame (19 carries for 77 yards; 4 receptions for 20 yards) . . . rushed for 70 yards on 18 carries (3.9 avg.) and two touchdowns at Central Michigan . . . rushed for 210 yards on a career-high 44 carries and had 265 all-purpose yards in the season opener against No. 24 Boise State to earn Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors . . . also had six receptions for 55 yards against the Broncos . . . Bell outgained the entire Boise State offense, 210-206, and 84 of his 210 yards were after contact . . . became the first Spartan running back to eclipse the 200-yard mark since Javon Ringer gained 201 yards on 39 rushes against Notre Dame in 2008 . . . the 44 carries tied for fourth most in school history . . . the 210 rushing yards were the most by a Big Ten running back in a season opener since Purdue's Ralph Bolden in 2009 (234 vs. Toledo) and the most by a Spartan running back in an opener since T.J. Duckett in 2000 (219 vs. Marshall) . . . scored the game-winning touchdown against the Broncos on a 5-yard run with 8:12 left in the fourth quarter . . . featured on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award (national player of the year) and Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back). 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . named to the CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore Team (honorable mention) . . . . recipient of the team's Most Outstanding Underclass Back Award for offense . . . led team and ranked eighth in the Big Ten in rushing with 948 yards on 182 carries (67.7 ypg.) . . . started the last six games at tailback . . . led team and ranked fifth in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns with 13 . . . had a team-best 10 rushes of 20-plus yards . . . ranked second on the team in all-purpose yards with 1,246 (948 rushing, 267 receiving, 31 kick return) . . . fi nished third on the team with 35 receptions for 267 yards (7.6 avg.) . . . rushed for 48 yards on 17 carries (2.8 avg.), including TD runs of 8 yards and 1 yard, in the tripleovertime win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl; also tied his career high with five receptions for 39 yards . . . his 1-yard TD against the Bulldogs with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter tied the score at 27 and sent the game into overtime . . . recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin, collecting 106 yards on 18 carries (5.9 avg.), including a 6-yard TD run . . . rushed for a game-high 86 yards, including a 7-yard TD run, on 16 carries (5.4 avg.) in victory at Northwestern . . . led MSU with a game-high 68 rushing yards and had one catch for 23 yards against Indiana . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 112 yards on a career-high 20 carries, including a 25-yard TD run, in victory at Iowa; also had two receptions for a career-high 49 receiving yards . . . named Spartan Co-Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for a career-high 165 all-purpose yards in win over Minnesota with two rushing TDs (1 yard and 35 yards); had 15 carries for 96 yards (6.4 avg.) and five receptions for 38 yards against the Gophers . . . led MSU with 58 yards rushing on 12 carries (4.8 avg.) at No. 13 Nebraska in his first career start and crossed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career; had 70 all-purpose yards against the Cornhuskers (58 rushing, 12 receiving) . . . had 114 all-purpose yards in the victory over No. 4 Wisconsin with a team-high 87 yards rushing on 16 attempts (5.4 avg.) and four receptions for 27 yards . . . led team with 50 yards rushing on 14 carries and also had two catches for 17 yards in win at Ohio State . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week after tying his career high with three rushing TDs while leading MSU with 81 yards on eight carries (10.1 avg.) vs. Central Michigan . . . had a career-high five receptions for 23 yards at Notre Dame . . . led MSU with 69 yards rushing, including a 2-yard TD run, in win over Florida Atlantic . . . ran for two TDs and 40 yards on nine carries in the 2011 season opener vs. Youngstown State. 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors from ESPN.com and Rivals.com . . . midseason addition to the Doak Walker Award Watch List . . . appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2010 and ranked second on the team in carries (107), rushing yards (605) and rushing touchdowns (8) . . . averaged 5.7 yards per carry . . . 