34 - Mike Noffsinger
Mike Noffsinger
Height: 5-8
Weight: 160
Year: Sr.
Hometown: West Branch, MI
High School: Ogemaw Heights
Position: RB
Major: Business Administration Major

2010: Named to All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team and team’s Most Valuable Player…Played in 10 games…Rushed 137 times for school-record 794 yards and three touchdowns on the season, including a career-high 171 yards and two scores against Tiffin on just seven carries…Also had 74 yard touchdown reception against Dragons…Tallied third and fourth-best rushing performances in school history (171 yards at Tiffin, 154 vs. Northwood)…Also had 123 yards rushing against Ashland…Averaged 79.4 rushing yards per game…Ripped off long runs of 62, 56 and 55 yards on the season…Averaged 5.8 yards per carry, third-best amongst GLIAC rushers with more than 125 carries…Finished with 22 receptions out of backfield for 168 yards…Had 12 kickoff returns for 222 yards…Recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Northwood.

2009: Started at running back in eight of the nine games he played in for ODU…Rushed the ball 47 times for 289 yards and four TDs…Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and 32.1 yards per game…Caught 11 passes for 71 yards…Totaled 360 all purpose yards throughout the season.

2008:  Played in five games…Had one of the most productive rookie seasons by a back in school history…Led the team with 389 yards rushing on 81 carries…First freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game and the only Panther to record three straight 100-yard games (Taylor, Walsh, Urbana)…Averaged 77.8 yards per game and had six touchdown runs for the Panthers...Longest run came against Taylor, a 36-yard scamper…Had a season high 120 yards on 20 carries against Walsh…Scored a season high two touchdowns on three separate occasions…Had two rushing TDs and one receiving against Urbana and Malone University…Earned Honorable Mention All-MSFA Mideast League.

High School:  Joins the Panther football team from Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch, Michigan…Holds 23 school records on the Falcons football team…Played in the Michigan High School Football All-Star game…Was a First Team North East Michigan Conference selection in 2005-07…Member of the Bay City Dream Team in 2006 and 2007…Named the Bay City Times Coca Cola Player of the Year…Selected the Bay City Times Player of the Week…Also played basketball and baseball for the Falcons.

Personal: Son of Sharon and Mike Noffsinger…Hobbies include video games and recreational sports.

Rushing

G

Att

Yards

TD

Long

Avg/C

Avg/G

2008

5

81

389

6

36

4.8

77.8

2009

9

47

289

4

28

6.1

32.1

2010

10

137

794

3

62

5.8

79.4

Total

24

265

1472

13

62

5.6

61.3

 

Receiving

G

Rec

Yards

Avg/G

Avg/C

Long

TD

2008

5

14

123

24.6

8.8

21

2

2009

9

11

71

7.9

6.5

15

0

2010

10

22

168

16.8

7.6

74

2

Total

24

47

362

15.1

7.7

74

4