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19 Collin Guggenheim

  • Position
    Running Back
  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    205
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Kenner, La.
  • Highschool
    John Curtis

Biography

CAREER NOTES
- Tied program single-game record with four rushing touchdowns against HCU (10/7/23) and at UIW (11/4/23)
- Set a program single-season record with 103.3 yards rushing per game (2021)
- Rushed for the second-most yards in a single game in program history with 266 yards at Southeastern (11/18/21)
- 266 yards is also the most in a Southland game in team history and most vs. D1 opponent
- Ranks 4th all-time in rushing yards with 2,351 yards
- Ranks for 6th all-time with 26 rushing TDs

HONORS
2023
- All-Southland First Team
- All-Louisiana First Team

- 2x Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/9 & 11/6)
- FedEx Ground FCS Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention (11/6)

- LSWA Offensive Player of the Week (11/6)

2022
- Southland All-Academic


2021
- Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist (Finished 9th in voting)
- HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America
- Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Second Team

- All-Southland First Team
- LSWA co-Freshman of the Year
- All-Louisiana First Team

- Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (11/22)
- 3x Stats Perform FCS National Freshman of the Week Honorable Mention (11/1, 11/9, 11/16)

- 2x Louisiana Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week (11/1, 11/22)

2022 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games at running back... finished 10th in the Southland in rushing yards, totaling 543 yards and four touchdowns... averaged 49.4 yards per game and 5.2 per carry while also adding 12 receptions for 93 yards... best rushing performance was a season-high 119 yards with one touchdown on 13 carries against Jacksonville State... also rushed for two TDs in victory against McNeese... rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown in win at HCU... named Southland All-Academic.

2021 Season (Freshman): Appeared in nine games at running back, averaging a school record 103.3 yards per contest... named All-Southland First Team after ranking third in the conference with 930 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns... averaged 6.4 yards per carry on 145 attempts... took over as the feature back at HBU and ended the season with five straight 100-yard games... started the streak with 123 yards and a score against the Huskies... racked up 158 yards and two touchdowns in victory against Northwestern State, rushing for a long of 59 yards... followed with a two-touchdown game at McNeese, rushing for 125 yards... carried the ball 32 times for 141 yards and a touchdown in home finale against UIW... ended the season with a record performance, totaling 266 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 29 carries in River Bell Classic victory at Southeastern... named Southland Player of the Week for his performance... the 266 yards was the most in program history in a Southland game and second-most all-time... in his first game, rushed for 65 yards on seven carries in home matchup vs. HBU... had 10 carries for 42 yards and a TD at UIW... also added six receptions for 33 yards on the season... named to two freshmen all-American squads... was a Jerry Rice Award Finalist, finishing ninth in the voting... also named All-Louisiana and co-Freshman of the Year.

2021 Spring Season (Freshman): Played in three games at running back... rushed 18 times for 133 yards and one touchdown... averaged 7.4 yards per carry and 44.3 yards per game... carried the ball five times for 17 yards in the opener against Lincoln. Scored on a 2-yard TD run... had six  carries for 65 yards in win over Lamar... racked up 51 yards on seven carries in victory versus UIW... also had two receptions for 15 yards on the season.

At John Curtis: Was a four-year starter for the Patriots… led Curtis to a 13-0 record in 2018 and a Division I state title… earned back-to-back state championship game MVPs… named MaxPreps All-Louisiana Second Team in 2019… in his senior season, rushed for 1,200 yards and 19 touchdowns, while throwing for over 700 yards and seven touchdowns… as a junior, rushed for 1,128 yards and 15 scores on 145 carries… threw for 1,096 yard and 10 TDs, completing 58 of 107 passes… rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports… ranked No. 113 in Louisiana by 247… No. 99 on DandyDon Top 100.

Personal: Birthday is Oct. 3... parents are Rodney and Ninoska Guggenheim... his father played football as a fullback at Iowa State... majoring in human performance education.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    19
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    2021Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    19
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    2022Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    19
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    2023Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    19
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    2024Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    19