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March 29, 2024

UNLV

32 Channing Trotter

Channing Trotter
  • Running back
  • Grade: Senior
  • Height: 5′9″
  • Weight: 200 lbs

2010 Season Statistics by Game

Game Rushing Receiving
Date Opp. W/L Score Att Yds Yds/Att TDs No. Yds Yds/Rec TDs
9/11 at UTAH L 10-38 3 9 3 -
9/18 at IDAHO L 7-30 15 60 4 - 1 11 11
9/25 NM W 45-10 15 63 4.2 1 1 15 15
10/2 UNR L 26-44 12 19 1.6 -
10/9 at WVA L 10-49 3 2 0.7 - 1 -1 -1
10/16 at CSU L 10-43 - - 1 12 12
10/30 TCU L 6-48 2 5 2.5 -
11/6 at BYU L 7-55 2 -3 -1.5 - 1 -5 -5
11/13 WYO W 42-16 5 27 5.4 - 1 4 4
11/18 AF L 20-35 3 21 7 -
11/27 at SDSU L 14-48 1 -2 -2 -
12/4 at HAW L 21-59 7 34 4.9 - 2 8 4 1
Totals    68 235 3.5 1 8 44 5.5 1
UNLV: A hard-charging, veteran running back who is the returning starter and was listed No. 3 coming out of spring practice ... Possesses a strong combination of running and catching skills.

2009: Took over for Frank "The Tank" Summers as the Rebels' primary back, starting all 12 games ... Led squad with 541 net rushing yards and also caught 19 passes for 103 yards ... Scored nine touchdowns on the ground, which tied for the fourth-most in the MWC and marked the most by a Rebel running back since Joe Haro's 10 in 2001 ... In his first career start, Trotter posted his first 100-yard rushing effort (and the only one for UNLV in 2009), going for 102 net yards on 16 carries in a win over Sacramento State ... He also scored on three one-yard rushes, making him the first UNLV player to run for at least three TDs in a game since QB Jason Thomas had a trio vs. Wyoming in 2002 ... Trotter was the first Rebel RB to turn the hat trick since Marvin Eastman scored three vs. Pacific in 1990 ... Had a season-long 29-yard TD run in a victory over San Diego State ... Also had a multiple-score game with two TDs vs. UNR.

2008: Played in 11 games as a sophomore ... Rushed for 110 yards on just 11 carries ... Posted team's longest rush of the season with a 58-yard burst vs. TCU ... Scored his lone touchdown in season finale at SDSU ... Also caught one pass for three yards. 2007: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in seven games ... Finished with 47 yards rushing and 29 yards receiving ... Best game came vs. SDSU when he ran five times for 29 yards, including a 17-yard scoring burst for his first collegiate touchdown ... Also made four tackles on special teams.

2006: Redshirted.

2005: Grayshirted after signing with UNLV in February.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Red Mountain HS in Mesa, AZ, where he played for only his senior season ... A 2004 PrepStar All-West Region honoree ... Led all Arizona 5A prep players in rushing in 2004 with 1,596 yards on just 180 carries for a gaudy 8.87 per-carry average and 145 YPG mark ... Rushed for more than 200 yards in four games in `04, including 18 times for 277 yards vs. Mesa HS ... Totaled 21 tackles and five interceptions as a senior DB ... A first team All-East Valley Region selection and also a first team All-Tribune selection as a return specialist under coach Jim Jones ... Named second team all-state, first team all-south and All-Southeastern Valley as a punt returner.

PERSONAL: Channing Joseph Alton Trotter was born on Dec. 24, 1986, in Phoenix ... The son of Chris and Gwen Trotter ... Has one brother, Chris, and sister, Chevis ... Majoring in criminal justice.

--Courtesy of UNLVRebels.com