| #8 THOMPSON, Rod | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Ret | Punt Ret | all | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | c-a-i | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | purp |
| 09-06-97 | at Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 09-13-97 | at Southern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 09-20-97 | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 09-27-97 | at Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-04-97 | at Tennessee-Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 10-11-97 | AUSTIN PEAY STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-18-97 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 11-01-97 | at Tennessee Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 11-08-97 | EASTERN ILLINOIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 11-15-97 | at Tennessee State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 248 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 255 | |
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Games: 10 KR avg: 27.6 PR avg: 7.0 All purpose avg/game: 25.5 |
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Int | pass | blkd | PAT | PAT | off | ||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | solo | ast | total | tfl | yds | no. | yds | ff | fr | yds | no. | yds | qbh | brup | kick | kicks | rush | rcv | saf | t/o | pts |
| 09-06-97 | at Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 09-13-97 | at Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 09-20-97 | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 09-27-97 | at Middle Tennessee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 10-04-97 | at Tennessee-Martin | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 10-11-97 | AUSTIN PEAY STATE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 10-18-97 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 11-01-97 | at Tennessee Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 11-08-97 | EASTERN ILLINOIS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 11-15-97 | at Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |