2005 General Roster
Roster
Mike Owen
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 251
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Riverhead, N.Y.
- High School:
- Riverhead
At SU: Two letters … Moved to tight end after 2007 Spring practice after having moved to defensive end from linebacker during 2006 preseason camp … Redshirted in 2005.
Sophomore 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.
Freshman 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.
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, which is named for the former SU standout, for overcoming serious injury … High school coach was Leif Shay … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Russ.
Personal: Michael Lee Owen … Born 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.
Owen's Career Statistics
| Receiving | |||||
| Receptions | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Long | |
| 2007 |
5 |
51 |
10.2 |
0 |
18 |
| Totals |
5 |
51 |
10.2 |
0 |
18 |
| Defense | ||||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. | |
| 2006 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2007 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| Totals |
5 |
8 |
13 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
Owen's Career Bests
| Receiving | Yards | 24 vs. Cincinnati, 2007 |
| Receptions | 2 vs. Washington, Cincinnati, 2007 | |
| Long | 18 vs. Cincinnati, 2007 | |
| Tackles | Solo | 2 vs. Louisville, 2007 |
| Assists | 1 vs. Wake Forest, Illinois, Iowa, Miam (OH), West Virginia, 2006; Washington, Buffalo, 2007 | |
| Total | 3 vs. Louisville, 2007 |
