The University of Akron Athletics
2018 Akron Football Roster

Jersey Number 30
Chuck Turfe
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Canton, Mich.
- High School:
- Canton HS
As a Redshirt Junior (2018): Did not see game action.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2017): Played in 13 games … also saw action with the kickoff unit … finished with seven rushes for 31 yards on the season … in the Boca Raton Bowl, rushed five times for 17 yards … had an eight-yard run in the win over Ball State … had a six-yard rush in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff … lettered … named the team’s Offensive Unsung Hero following spring drills.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2016): Played in one game … made collegiate debut at Buffalo … lettered.
As a Freshman (2015): Redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at running back, linebacker, and special teams for coach Tim Buechler at Canton (Mich.) HS … two-time All-State Honorable Mention selection … three-time All- KLAA Conference pick … recorded more than 3,500 all-purpose yards and 44 touchdowns in career … as a senior, rushed for 1,110 yards … invited to 2015 Michigan vs. Ohio All-Star Classic.
Personal: Born November 5, 1996 … parents are Norman and Nadia Turfe … has an older brother Todd and a younger sister Wanda … father played wide receiver at Army (1985-89) … Special Olympics volunteer … strategic and organizational communication major.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2017): Played in 13 games … also saw action with the kickoff unit … finished with seven rushes for 31 yards on the season … in the Boca Raton Bowl, rushed five times for 17 yards … had an eight-yard run in the win over Ball State … had a six-yard rush in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff … lettered … named the team’s Offensive Unsung Hero following spring drills.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2016): Played in one game … made collegiate debut at Buffalo … lettered.
As a Freshman (2015): Redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at running back, linebacker, and special teams for coach Tim Buechler at Canton (Mich.) HS … two-time All-State Honorable Mention selection … three-time All- KLAA Conference pick … recorded more than 3,500 all-purpose yards and 44 touchdowns in career … as a senior, rushed for 1,110 yards … invited to 2015 Michigan vs. Ohio All-Star Classic.
Personal: Born November 5, 1996 … parents are Norman and Nadia Turfe … has an older brother Todd and a younger sister Wanda … father played wide receiver at Army (1985-89) … Special Olympics volunteer … strategic and organizational communication major.
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