2013 Football Roster
Doroland Dorceus
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- Prev School:
- Spring (Texas ) HS
Career
Has seen action in 39 games, making 13 starts ... The 31st player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career ... Enters 2017 season with 1,881 yards (363 carries), which is 10th on the all-time rushing list ... If maintains pace of 627 yards per season, would move into the top-five on the program’s career rushing chart … Also has 21 receptions for 294 yards ... Has 2,199 all-purpose yards and 25 total TD (21 rush/4 receive) ... Suffered a year-ending injury in fourth game of 2014 season … In mid-summer of 2015, received a medical hardship from the NCAA and the American Athletic Conference which afforded him three more seasons of eligibility that began with the 2015 season.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club recognition for the 2015 spring semester.
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games … Made five starts … Team’s leading rusher with 810 yards on 132 carries and nine TD … Moved from the No. 29 spot to No. 10 on the Memphis all-time rushing list (1,881 career yards) … Also had 10 receptions for 77 yards and one score … Had two kick returns for 24 yards … Third on squad with 911 all-purpose yards (810 rush/77 receive/24 kick return) … Had third career 100-yard performance with 117 yards on nine carries and one TD in a home win over Bowling Green … Rushed for 96 yards on eight carries in a home win over Temple, including a career-long 71-yard TD scamper in the third quarter to tie the game at 13-all … Tied a career high with two rushing TD in a road win at Cincinnati … Also tied career high with two receptions at Cincinnati (season-high 23 yards) … Member of the 2016 Memphis offense that was second in program history for total yards (6,028), points (505) and total TD (57).
2015 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Returned from injury and played in all 13 games ... Started seven games ... Team rushing leader in carries (155), yards (661), TD (8) and yards per game (50.8) ... Had 11 receptions for 217 yards and three TD ... His 19.7 yards-per-reception average led the team ... Third on team with 878 all-purpose yards ... Led squad with 11 total TD (8 rush/3 receive) ... Tied for seventh in American Athletic Conference in scoring (TD only) with 66 points ... Had the second multi-TD (rush only) game of his career with two scores in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Rushed for 49 yards on seven carries and added one score in the road win at Kansas ... Had 75 yards on 16 carries and one TD in a road victory at Bowling Green ... His TD was a 17-yard scamper in the first quarter to tie the contest at 7-all ... After gaining a 44-41 lead in the fourth quarter vs. the Falcons, helped Memphis run time off the clock with three rushes for 13 yards ... The Tigers took the clock down from 6:13 to 3:06 on that possession ... Had his career rushing performance with his first 100-yard game in a win at Tulsa ... Posted career highs for carries (32) and rushing yards (138) vs. the Golden Hurricane ... Tied a career best with two rushing TD ... Both TD runs were one-yard plunges in the late second and early third quarters ... Scored a TD in the home win over Tulane ... Had 45 yards on 10 carries vs. the Green Wave ... Rushed for 69 yards on 12 carries vs. Navy ... Registered career bests for all-purpose yards (177) and total yards (177) in a road setback at Houston ... Had second 100-yard rushing performance of his career with 116 yards on 26 carries ... Caught one pass for a career-best 61 yards ... First game of career with a rushing TD and a receiving TD in the same contest ... Career-long 61 yard reception resulted in a TD with just under two minutes left before halftime ... His six-yard TD run gave Memphis a 27-14 lead midway through the third quarter ... One of seven different receivers to catch a TD pass from QB Paxton Lynch in the first half in the regular-season finale victory over SMU ... Hauled in the second of Lynch’s first-half TD tosses from 16 yards out in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead ... Also ran the ball 33 yards on eight carries vs. the Mustangs ... Reached 1,000-yard rushing milestone on his second carry of the SMU contest, a three-yard gain on a 1st-and-10 play ... Ended the SMU game with 1,023 career rushing yards ... Had 48 yards on 11 carries vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.Â
2014 (Sophomore; Received Medical Hardship)
Saw game action in three-plus games, before suffering a season-ending injury midway through the fourth game ... Before being sidelined the remainder of the season, had 46 carries for 237 yards and four TD … Also notched first career reception … Had 235 all-purpose yards and four total TD (all rush) ... Despite missing nearly nine games, finished the season as the team’s fifth-leading rusher ... Also tied for third on team in rushing TD ... Registered double-digit carries in each of the season’s first three games … In season-opening win over Austin Peay, rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries and two TD ... The two-TD performance was his first collegiate multi-TD game ... Had TD runs of five and eight yards against the Governors … In a road game at UCLA, cut the Bruins’ lead to 35-28 with a 40-yard TD run in the first minute of the fourth quarter … The 40-yard TD run was his season-long rush ... Ran for 86 yards on 13 carries against the Bruins … Had season highs of 91 yards and 15 carries in a home win over Middle Tennessee ... His 32-yard scoring run with 7:34 in the second quarter gave Memphis a 19-7 lead … Had 19 rushing yards on eight carries at Ole Miss before sustaining his injury.
2013 (Freshman)
Played in nine games and made one start ... His lone start came in a road win at USF ... Accounted for 173 yards on 30 carries … After seeing no action in the season’s first two contests, made his collegiate debut in a 31-7 win over Arkansas State … Rushed for 24 yards on five carries vs. the Red Wolves … Made his American Athletic Conference debut vs. UCF, but had no carries ... Had three rushes for five yards in a road loss at Houston ... Ran one time for 14 yards against SMU … Had a season-long run of 34 yards against UT Martin (fumbled the ball ahead which was recovered by teammate Daniel Hurd and resulted in 36 rushing yards in the game) … Earned first collegiate start in 23-10 road win at USF … Registered season highs for rushing attempts (8) and yards (51) vs. USF ... His 26-yard run late in the first half helped set up a school-record, 56-yard FG by Jake Elliott … Had three rushes for nine yards in each contest vs. Louisville and Temple … Closed rookie year with 25 yards on six carries at Connecticut.
High School
Played his prep career at Spring High School in Spring, Texas, for head coach Sam Parker ... Rushed for 2,047 yards and 32 TD over his final two seasons ... A 2012 District 13-5A second team selection as a senior … Rushed for 1,351 yards on 108 carries and 23 TD in 2012 … Also caught eight passes for 137 yards and a score his senior season … Against Deer Park, led a Lions rushing attack that amassed over 400 rushing yards in a 46-19 win … Led all running backs with 97 yards on 11 carries and had two receptions for 32 yards vs. Deer Park … Against Klein, rushed for 135 yards and three TD … Rushed for 150 yards on 11 carries and added a pair of one-yard scoring dives against Atascocita … Against Westfield, rushed for 165 yards on 11 carries and had a 50-yard TD run … In Spring High School’s first district victory, rushed for 107 yards on 19 carries and two TD in a 48-41 victory over Klein Oak … In his final prep game, rushed for 260 yards and five TD against Kingwood … As a junior, rushed for 696 yards on 101 carries and nine TD ... Also had two receptions for 20 yards in 2011 ... Named 2011 All-District 13-5A honorable mention as a junior.
Personal
Son of Dorette Dorceus … Birthday is June 24 … His brother, Joseph, joined the Tigers’ roster in 2016 ... Finance major.
