2013 Football
Roster
Anthone Taylor
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Huber Heights, OH
- High School:
- Wayne
Hoof Prints: Thick, physical and speedy runner who was a second-team All-MAC running back in his first season as a starter in 2014... named to Doak Walker Watch List... chose Buffalo because of the family atmosphere and to help the program continue to rise...major is sociology.
Junior (2014): Had a breakout season in his first year as an every game starter…. rushed for 1,403 yards – the second-best single-season total in school history… rushed for 12 touchdowns… ranked second in the MAC in rushing – averaging 127.5 yards per game… earned All-MAC Second Team honors… went over 100 yards in seven games and eclipsed 200 yards in three games… rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns against Duquesne (8/30)… had a 41-yard touchdown against Baylor (9/12)… rushed for 116 yards against Norfolk State (9/20)… rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns against Miami (OH) (9/27)… followed that up by going for 219 yards and three scores at Bowling Green (10/4)… became the first player in school history to rush for over 200 yards in consecutive games… rushed for 128 yards at Eastern Michigan (10/11)… rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown against Akron (11/11)… rushed for a career-best 237 yards and two touchdowns at Massachusetts (11/28)… his performance against the Minutemen was the fourth-best single-game rushing total in school history.
Redshirt-Sophomore (2013): Produced when he got the opportunity, appearing in nine games while making one start for an injured Branden Oliver… piled up 399 yards and three touchdowns as the backup running back while also hauling in seven passes for 45 yards… finished off his first career start with 118 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Stony Brook (9/14)… scored the game-winning touchdown in the fifth overtime against Stony Brook (9/14) from six yards out… recorded a career-high 154 rushing yards on 17 carries in the Bulls win over Miami (11/19)… had a career-high four catches for 34 yards to go along with two carries for 16 yards and a rushing touchdown against Toledo (11/12).
Sophomore (2012): Sat out the season as a medical redshirt.
Freshman (2011): Appeared in seven games on special teams... earned four carries and rushed for 20 yards and had two catches for 13 yards against Stony Brook (9/10).
High School: Recorded over 1,800 all-purpose yards (over 1,600 rushing) and scored more than 20 touchdowns in his senior season for coach Jay Minton…a first-team All-Conference and All-District special mention selection for the Warriors, where he also participated in basketball and bowling.
