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The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina

2016 Football Roster

Marjorie Maxon
V.L. Duffy

36 Tyler Renew

  • Class Senior
  • Position B-Back
  • Ht. / Wt. 5-11 / 217
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High School Ben Lippen

Biography

CAREER SUMMARY: Ranks 5th on The Citadel’s all-time career rushing yards list with 2,828 … 601 career rushing attempts are 5th most in program history … tied for 8th on program’s career 100-yard rushing games list with nine … ranks 10th in school history with 2,948 career all-purpose yards

SENIOR (2016): Started all 12 games … third-team STATS All-American … first-team All-Southern Conference by media and second-team all-conference by coaches … rushed for 1,096 yards and four touchdowns on 251 carries and added five receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns … rushing total was 7th-highest single-season mark in school history and 15th 1,000-yard season by Bulldog … ranked 4th in SoCon and 24th in FCS with average of 93.1 rushing yards per game … all-purpose average of 101.3 yards per game ranked 6th in SoCon … authored one of best rushing performances in conference history in 37-34 victory vs. No. 20 Samford that clinched SoCon championship … rushed for 285 yards, one shy of single-game school record, and career-best three touchdowns on career-high 45 carries … rushing yards were 3rd-highest total in FCS in 2016 and 7th-best single-game total in SoCon history … three touchdowns were tied for most in SoCon and 18th in FCS in 2016 … named FCS Offensive Player of the Week by STATS and College Sports Madness and SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for his performance … opened season with 146 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries plus 15-yard reception in 24-23 win at Mercer … rushing yards total was highest among SoCon rushers in week one and included career-long 70-yard touchdown run on second play from scrimmage … named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Bears … accounted for 152 all-purpose yards in 37-14 victory at Western Carolina courtesy of 75-yard touchdown reception and 77 yards on 13 carries … touchdown catch was Bulldogs’ longest completion since 2008 and 11th-longest pass play in school history … rushed for 82 yards on 21 carries and caught 21-yard pass in 19-14 victory vs. Furman … rushed 11 times for 27 yards in 31-24 win at Gardner-Webb … gained 83 yards on 21 carries in 38-14 win at North Greenville … rushed 18 times for 65 yards in 22-14 victory vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … totaled 84 yards on 23 rushes in 24-21 victory at Wofford … rushed nine times for 47 yards and made one-yard reception in 45-10 win vs. ETSU … caught eight-yard touchdown and rushed for 42 yards on 14 carries in 30-20 win at VMI … rushed for 82 yards on 22 carries at North Carolina … gained 76 yards on 27 rushing attempts in second round of FCS Playoffs vs. No. 19 Wofford

JUNIOR (2015): Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts … named first-team STATS All-American … rushed 162 times for 839 yards and five touchdowns … rushing total ranked 7th in Southern Conference and average of 5.18 yards per rush was 8th in SoCon … posted career-high 174 yards and career-high-tying two touchdowns, including game-winning 56 yarder with 6:07 remaining, on 23 carries in 23-22 win at South Carolina … rushing total was most allowed by Gamecocks at home since Darren McFadden’s 219 yards in 2006 … named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at South Carolina … gained 129 yards and one touchdown on career-high 28 carries in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … started run of three straight 100-yard games with 115 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries at No. 9 Chattanooga … also topped 100-yard mark with 106 yards on 24 rushes in 21-19 win vs. Mercer … rushed seven times for 24 yards at Georgia Southern … gained 85 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … rushed eight times for 54 yards in 44-25 win at Samford … gained 53 yards on nine carries in 38-17 win at Furman … rushed 12 times for 41 yards in 35-14 win vs. VMI … had 18 carries for 58 yards at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts … rushed 169 times for 761 yards and five touchdowns … rushing total ranked 8th in SoCon … rushed for career-high 137 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries in season opener vs. Coastal Carolina … gained 43 yards on 16 carries at defending national champion Florida State … rushed nine times for 31 yards at Charleston Southern … rushed seven times for 13 yards in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … gained 19 yards on four rushes at Wofford … had career-high 25 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … rushed 16 times for 48 yards vs. Chattanooga … gained 52 yards on 11 carries at Western Carolina … rushed 12 times for 65 yards in 28-26 win at Mercer … totaled 103 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries in 42-35 win vs. Furman … topped 100 yards again with 102 on 23 rushes vs. Samford … rushed eight times for 54 yards and one touchdown in 45-25 win at VMI.

FRESHMAN (2013): Played B-back in eight contests during the 2013 season ... broke off a 61-yard touchdown run en route to 75 total yards on the ground in a win over Elon ... carried the ball six times against Western Carolina in his collegiate debut for 36 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Ben Lippen High School ... lettered three times in football, four times in basketball and twice in soccer and track and field ... served as a team captain … capped off a prolific career by rushing for 1,641 yards and 27 touchdowns his senior year and was a member of the all-state team for the second consecutive year … received the team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player Award for the third straight season and was also won the Hardest Working Player Award … rushed for 1,767 yards and 23 touchdowns his junior year and 1,221 yards and 13 scores as a sophomore … his career total of 4,629 rushing yards is a school record and he was named Ben Lippen's Athlete of the Year three times … selected to play in the 2012 Shrine Bowl … state high jump champion and third in state in 100 meter dash in track and field (2012), team's defensive MVP in basketball (2011-12) and offensive player of the year and all-region in soccer (2011).

PERSONAL: Son of Charles and Linda Renew … plans on majoring in health, exercise and sport science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2014Sophomore

    B-Back
    5'11" 210 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2015Junior

    B-Back
    5'11" 217 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016Senior

    B-Back
    5'11" 217 lbs
    36

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