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2011 Football Roster

8 Kama Bailey

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawai`i
  • High School Damien Memorial High School

Biography

Single-season records/Top 10 efforts
Kickoff return yardage – first, 955 yards in 2008
Kickoff returns – second, 41 in 2008
Career records/Top 10 efforts
Kickoff return yards – first, 1,725
Kickoff returns – first, 76
All-purpose rushing – eighth, 3,242

2011: Moved into eighth on the all-time all-purpose rushing yardage list after another season that displayed his versatility as a player ... he carried the ball 99 times for 441 yards and caught 34 passes for 256 yards in addition to returning five punts for another 55 yards and a season total of 752.

2010: Second on all-purpose rushing list after being utilized at running back, as a receiver out of the backfield and returning kicks and punts ... was third leading rusher with 290 yards and four leading receiver with 326 on 31 catches.

2009: Primarily kickoff returner ... also played at running back ... moved into first on all-time kickoff return list with 63 and into second on all-time kickoff return yardage list with 1,408, which includes three returns for 79 yards in Humanitarian Bowl victory ... ranked 11th in WAC in average per kickoff return.

2008: Pressed into service as a true freshman ... had two receptions – both for TDs – on catches of 33 and 27 yards at Louisiana Tech ... finished the season as Idaho’s all-time single-season kickoff return yardage leader with 955 yards on 41 returns, which is second on the single-season returns list.

High school: Honolulu Star Bulletin Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … ILH co-Offensive Player of the Year … first-team all-ILH running back … also earned all-state recognition as a junior … as a senior, carried the ball 192 times for a single-season state record 2,098 yards … scored 22 TDs and averaged 10.9 yards per carry … set single-game Interscholastic League record of 370 yards … also had six receptions for 94 yards … played in East-West All-Star game and had two kickoff returns for TDs – one of 96 yards and one of 94 yards … rushed for 1,600 yards as a junior … senior class secretary.

Personal: Son of JulieAnn and Eugene Bailey Jr. ... born May 29, 1990.

Single-game highs
Rushes
– 7 (vs. Boise State, Nov.. 12, 2010).
Yards rushing – 92 (vs. Boise State, Nov.. 12, 2010).
Long rush – 70 (at San Jose State, Nov. 5, 2011).
TD rushing2 (at San Jose State, Nov. 5, 2011).
Receptions – 7 (at New Mexico State, Oct. 14, 2011).
Yards receiving – 60 (at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 18, 2008).
Long reception – 36 (at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 16, 2010).
TD receiving – 2 (at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 18, 2008).
Kick returns – 9 (at Fresno State, Oct. 11, 2008).
Kick return yards –  217 (vs. Nevada, Oct. 4, 2008).
Long kick return – 43 (vs. Nevada, Oct. 4, 2008).
Punt returns –  4, twice (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 10, 2011, and at Utah State, Nov. 20, 2010).
Punt return yards – 37 (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 10, 2011). 
Long punt return – 20 (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 10, 2011).

Rushing Games Attempts Yards Avg. TDs Long Avg./game
2008 11 4 18 4.5 0 12 1.6
2009 13 5 30 6 0 15 2.3
2010 13 40 290 7.2 1 54 22.3
2011 12 99 441 4.5 2 70 36.8
TOTALS 49 148 779 5.3 3 70 36.8
               
Receiving Games Receptions Yards Avg. TDs Long Avg./game
2008 11 2 60 30 2 33 5.5
2009 13 5 27 5.4 0 9 2.1
2010 13 31 326 10.5 2 36 25.1
2011 12 34 256 7.5 1 24 24.4
TOTALS 49 72 669 9.3 5 36 13.7
               
Kickoff returns Returns Yards Avg. TDs Long    
2008 41 955 23.3 0 43    
2009 22 453 20.6 0 33    
2010 13 317 42.2 0 86    
TOTALS 76 1725 22.7 0 86    
               
Punt returns Returns Yards Avg. TDs Long    
2008 9 8 0.9 0 4    
2010 4 6 1.5 0 4    
2011 5 55 11 0 20    
TOTALS 18 69 3.8 0 29    
               
All-purpose Games Rush Receive KR PR Total Avg./game
2008 11 18 60 955 8 1041 94.6
2009 13 30 27 453 0 510 39.2
2010 13 290 326 317 6 939 72.2
2011 12 411 256 0 55 752 62.7
TOTALS 49 779 669 1725 69 3242 66.2

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2008Redshirt

    RB
    5'9" 205 lbs
    25
  • 8

    2009Sophomore

    RB
    5'9" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2010Junior

    RB
    5'9" 203 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2011Senior

    RB
    5'9" 195 lbs
    8
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