28 of his 107 carries (26 percent) resulted in either a first down or a score, including three gains of 20 or more yards . . . led the team in rushing in three of the first six games while averaging 91.5 yards per game and 7.7 yards per carry (71 rushes for 549 yards and 8 TDs) . . . had 11 receptions for 97 yards (8.8 avg.) . . . also returned six kickoffs for 142 yards (23.7 avg.) . . . carried seven times for 78 yards and one score in MSU's 34-17 victory over No. 18 Michigan in Ann Arbor . . . averaged over 11 yards per carry against the Wolverines, and his 41-yard TD run around left end gave MSU the lead for good at 14-10 with 4:23 left in the first half . . . ran 16 times for 75 yards vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, including a 23-yard run around left end on a fourth-and-1 play late in the second quarter that set up Kirk Cousins' 8-yard TD pass to Mark Dell that gave MSU a 20-10 halftime lead . . . rushed 11 times for 92 yards and three TDs vs. Northern Colorado, scoring on runs of 8, 1 and 15 yards . . . earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors twice, rushing for 141 yards and two TDs in the season opener vs. Western Michigan and a game-high 114 yards on 17 carries in MSU's 34-31 overtime victory over Notre Dame, including a 16-yard TD run in the third quarter . . . became the first freshman running back in MSU history to rush for more than 100 yards in his debut . . . rushed six times for 108 yards in the first half alone vs. WMU, and his 75-yard run around right end set up the Spartans' third TD . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 11, 2010, for the beginning of the spring semester. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . three-year starter for Coach Tim Brown at Groveport (Ohio) Madison High School . . . selected first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Division as a senior . . . rushed 200 times for 1,333 yards (6.7 avg.) and 21 touchdowns in 2009 . . . carried 30 times for a career-best 336 yards and four TDs vs. Dublin Jerome . . . gained 228 yards on 26 attempts and scored four total TDs vs. Marysville . . . accounted for 1,750 total yards and 24 total TDs as a senior, returning two punts and one interception for scores . . . ran for 1,100 yards and 13 TDs as a junior . . . added 789 yards and nine rushing TDs as a sophomore . . . earned second-team All-OCC Ohio Division honors in basketball as a junior . . . also participated in track and fi eld . . . attended the same high school that produced former Spartan and current New York Jet safety Eric Smith . . . son of Lisa A. Bell . . . born Feb. 18, 1992 . . . majoring in sociology. CAREER HIGHS
Carries: 44, vs. Boise State (8/31/12)
Rushing Yards: 266, vs. Minnesota (11/24/12)
Rushing TDs: 3, twice (last vs. Central Michigan, 9/24/11)
Receptions: 8, vs. Ohio State (9/29/12)
Receiving Yards: 58, vs. Ohio State (9/29/12)
Kick Return: 27, vs. Wisconsin (10/2/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics: 2010 | 2011 | 2012
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Carries: 44, vs. Boise State (8/31/12)
Rushing Yards: 266, vs. Minnesota (11/24/12)
Rushing TDs: 3, twice (last vs. Central Michigan, 9/24/11)
Receptions: 8, vs. Ohio State (9/29/12)
Receiving Yards: 58, vs. Ohio State (9/29/12)
Kick Return: 27, vs. Wisconsin (10/2/10)
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2010................ 13 107 605 8 75 5.7 46.52011................ 14 182 948 13 35 5.2 67.72012................ 13 382 1793 12 40 4.7 137.9TOTAL............... 40 671 3346 33 75 5.0 83.7PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic2010................ 13 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02011................ 14 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02012................ 13 1- 1- 0 29 0 29 100.0 29.0 2.2 343.6TOTAL............... 40 1- 1- 0 29 0 29 100.0 29.0 0.7 343.6TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G2010................ 13 605 0 605 46.52011................ 14 948 0 948 67.72012................ 13 1793 29 1822 140.2TOTAL............... 40 3346 29 3375 84.4RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2010................ 13 11 97 0 35 0.8 8.8 7.52011................ 14 35 267 0 45 2.5 7.6 19.12012................ 13 32 167 1 20 2.5 5.2 12.8TOTAL............... 40 78 531 1 45 2.0 6.8 13.3SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G2010................ 13 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.72011................ 14 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 78 5.62012................ 13 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 78 6.0TOTAL............... 40 34 33 1 0 0 0 0 204 5.1PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2010................ 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02011................ 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02012................ 13 3 18 0 11 6.0 1.4TOTAL............... 40 3 18 0 11 6.0 0.4KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2010................ 13 6 142 0 32 23.7 10.92011................ 14 1 31 0 31 31.0 2.22012................ 13 4 46 0 31 11.5 3.5TOTAL............... 40 11 219 0 32 19.9 5.5ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2010................ 13 605 97 0 142 0 844 64.92011................ 14 948 267 0 31 0 1246 89.02012................ 13 1793 167 18 46 0 2024 155.7TOTAL............... 40 3346 531 18 219 0 4114 102.8TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd2009................ 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 02010................ 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 02011................ 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 02012................ 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0TOTAL............... 40 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
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