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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2016 EKU Football Roster

Aaron Perkins
Corey Rush
Corey Rush
Tim Sofranko

4 Bennie Coney

  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 223
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Plant City, Fla.
  • High School Plant City HS
  • Previous School Univ. of Cincinnati

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2016 AT EKU
Appeared in seven games, starting five times … led the team with 1,405 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns … completed 109-of-185 passes for 58.9 percent … tossed 11 interceptions … averaged 200.7 yards per game … ended his career with the third most passing yards in program history with 5,061 yards … threw 38 touchdown passes during his three-year EKU career … broke his own school record with 464 yards at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 1), finishing 32-of-49 and throwing three touchdown passes … threw for 300 or more yards three times … longest pass of the season was a 57-yard completion at Tennessee State (Oct. 15).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2015 AT EKU
Played in all 11 games … started 10 times, did not start the season-opener against Valparaiso because of an allergic reaction right before the game … threw for 2,471 yards, the second-highest single season total in EKU history and 29th most in FCS during 2015 … tossed 23 touchdown passes, 12th most in the nation … averaged 224.6 yards per game … completed 61.3 percent of his passes (225-of-367), 26th-best in the country … longest pass play of the season was a 70-yard scoring toss against Tennessee Tech … had 193 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns on the ground … averaged 242.2 yards of total offense per game, ranked 31st in the nation … threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in an overtime loss at Southeastern Conference opponent Kentucky … tied the school record with five touchdown passes against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 8) and matched that total with five against Tennessee-Martin (Nov. 7) … unanimous selection for OVC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11 after going 32-for-46 for 351 yards and five touchdowns against Tennessee Tech … had a streak of 144 attempts without an interception before throwing a pick against Tennessee Tech … midseason addition to the watch list for the 2015 College Football Performance Awards FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy … became the first Colonel in program history to throw for 400-plus yards in a game when he finished with 417 yards at Murray State (Nov. 14) … also broke the school record of 39 completions, connecting on 44-fo-68 passes, including three touchdown passes at Murray State … after his performance at Murray State, Coney was named the OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, the OVC Offensive Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com and was one of five players from across the country chosen as a College Sporting News All-Star … with his seventh completion of the game at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 21), Coney broke the EKU single season record of 222 completions … finished the season two touchdown passes short of tying the single season program record … two-year total of 3,656 yards is seventh on Eastern’s career passing yards list … threw for 300 or more yards in a game three times. 
 
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2014 AT EKU
Started eight games at quarterback and appeared in all 13 games  … led the team in passing yards (1,185) and touchdowns (7) … completed 92 of his 171 pass attempts … ran for 127 yards on 50 attempts … threw his first collegiate touchdown pass against Robert Morris on Aug 28 … threw for two touchdowns and 186 yards against Tennessee-Martin … threw for 264 yards including a 72-yard touchdown pass against Murray State on Nov. 15 … had a 30-yard run against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 6. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2013 AT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Played in three games … completed all five pass attempts against Northwestern State on Sept. 14 for 60 yards … tallied a 44-yard scoring pass versus the Demons … finished 1-of-2 passing against Connecticut on Oct. 14. 
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012 AT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Honorable mention all-state as a senior at Plant City High … rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com … ranked as the No. 12 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2012 … selected to the 2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile (Ala.) Register … threw for 1,159 yards and rushed for 360 yards as a junior … also played basketball … a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL
Son of Zakia Morris … born on Jan. 23, 1993.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 215 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 211 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 223 lbs
    4