Bernard Scott

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vernon, TX

Scott will challenge for the starting running back position in his first season at ACU after transferring from Blinn College.

2006 (Blinn): Scott was a first team National Junior College Athletic Association all-America after leading the Buccaneers to a 12-0 season and the NJCAA national championship. Blinn beat Pearl River Community College, 19-6, in the Pilgrim's Pride Bowl to win the national title. Scott was named the game's MVP after rushing for 193 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries. Scott averaged 154.4 rushing yards per game, and he finished his only junior college season with a junior college-best 1,892 yards and 27 touchdowns. He was also first team all Southwestern Junior College Football Conference.

2004 (Central Arkansas): Named the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1,026 yards and 11 touchdowns on 163 carries for the Bears. Scott posted six 100-yard rushing games as the Bears had one of the top offenses in NCAA Division II football. As a freshman, Scott's offensive coordinator was current ACU offensive coordinator Ken Collums, and the Bears' offensive line coach was current ACU head coach Chris Thomsen.

High school: As a junior at Vernon High School in 2001, Scott ran for 2,424 yards and 19 touchdowns in 13 games. He also had 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Scott was a Class 3A first team all-state selection by the Associated Press and was the Wichita Falls Times Record-News' Red River 22 Offensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Born 10 Feb 1984. 2003 graduate of Wichita Falls High School.