James Starks Running Back Senior/Senior * 6-2 * 211 * 3L Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls HS

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HOOF PRINTS
Has already set UB’s career rushing record (3,142 yards)...coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons...one of the elite backs in the MAC and the nation...became the first 1,000-yard rusher in the Bulls’ Division I-A era...became the first UB freshman to earn All-MAC honors in 2006......chose Buffalo because “I feel like it’s the best fit for me”.

JUNIOR (2008)
Had a record-breaking season as the Bulls’ running back...set single-season school records for carries (272) and rushing yards (1,333) while missing two and a half games...ran for 16 touchdowns while catching another...named All-MAC First Team...ranked second in the MAC and 15th in the nation in rushing (111.1)...had six 100-yard rushing games...scored a rushing touchdown in each of the final nine games of the season...ranked second on the team in receiving with 52 catches for 361 yards...ran for 179 yards against UTEP (8/28)...ran for 94 yards and a touchdown and had 97 receiving yards and a another score against Central Michigan (9/27)...ran for 125 yards and three touchdowns against Western Michigan (10/11)...had a 66-yard touchdown run against the Broncos...ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns, including a 52-yarder, against Ohio (10/28)...named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3...rushed for 177 yards and two scores, including a 62-yarder, against Miami (OH) (11/4)...accounted for 241 yards of total offense (151 yards rushing, 90 yards receiving) and scored three touchdowns against Akron (11/13)...tied a school record for receptions in a game with 13 against the Zips...named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17...scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner against Bowling Green in double-overtime to clinch the MAC East Division...ran for 136 yards and a touchdown against Kent State (11/28)...rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown and had four catches for 45 yards against Ball State in the MAC Championship game...ran for 25 yards and a touchdown and hauled in 11 passes against Connecticut in the International Bowl.

SOPHOMORE (2007)
Became Buffalo’s first Division I-A 1,000-yard rusher in a season that was capped with a second straight selection to the All-MAC Second Team…set a single-season school record with 251 carries and rushed for 1,103 yards, the third-highest total in school history…led Buffalo with a I-A record 14 touchdowns – two off of the school record – including 12 rushing touchdown…added 41 receptions for 311 yards…rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown at Penn State (9/15)…rushed for 62 yards and a pair of scores and had four catches for 33 yards and another touchdown against Baylor (9/22)…ran for 47 yards and two touchdowns against Ball State (9/29)…rushed for 183 yards on a career-high 36 carries and two touchdowns, including one of 72 yards, against Ohio (10/4)…the 36 carries was a single-game record in the Division I-A record…named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts…the very next week he ran for a career-high 231 yards and three touchdowns on 34 carries against Toledo (10/13)…it was the highest single-game rushing total in Division I-A history…he again earned MAC East Offensive Player of the Week honors and earned an ESPN “helmet sticker” as one of the nation’s best performances of the day...ran for 148 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, including a career-long 92-yard scamper against Miami (OH) (11/3)…added a career-high nine catches for 40 yards against Miami…had 21 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown and six receptions against Bowling Green (11/17)…the first pass attempt of his career was a completion against Bowling Green.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006)
Started seven contests and played in all 12 games...led the Bulls in rushing, gaining 704 yards and scoring six touchdowns en route to earning All-MAC Second Team honors...second on the team in receptions with 34...recorded 14 carries for 86 yards and an overtime game-winning touchdown in his first collegiate game against Temple (8/31)...rushed for 113 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown while also catching five passes for 68 yards vs. Miami (OH) (10/15)...made a career high six catches against both Ohio (10/21) and Boston College (10/28)...recorded career highs in both rushing yards and attempts against Kent State (11/4) when he carried 24 times for 162 yards and scored three touchdowns...the 162 yards was the fifth highest single-game effort in school history...named MAC East Division Player of the Week on Nov. 6.

FRESHMAN (2005)
Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.

HIGH SCHOOL
Outstanding athlete who ran for 1,048 yards and threw for over 600 yards for the Wolverines of Niagara Falls while earning All-Western New York honors...served as a captain three years for former UB player and coach Joe Shifflet... played on Niagara Falls’ nationally-ranked basketball team with former UB basketball player Greg Gamble and Syracuse stars Jonny Flynn and Paul Harris.

STARKS' CAREER STATISTICS
Year	Rushing	Avg.	TD	Long
2006	175-704	4.0	6	54
2007	251-1,103	4.4	12	92
2008	272-1,333	4.9	16	66
Totals	698-3,140	4.5	34	92