89 Michael Harding
Michael Harding
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    260
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Livonia, MI
  • High School:
    Detroit Catholic Central
  • Position:
    TE
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    187
  • yds/g
    17.0
  • td
    3

Bio

2021: Starting tight end and one of the team's top red-zone receiving threats in 2021, appearing in 11 of 12 games...finished with a career-high 29 catches for 241 yards and tied for second among Charger receivers with three receiving touchdowns...earned third-team All-G-MAC honors as a tight end, his second all-conference recognition...caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Chargers' 38-31 come-from-behind homecoming win over Missouri S&T (Sept. 25)...also had touchdown receptions in Hillsdale's road loss to Truman St. (Sept. 17) and home victory over Kentucky Wesleyan (Nov. 6)...set a new career high with five receptions for 46 yards in the America's Crossroads Bowl against Truman St. (Dec. 4)...set a new career high in receiving yardage with 48 on three catches at Findlay (Oct. 23)...named to the One Play Warrior Club for his work on special teams...excellent student was honored in the spring with the President's Scholar-Athlete Award, given to Hillsdale College athletes who maintain a 3.8 or higher GPA.

2020-21: Had a breakout campaign in his first season on the field in Spring 2021, appearing in all four games and earning third-team All-G-MAC honors...finished second on the team in receptions (8) and caught his first career touchdown pass in a road win over Ohio Dominican in the season finale (April 24)...was named to the Chargers' One Play Warrior club in 2021 for his work on special teams...should play an even bigger role with a full season as the starter in the fall of 2021.

2019: Redshirted as a true freshman...will have four years of eligibility starting in 2020...earned Chargers offensive scout team player of the week honors for the week of Sept. 28

High School:  A championship tight end from Livonia, Michigan… Was named All-League, First Team All-Academic, and All-state Player… Also was an involved member on the school’s basketball team as a district champion and an All-Academic player… A recipient of the Whelan Award, multiple departmental awards, and a member of the Gabriel Richard Club… Involved in his community through Christian services.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10
  Overall Conf
Receptions 21 15
Yards 187 151
Yards per game 17.0 18.9
Yards per catch 8.9 10.1
Touchdowns 3 3

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 1 21 21.0 21 1 - -
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 2 14 7.0 8 0 - -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 3 22 7.3 15 1 - -
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 5 57 11.4 21 1 - -
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 4 44 11.0 20 0 - -
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 3 20 6.7 11 0 - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 0 0 - 0 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 1 - 21 - - 21
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 1 - 5 - - 5
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 1 - 14 - - 14
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 1 - 2 - - 2
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 1 - 2 - - 2
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 1 - 22 - - 22
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 1 - 57 - - 57
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 1 - 44 - - 44
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 1 - 20 - - 20
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 1 - 0 - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 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 at Lake Erie W, 35-31 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 10 Walsh W, 35-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Truman L, 21-13 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Missouri S&T W, 17-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Ky. Wesleyan L, 31-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Tiffin L, 41-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Northwood W, 41-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Findlay L, 41-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 Ashland W, 36-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Michigan Tech L, 28-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Ohio Dominican L, 20-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 8 2.0 49 12.3 6.1 1 11
2021-22 11 29 2.6 241 21.9 8.3 3 30
2022-23 11 21 1.9 187 17.0 8.9 3 21
2023-24 3 6 2.0 77 25.7 12.8 0 21
Total 29 64 2.2 554 19.1 8.7 7 30

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

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

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 - - - - - 0 -
2020-21 4 - 49 - - 49 12.3
2021-22 11 - 241 - - 241 21.9
2022-23 11 - 187 - - 187 17.0
2023-24 3 - 77 - - 77 25.7
Total 29 - 554 - - 554 19.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 42 1.4 - 7 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 3 1 4.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 21 1.9 187 17.0 8.9 3 21
Conference 8 15 1.9 151 18.9 10.1 3 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 16 2.7 142 23.7 8.9 1 21
Away 5 5 1.0 45 9.0 9.0 2 21
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 10 2.0 94 18.8 9.4 2 21
Losses 6 11 1.8 93 15.5 8.5 1 21
Month September 4 5 1.3 42 10.5 8.4 1 21
October 5 13 2.6 125 25.0 9.6 2 21
November 2 3 1.5 20 10.0 6.7 0 11

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

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 - 187 - - 187 17.0
Conference 8 - 151 - - 151 18.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 6 - 142 - - 142 23.7
Away 5 - 45 - - 45 9.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 - 94 - - 94 18.8
Losses 6 - 93 - - 93 15.5
Month September 4 - 42 - - 42 10.5
October 5 - 125 - - 125 25.0
November 2 - 20 - - 20 10.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 18 2.3 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 12 2.4 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 2.4 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 1.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Month September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
October 12 2.4 - 2 - - - - - - 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 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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