Indiana University Athletics
Hardy Named First Team Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com
12/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 7, 2005
BLOOMINTON, Ind. - Indiana football freshman wide receiver James Hardy earned his third postseason award after being selected a first team CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America on Dec. 7. Hardy also was named to the Rivals.com Freshman All-America second team and secured a spot as a second team All-Big Ten selection by the conference media.
The 6-7 Fort Wayne, Ind., product grabbed 61 receptions for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first season as a Hoosier. Hardy is one of five Big Ten freshmen selected to the CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Teams.
The second team All-Big Ten selection turned in one of the most prolific seasons IU has seen at wide receiver. Hardy finished second in school history with 61 receptions, tied for second with 10 touchdowns and fifth with 893 yards. In addition, his five 100-yard games were tied for second most in a season in school history.
Hardy finished first in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally with 89.3 yards per game and fourth in the conference and 29th in the nation with 6.10 receptions per game. His 10 touchdowns ranked fifth among all freshmen nationally, and he became the first IU receiver since Ernie Jones (1987) to catch at least one touchdown in seven of his first eight games.
