2012-13 Football
Dri Archer
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Fla.
- High School:
- Venice
Career
• Has 29 career total touchdowns
2013 Senior Season
• Honored by Columbus Touchdown Club as 2013 Player to Watch
2012 Junior Season
• Named Dapper Dan Club of Akron's Co-Sports Person of the Year
• Named to Associated Press, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Sporting News & Phil Steele All-America Teams, becoming first player in program history named to Walter Camp Team.
• Set a single-season record at Kent State for touchdowns in a season with 23, which led the MAC
• Named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and All-MAC First Team as both a running back and kick returner
• One of three finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, honoring nation's most versatile player
• Finished the year with 1,429 rushing yards (third most in a season at KSU) on just 159 carries with 16 rushing touchdowns
• Led the team with 39 catches for 561 yards and four touchdowns
• Returned three kickoffs for touchdowns and averaged 36.9 yards on 16 kick returns
• Named to Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll three times throughout the season
• Earned Joe Fogg Award, honoring national collegiate player of the year in the Midwest
• Named MAC East Player of the Week for his Nov. 17 performance against Bowling Green after rushing 17 times for 241 yards and two touchdowns that both went for over 70 yards in the 31-24 victory Nov. 17 over Bowling Green, the 241 yards broke a Doyt Perry Stadium record
• Named to College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention four times this season, three as an All-Purpose Performer and once as a Kick Returner
• Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for his Oct. 13 performance against Army and MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week twice for his performances Aug. 30 against Towson and Sep. 29 against Ball State
• Named to Phil Steele's postseason First Team All-MAC squad as a Kick Returner as well as Second Team Running Back
• Had nine runs of over 40 yards during the season
• Rushed 11 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a touchdown pass in the 48-32 victory Nov. 10 over Miami, it was Archer's fourth time he has scored three touchdowns in a game
• Nominated for Doak Walker Award, honoring the nation's best running back
• Rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown in the 35-24 victory Nov. 3 over Akron.
• Rushed 12 times for a career high 222 yards, including an 87 yard touchdown run, along with his first career touchdown pass, a 24 yard strike to quarterback Spencer Keith during the 31-17 victory at Army
• Scored touchdowns three diffferent ways with a 64-yard run, 98-yard kick return (Rynearson Stadium record) and a five-yard catch in a 41-14 victoryEastern Michigan.
• Rushed eight times for 72 yards and caught three passes for a career high 104 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-43 victory over Ball State.
• Recorded the second longest kick return in program history going 99 yards for a touchdown in win over Ball State and set career high in all-purpose yards with 350
• Gained 115 total yards and rushed for a touchdown in the 35-23 victory Oct. 27 at Rutgers
• Accumulated 115 total yards to go along with two touchdowns in the 41-24 victory Oct. 20 over Western Michigan
2010 Sophomore Season
• Ran for 140 yards on 40 carries
• Made 16 catches for 75 yards
• Returned 22 kickoffs for 451 yards
• Caught a 32-yard touchdown pass at Boston College
• Scored his first rushing touchdown on a 16-yard run against Ball State on Oct. 30
• Had a season-long 39-yard kick return at Miami
2009 Freshman Season
• Finished fourth on the team with 743 all-purpose yards
• Was second on the squad with 246 rushing yards on 58 carries (4.2 ypc)
• Also had 19 grabs for 231 yards
• Posted four total touchdowns (3 receiving, 1 rushing)
• Led the team with a 24.2 yard average on 11 kick returns
• Scored first career touchdown on 44-yard grab against Iowa State Sept. 19
• Made eight catches for 90 yards and a touchdown at Akron Nov. 7
• Had a career-high 93 yards rushing on just 10 carries against Buffalo Nov. 27
• Played in 11 games and was one of nine true freshmen to letter
Prior To Kent State
• Was team MVP, first team all-area and a second team all-conference pick his senior year at Venice High School
• Rushed for 1,482 yards and 17 touchdowns on just 145 carries (10.2 ypc), while adding 21 receptions for 402 yards and five scores
• Helped lead team to back-to-back district titles and an undefeated 2008 regular season
• Also returned kicks for the Indians, averaging 22.3 yards on both kickoffs and punts
• Returned one punt for a touchdown
• Also lettered in track and baseball
• Finished second in 100-meter final of state track meet in his first full season of running
• Coached by John Peacock
Personal
• Born Aug. 9, 1991
• Son of Valerie Hart
• Has two brothers, Aaron and Derek
• Majoring in business management
• First name is pronounced DREE
