Mitchell Baxter
89 Mitchell Baxter
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    186
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cumberland, R.I.
  • High School:
    Cumberland
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Actuarial Mathematics
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    145
  • yds/g
    13.2
  • td
    1

Bio

As a senior: Appeared in all 11 games for the Bulldogs in 2016 ... Played on special teams and had a breakout year at wide receiver ... Posted 12 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown ... Made five tackles on special teams ... Caught his first-career pass, a 30-yard reception, vs. Brown ... Made nine catches over the final three games ... Caught four passes for 43 yards and hauled in his first-career TD vs. Robert Morris on Senior Day ... TD reception proved to be the game winner ... Three catches for 30 yards at No. 15 Coastal Carolina.

As a junior: Appeared in nine games for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Played mostly on special teams ... Finished the year with five tackles and one forced fumble ... Collected two tackles and forced a fumble at Holy Cross.

As a sophomore: Appeared in nine games during his second season in Smithfield in 2014 ... Saw time mainly on special teams ... Made collegiate debut at Stony Brook ... Collected a tackle against Liberty and Bucknell.

As a freshman: Did not appear in a varsity contest in 2013.

Before Bryant: A three-year varsity letterwinner for the Clippers … Helped lead his team to a Rhode Island Division II Super Bowl victory as a senior … Team MVP and a first team all-state and all-division selection as a senior … Named the Providence Gridiron Club's Offensive Player of the Year … Served as team captain during both his junior and senior seasons … Caught 41 passes for 646 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior and also added 67 tackles.

Personal: The son of Cynthia and Ted Baxter, Mitchell Baxter was born on May 31, 1995 … Has one sister, Rachel.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34
  Overall Conf
Receptions 12 7
Yards 145 76
Yards per game 13.2 12.7
Yards per catch 12.1 10.9
Touchdowns 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 1 30 30.0 30 0 - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 4 43 10.8 22 1 - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 3 30 10.0 11 0 - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 2 21 10.5 12 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 1 - 30 - - 30
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 1 - 9 - - 9
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 1 - 12 - - 12
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 1 - 43 - - 43
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 1 - 30 - - 30
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 1 - 21 - - 21

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 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 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - 1 -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 28 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 9 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 - - - - - - -
2015-16 9 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 12 1.1 145 13.2 12.1 1 30
Total 28 12 0.4 145 5.2 12.1 1 30

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 9 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 28 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 9 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 - - - - - 0 -
2014-15 8 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 9 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 11 - 145 - - 145 13.2
Total 28 - 145 - - 145 5.2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 9 2 3 5.0 .6 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
2016-17 11 3 2 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
Total 28 6 6 12.0 .4 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - 1

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 12 1.1 145 13.2 12.1 1 30
Conference 6 7 1.2 76 12.7 10.9 1 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 6 1.2 85 17.0 14.2 1 30
Away 6 6 1.0 60 10.0 10.0 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 7 1.4 76 15.2 10.9 1 22
Losses 6 5 0.8 69 11.5 13.8 0 30
Month September 4 1 0.3 30 7.5 30.0 0 30
October 4 2 0.5 21 5.3 10.5 0 12
November 3 9 3.0 94 31.3 10.4 1 22

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

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

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 - 145 - - 145 13.2
Conference 6 - 76 - - 76 12.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - 85 - - 85 17.0
Away 6 - 60 - - 60 10.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 - 76 - - 76 15.2
Losses 6 - 69 - - 69 11.5
Month September 4 - 30 - - 30 7.5
October 4 - 21 - - 21 5.3
November 3 - 94 - - 94 31.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 0.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 3 2 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
Conference 6 3 1 4.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
Away 6 2 1 3.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 2 1 3.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
Month September 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
October 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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