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2018 Football Roster

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28 Anthony Scaccia

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 167
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Batavia, Ill.
  • Highschool Batavia

Biography

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 11 games… Rushed for 499 yards on 118 carries… Scored four touchdowns… Longest run of the season was 18 yards vs. Morehead State (Sept. 29)… Caught 18 passes for 146 yards… Longest pass reception was 30 yards against San Diego (Oct. 20)… Recorded 645 all-purpose yards… Became just the 10th player in program history to play in 45 games throughout a career… Rushed for 41 yards on just nine carries at Drake to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards (Oct. 6)… Rushed for a season-high 75 yards and one TD in the win over Taylor (Sept. 8)… Scored two rushing TD’s at Jacksonville, ending the game with 57 yards on the ground (Nov. 3)… Final rushing TD came in the season finale at Davidson (Nov. 17)… Rushed for 40+ yards in eight of 11 games… Caught four passes for a season-high 48 yards vs. Princeton (Sept. 15)… Averaged 4.2 yards per rush… Averaged 45.4 yards on the ground per game.

2017: Saw action in all 11 games.. Finished third on the team in rushing with 66 attempts for 262-yards.. Was third on the team in rushing touchdowns (4).. Second on the team in receiving with 38 receptions for 271-yards and one touchdown... Finished with three total tackles.

2016: Saw action in all 11 games, including one as a starter... Finished third on the team in rushing with 75 attempts for 375-yards... Was third on the team in rushing touchdowns (3)... Had 17 receptions for 108-yards... Had 21-yards on one kick return. 

2015: Played in all 11 games including starting in three games... fifth on the team with 149 rushing yards on 38 carries... scored first career rushing touchdown against Davidson... recorded 6 receptions for 181 yards and one touchdown... had 3 receptions for 120 yards including an 83-yard touchdown reception against Dayton... had two kick returns for 50 yards... named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2014:  Did not see varsity action...earned Butler's Co-Offensive "Unsung Hero" Award (Scout Team MVP)...named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

Personal:  Human Movement and Health Sciences major...born 5/1/96...son of Susan and Frank Scaccia.

High School:  All-State running back at Batavia High School...Offensive MVP of the Upstate Eight Conference and Co-Captain of the All-Area Team...helped lead Batavia to a 13-1 record (school record for wins), including an 8-0 mark in conference, and the first state title in school history...named MVP of the Illinois 6A state championship game after rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns...set school records for most touchdowns in a season (35), most rushing touchdowns in a season (28) and most rushing yards in a season (1,913) as a senior...caught 27 passes for 313 yards and seven touchdowns in final season...played on teams that compiled a 31-2 record and won three consecutive conference championships...All-Conference track performer and state qualifier in wrestling...named Academic All-Conference in wrestling...earned two varsity football letters and served as a football team captain...High School Coach:  Dennis Piron.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2014Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 160 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2015Redshirt

    RB
    5'8" 160 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 175 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Redshirt Junior

    RB
    5'7" 167 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Senior

    RB
    5'7" 167 lbs
    28
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