Temple University Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Roster
Namude, James

Jersey Number 51
James Namude
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
- High School:
- Churchill
Bio
pronounced nuh-MOO-dee
Local 215 member who transferred from Maryland and enrolled at Temple in the fall of 2006.
Honors:? Recipient of the 2009 Owl Club Academic Award … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Eastern Michigan game (Oct. 4, 2009) … cited on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … named the 2008 Scout Team Player of the Year ... shared the 2007 Scout Team Player of the Year.
2009: Played in three games … saw action against Kent State, Akron and Miami … had a tackle in the win over Kent State … made a tackle against the RedHawks … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Eastern Michigan game ... lettered.
2008: Dressed for all five home games ...saw action in the season finale against Akron ... named the defensive scout team player of the week and traveled to No. 16/15 Penn State ... named the coaches[apos] scout team player of the week for the Central Michigan game.
2007: Played in eight games ... saw action against Army, NIU, Akron, Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan ... played on the punt return unit ... recorded no stats ... lettered.
2006: Practiced with the team as a second-year sophomore but was unable to participate in games under NCAA transfer guidelines.
College: Attended Maryland for the 2005-06 academic year.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Winston Churchill HS in Potomac, Md. ... two-year varsity letterwinner, playing DE and OLB under head coach James Collins ... posted 100 tackles, 13 sacks, four FFs, one blocked punt and a recovery as a senior to help team to a 10-2 record ... also a two-year varsity track & field letterwinner, competing in the 4x100, 4x200 and triple jump.
Personal: Born August 5, 1987, in Kampala, Uganda ... parents are Jane and Milton Wanyama ... advertising major.
Local 215 member who transferred from Maryland and enrolled at Temple in the fall of 2006.
Honors:? Recipient of the 2009 Owl Club Academic Award … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Eastern Michigan game (Oct. 4, 2009) … cited on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … named the 2008 Scout Team Player of the Year ... shared the 2007 Scout Team Player of the Year.
2009: Played in three games … saw action against Kent State, Akron and Miami … had a tackle in the win over Kent State … made a tackle against the RedHawks … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Eastern Michigan game ... lettered.
2008: Dressed for all five home games ...saw action in the season finale against Akron ... named the defensive scout team player of the week and traveled to No. 16/15 Penn State ... named the coaches[apos] scout team player of the week for the Central Michigan game.
2007: Played in eight games ... saw action against Army, NIU, Akron, Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan ... played on the punt return unit ... recorded no stats ... lettered.
2006: Practiced with the team as a second-year sophomore but was unable to participate in games under NCAA transfer guidelines.
College: Attended Maryland for the 2005-06 academic year.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Winston Churchill HS in Potomac, Md. ... two-year varsity letterwinner, playing DE and OLB under head coach James Collins ... posted 100 tackles, 13 sacks, four FFs, one blocked punt and a recovery as a senior to help team to a 10-2 record ... also a two-year varsity track & field letterwinner, competing in the 4x100, 4x200 and triple jump.
Personal: Born August 5, 1987, in Kampala, Uganda ... parents are Jane and Milton Wanyama ... advertising major.
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