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School record holder for touchdowns in a career with 48 ...
2006: CAPTAIN … Started all ten games … Rushed for 1080 yards and 15 touchdowns on 223 carries – all team-highs … Averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 108.4 yards per game … Caught 11 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown … Led the team in all-purpose yards with 118.7 per game (1080 rushing, 107 receiving) … Second in the Liberty League in scoring (9.6 points per game), third in rushing attempts, yards per carry, rushing yards, and rushing yards per game ... Sixth in all-purpose, and tenth in total offense (108.4 yards per game) ... Ranked 14th nationally in scoring (9.6 points per game), 27th in rushing yards, and 30th in yards per game ... Ran for 135 yards on 22 carries and four touchdowns against Utica (10/16) … Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week following performance against the Pioneers … Season-high 200 rushing yards with two touchdowns on 23 attempts against St. Lawrence (10/7) … Ran for 132 and a touchdown on 25 attempts and caught season-high four passes for 23 yards against Merchant Marine (10/21) … Caught two passes for 47 yards and one touchdown in win against WPI in Transit Trophy game (10/28) ... Had 134 yards and a touchdown and a three-yard reception in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win over Union (11/11) ... Ran season-high 35 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns in ECAC Championship Game win at SUNY Cortland (11/18) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... D3Football.com All-East Region Third Team ...
Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Pre-Season All-American First Team ... Lindy’s Sports Annuals Pre-Season All-American Second Team ... Team's Offensive Most Valuable Player ...
2005: CAPTAIN ... Started all ten games … Rushed for 1422 yards and 19 touchdowns on 256 carries – all team highs … Averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 142.2 yards per game … Had at least 25 carries in six games, at least 100 yards in eight games, including three with at least 150 and one with 200 ... Scored at least one touchdown in every game, including five with at least two ... Caught 24 passes for 201 yards … Had at least one reception in eight games and at least two catches in seven games ... Led the team in all-purpose yards with 162.3 per game (1422 rushing, 201 receiving) … First in Liberty League in scoring (11.4 points per game) and second in rushing yards per game and all purpose yards per game ... Sixth in nation in scoring, eighth in rushing yards per game and 17th in all-purpose yards per game ... Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week twice ... D3Football.com Running Back of the Week once … All-Liberty League Second Team … ECAC Northwest Bowl Most Outstanding Player ... D3Football.com All-Region First Team ... Football Gazette All-Region First Team … Football Gazette National All-America Second Team … Liberty League All-
Academic … ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 First Team … Team's Offensive Most Valuable Player ... Rushed for career-highs of 249 yards and four touchdowns, including a school and NCAA record-tying 99-yard run, on 32 attempts in season opening victory over Endicott (9/10) ... Caught three passes for 23 yards against the Gulls … Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week, ECAC Northwest Offensive Player of the Week and D3Football.com National Team of the Week following performance against Endicott … Ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries and caught a season-high five passes for 37 yards in win over Utica (9/17) … Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week and ECAC Northwest Weekly Honorable Mention following effort against the Pioneers … Had 146 yards rushing and a touchdown on 29 carries and caught an 18-yard pass in Shot Glass Trophy Game win at Coast Guard (10/1) … Registered 186 rushing yards and two touchdown runs on 25 carries in win over St. Lawrence (10/8) … Caught four passes for 54 yards against the Saints … Ran 24 times for 150 yards and a touchdown in Transit Trophy Game win at WPI (10/29) … Recorded 95 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries and caught three passes for ten yards at Union (11/12) … Rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries and caught two passes for 13 yards in ECAC Northwest Bowl win at St. John Fisher (11/19) … Most Outstanding Player of ECAC Northwest Bowl ...
2004: Started all nine games … Rushed for 682 yards on 155 attempts for 4.4 yards per carry, all team highs … Team-high 75.8 rushing yards per game … Team-high nine rushing touchdowns … Led the team in scoring with 54 points … Caught eight passes for 47 yards … Third on team in all-purpose yards with 729 … Played on special teams … All-Liberty League Second Team … Liberty League All-Academic … Ran for 32 yards and a touchdown in win at Endicott (9/11) … Caught season-high three 
passes for 16 yards in addition to 62 rushing yards against Hobart (9/25) … Rushed for season highs in yards (220) and touchdowns (3) in Shot Glass Trophy Game win against Coast Guard (10/2) … Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week following his performance against the Bears (10/4) … Ran for season-long 28 yards and a total of 68 yards with a touchdown at St. Lawrence (10/9) … Rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns in win at Kings Point (10/23) … Registered 45 rushing yards and a touchdown along with two catches for 15 yards in Transit Trophy Game win over WPI (10/30) … Carried 16 times for 72 yards and a touchdown in a win at Rochester (11/6) …
2003: Played in 11 games … Rushed 76 times for 366 yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 4.8 yards per rush and 33.3 yards per game … Second on the team in yards, average per carry, average per game and touchdowns … Third on the team in attempts … Caught one pass for three yards … Led the team in rushing in one game … UCAA Rookie of the Week once … Had nine carries for 34 yards, including 12-yard long, in collegiate debut (9/13 at Utica) ... Rushed a season-high 17 times for season-high and team-high 116 yards, including a season-long 47 yards, with a one-yard touchdown, in Shot Glass Trophy Game win over Coast Guard (9/20) … Named UCAA Rookie of the Week following performance against the Bears (9/22) … Carried six times for 25 yards and a two-yard touchdown in Transit Trophy Game win at WPI (9/27) … Registered four carries for 21 yards and one three-yard reception in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win over Union (10/11) ... Had 13 carries for 42 yards, including a ten-yard touchdown, at Hartwick (10/25) … Ran for 59 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, in UCAA victory at St. Lawrence (11/8) ... Carried four times for 27 yards, including 23-yard long, against Hobart (11/15) …
High School: Competed in football, wrestling, track and lacrosse … Captained the football team as a senior … Set single-game rushing record and single-season touchdown record … All-Area and All-Conference in football as a junior and senior … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … All-Conference wrestler as a senior … Helped wrestling and lacrosse teams to league championships … Honor Roll … Silver Honors … Student Government … Honor Guard … Service Club … SADD …
Personal: Management major … Dean’s List … Son of Rita and Massimo Bernardo.
