Temple University Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Green, Marcus

Jersey Number 41
Marcus Green
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Scotch Plains, N.J.
- High School:
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Bio
Honors: 2012 Midseason second-team All-BIG EAST by Phil Steele … named the coaches’ defensive scout player of the week for the Kent State game (Nov. 6, 2010) … 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2012: Team captain … started all 11 games at end … one of just seven Owls to start every game … also played on the punt and field goal defense units … finished the season with 37 tackles, including 5.0 TFL for a loss of 24 yards … had three tackles against Syracuse … had four tackles in the win at Army … made four solo stops, including two TFL, against Cincinnati … had two tackles and a hurry at Pitt … had three tackles, a five-yard sack, a forced fumble, and a hurry in the overtime win at Connecticut … had four solo stops and blocked a field a field with 1:11 remaining to seal the win over South Florida … had seven tackles, including five solos, at Penn State … had four tackles against Maryland … had four solo tackles and a 13-yard sack in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt and field goal defense units … had a solo tackle, a forced fumble, and a break-up in the bowl win over Wyoming … made three stops in the win over Army … had a quarterback hurry in the shutout of Ball State … had three tackles and a sack in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in six games … also played on the punt and kickoff return units … had a solo tackle in the win at Kent State and was named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the game … made three solo stops in the shutout of Akron … had two solo tackles in the win at Buffalo … assisted on a tackle at Northern Illinois … saw first action in the win at Army … lettered.
2009: Played in 10 games … also played on the punt return unit … had an assisted tackle in the win at Akron … made two solo tackles in the win over Miami … had a tackle in the win at Navy … made two stops in the win at Eastern Michigan … had a tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
High School: Team captain ... two-way standout for coach Steve Ciccotelli at Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS ... played fullback and linebacker positions ... Newark Star-Ledger second-team All-State honoree ... 2008 Union County Player of the Year ... earned All-Union County, All-Watchung Conference, and All-Area honors in 2007 ... as a junior, had eight touchdowns and 80 tackles ... letterwinner in basketball ... also a pitcher and outfielder for the baseball team ... Honor Roll student ... attended the 2008 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Born May 29, 1991, in Fernwood, N.J. ... parents are Andrea and Tim Green, Sr. … has two older brothers, Donel and Tim Jr. … Donel played baseball at Hampton University, while Tim plays football at Lincoln University (Pa.) … finance major.
2012: Team captain … started all 11 games at end … one of just seven Owls to start every game … also played on the punt and field goal defense units … finished the season with 37 tackles, including 5.0 TFL for a loss of 24 yards … had three tackles against Syracuse … had four tackles in the win at Army … made four solo stops, including two TFL, against Cincinnati … had two tackles and a hurry at Pitt … had three tackles, a five-yard sack, a forced fumble, and a hurry in the overtime win at Connecticut … had four solo stops and blocked a field a field with 1:11 remaining to seal the win over South Florida … had seven tackles, including five solos, at Penn State … had four tackles against Maryland … had four solo tackles and a 13-yard sack in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt and field goal defense units … had a solo tackle, a forced fumble, and a break-up in the bowl win over Wyoming … made three stops in the win over Army … had a quarterback hurry in the shutout of Ball State … had three tackles and a sack in the win over Villanova … lettered.
2010: Played in six games … also played on the punt and kickoff return units … had a solo tackle in the win at Kent State and was named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the game … made three solo stops in the shutout of Akron … had two solo tackles in the win at Buffalo … assisted on a tackle at Northern Illinois … saw first action in the win at Army … lettered.
2009: Played in 10 games … also played on the punt return unit … had an assisted tackle in the win at Akron … made two solo tackles in the win over Miami … had a tackle in the win at Navy … made two stops in the win at Eastern Michigan … had a tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
High School: Team captain ... two-way standout for coach Steve Ciccotelli at Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS ... played fullback and linebacker positions ... Newark Star-Ledger second-team All-State honoree ... 2008 Union County Player of the Year ... earned All-Union County, All-Watchung Conference, and All-Area honors in 2007 ... as a junior, had eight touchdowns and 80 tackles ... letterwinner in basketball ... also a pitcher and outfielder for the baseball team ... Honor Roll student ... attended the 2008 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Born May 29, 1991, in Fernwood, N.J. ... parents are Andrea and Tim Green, Sr. … has two older brothers, Donel and Tim Jr. … Donel played baseball at Hampton University, while Tim plays football at Lincoln University (Pa.) … finance major.
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