Temple University Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Michael Felton
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hanover, Pa.
- High School:
- South Western Senior
A four-year letter winner ('12, '13, '14, '15)
2015 (Senior): Made season debut and caught first career reception on one-yard TD pass from P.J. Walker at Cincinnati ... served as team captain against UConn on Senior Day.
2014 (Junior): One of the team’s best athletes, Felton was a core special teams player ... also contributed on defense ... had a partially blocked punt in week 9 loss at UCF.
2013 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams, and as a backup to WLB Tyler Matakevich ... recovered a blocked punt in the end zone at Memphis for his first career TD.
2012 (Freshman): One of 14 true freshmen to see game action … saw action at safety and also played on the punt return unit … made collegiate debut in the win over Villanova.
High School: Played RB and safety for coach Don Seidenstricker at South Western Senior HS … also punted, returned kicks and played WR … selected to play in the 2012 Big 33 Game at safety … 2011 York Daily Record & York Dispatch Division I Player of the Year … 2011 All-Area Player of the Year … 2011 York Dispatch first-team All-Conference … 2011 Hanover Evening Sun first-team All-Area pick on offense and defense … All-Area Team honoree at RB, safety, and punter … first Mustang to receive a Division I football scholarship in more than a decade … team won the district championship his senior and sophomore seasons … set six schools records, including career scoring (302 points), career TDs (47), and career TD receptions (16) … in prep career, rushed for 1,876 yards on 258 carries, had 1,156 receiving yards, and 47 TDs … defensively, had 192 tackles, 23 break-ups, and 7 INTs … as a senior, had 1,447 yards of total offense, rushed for 1,038 yards on 142 carries, had 409 receiving yards, and 25 TDs … defensively, had 92 tackles, 11 break-ups, 3 INTs … set the season records for scoring (156 points), TDs (25), and punting average (41.5) … had 5 TDs against William Penn in his last home game … 2010 York Daily Record and York Dispatch first-team All-Conference at RB and DB … 2010 Hanover Evening Sun first-team All-Area on defense … 2009 Hanover Evening Sun second-team All-Conference at WR … as a sophomore, invited to Schuman’s National Underclassman Combine … attended Nike training camp … four-year letterwinner in track and two-year letterwinner in basketball … All-Conference honoree in track … second-team All-Conference in basketball … Honor Roll student … participated in the 2010 Nike Combine, 2010 Under Armour Combine, and the 2009 Top Prospect Combine ... volunteered at youth football and basketball camps… attended the 2011 Temple Football Camp.
Personal: Born Michael James Felton on 12/3/93 in Gettysburg, PA … parents are Jacki Ernst and Michael Felton … has a younger brother Maeson (12) … cousin Raymond Felton, who played basketball at North Carolina (2002-05), now plays for the NY Knicks … earned his degree in adult and organizational development.
