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Michael Owens
Running Back
5-11, 211
Carlisle, PA
Carlisle H.S.
At Syracuse:
Senior Year (1989): Gained more than 100 yards in four games, which was accomplished by only seven previous SU backs … Rushed for a career high 159 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries vs. Navy … Against Florida State had 22 carries for 120 yards … Against Rutgers had 28 carries for 132 yards and two touchdowns … Had 20 carries for 111 yards against. East Carolina … Became just the fourth back in SU history to rush for more than 1,000 yards.
Junior Year (1988): Split time with starter Robert Drummond … Had 460 yards on 94 carries and four touchdowns … Against West Virginia, gained a season-high 63 yards on nine carries … Gained more than 100 all-purpose yards four times, including a season-high of 169 against Rutgers … Averaged 20.9 yards per kick return with a long of 47 vs. Temple … Completed both of his option pass attempts for touchdowns (vs. Virginia Tech and Navy).
Sophomore Year (1987): Set an SU all-purpose record by averaging 9.1 yards every time he touched the ball … Gained more than 500 yards, which gave the Orange three running backs with more than 500 yards for the first time since 1959 … Gained 531 yards on 88 carries for a 6.0 average and four touchdowns … Caught nine passes for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 65-yarder vs. West Virginia … Had 207 all-purpose yards vs. West Virginia, including a season-high 72 yards rushing … Had 71 yards receiving and 64 yards in kickoff returns … Recorded 71 yards on nine carries vs. Rutgers and 67 yards on nine carries vs. Navy … ECAC Rookie of the Week vs. Rutgers and Virginia Tech … ECAC honor roll vs. Penn State and Boston College.
High School: 1985 Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year … Led Coach Ray Erney’s team to District championship … Offensive MVP of Pennsylvania’s 21-7 win over Maryland in the ’86 Big 33 All-Star Game, scoring all three touchdowns … Was a guard opposite North Carolina’s Jeff Lebo on two state championship basketball teams at Carlisle … Sprinter on the track team.
Personal: Michael Lamont Owens … Born April 7, 1968, Carlisle, Pa. … Son of Bill and Marsha Owens … Two brothers, two sisters…brother, Billy, was an All-American for the SU basketball team … Majored in family and community services.
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|
Carries |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1987 |
88 |
531 |
6.0 |
4 |
|
1988 |
94 |
460 |
4.9 |
4 |
|
1989 |
211 |
1,018 |
4.8 |
8 |
|
TOTALS |
393 |
2,009 |
5.1 |
16 |
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|
Recept. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1987 |
9 |
147 |
16.3 |
2 |
|
1988 |
7 |
110 |
15.7 |
1 |
|
1989 |
18 |
100 |
5.5 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
34 |
357 |
10.5 |
3 |
|
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KO Ret. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
|
1987 |
15 |
336 |
22.4 |
0 |
|
1988 |
18 |
376 |
20.9 |
0 |
|
1989 |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
34 |
723 |
21.3 |
0 |
