Akeem Benjamin

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Akeem Benjamin
13 Akeem Benjamin
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    155
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Westside
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    294
  • yds/g
    29.4
  • td
    2
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 27 17
Yards 294 147
Yards per game 29.4 24.5
Yards per catch 10.9 8.6
Touchdowns 2 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 1 40 40.0 40 0 - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 4 58 14.5 38 0 - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 5 83 16.6 35 1 - -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 2 14 7.0 19 0 - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 2 7 3.5 4 0 - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 3 31 10.3 15 0 - -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 6 56 9.3 26 0 - -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 3 31 10.3 12 0 - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 1 6 6.0 6 1 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 1 97 97.0 97 1 1 15 15.0 15 0
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 1 54 54.0 54 0 1 4 4.0 4 0
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 3 94 31.3 55 0 - - - - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 1 22 22.0 22 0 - - - - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 4 114 28.5 57 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 - - - - - 2 26 13.0 15 0
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 1 40 40.0 40 0 2 97 48.5 83 1
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 1 - 58 - - 58
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 1 - - 15 97 112
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 1 - 83 4 54 141
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 1 - 14 - - 14
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 - 8 - 94 102
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 1 40 7 - 22 69
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 1 - 31 0 114 145
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 1 3 56 26 - 85
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 1 - 31 - 10 41
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 1 - 6 97 40 143
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 6 - - 1 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 6 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 12 - 1 0 1 - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 11 at Eureka (Ill.) W, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 59-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Millsaps (Miss.) W, 44-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Alma W, 33-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Hope L, 31-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Albion L, 38-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Kalamazoo W, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Adrian W, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Finlandia W, 79-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 2 43 4.3 21.5 0 40 - -
Total 14 2 43 3.1 21.5 0 40 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 4 11 2.8 260 65.0 23.6 5 81
2021-22 10 27 2.7 294 29.4 10.9 2 38
Total 14 38 2.7 554 39.6 14.6 7 81
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 14 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 12 431 35.9 1 97 7 142 20.3 1 83
Total 12 431 35.9 1 97 7 142 20.3 1 83
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 4 - 260 - - 260 65.0
2021-22 10 43 294 142 431 910 91.0
Total 14 43 554 142 431 1170 83.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 30 7.5 - 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 24 2.4 0 2 1 1 - - - - - 0
Total 54 3.9 0 7 1 1 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 2 43 4.3 21.5 0 40 - -
Conference 6 2 43 7.2 21.5 0 40 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 43 8.6 21.5 0 40 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 1 3 0.4 3.0 0 3 - -
Losses 3 1 40 13.3 40.0 0 40 - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 2 43 8.6 21.5 0 40 - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 27 2.7 294 29.4 10.9 2 38
Conference 6 17 2.8 147 24.5 8.6 0 26
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 10 2.0 77 15.4 7.7 1 26
Away 5 17 3.4 217 43.4 12.8 1 38
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 21 3.0 248 35.4 11.8 2 38
Losses 3 6 2.0 46 15.3 7.7 0 15
Month
September 3 9 3.0 141 47.0 15.7 1 38
October 5 14 2.8 116 23.2 8.3 0 26
November 2 4 2.0 37 18.5 9.3 1 12
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 12 431 35.9 1 97 7 142 20.3 1 83
Conference 9 240 26.7 0 57 3 26 8.7 0 15
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 253 42.2 1 97 5 138 27.6 1 83
Away 6 178 29.7 0 57 2 4 2.0 0 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 201 50.3 1 97 6 142 23.7 1 83
Losses 8 230 28.8 0 57 1 0 0.0 0 0
Month
September 2 151 75.5 1 97 2 19 9.5 0 15
October 8 230 28.8 0 57 3 26 8.7 0 15
November 2 50 25.0 0 40 2 97 48.5 1 83
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 43 294 142 431 910 91.0
Conference 6 43 147 26 240 456 76.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 43 77 138 253 511 102.2
Away 5 - 217 4 178 399 79.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 3 248 142 201 594 84.9
Losses 3 40 46 0 230 316 105.3
Month
September 3 - 141 19 151 311 103.7
October 5 43 116 26 230 415 83.0
November 2 - 37 97 50 184 92.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 24 2.4 0 2 1 1 - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 18 3.6 0 1 1 1 - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 3.4 0 2 1 1 - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Month
September 12 4.0 - 1 1 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
November 12 6.0 - 1 0 1 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Nine Olivet College football players earn All-MIAA honors
  • Article
  • November 16, 2021
Nine Olivet College football players earn All-MIAA honors

FREELAND, Mich. – Nine Olivet College football players have been named to 2021 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) teams. Earning All-MIAA First Team honors were sophomore running back Cortaveon Barnett, junior offensive lineman Christopher Beck, senior defensive linemen Alonzo Grigsby and Ta’Mar Heart-Wilkins, and senior tight end Seth Young. All-MIAA Second Team selections were sophomore return specialist Akeem Benjamin, senior defensive lineman Jeylin Rogers, senior offensive lineman Andrew Sikkema and junior punter Brendan Sine.

  • November 16, 2021
Record-breaking day for football team in 79-6 season-ending win over Finlandia
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  • November 13, 2021
Record-breaking day for football team in 79-6 season-ending win over Finlandia

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team broke two single-game team and individual records, as the Comets steamrolled to a 79-6 victory over Finlandia University this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex. With the win, the Comets finish the 2021 season with a 7-3 overall record for their seventh winning season in the last nine seasons.

  • November 13, 2021
Football team rolls past Kalamazoo, 49-7
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  • October 30, 2021
Football team rolls past Kalamazoo, 49-7

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team scored a touchdown on six of seven drives in the first half on its way to a 49-7 victory over Kalamazoo College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

  • October 30, 2021
Football team loses to Trine, 35-14
  • Article
  • October 09, 2021
Football team loses to Trine, 35-14

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team suffered its first loss of the season, a 35-14 setback to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Trine (Ind.) University today at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

  • October 09, 2021
Football team wins 44-27 at Millsaps
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  • September 25, 2021
Football team wins 44-27 at Millsaps

JACKSON, Miss. – The 13-hour bus ride home will be a happy one, as the Olivet College football team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 44-27 victory over Millsaps (Miss.) College this afternoon at Harper Davis Field. The Comets used a 20-point third quarter to turn a close 24-13 lead at halftime into a 44-13 lead entering the final quarter.

  • September 25, 2021
Benjamin tabbed MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week
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  • September 20, 2021
Benjamin tabbed MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week

FREELAND, Mich. – Olivet College sophomore Akeem Benjamin has been tabbed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Special Teams Player of the Week. The honor is for his performance in the football team’s 59-7 win over Manchester (Ind.) University.

  • September 20, 2021
Football team rolls past Manchester, 59-7, in home-opener
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  • September 18, 2021
Football team rolls past Manchester, 59-7, in home-opener

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team scored a touchdown in all three phases (special teams, offense and defense) on its way to a lopsided 59-7 victory over Manchester (Ind.) University in its home-opener this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

  • September 18, 2021
Football team defeats Eureka, 42-23, in season-opener
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  • September 11, 2021
Football team defeats Eureka, 42-23, in season-opener

EUREKA, Ill. – The Olivet College football team defeated Eureka (Ill.) College, 42-23, in its season-opener this afternoon at Pete FioRito Stadium.

  • September 11, 2021
Olivet College picked fourth in MIAA preseason football poll
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  • August 11, 2021
Olivet College picked fourth in MIAA preseason football poll

FREELAND, Mich. – The Olivet College football team was picked fourth in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) preseason coaches’ poll.

  • August 11, 2021