Doug Williams

Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Chamberlain HS

Voted team captain for the 2008 season by his teammates ... Named a Scholar-Baller for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2007-08 academic year.

Junior (2007): Ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 64, adding two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries ... Only had three stops versus Army, but had one of Akron’s four sacks ... At Ohio State, was credited with seven tackles, while both recovering a fumble and forcing a fumble as the Zips accounted for five turnovers... Had four tackles versus Kent State, including 1.5 for losses, while getting a pass breakup on an attempted screen pass, breaking through a wall of linemen to make the play ... Added six tackles at Connecticut ... Logged a career-high eight tackles at Western Michigan, including one for a 13-yard loss on a field goal attempt gone bad due to a bad snap, with a five-yard fumble recovery ... Tied his career best with eight stops at Bowling Green ... Ranked second on the squad with seven tackles in the win over Ohio ... Had five tackles, all solo, at Miami and six tackles, all solo, versus Central Michigan.

Sophomore (2006): After serving as a backup defensive end in 2005, started all 12 games at the bandit linebacker position in 2006 ... Ranked sixth on the team with 50 tackles, of which seven went for losses ... Only had five stops as a freshman and two in the season opener at Penn State ... However, had his breakout game with a season-best six tackles ... Also posted six stops in back-to-back wins versus Bowling Green and Buffalo ... Recorded five tackles, all solo, in a win over Miami ... Had a 26-yard fumble return for a touchdown versus Toledo ... Credited with his first forced fumble versus Central Michigan ... Named Most Improved Defensive Player by the coaching staff.

Redshirt Freshman (2005): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve defensive end ... Tallied five tackles on the season, all solo ... Posted two stops in the season opener at Purdue ... Logged single tackles at Middle Tennessee State, at Buffalo and at Bowling Green.

Freshman (2004): Redshirted.

Prior to Akron: A first-team all-conference performer as a senior ... Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at defensive tackle ... Team advanced to the 5A state playoffs in his junior and senior seasons, posting a 9-1 record each year ... Threw the shot put on the track team ... Teammate of current Zips player Brandon Williams, though not related ... Coached by Billy Turner.


TACKLES    G/GS    UA    A    Total    TFL    Sacks    PBU    FF    FR    Blkd
2005      11/0      5    0      5     1.0-1    0.0-0    0     0     0       0
2006      12/12    28    22    50     5.0-10   1.0-3    1     1     1       0
2007      12/12    40    24    64     5.0-28   2.0-10   2     1     2       0
TOTAL     35/24    73    46    119    11.0-39  3.0-13   3     2     3       0