Vinny Miller Track & Field Bio
CAREER SUMMARY: Ranks 4th on program’s career yards per carry list with average of 6.74 … ranks 14th in program history with 2,269 all-purpose yards and 19th in program history with 1,503 rushing yards
SENIOR (2015): Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts … rushed 71 times for 536 yards and one touchdown ... average per carry of 7.55 yards ranked 8th on program’s single-season list … caught six passes for 105 yards and totaled 49 yards on four kickoff returns … recorded career-high 100 yards on six carries, one of single-game school-record four 100-yard rushers, in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … gained 53 yards on six rushes and 19 yards on season-high two receptions in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … rushed 12 times for 70 yards in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … rushed three times for 14 yards, hauled in 29-yard reception and returned kickoff 17 yards at Georgia Southern … totaled 100 all-purpose yards, courtesy of 68 rushing yards on seven carries and 32 yards on three kickoff returns, vs. Charleston Southern … gained 32 yards on seven rushes in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … rushed nine times for 68 yards and one touchdown and added 28-yard reception in 44-25 win at Samford … rushed eight times for 70 yards in 38-17 win at Furman … gained 25 yards on four rushes in 35-14 win vs. VMI … rushed twice for three yards and had eight-yard reception at No. 9 Chattanooga … registered 12-yard rush in 23-22 win at South Carolina … rushed six times for 21 yards and grabbed 21-yard catch at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs
JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts … rushed 76 times for 466 yards and two touchdowns, caught eight passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns and added 63 yards on three kickoff returns … rushed for 45 yards and one touchdown on season-high 10 carries in season opener vs. Coastal Carolina … gained 21 yards on seven carries at defending national champion Florida State … registered one 24-yard rush and two kickoff returns for 50 yards at Charleston Southern … rushed three times for 25 yards and caught season-long 29-yard pass in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … had two rushes for five yards, one 11-yard reception and one 13-yard kickoff return at Wofford … rushed twice for 16 yards in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … matched season-high 10 carries for 60 yards and added 19-yard touchdown reception vs. Chattanooga … gained 50 yards on nine carries and four yards on one catch at Western Carolina … rushed nine times for season-high 99 yards and one touchdown in 28-26 win at Mercer … caught two passes for season-high 34 yards and one touchdown and gained 43 yards on seven carries in 42-35 win vs. Furman … rushed nine times for 48 yards and caught 21-yard pass vs. Samford … gained 30 yards on six rushes and had 26-yard reception in 45-25 win at VMI.
SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in all 12 games at slot back, starting 11 ... rushed the ball 56 times for 357 yards and two scores ... caught 12 passes for 175 yards, averaging 14.6 per catch ... opened the season with 11 carries for 47 yards and a touchdown against Charleston Southern ... recorded a career-high 95 yards on the ground and one touchdown in a win against Samford ... hauled in a career-long pass of 52 yards against Old Dominion ... returned eight kicks totaling 122 yards for a 15.3 average.
FRESHMAN (2012): Played in all 11 games primarily on the special teams as a kick returner, but also saw playing time as a running back … carried the ball 21 times for 144 yards and three touchdowns to go along with one reception for eight yards … opened his career vs. Charleston Southern with eight carries for 66 yards and a touchdown … rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown vs. NC State.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of North Augusta High School ... lettered four times in football and three times in baseball ... served as a team captain ... rushed for 2,704 yards and 40 touchdowns his senior season ... named to the all-state team for Class AAAA and selected the offensive player of the year by several publications, including the High School Sports Report, ESPN, Comcast and the Augusta Chronicle and Aiken Standard ... chosen to play in the North/South All-Star Game ... named all-region as both a linebacker and punter his junior season.
PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Elizabeth Montgomery ... majoring in civil engineering.
