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Jersey Number 3
Lamar McPherson
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- High School:
- Bishop McDevitt
Wore jersey #3 this fall after wearing #11 for three seasons … moved to running back in spring 2009 … moved to fullback in the spring of 2008 after playing LB in 2007 ... transfer student-athlete from Syracuse who joined the Owls in the fall of 2006.
Honors: Recipient of the 2009 Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award … preseason Honorable Mention All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named Temple’s 2006 Defensive Scout Team MVP.
2009: Played in all 13 games with three starts … also played on the kickoff unit … had an 11-yard rush against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … rushed four times in the win over Kent State … had 25 rushing yards on six carries in the win at Akron … rushed three times for six yards in the win at Toledo … ran for 16 yards on six carries in the win over Army … rushed 11 times for 37 yards in the win over Buffalo … had two carries for nine yards against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in 11 games ... also saw action on the kickoff unit ... had a carry against Connecticut ... had a carry and a tackle at Buffalo ... had special teams[apos] tackles against Army, Buffalo, Penn State, Kent State, and Eastern?Michigan ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with three starts at outside linebacker ... received the starting nod against Connecticut, NIU, and Akron ... had six tackles and a sack for a loss of eight yards against Buffalo ... made a career-high nine tackles, including four solo and 2.5 for loss, at UConn ... had three solo takedowns in the win at Akron ... also saw action at fullback on short-yardage plays ... rushed for six yards at UConn ... and a three-yard gain at Western Michigan ... lettered.
2006: Practiced with the team but was unable to participate in games under NCAA transfer guidelines ... practiced at RB and DB positions before moving LB in 2007.
College: Redshirted as a true freshman at Syracuse in 2005.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Bishop McDevitt HS in Wyncote, Pa. ... played under head coach Patrick Manzi ... Rivals three-star prospect rated the No. 21 prospect in Pennsylvania and 55th among athlete prospects overall nationally ... named the eighth-best prospect in the state as a senior by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Scout.com three-star prospect listed as the 79th rated RB nationally and the 43rd overall prospect in Pennsylvania ... Associated Press Big School second-team All-State selection at LB ... captured Pennsylvania Football News second team AAA All-State accolades at LB ... 2004 EasternPaFootball.com Big School Honorable mention all state honoree as a specialist ... Philadelphia Daily News first-team All-City selection at LB ... had three TDs as a senior ... also tallied 95 tackles, four INTs and eight sacks on defense ... team MVP ... played just two games as a junior due to injury ... committed to the Orange the April prior to his senior season.
Personal: Born April 26, 1986 ... son of Shevelle McPherson and Dexter Blunt ... cousin is fellow Owl LB Omar McDonnaugh-Hales ... another cousin Ishmael Medley played football at Rutgers ... film and media arts major.
Honors: Recipient of the 2009 Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award … preseason Honorable Mention All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … named Temple’s 2006 Defensive Scout Team MVP.
2009: Played in all 13 games with three starts … also played on the kickoff unit … had an 11-yard rush against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … rushed four times in the win over Kent State … had 25 rushing yards on six carries in the win at Akron … rushed three times for six yards in the win at Toledo … ran for 16 yards on six carries in the win over Army … rushed 11 times for 37 yards in the win over Buffalo … had two carries for nine yards against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in 11 games ... also saw action on the kickoff unit ... had a carry against Connecticut ... had a carry and a tackle at Buffalo ... had special teams[apos] tackles against Army, Buffalo, Penn State, Kent State, and Eastern?Michigan ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with three starts at outside linebacker ... received the starting nod against Connecticut, NIU, and Akron ... had six tackles and a sack for a loss of eight yards against Buffalo ... made a career-high nine tackles, including four solo and 2.5 for loss, at UConn ... had three solo takedowns in the win at Akron ... also saw action at fullback on short-yardage plays ... rushed for six yards at UConn ... and a three-yard gain at Western Michigan ... lettered.
2006: Practiced with the team but was unable to participate in games under NCAA transfer guidelines ... practiced at RB and DB positions before moving LB in 2007.
College: Redshirted as a true freshman at Syracuse in 2005.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Bishop McDevitt HS in Wyncote, Pa. ... played under head coach Patrick Manzi ... Rivals three-star prospect rated the No. 21 prospect in Pennsylvania and 55th among athlete prospects overall nationally ... named the eighth-best prospect in the state as a senior by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Scout.com three-star prospect listed as the 79th rated RB nationally and the 43rd overall prospect in Pennsylvania ... Associated Press Big School second-team All-State selection at LB ... captured Pennsylvania Football News second team AAA All-State accolades at LB ... 2004 EasternPaFootball.com Big School Honorable mention all state honoree as a specialist ... Philadelphia Daily News first-team All-City selection at LB ... had three TDs as a senior ... also tallied 95 tackles, four INTs and eight sacks on defense ... team MVP ... played just two games as a junior due to injury ... committed to the Orange the April prior to his senior season.
Personal: Born April 26, 1986 ... son of Shevelle McPherson and Dexter Blunt ... cousin is fellow Owl LB Omar McDonnaugh-Hales ... another cousin Ishmael Medley played football at Rutgers ... film and media arts major.
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