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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Dominique Harris
Jersey Number 21

Dominique Harris

  • Position:
    DB
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    218
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Washington, D.C.
  • High School:
    H.D. Woodson
Two-year team captain … finalist for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy … Temple Athletics’ male nominee for the Academic Momentum Award … wore jersey #6 this fall after wearing #21 for three seasons … earned his degree in criminal justice in May 2009 … pursuing a master’s degree in liberal arts.

Honors: 2009 third-team All-MAC honoree … recipient of the 2009 Owl Award as the team’s MVP …2009 Captains’ Award … one of 12 finalists for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy … 2009 Academic All-MAC honoree … named to the 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Football Team … 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee … 2009 CoSIDA / ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-District honoree … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Penn State game (Sept. 20, 2009) … 2009 ARA Sportsmanship Award nominee … 2009 MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award nominee … 2009 preseason Honorable Mention All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … recipient of the Athletic Dept.’s 2009 Temple Teammates Community Service Award, given to student-athletes who have demonstrated leadership qualities in the area of community service, inspiring others to engage in similar selfless civic endeavors for the purpose of improving the quality of life for those in the local community … 2008 Captains’ Award recipient ... named to the 2007 third-team All-MAC.

2009: Team captain … started all 13 games at strong safety … one of just nine players to start every game … has played in EVERY game of his collegiate career with 44 starts … stands eighth in career interceptions with nine … finished the season third in tackles with 71 … also had a team-best nine break-ups, three FTL, and two sacks … had three tackles and a break-up against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl before his hometown crowd … had nine tackles at Ohio … recorded six tackles and two break-ups in the win over Kent State … had three tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron … led the Owls with seven tackles in the win over Miami … made eight tackles in the win at Navy … had five tackles in the win at Toledo … made four solo stops and a break-up in the win over Army … had five tackles and a break-up in the win over Ball State … made five stops and a sack in the win at Eastern Michigan …. had four solo tackles, two break-ups, a TFL, and an interception in the win over Buffalo … the interception was the ninth of his career … led Temple with 10 tackles, including six solos, at No. 5 Penn State … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … had first career sack against Villanova ... also had two solo tackles and a break-up ... lettered.

2008:
Team captain ... started all 12 games at strong safety ... finished with 66 tackles, a team-best three interceptions, a team-best three forced fumbles, three breakups, and two fumble recoveries ... named a game captain for the opener at Army ... had three tackles and an interception (sixth of his career) ... against Connecticut, had five tackles and recovered his first career fumble ... had six tackles at Buffalo ... had five solo tackle and a 13-yard interception at No. 16/15 Penn?State ... had three tackles against Western Michigan ... registered eight tackles and a break-up in the win at Miami ... in the win over Ohio, recorded three solo tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... had six tackles at Navy ... had eight tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception at Kent State ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had five tackles, including three solos ... had seven tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.

2007:
Started all 12 games at safety ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... team leader with 81 tackles and team-bests of five pass break-ups and three interceptions ... led TU with 12 tackles at?Connecticut ... grabbed his third career interception at Bowling Green en route to defensive player of the game accolades from the coaches ... had 10 tackles in the win over Northern Illinois ... sealed Temple[apos]s win over Miami (Ohio) with an interception, stopping the Redhawks[apos] drive ... had a career-high 13 tackles, including six solo, against No. 25 Penn State ... grabbed his fifth career interception in the win over Kent State ... had a pass break-up that prevented a touchdown and forced his second career fumble at Western Michigan ... also had six solo tackles against the Broncos ... lettered.

2006:
Played in all 12 games with seven starts as a redshirt freshman ... started at FS versus Buffalo, Louisville, Minnesota and Clemson and at SS against BGSU, CMU and Navy ... made 59 tackles (34 solo), one TFL, two INTs and four PBUs ... coaching staff[apos]s special teams player of the game against Louisville and defensive player of the game versus Kent State ... made 11 tackles (six solo) and returned an INT 20 yards against UL ... had 11 stops (seven solo), one TFL and an INT versus KSU ... lettered.

2005:
Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School:
A 2005 graduate of H.D. Woodson HS ... Washington Post All-DCIAA East safety under head coach Greg Fuller in 2004 ... played in DCIAA All-Star Game and the 2004 DCIAA Turkey Bowl championship game ... Honor Roll student.

 Personal: Born April 14, 1987 ... son of Carmen and Ignacio Alleyne ... three brothers-- Donald (30), Ignacio (13), and Antonio (12)-- and has three sisters-- Candace (27), Donelle (20), and Alicia (9). 
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