Stephen Bush

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Stephen Bush
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Cookeville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Cookeville
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    306
  • yds/g
    27.8
  • td
    7
Bio

A gifted and inspired player, Stephen simply finds ways to contribute and succeed...a CoSIDA Academic All-District in the classroom, he will find plenty of opportunities with the football in his hands as a junior, both as a ball carrier and receiver out of the backfield...elusive runner with surprising quickness through the hole...has seen action in 21 games in his first two seasons on the roster...plenty of grit, he is a fearless contributor on special teams.

AT TECH (IN 2012): Started in four games in his second season on the roster, and played in 10 contests...rushed for 155 yards on 46 carries... scored a touchdown against North Greenville on Sept. 6, and reached the end zone against SEMO on Sept. 22...had seven receptions for 46 yards...accounted for 201 all-purpose yards.

(In 2011): Saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman for the Golden Eagles, mostly in a blocking capacity...logged five rushing yards on one carry on Nov. 19 in Tech's win against Austin Peay that clinched the OVC title.

BEFORE TECH: Stephen was a three-year standout at Cookeville High School, serving as team captain as a senior on his way to being named District 6 Class 6A Most Valuable Player...an honors student, he was named to the Herald-Citizen All-Upper Cumberland first-team, and was voted by his team as the Most Valuable Offensive Player...received the prestigious Cav Award...as a senior, he rushed for 1,292 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 6.5 yards per try...also had 202 receiving yards and two touchdowns, 16 punt returns for 205 yards and 15 kick returns for 238 yards...on defense, he had 36 total tackles and three interceptions.

PERSONAL: The son of Barry and Sharla Bush...birthdate is March 3, 1993...full name is James Stephen Walker Bush...majoring in basic business...four-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 62 48
Yards 306 230
Yards per game 27.8 28.8
Yards per rush 4.9 4.8
Touchdowns 7 6
Fumbles 1 -
Fumbles lost 1 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 6 51 8.5 16 1 - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 6 15 2.5 5 0 1 1
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 4 18 4.5 14 0 - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 2 10 5.0 8 0 - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 10 30 3.0 38 1 - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 6 26 4.3 11 0 - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 3 21 7.0 19 0 - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 2 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 13 76 5.8 36 2 - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 9 59 6.6 42 3 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 2 23 11.5 19 0 - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 1 51 - - - 51
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 1 15 - - - 15
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 1 18 23 - - 41
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 1 10 - - - 10
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 1 30 4 - - 34
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 1 26 8 - - 34
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 1 21 9 - - 30
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 1 0 - - - 0
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 1 0 9 - - 9
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 1 76 - - - 76
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 1 59 - - - 59
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 18 3 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 Cumberland W, 63-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Wisconsin L, 48-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Hampton W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State L, 41-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Indiana St. W, 38-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Murray State L, 35-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 UT Martin L, 28-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Jacksonville State L, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 56-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri W, 41-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Austin Peay W, 34-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2011-12 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 43 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2011-12 11 1 5 0.5 5.0 0 5 - -
2012-13 10 46 155 15.5 3.4 2 18 1 1
2013-14 11 62 306 27.8 4.9 7 42 1 1
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 43 109 466 10.8 4.3 9 42 2 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2011-12 11 - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 7 0.7 46 4.6 6.6 0 17
2013-14 11 6 0.5 53 4.8 8.8 0 19
2014-15 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - -
Total 43 13 0.3 99 2.3 7.6 0 19
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2011-12 11 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 43 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2011-12 11 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 11 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 43 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2011-12 11 5 - - - 5 .5
2012-13 10 155 46 - - 201 20.1
2013-14 11 306 53 - - 359 32.6
2014-15 - - - - - 0 -
2015-16 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 43 466 99 - - 565 13.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2011-12 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 12 1.2 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 42 3.8 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Total 54 1.3 9 0 - - - 0 - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2011-12 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
2012-13 10 2 4 6.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 22 27 49.0 4.5 - - 3.0 8 3 1 11 - - 2 -
Total 43 26 31 57.0 1.3 - - 3.0 8 3 1 11 - - 2 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 62 306 27.8 4.9 7 42 1 1
Conference 8 48 230 28.8 4.8 6 42 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 29 164 27.3 5.7 4 42 - -
Away 5 33 142 28.4 4.3 3 38 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 30 196 49.0 6.5 6 42 - -
Losses 7 32 110 15.7 3.4 1 38 1 1
Month
August 1 6 51 51.0 8.5 1 16 - -
September 3 12 43 14.3 3.6 0 14 1 1
October 4 21 77 19.3 3.7 1 38 - -
November 3 23 135 45.0 5.9 5 42 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 6 0.5 53 4.8 8.8 0 19
Conference 8 6 0.8 53 6.6 8.8 0 19
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 3 0.5 31 5.2 10.3 0 19
Away 5 3 0.6 22 4.4 7.3 0 9
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 6 0.9 53 7.6 8.8 0 19
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 2 0.7 23 7.7 11.5 0 19
October 4 3 0.8 21 5.3 7.0 0 9
November 3 1 0.3 9 3.0 9.0 0 9
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 306 53 - - 359 32.6
Conference 8 230 53 - - 283 35.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 164 31 - - 195 32.5
Away 5 142 22 - - 164 32.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 196 - - - 196 49.0
Losses 7 110 53 - - 163 23.3
Month
August 1 51 - - - 51 51.0
September 3 43 23 - - 66 22.0
October 4 77 21 - - 98 24.5
November 3 135 9 - - 144 48.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 42 3.8 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 36 4.5 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 4.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 36 9.0 6 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.9 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 6 6.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 30 10.0 5 0 - - - - - - - 0
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 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -