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2014 Football Roster

14 Taylor Duncan

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Marshall, Ill.
  • Highschool Marshall

Biography

AWARDS:
2013: 2nd Team All-OVC

2014 (SENIOR):
Played in all 12 games making six starts at running back... finished season with 541 yards to rank third on team... had five rushing touchdowns with two scores in home win over Murray State... season high 171 yards on 30 carries against Murray State... had 87 yard game at Illinois State with three receptions... hauled in season high four passes with two touchdowns in win over Austin Peay... finished year with 18 receptions for 166 yards and two scores... scored on the ground against Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Jacksonville State... finished career with 2,002 yards which ranked 16th on EIU career list... finished career with 24 rushing touchdowns which sixth on EIU career list... 
2013 (JUNIOR): Played in 12 games making starts in all 12 games at running back... named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference... rushed for 988 yards for an average of 4.6 yards per carry... ranked 5th in the OVC in total rushing yards... season high 128 yards in road win at Austin Peay... had 92 yards and two touchdowns in season opening win over FBS member San Diego State... finished year with 10 rushing touchdowns... moved into EIU career top 20 all-time rushers during the season ranking 19th wtih 1,461 career yards... added 243 yards receiving on 31 catches... rushed for 100 yards or more in four games including 100 yards in FCS playoff game versus Towson...
2012 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games after moving from back-up quarterback to a running back... was team's second leading rusher with 466 yards on 117 carries... scored eight touchdowns including three against Illinois State... had 96 yards on 24 carries against ISU... caught seven passes for 26 yards out of the backfield... had four games with 50 or more yards rushing...
2011 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in four games appearing in a back-up quarterback role... scored first career touchdown on a running play at Northwestern... had only one passing attempt on the season in the opener versus Illinois State...
2010 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback at nearby Marshall HS helping the team post a 11-2 record as they lost in the IHSA Class 2A semifinals… earned IHSA Football Coaches Association Class 2A All-State honors… completed 82-of-163 passes as a senior for 1,230 yards and 15 touchdowns… added 902 yards on the ground including four games with 100 plus yards rushing and 17 rushing touchdowns… also made 33 tackles as a defensive back… All-Little Illini Conference... played in Wabash Valley All-Star game leading North team to a 40-13 victory... also participated in the Illinois Coaches Shrine All-Star game... played for coach Todd Evers.

PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... son of Pat and Gayle Duncan...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2010Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 204 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2010Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 204 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2011Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 210 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2012Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'3" 224 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2013Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'3" 224 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2013-14Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'3" 224 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2014Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'3" 225 lbs
    14
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