2011 Game-by-Game
2010 Game-by-Game
2009 Game-by-Game
Outlook: Is an extremely talented player...has good vision and is extremely explosive...will start out as the #1 back for the Griffons...will be looked upon for leadership on the field.
2012 season: Started all 14 games for the Griffons...named First Team AP Little-America Team...First Team Daktronic All-American...first Team Beyond Sport College Network All-American...First Team All-MIAA...voted Offensive Player of the Year in the MIAA...rushed for a record 2,168 yards...broke the career rushing total at Missouri Western against Fort Hays State on Sept. 22...had a career high 92-yard touchdown against William Jewell...averaged seven yards per rush attempt...scored 19 touchdowns (16 rushing, 3 receiving)...had 21 receptions for 220 yards...rushed for a career high 259 yards against Washburn on Nov. 3...was named one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, an award handed out to the best Division II Football player and finished second in the voting, the highest ever by a Missouri Western football player...finished ranked No. 1 in the nation for rushing yards...played in the Raycom College Football All-Star Classic and named offensive MVP, rushing for 148 yards on 12 carries adn two touchdowns to help his team win 31-3.
2012 Award List
• Played in first ever
Raycom College Football All-Star Classic (Offensive MVP)
• D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Year
• D2Football.com First Team All-American
• Finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy
• MIAA Offensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-MIAA
• First Team Daktronics All-American
• First Team Daktronics Super Region Three
• First Team Beyond SportsNetwork all-American
• Raycom College Football All-Star Classic MVP
2011 season: Started all 12 games for the Griffons...rushed for 1,305 yards on 265 carries...rushed for over 100 yards five times which included 246 yards on 41 carries at Southwest Baptist on October 28, 2011...rushed for eight touchdowns...caught 31 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns...averaged 130.2 all-purpose yards per game and 108.8 rushing yards per game...is just 595 rushing yards away from breaking the MWSU school record and 76 rushing attempts away from setting the record...first team all-MIAA...MIAA Offensive Player of the Week on October 30 for his his performance against SBU...second team Daktronics Super Region Four...second team Don Hansen all-Region...honorable mention Beyond Sports College Network all-American...honorable mention all-American by Don Hansen.
2011 Award List
• MIAA Offensive Player of the Week on October 31, 2011
• First Team all-MIAA
• Second Team Daktronics Super Region Four
• Second Team Don Hansen Super Region Four
• Honorable Mention Don Hansen all-American
• Honorable Mention Beyond SportsNetwork all-American
2010 season: Continued to get better earning honorable mention all-MIAA honors...he led the team with 704 yards on 172 carries averaging 4.1 yards per rush...had three rushing touchdowns...also caught 27 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns...had a career best 130 yards on five receptions with two touchdowns against Washburn on September 18, 2010...rushed for a season high 146 yards on 21 carries against Nebraska-Omaha on November 6, 2010...had three solo tackles on the season.
2009 season: Finished his freshman season rushing for 792 yards on 180 carries...averaged 4.4 yards per carry...scored eight touchdowns averaging 66 yards per game...caught 14 passes out of the backfield for 136 yards with a long of 24 yards...rushed for 100 yards once back on October 24, 2009 against Missouri Southern when he rushed for 143 yards on 34 carries with one touchdown...he had 171 all-purpose yards in the contest.
2008 season: Redshirted
High School: Played under Tony Dudik at Central High School...was 2005 Hustler of the Year...2006 all-City, all-Conference, all-District and Hustler of the Year selection...2007 all-City, all-Conference, all-District, all-News-Press and all-State running back...also an all-City, all-Conference and all-District linebacker.
Personal: Son of Pamela Hill and Douglas Vaughn...majoring in physical education...favorite food is chicken...dream vacation would be to Jamaica...favorite professional sports team is the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings...favorite collegiate sports team is the Auburn Tigers or the Miami Hurricanes...favorite video game is NCAA ‘10...listens to all types of music...role models growing up were his parents...favorite professional athlete is Adrian Peterson...one word to describe Michael: respectful…favorite cereal is Lucky Charms…cartoon which best describes Michael is the “Incredible Hulk”…one thing he misses about being a kid is nap time.
