4 Ben Bernabei
Ben Bernabei
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Peru, Ill.
  • High School:
    St. Bede Academy
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Freshman (2019): Contributed to specials teams and appeared in three games at running back ... Made his first carry against Concordia Wisconsin on Nov. 9.

St. Bede Academy: Received First Team All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference and was given Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention as a running back … Racked up 1,200 rushing yards during his senior season.

Personal: The son of Doug and Theresa Bernabei, Ben was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, on May 8, 2001  … Has on sibling, Dominic (19) … Majoring in kinesiology/exercise science.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 -
Assists 0 -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 -
Sack yards 0 -
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 27 161 6.0 30 5 1 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 23 88 3.8 20 1 1 0
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 2 13 6.5 9 1 - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 3 13 4.3 5 1 - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 2 12 6.0 7 1 - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 1 9 9.0 9 0 - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 1 - 13 - - 13
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 1 - - - 9 9
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 1 0 - - - 0
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 1 - 13 - - 13
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 1 - 12 - - 12
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 1 - 0 - - 0
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 1 161 - - - 161
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 1 88 - - - 88
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 1 4 - - - 4

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 30 5 - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 3 5 2 0.7 0.4 0 5 - -
2020-21 4 20 68 17.0 3.4 0 10 0 0
2021-22 10 52 253 25.3 4.9 6 30 2 0
2022-23 10 122 551 55.1 4.5 4 46 2 1
2023-24 10 182 844 84.4 4.6 11 53 3 2
Total 37 381 1718 46.4 4.5 21 53 7 3

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 3 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 4 1.0 26 6.5 6.5 0 11
2021-22 10 7 0.7 38 3.8 5.4 3 9
2022-23 10 11 1.1 50 5.0 4.5 0 17
2023-24 10 5 0.5 27 2.7 5.4 1 18
Total 37 27 0.7 141 3.8 5.2 4 18

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 1 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 3 2 - - - 2 .7
2020-21 4 68 26 - - 94 23.5
2021-22 10 253 38 - 9 300 30.0
2022-23 10 551 50 - - 601 60.1
2023-24 10 844 27 - - 871 87.1
Total 37 1718 141 - 9 1868 50.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 6 1.5 0 0 - - - 1 - - 0 0
2021-22 54 5.4 6 3 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
2022-23 26 2.6 4 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
2023-24 74 7.4 11 1 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 160 4.3 21 4 0 - - 1 0 - 2 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 3 5 1 6.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0
2021-22 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 0 2 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 37 5 3 8.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 52 253 25.3 4.9 6 30 2 0
Conference 8 52 253 31.6 4.9 6 30 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 24 92 18.4 3.8 1 20 1 0
Away 5 28 161 32.2 5.8 5 30 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 52 253 31.6 4.9 6 30 2 0
Month September 4 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
October 5 50 249 49.8 5.0 6 30 2 0
November 1 1 4 4.0 4.0 0 4 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 7 0.7 38 3.8 5.4 3 9
Conference 8 5 0.6 25 3.1 5.0 2 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 5 1.0 25 5.0 5.0 2 7
Away 5 2 0.4 13 2.6 6.5 1 9
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 3 1.5 13 6.5 4.3 1 5
Losses 8 4 0.5 25 3.1 6.3 2 9
Month September 4 2 0.5 13 3.3 6.5 1 9
October 5 5 1.0 25 5.0 5.0 2 7
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
Conference 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September 1 9 9.0 0 9 - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 253 38 - 9 300 30.0
Conference 8 253 25 - 9 287 35.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 92 25 - - 117 23.4
Away 5 161 13 - 9 183 36.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - 13 - 9 22 11.0
Losses 8 253 25 - - 278 34.8
Month September 4 0 13 - 9 22 5.5
October 5 249 25 - - 274 54.8
November 1 4 - - - 4 4.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 54 5.4 6 3 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 48 6.0 6 2 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 18 3.6 1 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 36 7.2 5 1 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 3.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 48 6.0 6 2 - - - - 0 - 0 0
Month September 6 1.5 0 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
October 48 9.6 6 2 - - - - 0 - 0 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    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 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 - - 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 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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