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 Melvin Barnett 31
Melvin Barnett
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cuero, TX
High School:
Cuero HS
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 243
Position:
RB
Experience:
3L

2000: Junior fullback played in 11 games and started five (South Florida, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Nebraska and Missouri) ... Saw only special teams action against Oklahoma ... Scored on a six-yard run against South Florida and a one-yard plunge against Missouri ... Had a career-long 12-yard carry versus Texas Tech ... Fifth on the squad with 79 yards on 29 carries ... Also caught one pass for two yards.

1999: Played in 10 games, starting the final six at fullback ... Gained 68 yards and scored one touchdown on 25 rush attempts ... Also caught one pass for eight yards ... Rushed for a season-high 27 yards on six carries at Kansas ... Scored touchdown on one-yard plunge against North Texas ... Did not see action against Oklahoma.

1998: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman ... Carried five times for 13 yards and saw action as a blocking back ... Also had two catches for 32 yards, including a 30-yard reception at Texas ... Got his first stats in that Texas game, carrying twice for four yards ... His 30-yard catch came in the fourth quarter set up a go-ahead score for the Bears.

High School: Cuero High School, Cuero, Texas ... Four-year varsity letterwinner who rushed for 3,738 yards and 92 touchdowns on 584 carries (6.4 average per carry) ... Second-team all-state and all-district two years ... Rushed for 1,275 yards this season with 20 touchdowns on 181 carries as his team reached the quarterfinal round of the playoffs ... Three-year starter ... An all-state baseball player ... Named to the San Antonio Express-News top 100 ... On Tom Lemming's preseason national recruiting list.

Personal: Melvin Eugene Barnett ... Born Nov. 16, 1979 ... Son of Mary and Earl Lewis ... Majoring in communications.

Barnett's Career Rushing Stats

YEARG/GSNOYDSAVGTDLP/OPPONENT
19988/05132 - 6 04/
199910/625682 - 7 18/Kansas
200011/529792 - 7 212/Texas Tech
Totals29/11591602 - 7 312/Texas Tech

Date OpponentATTYDSAVGTD
9/04/99 at Boston College 284 - 0 0
9/11/99 UNLV4174 - 3 0
9/18/99 at Oklahoma . Did Not Play .
9/25/99 TEXAS00. 0
10/02/99 NORTH TEXAS 341 - 4 1
10/09/99*at Texas A&M 471 - 8 0
10/23/99*TEXAS TECH 1-1-1 - 0 0
10/30/99*at Kansas State 00. 0
11/06/99*at Kansas 6274 - 5 0
11/13/99*COLORADO341 - 3 0
11/20/99*OKLAHOMA STATE 221 - 0 0
8/31/00 at North Texas 00. 0
9/16/00 MINNESOTA4153.80
9/23/00*SOUTH FLORIDA 5142.81
9/30/00*IOWA STATE 4153.80
10/7/00 at Texas Tech 4215.20
10/14/00*TEXAS A&M 492.30
10/21/00*at Nebraska 100.00
10/28/00 at Texas . Did Not Play .
11/4/00 OKLAHOMA00. 0
11/11/00*MISSOURI530.61
11/18/00 at Oklahoma State 221.00