University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Vance McShane
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Freeport, Ill.
- High School:
- Freeport HS
2022: Played in all 11 games... ran for 711 yards and 3 touchdowns ... named to the MVFC Honor Roll.Â
Fall 2021:
Played in nine games … rushed for 331 yards and five touchdowns … recorded 65 yards in rushing and two touchdowns against Sacramento State … caught seven passes for 85 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown reception against Youngstown State.
Spring 2021 Saint Xavier: Played in eight games... Rushed 189 times for 898 yards... Scored eight touchdowns... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry... Averaged 112.3 yards per game... Ran for a season-high 181 yards against Trinity International... scored three touchdowns against Lawrence Tech... tallied 18 kick returns for 347 yards... ranked eighth in the NAIA for total rushing yards... ranked ninth in the NAIA for rushing yards per game... Was third in the NAIA for All-Pirpose yards and yards per game.
2019 (Saint Xavier): Played in 11 games as a sophomore, leading the team with 841 rushing yards and 11 TDs on 147 carries ... caught 46 passes for 288 yards and one TD ... returned 13 kickoffs for an average of 22.5 yards ... rushed for two TDs and 74 yards on five carries in the season-opening win at Lawrence Tech on Sept. 7 ... caught 11 passes for 80 yards against No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sept. 21 ... tallied 117 rushing yards and two TDs on 19 carries against No. 5 Concordia on Sept. 28 ... rushed for 156 yards and two TDs on 19 carries in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 26 ... ran for a season-high 158 yards on 29 carries, scoring three TDs in the win over Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 9 ... ran for 98 yards and caught seven passes in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win at No. 8 Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 23 ... had 72 rushing yards on six attempts in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinal at No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 30.Â
2018 (Saint Xavier): Played all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, starting nine times ... led the team with 777 rushing yards and four rushing TDs ... caught 24 passes for 180 receiving yards and three TDs ... returned 14 kicks for an average of 16.7 yards ... rushed for a season-high 120 yards on 14 carries and one TD in the win over Missouri Baptist on Sept. 8 ... had 108 rushing yards with one TD on 14 attempts in the win over Robert Morris on Oct. 6 ... caught TD passes in back-to-back wins, at St. Ambrose on Oct. 20, and against St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 27 ... tallied 98 rushing yards on 18 carries in the win at Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 3 ... rushed for 114 yards and 1 TD in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win at #2 Marian on Nov. 17 ... had a season-high 48 receiving yards and one TD on three catches in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinal at #1 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 24.
Personal: Brother is UNI junior receiver Deion McShane. Majoring in movement and exercise science, with a minor in coaching.
