Temple University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
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Roster
William Kwenkeu
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Waldorf, Md.
- High School:
- St. Charles
2021 (Graduate): Earned preseason fourth-team All-AAC recognition (Athlon's and Phil Steele) ... started at linebacker for the second consecutive season opener ... scored his first career collegiate touchdown at Akron to go along with seven tackles and two sacks earning him AAC defensive player of the week honors ... returned from injury against Wagner and contributed 3 tackles, including a TFL and forced fumble ... made 7 solo tackles, a sack, and 2 TFLs in the win against Memphis.
2020 (Graduate): Was awarded #4 near the start of the season (changed from #35) - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team ... earned Phll Steele preseason All-American Athletic Conference third team recognition ...started all seven games and led the team in tackles for the season with 49 stops ... recorded a career-high in assisted tackles (7) and total tackles (11) in the season opener at Navy ... tied his career-high in TFL (2.0) while recording 10 total tackles vs. #18 SMU ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2019 (Senior): With a deep and talented senior linebacking unit, Temple looked to redshirt Kwenkeu ... made his first appearance and recorded his first tackle of the season against Tulane ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ...redshirted.
2018 (Junior): Saw action at linebacker in a deep LB corps and as a core special teams player ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, UCF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... lettered.
2017 (Sophomore): One of the Owls' top special teams players ... also saw action at linebacker ... had career-highs in total tackles (8) and solo tackles (7) vs Houston ... made his first career start at MLB in the Gasparilla Bowl and led the team with 2.0 sacks ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (FIU) ... #theSTANDARD Defensive Player of the Game (Houston, FIU) ... lettered.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class .... played in all 14 games and was a standout on special teams ... tied for a team-high in tackles (5) vs. Stony Brook ... had first TFL of his career vs. Charlotte ... had a fumble recovery during a punt return inside the five-yardline at Memphis ... Defensive Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook, Charlotte) ... lettered.
High School: Played as a sophomore at McDonough High (Pomfret, Md.) before rezoning brought him to a newly-built school, St. Charles High (Waldorf, Md.), in 2014 ... played running back and linebacker for head coach Avery Williams at St. Charles ... was school MVP and earned all-conference honors ... rushed for 1,145 yards and 16 touchdowns on 203 carries and collected 101 tackles (51 solos), three fumble recoveries, a sack, and an interception ... played in the Maryland Crab Bowl ... also participated in soccer, track and wrestling ... member of the Honor Roll Society and had perfect attendance throughout high school.
Personal: Born William Patrick Kwenkeu (pronounced kwen-kuh) in Douala, Cameroon ... named after former president Bill Clinton (mother watched his second inauguration the year Kwenkeu was born) ... mother, Martine Etammane, moved to the United States in 2010 and brought William over two years later ... became a U.S. citizen on Dec. 20, 2017, one day before playing in Gasparilla Bowl ... mother is a certified nursing assistant ... took a week-long class in Rome as part of Temple’s STHM (Sports, Tourism, Hospitality Management) program in the 2019 spring ... earned degree in adult & organizational development (Fall, 2019) and is working towards a mater's in innovation management and entrepreneurship.
