2003: Selected to
Don Hansen[apos]s Football Gazette All-Northeast region first team and
Third Team All-American as the all-purpose back ... named to the Daktronics, Inc. All-Northeast Region Second Team as the all-purpose back ... participated in the 2004 Cactus Bowl on January 9, and led the East team in rushing ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... became the second running back in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons ... rushed for 130 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown against Gannon ... rushed 23 times for 91 yards against the Oilers ... finished Findlay game with 188 all-purpose yards ... took back a first quarter kickoff at Grand Valley a career-best 37 yards ... rushed for 93 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown against Ferris State ... had his eighth career 100-yard game with 158 yards on 30 carries at Ashland with a season-long run of 44 yards ... had a career-long 36-yard reception against the Eagles ... had the sixth-best day in school history in terms of all-purpose yards (251) against Hillsdale with 110 rushing yards, 117 receiving yards (on a career-high 10 receptions) and 24 kickoff return yards ... rushed for exactly 100 yards and three touchdowns against Michigan Tech ... had 104 rushing yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns at Northern Michigan ... forced a fumble on a punt return at Saginaw Valley ... selected
special mention All-American by CollegeSportsReport.com ... named honorable mention all-Northeast Region by D2Football.com ...
Don Hansen[apos]s Football Gazette Preseason All-America Team as an all-purpose back ... selected WSU[apos]s Offensive Most Valuable Player ...
Detroit Free Press article on Craig Duppong.
2002: Named to the Daktronics, Inc. All-Northeast Region First Team as the all-purpose back ... earned second team All-GLIAC honors ... finished third in the GLIAC in rushing with 1,315 yards (third highest total in WSU history) ... had four rushing touchdowns in two consecutive games (at Northwood and versus Mercyhurst) ... recorded six 100-yard rushing games, including 233 yards at Northwood on 25 carries ... earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after recording 346 all-purpose yards at Northwood (third highest total in Division II in 2002) ... had a season-high 32 carries at Hillsdale ... had at least one reception in the last nine games ... recorded a season-best eight catches against Mercyhurst ... led the team in kickoff returns (21), kickoff returns yards (425), scoring (72 points), total offense (1,315 yards) and all-purpose yards (1,875) ... all-purpose yards total was second-best in WSU history and second in the GLIAC in 2002 ... had a long run of 63 yards against Northern Michigan and a long reception of 16 yards versus Mercyhurst ... his longest kickoff return, 33 yards, was at Ferris State ... ended the regular season 15th in the NCAA in rushing yards per game (119.5), and fifth in all-purpose yards per game (170.5) ... selected to the Don Hansen[apos]s Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-Northeast Region Second Team as the all-purpose back, and honorable mention All-American as the all-purpose back ... voted WSU[apos]s Offensive Most Valuable Player.
2001: Selected Conference Player of the Year after leading Joliet Junior College to a 10-1 record ... had eight 100-plus rushing performances, including six consecutive games for coach Bob MacDougall ... had 264 carries for 1,310 yards and 13 touchdowns with a long run of 52 yards ... had 25 receptions for 328 yards and three touchdowns ... rushed for 104 yards in the Pepsi-Cola/Sigler Printing Bowl Game at the UNI Dome ... led JJC to its first 10-win season in the school's 52-year history.
2000: Had 106 carries for 588 yards and six touchdowns ... had 12 receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns in leading JJC to a 9-1 record ... twice rushed for more than 100 yards ... had a season-best 139 yards against North Dakota State College of Science.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Lockport ... earned three varsity letters for coach Bret Kooi ... rushed for over 1,000 yards each of his three seasons on the varsity ... earned All-State and All-League honors ... selected Player of the Year ... twice scored eight touchdowns in a game ... also participated in baseball and track ... served as team captain in football and baseball.
Personal: Full name--Craig Andrew Duppong ... born Oct. 1, 1981, in Lockport ... son of John and Kathie Duppong ... has one brother, John, and three sisters, Tammy, Angie and Kim ... is a business major.
WSU Career Notes: 470 carries ranks fourth ... 2,404 rushing yards ranks fifth ... 23 rushing touchdowns ranks third ... 3,755 all-purpose yards ranks third ... 144 points ranks seventh ... 42 kickoff returns ranks fourth ... 834 kickoff return yards ranks sixth ... 74 receptions ranks seventh.
Duppong[apos]s Career Statistics
| Rush | | | | | Rec. |
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| Year | Att | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long |
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| 2002 | 219 | 1315 | 6.0 | 12 | 63 | 29 | 135 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2003 | 251 | 1089 | 4.3 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 382 | 8.5 | 1 | 36 |
| Totals | 470 | 2404 | 5.11 | 23 | 63 | 74 | 517 | 7.0 | 1 | 36 |
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| KOR | | | | All-Purpose Yds | |
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| Year | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long | Rush | Rec. | KOR | Total |
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| 2002 | 21 | 425 | 20.2 | 33 | 1315 | 135 | 425 | 1875 |
| 2003 | 21 | 409 | 19.5 | 37 | 1089 | 382 | 409 | 1880 |
| Totals | 42 | 834 | 19.9 | 37 | 2404 | 517 | 834 | 3755 |
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