William Earl Belton II was born on February 2,1993 and is a former American football running back for Penn State Nittany Lions.
35 Facts About Bill Belton
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Bill Belton was an all-state quarterback at Winslow Township High School.
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Bill Belton attended Winslow Township High School where he played quarterback and was named all state in New Jersey.
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Bill Belton was the first player in New Jersey history to record two consecutive seasons of 2000 passing yards and 1000 rushing yards.
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Bill Belton was a significant component to the offense in his freshman season, working primarily out of the "Wildcat" formation.
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Bill Belton totaled 65 rushing yards on 13 carries in 8 games.
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Bill Belton was one of only four true freshman to receive significant playing time.
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In Penn State's first game against the Ohio Bobcats, Bill Belton carried the ball 13 times for 55 yards.
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Bill Belton missed the next two games against Virginia and Navy respectively due to an ankle injury.
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Bill Belton rushed 16 times for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Bill Belton delivered his most productive season as a Nittany Lion.
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Bill Belton was second on the team with 1,036 all-purpose yards, good for a 94.2 average.
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Bill Belton gained 803 rushing yards on 157 carries for a strong 5.1 average, with a long of 51 yards, and scored five rushing touchdowns.
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Bill Belton ranked ninth in Big Ten games only at 78.6 rushing yards per game.
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Bill Belton was tied for sixth on the team with 15 receptions for 158 yards and two scores, with a long catch of 30 yards.
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Bill Belton joined elite company in the win over Illinois when he gained a career-high 201 yards, becoming the 15th Nittany Lion to rush for at least 200 yards in a game.
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Bill Belton delivered Penn State's first 200-yard rushing game since Larry Johnson against Michigan State in 2002 and garnered Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors.
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Bill Belton carried the ball a career-high 36 times, scored on a five-yard run and averaged 5.6 yards per carry en route to his third career 100-yard game.
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Bill Belton gained a career-best 209 all-purpose yards against the Illini, adding one reception for eight yards to his rushing total.
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Bill Belton began the season in his native Garden State, rushing for 22 yards on six carries and delivering three kickoff returns for 66 yards in the win over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium.
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Bill Belton ran for 108 yards on nine attempts in the win over Eastern Michigan, scoring twice.
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Bill Belton's 51-yard touchdown run was a career-long and the team's longest, at the time, since Evan Royster's 69-yard run at Northwestern in 2009.
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Bill Belton combined with Akeel Lynch to become the 32nd Penn State running back combo to rush for 100 yards in the same game and the first since 2010 against Northwestern.
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Bill Belton carried the ball 13 times for 90 yards in the shutout win over Kent State, including a long run of 28 yards that set up a touchdown.
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Bill Belton made a 15-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter against the Flashes.
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Bill Belton had three catches for 24 yards and one touchdown and ran for 31 yards in the Big Ten-opener at Indiana.
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Bill Belton had a then-career-high 27 carries for 85 yards, with 50 yards after the third quarter, and caught three passes for 26 yards, in the win over the Wolverines.
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Bill Belton gained 98 yards at No 4 Ohio State, the second-highest rushing total for a running back allowed by the Buckeyes all year.
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Bill Belton carried the ball seven times for 47 yards, including a long of 19 yards in the fourth quarter, at Minnesota.
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Bill Belton had a career-high 41 receiving yards on two catches, including a career-long 30-yard catch against the Gophers.
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Bill Belton did not play against Nebraska due to a slight shoulder injury and illness.
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Bill Belton gained seven yards on three carries in the season-ending win at No 14 Wisconsin and caught one pass for five yards.
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Bill Belton rushed for 508 yards and six touchdowns in 2014 after bouncing between receiver and running back earlier in his career.
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Bill Belton was signed in May 2015 to New York Jets but was later cut.
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Bill Belton was hired as Winslow Township High School Offensive Coordinator.