Height: | 6-1 |
Weight: | 195 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
High School: | Red Bank |
Position: | WR |
Sport: | 2011 OVC Offensive Player of the Year; All-America by The Sports Network; 2012 East-West Shrine Game participant |
Named first-team all-OVC each of the past two years, Tim Benford
is expected to be not only among the headliners in the Golden Eagle
offense, but one of the top receivers in the nation in the Football
Championship Subdivision...ranked among the Top 10 receivers in FCS
by The Sports Network, and listed among the FCS top receivers by
College Football Performance Awards....an impact player from the
start of his career, Tim was named the OVC Newcomer of the Year
while setting school records in his rookie season...followed that
with outstanding years in 2009 and 2010...comes into his final
campaign as a preseason all-OVC selection and poised to shatter the
TTU record book...owns 151 career receptions to rank 2nd all-time,
needing 45 for the record... had chalked up 2,174 receiving yards
to rank 3rd, needing 777 for the record...has 22 career TD catches,
needing six to break the school mark...dangerous wide receiver who
can cause opponents to adjust defenses to compensate for his
skills...extremely hard worker...will rank as one of the program's
all-tim top players once his career numbers are added up...has five
100-yard receiving games and multiple catches in 29 of his 32
games...one of only five players in school history with multiple-TD
games receiving..landed on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for
spring semester...selected as a finalist of Tech's 2011 Outstanding
Male Athlete award.
AT TECH (In 2010): Tim led Tech and ranked among OVC
leaders in both receptions and receiving yards per game...caught 50
passes for 812 yards and 10 touchdowns...ranked third in the
conference and 29th in NCAA in receiving yards per game...ranked
sixth in the OVC and 42nd nationally in receptions per game...was
fourth in the league in scoring touchdowns...held without a catch
at Arkansas by a double-teaming Razorback defense, the only game in
his career with a reception...made eight catches agains Southeast
Missouri, Murray State and Jacksonville State...posted three
100-yard games...eight catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns at
Southeast Missouri...six catches for 122 yards and two scores
against UT Martin...wrapped up the season with eight catches for
114 yards in upset over JSU...narrowly missed two more 100-yard
efforts, getting 99 on six cathces against Eastern Kentucky, and 98
yards and eight catches at Murray State...two of his three catches
at Tennessee State went for touchdowns...had at least one TD catch
in seven of Tech's 11 games...earned his second Robert Hill Johnson
Award...named first-team all-OVC for second consecutive
season...fourth-team all-America by The Sports Network.
(In 2009): Tim was the starter in 10 games in 2009,
missing the Eastern Illinois contest...had receptions in all 10
games including multiple catches in eight contests...season-high
six catches for 159 yards at UT Martin for his second career
100-yard game...topped the century mark for the second time in the
season and third time in his career with 122 yards on five catches
against Tennessee State...also posted five catches each against
Eastern Kentucky and Georgia..ranked eighth in the OVC in
receptions per game and fourth in receiving yards per game
(58.0).
(In 2008): Tim ranked first in the OVC in receptions,
setting a school record with 68 catches...ranked among league
leaders in receiving touchdowns (second), receptions per game
(second), receiving yards (fifth) and receiving yards per game
(seventh)...had 68 catches for 782 yards and nine touchdowns...his
10 TD catches tied the school single-season record...his 68
receptions broke the previous mark (55 by Walter Hill) by 13
catches...season-high 10 catches against Austin Peay was one shy of
a school record...also led Tech in scoring with 60 points on his 10
touchdowns...flirted with 100-yard mark receiving twice, getting 99
yards in five catches in first collegiate game against
Gardner-Webb, and matching it with 99 yards on four receptions vs.
Central Methodist...finally snapped the 100-yard mark with 10
catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns at Austin Peay...finished
with 782 yards through the air, ranking as the seventh-best season
in school history...also caught two TD passes in game against
Eastern Kentucky, finishing with eight receptions for 57 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: A much-honored athlete at Red Bank
High School, Tim posted some impressive numbers as a four-year
letterman and three-year starter...as a senior, he set three school
records with 62 catches for 1,143 yards and 17 touchdowns,
finishing his career with 156 receptions for 2,396 yards and 34
touchdowns...also had 14 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns
in 2007...playing defensive back, he made 38 tackles as a senior
with seven interceptions and five touchdowns...honors include
second-team all-state as a junior and first-team all-state as a
senior...team captain...three-time all-region pick...named the
Region Offensive Player of the Year in 2007...twice named to the
"Best of Preps" team...selected as that team's Offensive Player of
the Year and earned a spot on The Tennessean "Dream Team" as a
senior.
PERSONAL: The son of Tim Lloyd and Karen
Davis...full name is Timothy LeBron Benford...birthdate is
September 7, 1989...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.