2013 Football Roster

21 Travis Evans

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Williston, Fla.
  • High School Williston

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

AT GEORGIA STATE: Running back who finished his career as the leading rusher in GSU history with 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Also ranks third with 58 receptions for 389 yards and two scores ... Finished with 2,052 all-purpose yards, second in GSU history ... Member of inaugural team after signing with GSU in 2009 as part of the Panthers’ first recruiting class ... Enrolled in Aug. 2009 and practiced with the team during a redshirt year in 2009-10.

2013: Georgia State’s leading rusher with 405 yards and three touchdowns ... Rushed for a career-high 118 yards on just 12 carries at West Virginia ... Had a 65-yard touchdown that at the time was  for the longest run and fourth-longest play from scrimmage in GSU history ... Added 71 yards on 18 carries at Texas State ... Scored rushing touchdowns against Western Kentucky and UL-Lafayette.

2012: Starting running back for final three games following season-ending injury to Donald Russell ... Averaged 87.3 ypg for his three starts ... Finished the season with 323 yards rushing (4.3 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, along with 15 receptions for 100 yards and one score.

Rushed for a career-high 98 yards on 18 carries at JMU and caught three passes for 23 yards. Set up a touchdown with a 45-yard run down to the 2-yard line ... Followed with 87 yards on 14 carries against ODU ... Scored two touchdowns in GSU’s win at Rhode Island. Took a shovel pass from Ben McLane and raced 36 yards for a score, then scored on a 2-yard run after taking a direct snap in a wildcat formation ... Had a nine-yard scoring run and a career-high five receptions against Villanova.

2011: GSU’s third-leading rusher and receiver on the season ... Rushed for a SEASIB-high 70 yards on 14 carries at Houston  ... Opened the 2011 season with 52 yards on just eight carries in win over Clark Atlanta ... GSU’s leading rusher vs. Old Dominion with 62 yards on 15 carries ... Missed the season finale with an elbow injury ... Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

2010: The second-leading rusher on GSU’s inaugural team with 382 yards and three TD ... Averaged 4.8 yards per carry ... Also had 14 catches and one TD receiving ... Voted the Panthers’ Outstanding Running Back by his teammates ... Had a 46-yard touchdown run against No. 4 Jacksonville State on which he broke through the middle and then outran several defenders to the end zone. Also had a key third-down conversion with a seven-yard reception on the Panthers’ game-tying drive in the fourth quarter.

Season-high 62 yards on just eight carries in win over Morehead State ... Rushed for 53 yards in win at Campbell, including 37 yards on six fourth-quarter carries with a key third-down conversion ... Added 52 yards on 11 carries in win over Lamar ... Gained 38 yards on five carries in the inaugural game vs. Shorter ... Scored GSU’s first touchdown against Lambuth on a 2-yard run, then had a 20-yard run to help set up the Panthers’ second TD ... Rushed for 38 yards in win over N.C. Central, including a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter ... Caught a 32-yard touchdown pass at Old Dominion, his longest reception of the season ... Rushed for 30 yards at Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: Area Co-Offensive Player of the Year by the Gainesville Sun (Classes 3A-6A) ... Rushed for 1,662 yards and 17 touchdowns on just 166 carries as a senior at Williston High School ... Averaged 10 yards per carry ... Top single-game performance was 303 yards with two touchdowns on just 17 attempts against P.K. Yonge High ... Gained 287 yards and scored six touchdowns against Sante Fe ... Topped 150 yards in five games ... Also averaged 35 yards on kickoff returns ... Added 1,207 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... Played for coach Jamie Baker.

PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Jarold Quadale Evans ... Born Oct. 23, 1990 ... Son of Catheese Harvey.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2009Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 175 lbs
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  • 21

    2010Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 183 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2011Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 183 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2012Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2013Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
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