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2014 MIT Football Roster

44 Justin Wallace

  • Position RB
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palatine, Ill.
  • High School William Fremd
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

2014: Closed out a record setting career by playing in all 11 games … first team All-American (USA College Football) … Joe Zabilski Award (Gridiron Club of Greater Boston) … All-Region (D3football.com and New England Football Writers) … New England Football Writers College Division Gold Helmet Award … NEFC Offensive Player of the Year… first team All-NEFC … first team ECAC All-Star … NEFC Offensive Player of the Week (9/28, 11/9) … ECAC Division III New England Offensive Player of the Week (9/30, 10/11) … New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet (11/12) … first team Academic All-American and Academic All-Region … Academic All-NEFC … NFF Hampshire Honor Society … second straight 1,000-yard season with a career-high 1,587 … that was the second most in MIT history … led the NEFC in rushing yards per game (144.3), scoring (102) and rushing TDs … finished third in the league in all-purpose yards … fifth in the nation in rushing yards … sixth in yards per game … ninth in yards per carry (6.95) … 36th in the nation in all-purpose yards per game … finished as MIT’s all-time leading rusher with 4,592 yards … scored 17 touchdowns rushing … 11th in the NCAA in rushing TDs … ran for over 100 yards nine times … started the season with 126 yards against Pomona-Pitzer (9/6) … 136 on just 13 carries against Becker (9/13) … 152 yards and tied a school record four scores against Salve Regina (9/27) … 196 yards and one score at Curry (10/3), including a season-long 75-yard effort … 162 yards at Nichols (10/18) … 174 yards and three scores at Endicott (11/1) … set a school record with six rushing TDs at Maine Maritime (11/8) … rand for a career-high 261 yards, the third highest mark in school history, against the Mariners …  135 yards against Coast Guard (11/15) … 144 yards and a score at Husson (11/22) in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs … TD came on a 72-yard gallop.

2013: Started at running back in all nine games for a third straight year for the Engineers … All-NEFC second team … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Academic All-NEFC … finished with his first career 1,000-yard season with 1,157 … it was just the third 1,000-yard season in MIT history … scored 13 touchdowns on the ground … second in the NEFC in rushing with his 128.3 yards per game average … finished among the top-40 in the nation in rushing yards and rushing average … reached the 100-yard mark seven times … 156 yards and three scores to start the season at Pomona-Pitzer (9/7) … 109 yards and a score at Becker (9/14) … hauled one for 87 yards and a score against the Hawks… 104 yards on 18 carries against Curry (10/5) … another three score performance against Nichols (10/18) … finished with 167 yards against the Bison … 103 yards and a score at Western New England (10/26) … 150 yards and a pair of scores against Maine Maritime (11/9) … matched the school record for carries with 41 at Coast Guard (11/16) … finished with a career-high 217 yards and a pair of TDs against the Bears. 

2012: Another solid season as MIT’s top running back … started all nine games … first team All-NEFC (Boyd) at running back … Academic All-District … Academic All-NEFC … led the team in rushing with 867 yards … fourth in the NEFC with his 96.3 yards per game … nine touchdowns led the team … three 100-yard games … also caught nine passes for 101 yards … went for a season-high 147 yards and a pair of scores against Becker (9/8) … also caught a pair of passes for a season best 28 yards against the Hawks … followed that up with 107 yards and a score against Coast Guard (9/15) … 96 yards and three scores against Plymouth State (10/6) … caught two passes against the Vikings … 108 yards and a score in the upset win over Salve Regina (10/19) … 139 yards and a score at Nichols (10/27) … finished the season with 84 yards and a score at Endicott (11/3). 

2011: Impact player in his first season at MIT … started all nine games at running back … NEFC Boyd Division Offensive Rookie of the Year … ECAC Division III North Offensive Rookie of the Year … second team All-NEFC (Boyd Division) at running back … led the Engineers with 981 yards on the ground … fourth in the NEFC in rushing … seventh in the conference in all-purpose yards per game … ranked 28th in the nation with his 109.0 yards per game average … that led all freshmen nationally in Division III … ran for eight TDs … eclipsed the 100-yard mark four times … rushed for a score in each of the first four games of the season … started his career with 170 yards and a score at Becker (9/10) … also had his season long run of 41 yards in that contest … 120 yards and a score against Curry (9/24) … 84 yards and a score at UMass Dartmouth (10/1) … 106 yards at Plymouth State (10/8) … 80 yards at Salve Regina (10/22) … season best of 190 yards and three TDs vs. Nichols (10/29) … earned NEFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for that effort … finished the year with 89 yards and a score against Endicott (11/5). 

Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … concentration in economics … technical intern at Ball Aerospace … research for the Zero Robotics Team and VERTIGO at the MIT Space Systems Lab … president of Delta Kappa Epsilon. 

High School: A 2011 graduate of William Fremd High School … offensive MVP … honorable mention all-state selection … all-conference … all-area … Iron Will Award … team was conference co-champions … two-time team captain … also a member of the track team … IHSA all-state academic team.


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Historical Player Information

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    2011First Year

    RB
    6'" 200 lbs
    44
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    2012Sophomore

    RB
    6'" 210 lbs
    44
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    2013Junior

    RB
    6'" 205 lbs
    44
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    2014Senior

    RB
    6'" 215 lbs
    44