Alphonso Owen

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
High School:
Cleveland Heights HS/Malone

Redshirt Junior (2007): Played in the first 10 games of the season, missing the final two due to injury suffered during the Ohio win ... Prior to the injury, started five straight games ... For the year, caught 14 passes for 159 yards and his average of 11.4 yards per catch was second-best on the squad ... Started one of the top plays in college football during 2007 ... Fielded the free kick at Western Michigan on the Akron 11, made some nice moves to get to the Akron 22 before he pitched the ball to Andre Jones, who would take it the final 78 yards as time expired for the Zips’ 39-38 win ... Caught 13 passes for 149 yards and TD over the five-game that he started (only had one reception for nine yards in the first five games) ... Caught his first career pass with the Zips, a nine yarder, versus Kent State ... Got his first start at Western Michigan and responded with an impressive game ... Caught three passes for 58 yards, including a 44 yarder, at WMU ... Started at wideout again versus Temple and caught three passes for 41 yards, including his first TD as a Zip ... The score was a 15 yarder and put UA up 20-3 ... Also had a 21-yard catch, setting up a UA field goal before halftime for a 13-3 lead ... Had career highs with five receptions and 43 yards at Buffalo.

Junior (2006): Sat out per NCAA transfer rules.

Prior to Akron: Transfer from Malone College, sitting out the 2006 season at Akron as per NCAA rules ... At Malone, twice earned Mid-States Football Association first team all-conference ... His 1,205 receiving yards in just two seasons at Malone ranked fourth on the school’s all-time list ... Caught 19 TDs in two years, ranking third on the school’s all-time list ... In 2005: Played in all 10 games with seven starts ... Led the team with 43 receptions for 572 yards ... Additionally paced the squad with nine touchdowns ... Also had 16 rushes for 70 yards for the season ... Was Malone’s top kick returner as well, having 26 returns for 584 yards (22.5 yards per return) ... Had two 100-yard games, including five for 107 versus St. Francis (Ind.) and six for 100 versus Geneva ... Caught a season-high seven passes versus St. Francis (Ill.) ... In 2004: Tabbed first team All-American for the National Christian College Athletic Association by Don Hansen Football Gazette ... Averaged 21.4 yards per reception, second on the Malone single-season list ... Caught a Malone-record four touchdowns versus Ohio Dominican ... Ended the season with 10 TD receptions, the second-most in Malone single-season history ... Hauled in an 84-yard touchdown versus Geneva, which is the second-longest TD reception in school history ... Finished the Geneva game with three receptions for a career-high 164 yards ... The following week, caught a career-high eight passes for 163 yards versus Ohio Dominican ... Led the team in scoring (62 points), ranking third on the squad in receptions (29 for 629).

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2004 * 9 29 629 10 85 3.2 21.7 69.9
2005 * 10 43 572 9 59 4.3 13.3 57.2
2006- Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2007 10/5 14 159 1 44 1.4 11.4 15.9
TOTAL 29 86 1360 20 85 3.0 15.8 46.9
* - at Malone College

KICK RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R
2004 * 9 15 354 0 44 23.6
2005 * 10 26 584 1 79 22.5
2006 Â Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2007 10 4 76 0 33 19.0
TOTAL 29 45 1014 1 79 22.5
* - at Malone College