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Jimmy Hughes

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Westport, Conn.
	High School: Staples

	Height / Weight: 5-10 / 195
	Position: RB
	Major: Marine and Coastal Policies

2008: Rushed 15 times for 46 yards against Monmouth (8/30)... Carried the ball for 25 yards and caught four receptions for 12 yards against Fordham (9/7)... Rushed five times and caught six passes for a total of 160 yards on the day including a career high 83 yard touchdown reception against New Hampshire (9/13)... Had a 37 yard touchdown run at Hofstra (9/20) where he rushed for a total of 49 yards on the day... Recorded 42 all purpose yards against Boston College (9/27)... Tallied 84 yards and a touchdown against Brown (10/4)... Put up 89 yards on 11 rushes and three receptions against Towson (10/11)... Tallied 78 yards (34 rushing, 44 receiving) at URI's homecoming against Villanova (10/18)... Recorded 51 yards on 14 carries and 69 yards on nine receptions against William and Mary (10/25)... Ran for 55 yards against UMass (11/1)... Led the team in rushing with 54 yards and a touchdown in the final home game against Maine (11/15)... Propelled the Ram in his final game of the season with 93 yards rushing, 49 receiving yards, and a rushing touchdown against Northeastern (11/22).

2007: Played in all 11 games ... second on Rams with 610 yards rushing while averaging a team-best 6.9 ypc ... also placed second on Rams with 19 receptions for 300 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed for career-high 168 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries at New Hampshire (10/27) ... rushed seven times for 119 yards - including a 62-yard burst - and caught two passes for 45 yards in Governor's Cup win at Brown (9/29) ... piled up 106 yards rushing and one touchdown on just six carries and hauled in three receptions for 23 yards in season-opener against Fordham (9/1) ... led URI with 93 rushing yards in win over No. 3 Massachusetts (11/3) ... caught three passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against Northeastern (11/17) ... recorded 43 receiving yards and one touchdown against James Madison (10/13) ... earned a varsity letter.

2006: Appeared in all 11 games ... averaged 6.8 yards per rush ... recorded 466 yards on the ground and scored one touchdown ... caught 13 passes for 230 yards ... rushed for season-high 106 yards on 12 carries against Delaware (9/23) ... rushed for 87 yards and caught three passes for 53 yards at James Madison (10/7) ... posted 54 yards rushing on five rushes in season-opener at UConn (8/31) ... rushed for 45 yards on five carries against New Hampshire (11/11) and 42 yards on six carries against Maine (10/28) ... eight rushes for 30 yards and one touchdown against Hofstra (11/4) ... hauled in two passes for 74 yards against UMass (10/21) ... earned a varsity letter.

2005: Played in two games - Fordham (9/3) and New Hampshire (10/15) ... rushed for 118 yards on nine carries at UNH, including a 58-yard run ... received a varsity letter.

2004: Sat out redshirt season.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Marco Petroccio at Staples ... est. school records with 3,615 career rushing yards, 950 receiving yards and 74 touchdowns ... first team all-state (RB), Tri-State Heisman Team, and Coca-Cola Connecticut State Player of the Year in 2004 ... first team all-state (CB) in 2003, when Staples captured the FCIAC Championship ... tallied 470 rush yards and 280 receiving yards as a sophomore and posted 600 rushing yards and 315 receiving yards as a junior ... team captain as a senior ... three-year member (two letters) in basketball, two-year member of lacrosse team (two letters), and spent a year on outdoor track team (earned a letter).

Personal: James Patrick Hughes ... born January 21, 1989 ... son of Bill and Linda Hughes ... has one sibling - Holly ... marine and coastal policies major at URI.

Saturday, Nov 14

Football
at Maine
Orono, Maine
12:00 PM