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  Ken Cornist

Ken Cornist

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
San Diego, CA

High School:
Helix Charter HS

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 215

Position:
RB

Experience:
3VL-RS

2007 ... Was third on the team in rushing with 201 yards on 70 carries with three touchdowns ... also caught five passes for 85 yards and he returned two kickoffs for 22 yards ... rushed for a season-high 51 yards and a touchdown in the opener against Southern Oregon ... scored ISU's only touchdown against Eastern Washington, part of a six-carry 23-yard day ... rushed for 33 yards against Portland State, with his season-long of 22 coming in that game ... scored on a 1-yard run in the finale against Sacramento State ... caught all five of his passes in the season's final two games ... had three receptions for 10 yards against Montana ... had two catches for 75 yards, including a 71-yard catch to set up a second quarter touchdown.

2006 ... Was second on the team in rushing with 160 yards, scoring a pair of touchdowns on the ground ... also caught 12 passes for 132 yards and a third score, and he was 2-for-2 passing, throwing a touchdown pass as well ... also returned 16 kickoffs for 298 yards ... had his best game of the season against Northern Colorado, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for 54 yards on nine carries against Fort Lewis ... caught two passes in a host of games, but his biggest receiving day was on a single catch, nabbing a 74-yard touchdown pass against Northern Arizona ... completed a 24-yard pass against Montana State, and also completed a 14-yard pass to quarterback Matt Gutierrez for a touchdown against Weber State ... had a season-long 30-yard kickoff return against Northern Colorado ... also had 61 return yards on three returns against Idaho.

2005 ... Had arguably one of the greatest seasons by an ISU freshman ... rushed for 783 yards, second on the team and second all-time in ISU history among freshmen ... was an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection ... finished seventh in the conference at 71.2 yards per game ... scored 15 touchdowns for the Bengals, crushing the former freshman record of eight set in 1993 by Alfredo Anderson ... his 90 points was the fourth-most for a season in school history ... rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns in his first game against Southern Utah ... the three touchdowns equaled the season leading total from the previous year for rushing touchdowns ... rushed for 87 yards and added another 44 in receiving yards against Kentucky ... rushed for three touchdowns and a season-high 120 yards against Montana-Western ... had 83 yards rushing with two touchdowns, giving him eight rushing touchdowns in the first four games, in ISU's 34-30 win over Eastern Washington ... the eight rushing touchdowns equaled ISU's 2004 entire season total for rushing touchdowns ...rushed for 63 yards at Montana State with two more touchdowns, giving him 10 and the freshman scoring record ... rushed for 58 yards on just nine carries against Montana ... had 66 yards rushing, including a 26-yard burst against Sacramento State ... rushed for 41 yards on 13 carries against Weber State in sloppy conditions ... scored two touchdowns against Portland State, one rushing and one receiving ... rushed for a season-low 40 yards, but had two more rushing touchdowns against Northern Arizona ... had 95 yards on the ground at Cal Poly, including ISU's only touchdown of the game.

2004 ... Redshirted.

HS ... Lettered in football for three years at Helix Charter High School, as well as track for three ... helped his team to a pair of state championships in 2001 and 2002, and runner-up finish in 2003 ... was named Helix's team MVP and was a Second Team All-CIF pick after rushing for 1,530 yards and 11 touchdowns on 249 carries ... was also a Second Team All-San Diego Union Tribune pick ... also earned a First Team All-CIF selection as a wide receiver in his career as well ... served as a team captain.

Personal ... his parents are Ken and DeLance Cornist ... majoring in physical education ... his birthday is June 4, 1985 ... his cousin David Hinton played at Arizona and with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cornist's Career Rushing Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Att	LG	TD
2005	175	783	4.5	34	14
2006	44	160	3.6	20	2
2007	70	201	2.9	22	3
Total	289	1144	4.0	34	19

Cornist's Career Receiving Stats Year No Yds Yds/Rec LG TD 2005 17 115 6.8 18 1 2006 12 132 11.0 74 1 2007 5 85 17.0 71 0 Total 34 332 9.8 74 2

Cornist's Career Kickoff Return Stats Year No Yds Yds/Att LG TD 2005 2 36 18.0 20 0 2006 16 298 18.6 30 0 2007 2 22 11.0 12 0 Total 20 356 17.8 30 0

Career Highs: Carries - 23, 2 times, last vs. Eastern Washington, 9-24-05; Yards - 120 vs. Montana-Western, 9-17-05; TDs - 3 twice last vs. Montana-Western 9-17-05; Long - 34 at Cal Poly 11-19-05; Receptions - 4 at Kentucky, 9-10-05; Yards - 74 vs. Northern Arizona 9-23-06; Long - 74 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-23-06; Kickoff Returns - 4 vs. Montana State 10-21-06; Yards 61 at Idaho 9-16-06; Long - 30 at Northern Colorado; 10-7-06


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