2018 Football Roster
Jonathan Ward
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 202
- Hometown:
- Kankakee, Ill.
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
2019: Earned Third Team All-MAC honors … named a team captain … played in 12 games, starting all 12 … recorded 1,108 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns on 183 carries for a 6.1-yard average … caught 34 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown … rushed for over 100 yards in seven games … topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second time in his career, becoming just the ninth Chippewa to accomplish that feat … ranked second in the MAC in all-purpose yards (119.75), third in rushing TDs and fifth in rushing yards … finished the season 13th in the nation in rushing TDs and 34th in rushing yards and all-purpose average … finished the season tied for the fifth-most single-season rushing touchdowns and tied for the sixth-most total touchdowns (16) in program history … had a season-high four touchdowns with 105 rushing yards on a season-high 24 carries vs. Ball State (11/6) … also had four catches for 30 yards vs. the Cardinals and earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors … had a season-high 158 rushing yards with two touchdowns, and made three catches for 53 yards vs. Albany (8/29) … turned in a monster performance vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5), rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns and catching three passes for 73 yards and a score … among his three scores in that game were a career-long 86-yard run and a career-long 64-yard reception … finished with 205 all-purpose yards vs. the Eagles and was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week … rushed for 130 yards and three TDs vs. Bowling Green (10/19) … recorded 138 rushing yards and one TD vs. Northern Illinois (11/2), earning MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors … ran for 131 yards and one TD against New Mexico State (10/12) … ran for 107 yards at Western Michigan (9/28) … ran 13 times for 88 yards and a TD vs. Toledo (11/29).
2018: Played in 9 games, making 6 starts … carried 76 times for 212 yards … caught 8 passes for 41 yards … carried 16 times for 74 yards, both season highs, vs. Northern Illinois (9/15) … had a season-long run of 17 yards vs. Kentucky (9/1) … scored lone touchdown of the season vs. Bowling Green (11/10) … caught 8 passes for 41 yards … caught 3 passes for 23 yards, both season highs, vs. Northern Illinois (9/15).
2017: Appeared in all 12 games, making eight starts … led team in rushing yards (1,019), rushing attempts (178) and rushing touchdowns (10) … named All-MAC Second Team … averaged 78.4 rushing yards per game … third on the team in receptions with 48, fourth in receiving yards with 470 … had three receiving touchdowns and a team-high 13 total TDs … led team in scoring with 78 points … recorded 147 yards on 19 carries with one touchdown, and caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Rhode Island (8/31) … rushed 13 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns vs. Ball State (10/21) … rushed 17 times for 132 yards and one touchdown and caught four passes for 81 yards at Western Michigan (11/01) … named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Western Michigan … ran 19 times for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns while adding a 27-yard reception vs. Eastern Michigan (11/08) … had 13 carries for 80 yards and one touchdown at Kent State (11/14) … matched career-high of 159 rushing yards and recorded one rushing touchdown on 21 attempts, and added a receiving touchdown on a 4-yard catch vs. Northern Illinois (11/24) … scored a pair of touchdowns in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Wyoming including a 74-yard receiving touchdown … tallied 107 receiving yards on seven catches in the bowl game.
2016: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman… ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries for the season, good enough for third on the team in all three categories … caught eight passes for 69 yards on the year … ran for 79 yards and a touchdown on seven carries vs. Presbyterian (9/1) … posted a season-high 12 carries for 52 yards against UNLV (9/17) … ran for 27 yards and a touchdown on seven carries at Virginia (9/24) … recorded 14 rushing yards on three carries, and 48 receiving yards on four receptions against Tulsa in the Miami Beach Bowl (12/19).
