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JUNIOR I 5-9 I 195 I SQ
NOSE TACKLE
SENIOR I 6-2 I 290 I 2L
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
Westlake HS
Fort Bend Marshall HS
2011 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Saw action in the New Mexico and UNLV contests.
2011 | JUNIOR SEASON Did not see game action.
2010 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see game action.
2010 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Saw extensive action on the defensive line, playing in 12 games ... totaled six tackles on the year ... recorded a season-best two stops, including one for loss, in the 62-7 win against Tennessee Tech ... registered tackles in four of the opening five games.
2009 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Earned all-league honors as a junior and senior ... received the Hardest Hitter Award as a starting linebacker ... named Most Outstanding Player ... co-captain of the varsity football team ... a Scholar-Athlete all four years ... also lettered in soccer and track and field ... also a member of the volleyball team. PERSONAL Parents are Joseph and Martha Cisi ... father was a junior Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler ... mother was runner-up for Miss California and played varsity volleyball and basketball ... majoring in criminal justice ... enjoys hunting, paint balling and snowboarding.
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MICHAEL CLIFFORD
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JUNIOR I 6-3 I 285 I SQ
PARIS, TEXAS Paris HS 2011 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Did not see game action. 2010 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see game action. 2009 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year football letterman at Paris High School ... named to the first-team All-District 11-3A team as a senior ... named to first-team All-Red River Valley his senior year. PERSONAL Parents are Eric and Melanie Clifford ... has two older sisters, Jessica and Sarah ... majoring in nursing ... enjoys fishing.
2012 FACT BOOK
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CHRISTOPHER CISI
2012 RETURNING PLAYERS JEREMY COLEMAN
2009 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Opened and closed the regular season with sacks ... his first two collegiate sacks came against Virginia and New Mexico ... took part in a tackle for loss at Wyoming ... recorded at least one tackle in seven of his nine games ... had multiple stops against Air Force and New Mexico. 2008 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL A two-time, first-team all-district selection ... a member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team Defense ... named to the Texas Top 100 by Rivals.com and Lone Star Recruiting ... totaled 92 tackles, including 24 for a loss and 13 sacks, his senior year ... selected to the Space City Classic All-Star Game ... appeared on Scout.com’s Texas All-Combine Team ... recorded 84 stops and six sacks as a junior ... a three-year letterman in football and track and field. PERSONAL Parents are Darrell and Marshellia Coleman ... his father played football at Lamar University while a cousin, Michael McFarland, played football for Baylor ... majoring in business.
COLEMAN’S CAREER STATS
DEFENSE Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals
GP/S 12/0 12/0 DNP 24/0
UT 6 2
AT 3 4
TT 9 6
TFL 2.5-9 0.5-1
QBS 2.0-8 0.0-0
INT 0 0
PBU 0 0
FR 0 0
FF 0 0
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7
15
3.0-10
2.0-8
0
0
0
0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 2, 3x; last vs. Tennessee Tech in 2010 Solo Tackles: 1, 8x; last vs. Baylor in 2010 Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x; last vs. New Mexico in 2009 Sacks: 1.0, 2x; last vs. New Mexico in 2009
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SKYE DAWSON
WIDE RECEIVER
SENIOR I 5-9 I 183 I 3L
MESQUITE, TEXAS Dallas Christian School 2011 | JUNIOR SEASON Played in all 13 games with five starts ... ranked second on the team in receptions (45), receiving yards (500) and receiving touchdowns (5) ... had at least one catch in all 13 games ... had a career day against Portland State, totaling eight grabs for 111 yards and two scores ... had a career-long 42-yard punt return to set up his 20-yard touchdown catch three plays later ... also enjoyed a career-long reception with a 73-yard scoring play against PSU ... came back the next week with seven receptions versus SMU ... tallied five receptions for 72 yards and a 20-yard touchdown against New Mexico ... contributed two catches for 53 yards, including a 48-yard scoring grab on the game’s second play from scrimmage, against BYU at Cowboys Stadium ... his touchdown with 4:26 remaining in the Poinsettia Bowl put TCU ahead for good ... grabbed four balls for 85 yards to earn Offensive MVP honors in the Poinsettia Bowl. 2010 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in 12 games with two starts ... exploded in the season opener against Oregon State, recording a career-high four receptions for 69 yards ... enjoyed a season-long 52 yard grab
BIG 2012
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