Temple University Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Roster
Jones, Joe

Jersey Number 26
Joe Jones
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, Fla.
- High School:
- South Broward
Bio
Honors: Named the coaches’ specialist of the week (Sept. 10, 2011).
2011: Played in all 13 games with eight starts … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and punt return units … second in receiving with 30 catches for 322 yards and three touchdowns on the season … led the Owls with three catches for 26 yards in the bowl win over Wyoming … also had a 29-yard kickoff return and a 35-yard rush in the win over the Cowboys … had two receptions for 31 yards and two kickoff returns for 30 yards in the win over Kent State … led the Owls with 40 yards and a 36-yard touchdown catch on two receptions in the win over Army … also had 29-yard kickoff return against the Black Knights … had a six-yard reception and a 17-yard kickoff return at Ohio … received the starting nod against Bowling Green, Buffalo and Ball State … had two receptions for 23 yards at Bowling Green … had three receptions for 15 yards in the shutout of Buffalo … also returned a punt 16 yards … led the Owls with a career-high five receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown in the shutout of Ball State … made a seven-yard reception in the win at Maryland … had three receptions for 21 yards against Toledo … led the Owls with five receptions for 48 yards against Penn State … also had a four-yard rush and a solo tackle … had two receptions for 34 yards and touchdown in the win at Akron ... also had two kickoff returns for 93 yards … lettered.
2010: Played in six games with one start … led TU with three receptions and 60 yards at Northern Illinois … threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to fellow WR Michael Campbell in the win at Army … led the TU receivers with 27 yards on three receptions at No. 23/20 Penn State … received the starting nod against Connecticut … led the Owls with 73 yards on four receptions in the win over the Huskies … had a nine-yard reception in the win over Central Michigan … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with nine starts … moved to wide receiver during mid-season … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and punt return units … led the team with 28 receptions … finished the season with 387 yards and a touchdown … made a five-yard reception against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl .. led TU with five receptions and 39 yards at Ohio … made a 17-yard reception in the win over Kent State … had 41 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown catch, in the win at Akron … had two receptions for 41 yards in the win over Miami … made a 12-yard reception in the win at Toledo … led the Owls with 42 yards on two receptions in the win over Army … had three receptions for 27 yards in the win over Ball State … made two catches for eight yards in the win at Eastern Michigan … had a 22-yard reception in the win over Buffalo … received the starting nod at RB at No. 5 Penn State … led all receivers with a career-high four receptions for a career-high 75 yards at No. 5 Penn State … also had a career-long 36-yard catch … rushed for a career-high 58 yards, including a long of 28 yards, on four carries against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with six starts ... finished second in the Owls’ rushing efforts with 100 carries for 275 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 22.9 yards per game ... in collegiate debut, rushed twice for three yards at Army ... also had a seven-yard reception ... against Connecticut, led the running backs with 46 yards on 13 carries, including a 13-yard run ... ran for 22 yards on six carries at Buffalo, scoring his first collegiate touchdown ... moved into the starting line-up at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had seven rushes, three receptions, and a tackle at Penn State ... rushed 15 times for 49 yards against Western Michigan ... rushed 15 times for 32 yards in the win at Miami ... added 20 yards on eight carries at Central Michigan ... had two carries for 15 yards in the win over Ohio … at Kent State, rushed nine times for 25 yards ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, returned to the starting line-up and led the Owls in rushing with 13 carries for 31 yards ... also had two receptions for 42 yards, including a 34-yard catch, and a touchdown ... in the win over Akron, had seven carries for 29 yards ... lettered.
2007: Redshirted.
High School: A 2007 graduate of South Broward HS in Hollywood, Fla. … Superprep All-Dixie Region selection ... ranked by the publication as the 38th best prospect in the state of Florida … Scout.com three-star prospect … had 98 carries for 989 yards and 23 TDs, while adding 15 receptions for 455 yards and two scores, as a senior … was the Broward County regular season scoring leader with 20 total TDs … earned Miami Herald first-team All-Broward County 4A-6A honors … also earned first-team All-Broward honors from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel … played in the 2007 South Florida All Star Game.
Personal: Born September 12, 1988, in Hollywood, Fla. ... son of Jacqueline Keel and Joe Jones, Sr. ... has three brothers-- Anthony, Rayquan, and Maurice-- and three sisters-- Chrishonda, Kaneesha, and Shantoria … has a one-year old daughter Aaliyah … strategic and organizational communication major.
