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2015 (Senior): Appeared in eight games for the Panthers, starting in one...Named game captain at LA Tech (9/26)...Recorded 104 yards on 32 carries and one touchdown...Averaged 3.2 yards-per-carry and 13.0 yards-per-game...Also registered four catches for 16 yards...Had six carries for 47 yards and one touchdown versus UTEP (10/10)...Rushed seven times for 26 yards versus N.C. Central (9/19)...Made first start of the season, rushing for 21 yards on eight carries at UCF (9/3).

2014 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 11 games for the Panthers, making four starts in the backfield......Named game captain at North Texas (11/22)...Finished the year tied for the team lead in rushing with 582 yards on 132 carries...Led the Panthers with five rushing touchdowns while averaging 4.4 yards-per-carry...Also caught one pass for three yards...Notched a pair of 100-yard games (25-137 at Old Dominion - 11/8; 19-120 vs. Middle Tennessee - 11/15)...Combined for 257 yards in back-to-back 100-yard outings (tied for No. 10 all-time at FIU)...Tied for No. 8 all-time at FIU for rushing yards in a season with 582...Ranked tied for No. 10 in total carries in a season (132) in school history)...Notched second-straight 100-yard outing, rushing for 120 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)...Recorded first 100-yard game as a Panther with 137 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown at Old Dominion (11/8)...Made first start at FIU carrying the ball 11 times for 33 yards versus Rice (11/1)...Scored two touchdowns on 13 carries for a then-season-high 57 yards versus Florida Atlantic (10/2)...made FIU debut versus Wagner (9/6), rushing for 24 yards on nine carries and one touchdown...Named to the 2014-15 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (3.0 GPA-or-better).

2013 (Junior): Redshirted the 2013 season.
 
2012 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games, rushing for 998 yards and 11 touchdowns ... rushed for 100 yards in five different contests ... had season-highs and career-highs in rushes (29) and yards (181) in his two touchdown performance at Ohio ... scored a team-high 66 points ... had 112 yards on 16 carries versus Toledo ... had 127 yards and three touchdowns versus Rhode Island ... had 171 rushing yards in a win over Miami ... finished year with five 100-yard games.

2011 (Freshman): Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele ... named MAC Freshman of the Year after rushing for 844 yards and five touchdowns on 144 carries ... was just the third Falcon in school history to earn the award ... added 15 receptions for 93 yards through the air ... his 844 yards rushing is the most by a Falcon in school history ... ran for 141 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries versus Idaho, his first game as a Falcon ... became the first Falcon in his first career game to run for over 100 yards since Freddie Barnes in 2006 ... added 122 yards and a score the following week versus Morgan State, becoming the first Falcon since 2004 to have back-to-back 100-yard games ... had 121 yards and a touchdown versus Miami, which included a 96-yard run, the longest rush in BGSU history ... also ran for over 100 yards versus Toledo (25-105) and Temple (18-112), finishing the year with five 100-yard games ... had 123 total yards versus Northern Illinois.

Pace: Is a 2011 graduate of Monsignor Edward Pace High School ... coached by Alvin Slaughter ... team captain ... had 147 carries for 1,441 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... added five interceptions on the defensive side of the ball ... team advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2010 ... earned first-team All-Dade County ... team went undefeated during the regular season ... played in the Public versus Private All-Star game.

Personal: Full name -- Anthon Sheldon Samuel Jr....son of Anthon  Samuel and Sonya Stevenson...born March 24, 1993...has two brothers and four sisters...undecided on a major.

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Career Highs
Rushes: 29 at Ohio (Nov. 7, 2012)
Yards Rushing: 181 at Ohio (Nov. 7, 2012)
Rushing Touchdowns: 3 vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 29, 2012)
Long Rush: 96 at Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 24, 2011)
Receptions: 7 at Northern Illinois (Nov. 8, 2011)
Yards Receiving: 56 at UMass (Oct. 20, 2012)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 13, 2012)
Long Reception: 36 at UMass (Oct. 20, 2012)
All-Purpose Yards: 186 at Ohio (Nov. 7, 2012)