2006 Football Roster
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Roster
Mike Owen
- Position:
- Defensive end
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 251
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Riverhead, N.Y.
- High School:
- Riverhead
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters … Moved to tight end after 2007 Spring practice after having moved to defensive end from linebacker during 2006 preseason camp...Member of the 2010 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Redshirt Senior Year (2009): Elected a team captain by his peers ... Played in all 12 games, including 10 starts ... Against Minnesota, made two catches for 18 yards ... At Penn State, had two receptions for eight yards ... Against Maine, had one catch for seven yards ... Against West Virginia, had three receptions for 19 yards... At Louisville, had one reception for 18 yards ... Against Rutgers, he had one catch for 12 yards ... At Connecticut, scored his first touchdown of the season on a four-yard pass from Ryan Nassib.
Senior Year (2008): One of 35 players to participate in every game, including 11 starts … SU’s second-leading receiver with 19 catches for 175 yards … Against Akron, had five receptions for 59 yards, including his first two career touchdowns … Against Penn State, caught two passes for nine yards … Against Northeastern, caught three passes for 29 yards … Against Pittsburgh, had a five-yard catch … At West Virginia, posted three receptions for 30 yards … At South Florida, made two catches for 22 yards … At Rutgers, made a nine-yard reception … At Connecticut, had one catch for seven yards … At Cincinnati, made one reception for five yards.
Junior Year (2007): One of 34 players to play in every game in 2007, starting three games (at Louisville, against Buffalo, and at Connecticut) at tight end … Against Washington, set career highs with two catches for 15 yards and assisted on one tackle .. At Louisville, made three tackles, including two solo, on special teams … Against Rutgers, had one reception for 12 yards … Against Cincinnati, caught two passes for a career-best 24 yards.
Sophomore Year (2006): Played in 11 of 12 games … Had one tackle at Wake Forest, against Iowa, at Illinois, at West Virginia and at Rutgers … Against Miami (OH), recorded two tackles.
Freshman Year (2005): Did not play in any games.
High School: Rated No. 9 prospect in New York by Rivals.com … Ranked 18th outside linebacker in the nation by Tom Lemming on ESPN.com … Ranked 12th-best prospect from New York by SuperPrep … Played in 2005 Governor’s Bowl (NY vs. NJ All-Star game) … Tallied 51 tackles, including two sacks, and one interception during an injury-plagued senior season … As a junior, posted 113 tackles, one fumble recovery and was named all-county and second-team All-Long Island … Won Carl Smith Award in 2003 for outstanding achievement in academics and athletics … Team MVP as a junior … Earned the 2004 Pat Kelly Award for overcoming serious injury … High school coach: Leif Shay … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Russ.
Personal: Michael Lee Owen … Born in June 1987 in Brookhaven, N.Y. … Son of Pam and Donald Owen… Two sisters … Cousin, Carl Smith, played football for the University of Maine (1988-91) … Majoring in child and family studies.
