Markellus Bass

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Markellus Bass
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Weight:
    203
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, TN
  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    McGavock HS
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    1237
  • yds/g
    123.7
  • td
    8
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 187 125
Yards 1237 843
Yards per game 123.7 140.5
Yards per rush 6.6 6.7
Touchdowns 8 6
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 20 95 4.8 31 0 - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 7 140 20.0 57 2 - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 23 125 5.4 31 0 - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 16 128 8.0 37 0 - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 20 153 7.7 68 1 - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 24 144 6.0 39 1 - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 25 106 4.2 22 1 - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 16 49 3.1 16 0 - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 17 187 11.0 81 3 - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 19 110 5.8 30 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 3 7 2.3 6 0 - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 1 33 33.0 33 0 - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 2 10 5.0 13 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 1 95 0 - - 95
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 1 140 - - - 140
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 1 125 7 - - 132
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 1 128 4 - - 132
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 1 153 - - - 153
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 1 144 5 - - 149
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 1 106 33 - - 139
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 1 49 - - - 49
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 1 187 - - - 187
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 1 110 10 - - 120
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 2 0 0 - - - - 0 - - 0 1
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 18 3 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 27-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Ellsworth (Iowa) W, 86-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Independence W, 30-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Coffeyville L, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Highland W, 38-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Garden City W, 26-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Hutchinson L, 27-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Iowa Western L, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Dodge City W, 30-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Iowa Central W, 28-24 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 10 119 531 53.1 4.5 4 59 3 1
2025-26 10 187 1237 123.7 6.6 8 81 - -
Total 20 306 1768 88.4 5.8 12 81 3 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 10 9 0.9 59 5.9 6.6 0 19
2025-26 10 9 0.9 59 5.9 6.6 0 33
Total 20 18 0.9 118 5.9 6.6 0 33
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 20 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 10 531 59 - - 590 59.0
2025-26 10 1237 59 - - 1296 129.6
Total 20 1768 118 - - 1886 94.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 24 2.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 50 5.0 8 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Total 74 3.7 12 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 2 0 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 187 1237 123.7 6.6 8 81 - -
Conference 6 125 843 140.5 6.7 6 81 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 91 573 114.6 6.3 4 68 - -
Away 5 96 664 132.8 6.9 4 81 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 130 954 136.3 7.3 7 81 - -
Losses 3 57 283 94.3 5.0 1 37 - -
Month
August 1 20 95 95.0 4.8 0 31 - -
September 3 46 393 131.0 8.5 2 57 - -
October 2 44 297 148.5 6.8 2 68 - -
November 4 77 452 113.0 5.9 4 81 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 9 0.9 59 5.9 6.6 0 33
Conference 6 6 1.0 49 8.2 8.2 0 33
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 4 0.8 40 8.0 10.0 0 33
Away 5 5 1.0 19 3.8 3.8 0 13
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 7 1.0 22 3.1 3.1 0 13
Losses 3 2 0.7 37 12.3 18.5 0 33
Month
August 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
September 3 4 1.3 11 3.7 2.8 0 6
October 2 1 0.5 5 2.5 5.0 0 5
November 4 3 0.8 43 10.8 14.3 0 33
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 1237 59 - - 1296 129.6
Conference 6 843 49 - - 892 148.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 573 40 - - 613 122.6
Away 5 664 19 - - 683 136.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 954 22 - - 976 139.4
Losses 3 283 37 - - 320 106.7
Month
August 1 95 0 - - 95 95.0
September 3 393 11 - - 404 134.7
October 2 297 5 - - 302 151.0
November 4 452 43 - - 495 123.8
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 50 5.0 8 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Conference 38 6.3 6 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 4.8 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 26 5.2 4 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 42 6.0 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 2.7 1 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Month
August 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 14 4.7 2 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
October 12 6.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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  • December 22, 2025
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  • December 22, 2025
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  • December 16, 2025
22 Grizzlies Earn All-KJCCC Honors
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  • December 05, 2025
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  • December 05, 2025
No. 10 Butler Stuns No. 8 Iowa Central With Late Rally, 28-24
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  • November 24, 2025
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  • November 24, 2025
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  • November 21, 2025
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FORT DODGE, Iowa. – Butler and Iowa Central face off in a top ten matchup to end the 2025 regular season.

  • November 21, 2025
Bass, Betts Earn Conference Player of the Week Honors
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  • November 18, 2025
Bass, Betts Earn Conference Player of the Week Honors

EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler running back Markellus Bass and linebacker Justyce Betts have been named the Jayhawk Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week following standout performances in the Grizzlies’ 30–10 road win at Dodge City on Saturday.

  • November 18, 2025
Bass Powers Butler Past Dodge City in Conference Finale
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  • November 17, 2025
Bass Powers Butler Past Dodge City in Conference Finale

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The No. 13 ranked Butler Grizzlies took down Dodge City 30-10 on Saturday in their final conference game of the season.

  • November 17, 2025
Photo by Gunner Daugherty
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  • November 09, 2025
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EL DORADO, Kan. – The No. 11 ranked Butler Grizzlies fell to the No. 2 ranked Iowa Western Reivers 31-7 from BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.

  • November 09, 2025
Bass Earns Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the Second Consecutive Week
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  • November 05, 2025
Bass Earns Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the Second Consecutive Week

EL DORADO, Kan. – Sophomore running back Markellus Bass earned the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after his performance vs the No. 1 ranked Hutchinson Blue Dragons on Saturday.

  • November 05, 2025
Turnovers and Penalties Doom No. 9 Butler in 27-12 Loss to Top-Ranked Hutchinson
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  • November 02, 2025
Turnovers and Penalties Doom No. 9 Butler in 27-12 Loss to Top-Ranked Hutchinson

EL DORADO, Kan. – Penalties and turnovers proved costly for the No. 9 Butler Grizzlies as they fell to No. 1 Hutchinson, 27-12, on Saturday night.

  • November 02, 2025
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  • October 31, 2025
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  • October 31, 2025
Bass and Rioux Shine as Conference Players of the Week
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  • October 28, 2025
Bass and Rioux Shine as Conference Players of the Week

EL DORADO, Kan. – Running back Markellus Bass was awarded Offensive Player of the Week, while kicker Hunter Rioux received Special Teams Player of the Week for their performances in Saturday’s win at Garden City.

  • October 28, 2025
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  • October 27, 2025
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  • October 27, 2025
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  • October 24, 2025
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  • October 24, 2025
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  • October 19, 2025
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EL DORADO, Kan. — The No. 14-ranked Butler Grizzlies showcased a dominant ground game to defeat the Highland Scotties 38–3 on Saturday.

  • October 19, 2025
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  • September 28, 2025
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  • September 28, 2025
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  • September 13, 2025
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  • September 13, 2025
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  • August 31, 2025
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  • August 31, 2025