Marcus Coker
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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- Second Team All-Big Ten (2011)
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- Iowa (2010−2011)
- Stony Brook (2012−2013)
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Marcus Coker (born May 11, 1992) is a former American football running back for the Stony Brook Seawolves.
Early years
Coker attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. As a senior, he rushed 165 times for 1,698 yards with 23 touchdowns.
College career
Coker attended the University of Iowa. As a true freshman in 2010 he rushed for 622 yards on 114 carries and had three touchdowns. He was the Offensive MVP of the 2010 Insight Bowl after rushing for 219 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns.{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Hamilton |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2010/12/29/insight-bowl-coker-steps-up-runs-for-219-yards/ |title=Insight Bowl: Coker steps up, runs for 219 yards |website=Hawk Central |publisher=University of Iowa |date=2010-12-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101192455/http://hawkcentral.com/2010/12/29/insight-bowl-coker-steps-up-runs-for-219-yards/ |archivedate=2011-01-01 }}
During the 2011 regular season, Coker ranked second in the Big Ten Conference and 10th among all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with 1,384 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player?season=2011&group=80 |title=FBS (I-A) Player Rushing Statistics - 2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2016-05-30 }}
Coker was suspended from the 2011 Insight Bowl for unexplained “disciplinary reasons” according to a press release from the University of Iowa.{{cite web |first1=Randy |last1=Peterson |first2=Ryan |last2=Suchomel |agency=Des Moines Register, Iowa City Press Citizen |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2011/12/20/marcus-coker-suspended-from-insight-bowl/ |title=Marcus Coker suspended from Insight Bowl |date=2011-12-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103133629/http://hawkcentral.com/2011/12/20/marcus-coker-suspended-from-insight-bowl/ |archivedate=2012-01-03 |publisher=University of Iowa |website=Hawk Central }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/colleges/articles/2011/12/26/20111226iowa-marcus-cokers-suspension-offense-flux.html|title=Iowa RB Marcus Coker's suspension puts offense in flux|website=azcentral.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}
Coker transferred to Stony Brook University in spring 2012.{{Cite news |first=Greg |last=Logan |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/marcus-coker-transfers-to-stony-brook-1.3490994|title=Star Iowa RB transfers to Stony Brook|newspaper=Newsday |date=2012-01-30 |access-date=2016-05-24}} The following season, he rushed 1,018 yards and scored nine touchdowns for the Seawolves. In 2013, he rushed for 193 yards and scored one touchdown before being sidelined by an abdominal injury.{{cite news |first=Aaron |last=Wilson |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-stony-brook-running-back-marcus-coker-dematha-to-attend-ravens-local-prospect-day-source-say-20150413-story.html |title=Coker (DeMatha) to attend Ravens' local prospect day |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |date=2015-04-13 |accessdate=2016-05-30 }} He was suspended for the first game of the 2014 season and then broke his leg in a motorcycle accident.{{cite news |first=Greg |last=Logan |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/marcus-coker-ready-to-run-for-stony-brook-after-injury-motorcycle-accident-1.9135024 |title=Marcus Coker ready to run for Stony Brook after injury, motorcycle accident |newspaper=Newsday |date=2014-08-23 |accessdate=2016-05-30 }} His college career totals were 3,731 yards and 34 touchdowns.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111110073304/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/coker_marcus00.html Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:Stony Brook Seawolves football players
Category:People from Beltsville, Maryland
Category:Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland