34 Joe Hughes
Joe Hughes
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Normal, Ill.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sr
  • High School:
    University
  • Previous College:
    McKendree
  • gp
    4
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Junior (2019): Appeared in eight games as the Red Devils' No. 1 running back … Rushed for a total of 1,028 yards and nine touchdowns on 204 carries … Hughes recorded a career high in single game rushing yardage and touchdowns with 180 yards and 3 touchdowns in 26-20 overtime win at Wisc. Lutheran on Oct. 12 ... Scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime of the win over Wisc. Lutheran ... Rushed for over 100 yards in the last six games of the year ... Rushed for 148 yards and a pair of winning touhdowns on 29 carries in a 24-0 senior day win over Concordia Wisconsin on Nov. 9 ... Recorded a season-long rush of 52 yards in a 50-49 win over Lakeland University on Nov. 2 …

Sophomore (2018): Appeared in all 11 games as a key contributor to the running back rotation and a kick returner… Rushed 59 times for 506 yards and four touchdowns… Returned eight kicks for 162 yards including a return of 49 yards… Started off his career with the Red Devils in a big way by rushing 10 times for 104 yards and a touchdown at Knox on Sept. 1 … Notched back-to-back 100-yard rushing games by running for 107 yards and a touchdown — including a career-long run of 80 yards on six rushes — against Iowa Wesleyan on Sept. 8… Rushed nine times for 106 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 20 against Benedictine.

Normal University High School: A two-time selection for the All-Cornbelt Conference First Team ... Voted the Pioneers' most valuable player.

Personal: The son of Yolanda and Joseph Hughes, Joe was born Jan. 21, 1998 in Normal, Ill ... Has one sibling ... Previously a member of the football program at NCAA Division II McKendree in Lebanon, Ill.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 -
Assists 0 -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 -
Sack yards 0 -
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 17 64 3.8 11 0 - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 13 95 7.3 20 0 - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 10 49 4.9 14 0 - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 36 234 6.5 28 4 2 2
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 - - - - - 2 2
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - - - - 0
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - - 0 0 0
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 - - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 1 64 0 - - 64
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 1 95 - - - 95
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 1 49 - - - 49
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 1 234 - - - 234
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0 -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 24 4 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 20 Aurora L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 38-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Concordia Chicago W, 26-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Rockford W, 48-29 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Apr 17 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 11 59 506 46.0 8.6 4 80 1 1
2019-20 8 204 1028 128.5 5.0 9 52 4 0
2020-21 4 76 442 110.5 5.8 4 28 2 2
Total 23 339 1976 85.9 5.8 17 80 7 3

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 11 1 0.1 5 0.5 5.0 0 5
2019-20 8 1 0.1 1 0.1 1.0 0 1
2020-21 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Total 23 2 0.1 6 0.3 3.0 0 5

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 23 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 8 162 20.3 0 49 - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 8 162 20.3 0 49 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 11 506 5 - 162 673 61.2
2019-20 8 1028 1 - - 1029 128.6
2020-21 4 442 0 - - 442 110.5
Total 23 1976 6 - 162 2144 93.2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 26 2.4 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
2019-20 54 6.8 9 0 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - 0 - 0 0
Total 104 4.5 17 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 11 4 3 7.0 .6 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 4 3 7.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month March 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
April 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 4 76 442 110.5 5.8 4 28 2 2
Conference 3 40 208 69.3 5.2 0 20 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 53 298 149.0 5.6 4 28 2 2
Away 2 23 144 72.0 6.3 0 20 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 46 283 141.5 6.2 4 28 2 2
Losses 2 30 159 79.5 5.3 0 20 - -
Month March 2 30 159 79.5 5.3 0 20 - -
April 2 46 283 141.5 6.2 4 28 2 2

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Conference 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Month March 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
April 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month March 2 - - - - - - - 0
April 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month March 2 - - - - - - - -
April 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month March - - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 4 442 0 - - 442 110.5
Conference 3 208 0 - - 208 69.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 2 298 0 - - 298 149.0
Away 2 144 - - - 144 72.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 283 - - - 283 141.5
Losses 2 159 0 - - 159 79.5
Month March 2 159 0 - - 159 79.5
April 2 283 - - - 283 141.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 24 12.0 4 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 24 12.0 4 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month March 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
April 24 12.0 4 - - - - - 0 - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month March 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
April 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Joe Hughes, Sam Bartels Receive NACC Weekly Football Honors

EUREKA – For the first time in their careers, Eureka’s Joe Hughes (Normal, Ill./University) and Sam Bartels (Jerseyville, Ill./Jersey...

April 15, 2021

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Red Devils Run Past Rockford, 48-29

EUREKA – The Eureka football team stormed past Rockford in the rain at McKinzie Field on Saturday, snagging a 48-29 Northern Athletics...

April 10, 2021

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Red Devils Pick Up First Win at Concordia Chicago, 26-3

CHICAGO – With a slew of big plays and consistently stingy defense, the Eureka football team captured a 26-3 victory over NACC foe Concordia...

April 3, 2021

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Benedictine Edges Eureka Football, 38-28

LISLE, Ill. – The Eureka football team fell short on the road 38-28 at Benedictine on Saturday.

March 27, 2021

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Aurora Defeats Eureka in Long-Awaited Season Opener, 42-7

EUREKA – The Eureka football team dropped a 42-7 season opener against Aurora at McKinzie Field on Saturday.

March 20, 2021

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Finally, Eureka Football Ready to Open Spring Campaign Against Aurora

EUREKA – This unique spring, no team at Eureka College has had to wait as long to return to the field as the football team.

March 19, 2021