Elijah Howard

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Elijah Howard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    176
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, TN
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Virginia Tech (Baylor School)
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    990
  • yds/g
    90.0
  • td
    5
Bio

At Virginia Tech: Played in 12 games, nine in 2022 ... Had a solo and two assisted tackles in that time

At Baylor School: Played running back for head coach Phillip Massey at Baylor … Ran for 800 yards in a shortened senior season while also recording 110 receiving yards and seven total TDs … Compiled 1,422 rushing yards and 22 TDs as a junior in 2019 … Ranked by Rivals as the No. 25 prospect in Tennessee.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 170 116
Yards 990 539
Yards per game 90.0 77.0
Yards per rush 5.8 4.6
Touchdowns 5 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 10 50 5.0 27 1 - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 15 49 3.3 8 0 1 1
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 5 -2 -0.4 4 0 - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 16 146 9.1 82 1 - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 23 257 11.2 80 1 - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 17 52 3.1 19 0 - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 21 78 3.7 11 0 - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 17 128 7.5 51 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 14 119 8.5 70 2 - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 13 67 5.2 15 0 - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 19 46 2.4 7 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 15 15.0 15 0 1 1
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 20 20.0 20 0 - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 2 15 7.5 14 0 - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 4 54 13.5 45 0 - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 3 35 11.7 18 1 - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 2 12 6.0 9 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 2 56 28.0 39 0 - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 3 49 16.3 20 0 - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 24 24.0 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 20 20.0 20 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 1 50 - - - 50
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 49 15 - 56 120
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 1 -2 - - 49 47
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 146 13 - 24 183
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 257 20 - 20 297
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 52 - - 10 62
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 1 78 15 - - 93
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 128 1 - - 129
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 1 119 54 - - 173
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 1 67 35 - - 102
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 1 46 12 - - 58
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 12 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1
2024-25 11 228 934 84.9 4.1 8 40 4 2
2025-26 12 201 1113 92.8 5.5 11 93 2 2
Total 34 599 3037 89.3 5.1 24 93 7 5
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45
2024-25 11 22 2.0 247 22.5 11.2 1 39
2025-26 12 43 3.6 335 27.9 7.8 5 25
Total 34 80 2.4 747 22.0 9.3 7 45
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
2024-25 2 39 19.5 0 22 - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 10 198 19.8 0 39 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5
2024-25 11 934 247 - 39 1220 110.9
2025-26 12 1113 335 - - 1448 120.7
Total 34 3037 747 - 198 3982 117.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 54 4.9 8 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 96 8.0 11 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 186 5.5 24 7 0 - - - - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 12 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1
Conference 7 116 539 77.0 4.6 2 70 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 84 530 106.0 6.3 2 80 1 1
Away 6 86 460 76.7 5.3 3 82 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 54 385 128.3 7.1 2 80 - -
Losses 8 116 605 75.6 5.2 3 82 1 1
Month
September 4 46 243 60.8 5.3 2 82 1 1
October 4 78 515 128.8 6.6 1 80 - -
November 3 46 232 77.3 5.0 2 70 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45
Conference 7 13 1.9 132 18.9 10.2 1 45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 5 1.0 48 9.6 9.6 0 20
Away 6 10 1.7 117 19.5 11.7 1 45
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 3 1.0 35 11.7 11.7 0 20
Losses 8 12 1.5 130 16.3 10.8 1 45
Month
September 4 2 0.5 28 7.0 14.0 0 15
October 4 4 1.0 36 9.0 9.0 0 20
November 3 9 3.0 101 33.7 11.2 1 45
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
Conference 3 66 22.0 0 39 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 76 25.3 0 39 - - - - -
Away 5 83 16.6 0 24 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 20 20.0 0 20 - - - - -
Losses 7 139 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
Month
September 6 129 21.5 0 39 - - - - -
October 2 30 15.0 0 20 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5
Conference 7 539 132 - 66 737 105.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 530 48 - 76 654 130.8
Away 6 460 117 - 83 660 110.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 385 35 - 20 440 146.7
Losses 8 605 130 - 139 874 109.3
Month
September 4 243 28 - 129 400 100.0
October 4 515 36 - 30 581 145.3
November 3 232 101 - - 333 111.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Conference 18 2.6 2 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Away 24 4.0 3 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 24 3.0 3 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
November 18 6.0 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Seven Blue Devils earned All-NEC honors on Wednesday, headlined by first-team selections Jack Barnum, Kimal Clark and Dan Toatley. (Photos: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • November 21, 2023
Seven Named To All-NEC Football Teams

Toatley, Clark and Barnum tabbed to All-NEC First Team

  • November 21, 2023
(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
  • Article
  • November 18, 2023
Football Falls to Saint Francis U on Senior Day
  • November 18, 2023
CCSU Football hosts Saint Francis, Saturday, November 18th for Senior Day. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Football Hosts Saint Francis Saturday For Senior Day

The Blue Devils will honor their senior class beginning at 11:40 am on Saturday

  • November 16, 2023
Jack Barnum was named NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after tying the school-record with a 50-yard field goal at CMU. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Football Falls At Merrimack

Jack Barnum ties school record with 13th field goal of the year

  • November 11, 2023
Football Heads North For Final Road Game of 2023 Campaign
  • Article
  • November 09, 2023
Football Heads North For Final Road Game of 2023 Campaign

The Blue Devils take on Merrimack Saturday at noon in North Andover, MA.

  • November 09, 2023
Elijah Howard tallied 215 all-purpose yards on Saturday at Yale, including 108 yards on the ground for his second 100+ rushing game of the season. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Football Falls At Sacred Heart

Howard has fourth 100+ yard rushing game of the season

  • November 04, 2023
Football Heads To Sacred Heart For Saturday Tilt
  • Article
  • November 02, 2023
Football Heads To Sacred Heart For Saturday Tilt

Game time is set for noon

  • November 02, 2023
Ahmad Craig returned a fumble for a touchdown Thursday night in CCSU's game versus LIU on Arute Field. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • October 26, 2023
Football Stopped by LIU on Thursday Night at Home

The Blue Devils were held scoreless after halftime.

  • October 26, 2023
Isiah Williams caught a pair of touchdown passes in the Blue Devils win at Wagner on Saturday. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • October 21, 2023
Football Earns 17-3 Win At Wagner

Blue Devils scored 17 first-half points and didn't allow Wagner to score a touchdown or in the final three quarters

  • October 21, 2023
CCSU turns back to NEC action on Saturday, October 14th with a road trip to Duquesne. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • October 12, 2023
Football Turns To NEC Play With Saturday Trip To Duquesne

The Blue Devils begin a two-game road swing

  • October 12, 2023
Elijah Howard was named the NEC Offensive Player of the Week on October 9th, following his 297 all-purpose yards in the Blue Devils win over Delaware State. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • October 09, 2023
Howard Named NEC Offensive Player Of The Week

Also honorable mention for National Offensive Player of the Week

  • October 09, 2023
Elijah Howard ran for 256 yards (Steve McLaughlin Photography)
  • Article
  • October 07, 2023
Football Wins 51-44 Over Delaware St. on Homecoming

Elijah Howard and Malik Thomas each ran for over 100 yards as CCSU set a program record for rushing yards.

  • October 07, 2023
CCSU Football hosts Delaware State for the 2023 Homecoming Game, Saturday, October 7th at Arute Field. Game time is 1:00 pm (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • October 05, 2023
Football Welcomes Delaware State For Homecoming Game

Blue Devils are home for first time in nearly a month

  • October 05, 2023
Elijah Howard tallied 215 all-purpose yards on Saturday at Yale, including 108 yards on the ground for his second 100+ rushing game of the season. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • September 30, 2023
Football Falls At Brown

Blue Devils ran for 235 yards on Saturday, including an 82-yard TD run by Elijah Howard

  • September 30, 2023
Football is at Kent State on Saturday, for its first road game of 2023. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
  • Article
  • September 16, 2023
Football Heads West For First Road Game

Blue Devils travel to Kent State for a noon game on Saturday

  • September 16, 2023
(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
  • Article
  • September 09, 2023
Football Falls to Stonehill on Last-Second Field Goal Saturday

CCSU tied the game with just over a minute remaining before the Skyhawks kicked a 52-yard field as time expired.

  • September 09, 2023
The Blue Devils begin the 2023 NEC schedule on Saturday when Stonehill visits Arute Field.
  • Article
  • September 07, 2023
Football Ready For NEC Opener on Saturday

Blue Devils host Stonehill at noon

  • September 07, 2023
Elijah Howard ran for 53 yards on Saturday (Steve McLaughlin Photography)
  • Article
  • September 02, 2023
Football Wins Season-Opener, 44-0, on Saturday Night

Blue Devils win in Lechtenberg's debut.

  • September 02, 2023