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21 Francois Barnaud
Francois Barnaud
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    1409
  • yds/g
    128.1
  • td
    14

Bio

5-9 • 200 • Sr. • Running Back
Belle Fourche, S.D.
Belle Fourche High School

General: A fifth-year member of the DWU football team … had a breakout season as a redshirt junior in 2013 … established himself as one of the best running backs in the nation … suffered a season-ending injury as a junior in 2012 … hoping to end his career with another standout season in 2014.

College: Set the school record for rushing yards in a season and led the NAIA and GPAC with 1,893 yards … earned All-GPAC First Team Offense honors … named to Beyond Sports Network All-America Second Team … finished second in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (17.2), third in all-purpose yards (2,109) and fourth in all-purpose yards per game (191.7) … scored 14 touchdowns and also caught 20 passes for 215 yards … ran for 272 yards against Dakota State (10/5/13) … ran for three touchdowns in three different games … played in one game before an injury cut his season short in 2012 … ran the ball twice for 15 yards and caught one pass for seven yards … also returned one kick for 52 yards and two punts for 13 yards … saw playing time in all 10 games as a sophomore in 2011 … ran the ball 31 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 3.5 yards per carry … also caught three passes for 26 yards … played in five games as a freshman in 2010 … ran the ball 21 times for 132 yards … averaged 6.3 yards per carry … also returned one kick.

High School: A three-year starter and four-time letter winner … ran for 2,100 yards and 24 touchdowns in his career … helped the Broncs to a conference title his junior season … named to the Class 11A All-State team … a two-time all-conference and Best of the West honoree … also named team MVP and offensive MVP … lettered twice in wrestling and once in track.

Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1991 … son of Bernard and Laura Barnaud … a sport, exercise and wellness major … brother Mike was an All-GPAC linebacker for the Tiger football team.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14
  Total Conference
Rushes 256 207
Yards 1409 1046
Yards per game 128.1 116.2
Yards per rush 5.5 5.1
Touchdowns 14 11
Fumbles 4 3
Fumbles lost 4 3

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 22 282 12.8 75 2 - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 34 160 4.7 46 2 - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 14 62 4.4 14 0 - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 27 110 4.1 12 2 1 1
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 27 81 3.0 23 1 1 1
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 33 175 5.3 31 1 - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 20 130 6.5 45 1 - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 24 109 4.5 31 3 - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 17 40 2.4 9 0 1 1
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 15 44 2.9 8 0 1 1
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 23 216 9.4 69 2 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 3 16 5.3 9 0 - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 3 27 9.0 20 0 1 1
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 1 1
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 2 53 26.5 33 0 - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 1
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 1 282 16 - - 298
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 1 160 - - - 160
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 1 62 - - - 62
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 1 110 27 - - 137
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 1 81 -1 - - 80
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 1 175 53 - - 228
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 1 130 - - - 130
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 1 109 - - - 109
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 1 40 2 - - 42
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 1 44 - - - 44
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 1 216 - - - 216

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 0
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 18 3 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Wis.-Stout W, 23-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 27-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hastings W, 34-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Dakota St. W, 27-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Doane W, 27-23 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Morningside College L, 50-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Midland University W, 42-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 27-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Dordt W, 40-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 33 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2011-12 10 31 109 10.9 3.5 2 12 - -
2012-13 1 2 15 15.0 7.5 0 15 - -
2013-14 11 285 1893 172.1 6.6 14 75 8 5
2014-15 11 256 1409 128.1 5.5 14 75 4 4
Total 33 574 3426 103.8 6.0 30 75 12 9

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2011-12 10 3 0.3 26 2.6 8.7 1 17
2012-13 1 1 1.0 7 7.0 7.0 0 7
2013-14 11 20 1.8 215 19.5 10.8 0 32
2014-15 11 10 0.9 97 8.8 9.7 0 33
Total 33 34 1.0 345 10.5 10.1 1 33

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 1 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 33 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 1 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 1 52 52.0 0 52 2 13 6.5 0 8
2013-14 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 2 53 26.5 0 52 2 13 6.5 0 8

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2011-12 10 109 26 - - 135 13.5
2012-13 1 15 7 13 52 87 87.0
2013-14 11 1893 215 - 1 2109 191.7
2014-15 11 1409 97 - - 1506 136.9
Total 33 3426 345 13 53 3837 116.3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2011-12 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0
2012-13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
2013-14 84 7.6 14 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2014-15 84 7.6 14 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 186 5.6 30 1 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2011-12 10 4 4 8.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 6 4 10.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 256 1409 128.1 5.5 14 75 4 4
Conference 9 207 1046 116.2 5.1 11 69 3 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 7 177 1085 155.0 6.1 11 75 1 1
Away 4 79 324 81.0 4.1 3 45 3 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 190 1133 161.9 6.0 13 75 2 2
Losses 4 66 276 69.0 4.2 1 45 2 2
Month                  
September 4 97 614 153.5 6.3 6 75 1 1
October 4 104 495 123.8 4.8 6 45 1 1
November 3 55 300 100.0 5.5 2 69 2 2

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 10 0.9 97 8.8 9.7 0 33
Conference 9 6 0.7 82 9.1 13.7 0 33
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 6 0.9 68 9.7 11.3 0 33
Away 4 4 1.0 29 7.3 7.3 0 20
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 9 1.3 95 13.6 10.6 0 33
Losses 4 1 0.3 2 0.5 2.0 0 2
Month                
September 4 6 1.5 43 10.8 7.2 0 20
October 4 3 0.8 52 13.0 17.3 0 33
November 3 1 0.3 2 0.7 2.0 0 2

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 1409 97 - - 1506 136.9
Conference 9 1046 82 - - 1128 125.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 7 1085 68 - - 1153 164.7
Away 4 324 29 - - 353 88.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 7 1133 95 - - 1228 175.4
Losses 4 276 2 - - 278 69.5
Month              
September 4 614 43 - - 657 164.3
October 4 495 52 - - 547 136.8
November 3 300 2 - - 302 100.7

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 84 7.6 14 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 66 7.3 11 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 66 9.4 11 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 18 4.5 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 78 11.1 13 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 36 9.0 6 0 - - - - - - 0 0
October 36 9.0 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 12 4.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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