2011: Played in all 13 games with eight starts … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and punt return units … second in receiving with 30 catches for 322 yards and three touchdowns on the season … led the Owls with three catches for 26 yards in the bowl win over Wyoming … also had a 29-yard kickoff return and a 35-yard rush in the win over the Cowboys … had two receptions for 31 yards and two kickoff returns for 30 yards in the win over Kent State … led the Owls with 40 yards and a 36-yard touchdown catch on two receptions in the win over Army … also had 29-yard kickoff return against the Black Knights … had a six-yard reception and a 17-yard kickoff return at Ohio … received the starting nod against Bowling Green, Buffalo and Ball State … had two receptions for 23 yards at Bowling Green … had three receptions for 15 yards in the shutout of Buffalo … also returned a punt 16 yards … led the Owls with a career-high five receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown in the shutout of Ball State … made a seven-yard reception in the win at Maryland … had three receptions for 21 yards against Toledo … led the Owls with five receptions for 48 yards against Penn State … also had a four-yard rush and a solo tackle … had two receptions for 34 yards and touchdown in the win at Akron ... also had two kickoff returns for 93 yards … lettered.
2010: Played in six games with one start … led TU with three receptions and 60 yards at Northern Illinois … threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to fellow WR Michael Campbell in the win at Army … led the TU receivers with 27 yards on three receptions at No. 23/20 Penn State … received the starting nod against Connecticut … led the Owls with 73 yards on four receptions in the win over the Huskies … had a nine-yard reception in the win over Central Michigan … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with nine starts … moved to wide receiver during mid-season … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and punt return units … led the team with 28 receptions … finished the season with 387 yards and a touchdown … made a five-yard reception against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl .. led TU with five receptions and 39 yards at Ohio … made a 17-yard reception in the win over Kent State … had 41 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown catch, in the win at Akron … had two receptions for 41 yards in the win over Miami … made a 12-yard reception in the win at Toledo … led the Owls with 42 yards on two receptions in the win over Army … had three receptions for 27 yards in the win over Ball State … made two catches for eight yards in the win at Eastern Michigan … had a 22-yard reception in the win over Buffalo … received the starting nod at RB at No. 5 Penn State … led all receivers with a career-high four receptions for a career-high 75 yards at No. 5 Penn State … also had a career-long 36-yard catch … rushed for a career-high 58 yards, including a long of 28 yards, on four carries against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with six starts ... finished second in the Owls’ rushing efforts with 100 carries for 275 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 22.9 yards per game ... in collegiate debut, rushed twice for three yards at Army ... also had a seven-yard reception ... against Connecticut, led the running backs with 46 yards on 13 carries, including a 13-yard run ... ran for 22 yards on six carries at Buffalo, scoring his first collegiate touchdown ... moved into the starting line-up at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had seven rushes, three receptions, and a tackle at Penn State ... rushed 15 times for 49 yards against Western Michigan ... rushed 15 times for 32 yards in the win at Miami ... added 20 yards on eight carries at Central Michigan ... had two carries for 15 yards in the win over Ohio … at Kent State, rushed nine times for 25 yards ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, returned to the starting line-up and led the Owls in rushing with 13 carries for 31 yards ... also had two receptions for 42 yards, including a 34-yard catch, and a touchdown ... in the win over Akron, had seven carries for 29 yards ... lettered.
2007: Redshirted.
High School: A 2007 graduate of South Broward HS in Hollywood, Fla. … Superprep All-Dixie Region selection ... ranked by the publication as the 38th best prospect in the state of Florida … Scout.com three-star prospect … had 98 carries for 989 yards and 23 TDs, while adding 15 receptions for 455 yards and two scores, as a senior … was the Broward County regular season scoring leader with 20 total TDs … earned Miami Herald first-team All-Broward County 4A-6A honors … also earned first-team All-Broward honors from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel … played in the 2007 South Florida All Star Game.
Personal: Born September 12, 1988, in Hollywood, Fla. ... son of Jacqueline Keel and Joe Jones, Sr. ... has three brothers-- Anthony, Rayquan, and Maurice-- and three sisters-- Chrishonda, Kaneesha, and Shantoria … has a one-year old daughter Aaliyah … strategic and organizational communication major.
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