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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2013 Football

5 Ryan Mitchell

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lyons Township

Biography

Career Accolades: Two-time Ivy League champion (2010, 2012) ... Finished career ranked eighth all-time at Penn with 1,373 receiving yards ... Finished career tied for sixth all-time in program history with 102 career receptions ...  Had a streak of 25 straight games with a reception ... Also finished with five career receiving touchdowns, 52 rushing yards, 14 kick return yards and 23 passing yards on 2-of-2 passing in 35 career games.

2013: Started all 10 games ... Finished second on the team with 35 receptions and 436 receiving yards ... Finished fourth on the team with 441 all-purpose yards ... Had multiple catches in all but one game and had at least four catches in six games ... Season-high six catches for 100 yards in win over Dartmouth (Oct. 5) ... Had two catches and a 34-yard touchdown reception on Homecoming against Princeton (Nov. 9).  

2012: Played in eight games for the Ivy League champions ... Missed two games with injury ... Had a reception in every game he played ... Third on the team with 25 catches and 255 receiving yards  ... Caught three passes for 37 yards and also had a nine-yard completion in win at Dartmouth (Sept. 29) ... Had three catches and a touchdown against William & Mary (Oct. 6) ... Season-high seven receptions and 90 receiving yards in win over Columbia (Oct. 13).

2011: Started all 10 games ... Finished in the top 10 in the Ivy League and second on the team in receptions (39) and receiving yards (587) ... Also second on the team with three receiving touchdowns ... Finished third on the team with 646 all-purpose yards ... Had at least two catches in every game ... His 54-yard touchdown catch in the win over Princeton (Nov. 5) was the longest of the season for the Quakers and the first of his career ... Added another touchdown against the Tigers and had a touchdown in the season finale against Cornell (Nov. 19) ... Career-best seven receptions in win at Columbia (Oct. 15) ... Career-high 94 receiving yards in win over Yale (Oct. 22) ... Had 10 carries for 45 yards ... Also had a kick return for 14 yards.

2010: Played in seven games as a freshman ... Finished with three catches for 95 yards ... Led the team with an average of 31.7 yards per catch ... His 52-yard catch at Bucknell (Oct. 9) was the longest of the season for the Quakers ... Had two catches for 58 yards in the win over the Bison ... Also completed a pass for 14 yards in win over Dartmouth (Oct. 2).

Lyons Township HS: Four-year letterwinner in football ... Also lettered three years in track and two years in basketball ... Captain of both his football and track teams ... 2009 all-conference and all-area in football ... Part of the 2008 conference championship football team ... 2010 conference champion in the 4x200-meter relay ... West Suburban All-Academic Team.

Personal: Son of Karen and Tom Mitchell ... Father is a high school football coach ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Career Stats:

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g
2010 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.3
2011 10 10 45 0 8 4.5 4.5
2012 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2013 10 3 5 0 4 1.7 0.5
TOTAL 35 14 52 0 8 3.7 1.5

 

PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic
2010 7 1-1-0 14 0 14 100.0 14.0 2.0 217.6
2011 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 8 1-1-0 9 0 9 100.0 9.0 1.1 175.6
2013 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 35 2-2-0 23 0 14 100.0 11.5 0.7 196.6

 

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g
2010 7 2 14 16 2.3
2011 10 45 0 45 4.5
2012 8 0 9 9 1.1
2013 10 5 0 5 0.5
TOTAL 35 52 23 75 2.1

 

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g
2010 7 3 95 0 52 0.4 31.7 13.6
2011 10 39 587 3 54 3.9 15.1 58.7
2012 8 25 255 1 44 3.1 10.2 31.9
2013 10 35 436 1 52 3.5 12.5 43.6
TOTAL 35 102 1373 5 54 2.9 13.5 39.2

 

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g
2010 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2011 10 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 1.8
2012 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.8
2013 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.6
TOTAL 35 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 0.9

 

KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2010 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2011 10 1 14 0 14 14.0 1.4
2012 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2013 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 35 1 14 0 14 14.0 0.4

 

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g
2010 7 2 95 0 0 0 97 13.9
2011 10 45 587 0 14 0 646 64.6
2012 8 0 255 0 0 0 255 31.9
2013 10 5 436 0 0 0 441 44.1
TOTAL 35 52 1373 0 14 0 1439 41.1

 

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk
2010 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2011 10 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
2012 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2013 10 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 35 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0

 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 12, Princeton, Nov 05, 2011 
Touchdowns: 2, Princeton, Nov 05, 2011 
Rush attempts: 2, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 ; at Dartmouth, Oct 01, 2011 ; Yale, Oct 22, 2011 
Rush yards: 14, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 (2 carries)
Long rush: 8, at Brown, Oct 29, 2011 
Pass attempts: 1, Dartmouth, Oct 02, 2010 ; at Dartmouth, Sep 29, 2012 
Pass completions: 1, Dartmouth, Oct 02, 2010 ; at Dartmouth, Sep 29, 2012 
Pass yards: 14, Dartmouth, Oct 02, 2010 
Long pass: 14, Dartmouth, Oct 02, 2010 
Receptions: 7, Columbia, Oct 13, 2012 ; at Columbia, Oct 15, 2011 
Receiving yards: 100, Dartmouth, Oct 05, 2013 (6 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 2, Princeton, Nov 05, 2011 
Long reception: 54, Princeton, Nov 05, 2011 
Total offense attempts: 2, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 (2 rush,0 pass); at Dartmouth, Oct 01, 2011 (2 rush,0 pass); Yale, Oct 22, 2011 (2 rush,0 pass)
Total yards: 14, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 (14 rush,0 pass); Dartmouth, Oct 02, 2010 (0 rush,14 pass)
All-purpose yards: 107, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 
Kick returns: 1, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 
Kick return yards: 14, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 (1 returns)
Long kick return: 14, Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 
Tackles: 1, at Brown, Nov 02, 2013 (1-0); Cornell, Nov 19, 2011 (1-0); Dartmouth, Oct 05, 2013 (1-0)

Statistics

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2013

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2010Freshman

    WR
    6'0" 170 lbs
    83
  • 5

    2011Sophomore

    WR
    6'0" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012Junior

    WR
    6'0" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2013Senior

    WR
    6'0" 195 lbs
    5