Temple University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 6
Maurice Jones
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belleville, N.J.
- High School:
- Belleville
Honors: Named the coaches’ special teams player of the week following the Ohio game (Nov. 28, 2009).
2012: Played in all 11 games with one start … also played on the kickoff, punt return, and field goal defense units … made three solo stops against Cincinnati … had two solo stops in the overtime win at Connecticut … had three solo tackles in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games with four starts at corner … also played on the kickoff, punt, and punt return units … had a solo tackle for a loss of one yard in the win over Wyoming … had five tackles in the win over Kent State … made three solo stops in the win over Miami … had five tackles at Ohio … had seven tackles and a hurry at Bowling Green … made two solo stops in the shutout of Buffalo … had four tackles in the shutout of Ball State … had five tackles, including a TFL for a loss of four yards., and a break-up against Toledo … had four solo tackles in the win at Maryland … had a solo tackle and a break-up against Penn State … had three tackles in the win at Akron … had three solo tackles and a break-up in the win over Villanova … wore jersey #6 this fall after wearing #16 for two seasons … lettered.
2010: Played in 10 games with three starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … has 29 tackles and two sacks for the season … made three solo tackles at Miami … had three tackles against Ohio … made two solo tackles in the win at Kent State… led the Owls with six solo tackles and a career-high two sacks in the shutout of Akron … made three solo stops in the win at Buffalo … had five tackles at No. 23/20 Penn State … had three solo tackles in the win over Connecticut … made three tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had a tackle in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2009: Played in 12 games with four starts … received the starting nod against UCLA, Ohio, Kent State, and Akron … also played on the kickoff unit … finished the season with 24 tackles, two TFL, and a break-up … made a solo stop against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had five tackles, including a TFL, at Ohio en route to the coaches’ special teams player of the game honors … made three solo stops and a TFL in the win over Kent State … had a solo takedown in the win over Miami … made two solo stops in the win over Army … had an assist in the win over Buffalo … had a solo tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Played one season at cornerback for coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy ... FUMA teammate Shahid Paulhill is also a Temple freshman.
High School: Team captain ... played safety and running back at Belleville HS for coach Joe Fischer ... first-team All-State Group 4 ... second-team All-State by the Newark Star Ledger ... the Buccaneers earned a state playoff berth in 2007 ... had 51 carries for 622 yards and five touchdowns ... selected to the Governor[apos]s Bowl ... as a junior, rushed for 500 yards ... also grabbed nine interceptions and ran a kickoff return 91 yards for a score ... ran the 100 meters in 10.7 seconds for the track team ... a starter for the basketball team ... attended the 2007 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Born July 2, 1989, in Newark, N.J. ... parents are Tracey Jones and Robert Henry ... has an older brother, Travis Jones (26), and a twin brother, Marcus Jones (23) … originally from North Carolina … criminal justice major.
2012: Played in all 11 games with one start … also played on the kickoff, punt return, and field goal defense units … made three solo stops against Cincinnati … had two solo stops in the overtime win at Connecticut … had three solo tackles in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games with four starts at corner … also played on the kickoff, punt, and punt return units … had a solo tackle for a loss of one yard in the win over Wyoming … had five tackles in the win over Kent State … made three solo stops in the win over Miami … had five tackles at Ohio … had seven tackles and a hurry at Bowling Green … made two solo stops in the shutout of Buffalo … had four tackles in the shutout of Ball State … had five tackles, including a TFL for a loss of four yards., and a break-up against Toledo … had four solo tackles in the win at Maryland … had a solo tackle and a break-up against Penn State … had three tackles in the win at Akron … had three solo tackles and a break-up in the win over Villanova … wore jersey #6 this fall after wearing #16 for two seasons … lettered.
2010: Played in 10 games with three starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … has 29 tackles and two sacks for the season … made three solo tackles at Miami … had three tackles against Ohio … made two solo tackles in the win at Kent State… led the Owls with six solo tackles and a career-high two sacks in the shutout of Akron … made three solo stops in the win at Buffalo … had five tackles at No. 23/20 Penn State … had three solo tackles in the win over Connecticut … made three tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had a tackle in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2009: Played in 12 games with four starts … received the starting nod against UCLA, Ohio, Kent State, and Akron … also played on the kickoff unit … finished the season with 24 tackles, two TFL, and a break-up … made a solo stop against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had five tackles, including a TFL, at Ohio en route to the coaches’ special teams player of the game honors … made three solo stops and a TFL in the win over Kent State … had a solo takedown in the win over Miami … made two solo stops in the win over Army … had an assist in the win over Buffalo … had a solo tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Played one season at cornerback for coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy ... FUMA teammate Shahid Paulhill is also a Temple freshman.
High School: Team captain ... played safety and running back at Belleville HS for coach Joe Fischer ... first-team All-State Group 4 ... second-team All-State by the Newark Star Ledger ... the Buccaneers earned a state playoff berth in 2007 ... had 51 carries for 622 yards and five touchdowns ... selected to the Governor[apos]s Bowl ... as a junior, rushed for 500 yards ... also grabbed nine interceptions and ran a kickoff return 91 yards for a score ... ran the 100 meters in 10.7 seconds for the track team ... a starter for the basketball team ... attended the 2007 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Born July 2, 1989, in Newark, N.J. ... parents are Tracey Jones and Robert Henry ... has an older brother, Travis Jones (26), and a twin brother, Marcus Jones (23) … originally from North Carolina … criminal justice major.
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