| Michael
Wagner
Scout.com Headlines: |
Running Game Faces Stern Test
Iowa's front seven presents Cyclone rushing game a challenge; will Flynn be ready?
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Sep 9, 2003 |
Football Insider: Ohio 
Ben Bruns provides around round Xs & Os and Cyclone analysis leading up to Ohio.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Sep 4, 2003 |
Cyclone Notebook: Ohio
ISU prepares for Mid-American Conference team with first-time starter at rush end.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Sep 2, 2003 |
The Sky is Not Falling, ISU Fans
Team with steady influence of first- and second-year players sure to improve.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Sep 1, 2003 |
Dan McCarney Big 12 Teleconference
Cyclone head coach announces some changes in offensive line for Saturday night.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Aug 25, 2003 |
McCarney Introduces '03 Cyclones
A few questions remain on offense as Iowa State prepares for upcoming slate.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Aug 6, 2003 |
McCarney Media Day Transcript
Iowa State head coach introduces 2003 football team to media.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Aug 6, 2003 |
Emotions, Intensity Run High on Day 13
Iowa State gets focused on Saturday's spring game with solid outing in pads Wednesday.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Apr 16, 2003 |
All-Frosh Backfield Still Possibility
Starters not yet set in stone at several offensive positions, says Iowa State head coach.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Apr 15, 2003 |
Wags Runaway Favorite Monday
Iowa State offense fueled by hard running from tailbacks, solid play by O-line.
-by CycloneSportsReport.com
Apr 14, 2003 |
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| Wagner at ISU: 2002 ... ISU’s second-leading rusher, gaining 542 yards, scoring seven touchdowns and proving to be an exceptional blocking back ... also saw special teams action, returning 11 kickoffs for 148 yards, the second-highest total on the team ... picked up 53 yards and a touchdown at Colorado ... garnered 79 yards on 20 carries against Missouri, including two touchdowns ... his second touchdown, a one-yard plunge with 32 seconds remaining, proved to be the game-winner ... developed a propensity for the big block ... laid out a would-be Missouri tackler to spring Lance Young to a 34-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter ... had back-to-back games over the century mark ... rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries against Texas Tech ... also made key block that sprung quarterback Seneca Wallace on a spectacular 12-yard TD scramble ... had big game against Nebraska, rushing for 107 yards on 19 carries ... made 30-yard kickoff return against Tennessee Tech ... had 32 yards on 10 carries and TD runs of one and six yards against Kansas ... tallied 19 yards on eight carries against Florida State ... also returned two kickoffs for 14 yards ... 2001 ... Averaged 10.7 yards on 15 punt returns, including a key 20-yard return in the regular-season finale against Iowa that set up ISU’s game-winning field goal ... tallied one rush for two yards and one punt return for seven yards against Alabama in the Independence Bowl ... had a season-long punt return of 27 yards against Iowa ... gained 29 yards on nine carries with one touchdown against Northern Iowa and 25 yards on 10 carries at Kansas ... notched 48 yards on three punt returns at Kansas and had a kickoff return for 26 yards against KU ... had 16 yards on five carries against Colorado ... 2000 ... Made his first career start at Oklahoma State in place of injured Ennis Haywood and made the most of his chance, rushing 26 times for an ISU freshman record 170 yards and two touchdowns ... also caught a 13-yard touchdown pass against the Cowboys ... named team’s offensive MVP of the game ... his previous high had been 47 yards on 11 carries with a 10-yard TD run in season opener against Ohio ... in season finale against Kansas, rushed for 102 yards on just eight carries, including a spectacular 66-yard TD dash on which he broke several Jayhawk tackles en route to the end zone ... rushed for 396 yards on 85 carries and five touchdowns ... 1999 ... Saw action as a true freshman in season opener against Indiana State ... had six carries for 30 yards before dislocating his elbow against the Sycamores ... injury ended his season ... received medical hardship for 1999.
High School Experience: Rushed for 1,920 yards and 28 TDs, averaging 7.2 yards per carry as a senior ... listed in the top 40 in the West in Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report ... Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley back of the year ... featured on the cover of Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report’s Summer of 1998 issue ... rushed for 1,333 yards on 188 carries for 22 touchdowns his junior season ... earned all-state honors his junior year ... ran the 100- and 200-meter dash for the track team ... coached in high school by Tom Salter.
Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1981, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... son of Michael and Bennita Wagner ... sociology major. |
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