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Football
2008: First-team All-America choice by the American Football Coaches Association ... Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... first-team all-MVFC pick ... second-team All-America pick by the Associated Press ... third-team All-America honoree by The Sports Network ... ranked first in the MVFC in tackles-for-loss (18) and quarterback sacks (10) ... tied for 25th in the nation in quarterback sacks per game (0.67) ... ranked fifth on the team with 69 total tackles ... tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles ... began the season with a sack of Brigham Young quarterback Max Hall, which forced Hall to fumble and teammate Mark Huygens fell on in the end zone for a touchdown against the Cougars (8/30) ... tallied a sack in the first four games of the season ... tallied six tackles, two tackles-for-loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks in a 24-13 victory over South Dakota (9/6) ... registered eight tackles, two tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks in leading the Panthers to a 34-20 win over South Dakota State (9/20) ... credited with six tackles, two TFLs, one sack, two quarterback hurries and a blocked kick against Southern Illinois (9/27) ... racked up two sacks in a 42-0 triumph over Missouri State (11/8) ... his sack of New Hampshire quarterback R.J. Toman late in the fourth quarter helped the Panthers held on for the 36-34 win over the Wildcats (12/6) in the FCS quarterfinals ... started all 15 games. 2007: First-team all-MVFC selection ... ranked second on the team with eight tackles-for-loss ... ranked third on the team with 3.5 quarterback sacks ... tallied a season-high six tackles (coaches' film) in a 24-13 win over Iowa State (9/8) ... secured five tackles and two tackles-for-loss in a 30-24 win over Southern Illinois (10/13) ... recorded a season-high 2.5 tackles-for-loss and two quarterback sacks against Delaware (12/1) in the FCS quarterfinals. 2006: A member of the MVFC's All-Newcomer squad ... played in all 11 games ... drew seven starting assignments, including the final six games of the season ... had at least one tackle in nine games ... secured a season-high five tackles and notched a quarterback sack at Iowa State (9/30) ... batted down three passes in a 34-14 win at Indiana State (10/14) ... also recorded five tackles in a 31-20 victory over Western Kentucky (11/4). 2005: Redshirted. High School: Two-year starter in basketball and three-year starter in football, playing both fullback and linebacker ... 2004 played primarily defense but still rushed for a team-high seven touchdowns ... three-time first-team all-conference performer ... also a shot put and discus thrower ... honor roll student ... Student Hall Leader. Personal: Born Feb.6, 1987, in Newark, N.J. ... son of James and Donna Ruffin ... majoring in construction management. Ruffin's Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU BK 2006 11-7 18 8 26 3.0 1.0 0-0 0 0 3 0 2007 13-13 20 32 52 8.0 3.5 0-0 0 0 1 0 2008 15-15 31 38 69 18.0 10.0 0-0 3 1 2 1 Totals 39-35 69 78 147 29.0 14.5 0-0 3 1 6 1 |
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