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Bernard Pierce was selected by the Ravens in the third round (84th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- First-team All-Mid American Conference honoree (2009-11)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2011)
- MAC Freshman of the Year (2009)
College Career
- Finished his Temple career starting 24 of 34 games, recording 663 carries for 3,570 rushing yards and 53 rushing TDs...
- Also caught 19 passes for 178 yards and 1 TD
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Bernard Pierce was selected by the Ravens in the third round (84th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- First-team All-Mid American Conference honoree (2009-11)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2011)
- MAC Freshman of the Year (2009)
College Career
- Finished his Temple career starting 24 of 34 games, recording 663 carries for 3,570 rushing yards and 53 rushing TDs...
- Also caught 19 passes for 178 yards and 1 TD
- Owns school records in rushing TDs (53), total TDs (54) and points scored (324)
- Finished his three-year career ranking second in school history with 3,570 rushing yards
- Rushed for over 1,000 yards twice and scored at least 10 TDs in each of his three seasons with the Owls
- Elected to forego his senior season at Temple to declare for the 2012 NFL Draft
2011: (12/10) Selected as the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAC honoree...Earned fourthteam All-American honors from Phil Steele while setting career highs with 273 carries for a conference-best 1,481 rushing yards and a school-record 27 TDs...Finished second nationally in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rushing TDs (27) and sixth in rushing yards (123.4 ypg)...His 162 points scored are a Temple single-season record...Tied an Owls record with nine 100-yard rushing performances and recorded 3-or-more TDs six times...Was named MAC Player of the Week four times
- Led the Owls with 189 yards and 3 TDs, including a careerlong 69-yard score in the win over Kent State
- Had a 152-yard rushing performance and added 2 rushing TDs in the shutout win over Buffalo
- Had a record-breaking day in the win at Maryland, rushing for 149 yards on 32 carries for a school-record and MAC record-tying 5 rushing TDs...Also tied the Temple record of 30 points in a contest
2010: (10/5) Named first-team All-MAC after recording 154 carries for 728 yards and a team-best 10 TDs...Posted three 100-yard performances and three multi-TD games
- Had a season-high 169 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs, adding a 27-yard TD reception in the win vs. Connecticut
- Posted 106 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 23 carries in a win at Buffalo
2009: (12/9) Named College Football News honorable mention All-American and second-team Freshman All-American...
Was also selected as MAC Freshman of the Year and a first-team All-MAC honoree...Led the conference and finished 13th nationally with 1,361 rushing yards on 236 carries... His rushing total set the MAC and Temple freshman season record...His six 100-yard rushing performances set a then-single-season school record...Also recorded two 200-yard rushing outings and five multi-TD games
- Had a career-high 267 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 29 carries vs. Navy
- Amassed 212 rushing yards on 40 attempts and had 3 TDs in a win at Toledo, marking the first time an Owl produced two 200-yard games in a season
- Had a string of three-consecutive 100-yard contests and totaled 5 TDs during that span
- Had 178 rushing yards and added 3 scores in the win vs. Miami (OH)
High School, Personal: Prepped at Glen Mills (PA) HS... Rushed for 1,578 yards and 26 TDs as a senior, garnering first-team Delaware County Times All-Delco Team honors... Led all of Delaware County, averaging 143.4 rushing yards per contest...Earned a Class AAAA All-State selection as a junior...Was also a member of the track team, recording a 100-meter time of 10.6 seconds as a senior (the state’s fastest time)...Majored in communications at Temple.
