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Baldwin Wallace University

2017 Football

Austin Smith

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Broadview Hts.
  • Highschool North Royalton

Biography

2017

  • BW Outstanding Offensive Back Award
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference honorable mention selection
  • Led the team and was ninth in the OAC in rushing with 564 yards
  • Carried the ball 119 times
  • Rushed for three touchdowns
  • Caught five passes for 144 yards
  • Had a career-long 71 yard reception vs. Wilmington on Oct. 7
  • Rushed for a career-long 70-yard touchdown vs. John Carroll on Sept. 16
  • Earned fourth varsity letter

2016

  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference second-team selection
  • Led the team in rushing with 681 yards on 171 attempts 
  • Scored a team-high 14 rushing touchdowns
  • Caught eight passes for 48 yards 
  • Punted 39 times for a 36.1-yard average with five punts landing inside the 20
  • Ran for a game-high 87 yards and scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns vs. Defiance on Sept. 1
  • 39th Annual Lee Tressel Shrine Classic BW Player of the Game Award recipient 
  • Ohio Atheletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6
  • Frank Roppolo Homecoming Player of the Game vs. Otterbein University on Oct. 24
  • Earned third varsity letter

2015

  • Had first career 100-yard game with 104 yards versus Capital University on Oct. 31
  • Third on the team with 390 rushing yards in 77 attempts (5.1-yard average per carry) 
  • Scored four rushing touchdowns
  • Caught 12 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown
  • Returned nine kickoffs for a 21.2-yard average 
  • Took back nine punts for a 6.7-yard average.
  • Punted 37 times for a 34.4-yard average with seven landing inside the 20-yard 
  • Earned second varsity letter

2014

  • Appeared in six games before injury ended season
  • Carried the ball 18 times for 85 yards 
  • Caught two passes for eight yards 
  • Averaged 33.7 yards in 14 punting attempts
  • Earned his first varsity letter

High School

  • Three-year letterwinner in football
  • All-Northeast Ohio Conference selection in football
  • All-District second-team selection in football
  • North Royalton H.S. Most Valuable Offensive Back in football
  • Most Vaulabe Player Award recipient in football
  • Earned four varsity letters in track and field
  • All-Northeast Ohio Conference and a Regional qualifier in track and field

Personal

  • History major
  • Son of Frank and Jennifer Smith 
This page was last updated by KR on January 22, 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2014Freshman

    RB/P
    5'8" 180 lbs
    30
  • 2015Sophomore

    RB/P/KR
    5'8" 187 lbs
  • 2016Junior

    RB/P/KR
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2017Senior

    RB/P
    6'0" 180 lbs