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32 Blaine McGowan
Blaine McGowan
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    South Haven, Mich.
  • High School:
    South Haven
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    3
  • tk
    14.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Junior (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Made 58 total tackles … Made 36 solo tackles … Made 22 assisted tackles … Made nine tackles for a loss, totaling 40 yards … Made three sacks, totaling 26 yards … Had two breakups … Had two passes defended … Made one fumble recovery, with 0 return yards … Had 2 kick returns for 10 yards … Averaged 5 yards per kick return … Second-Team All-HCAC …

Sophomore (2011): Started all nine games played at middle linebacker position … Led DC with 33 solo tackles … Ranked second on squad and 14th among all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference performers with 70 total hits … Notched 5.5 tackles for lost yardage … Added three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble … Netted at least six tackles in eight-of-nine outings … Set a career-high with 16 hits against Bluffton on November 12 … Averaged 9.8 tackles per game over final four contests.

Freshman (2010): Saw time in nine games … Picked up 11 tackles with one interception.

High School: Three-time letterman for head coach Sam Nichols at South Haven High … Two-time all-conference selection.

Personal: Son of Paul and Barbara McGowan … Majoring in criminal justice.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 8 8
Assists 6 6
Tackles 14.0 14.0
Tackles per game 4.7 4.7
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - 10 10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 2 0 2.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 4 5.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 5 2 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 1 9 0.9 9.0 0 9 - -
Total 31 1 9 0.3 9.0 0 9 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 9 - - - - - - -
2011-12 9 - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 3 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2012-13 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 2 10 5.0 0 10 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 9 - - - - 0 .0
2011-12 9 - - - 0 0 .0
2012-13 3 - - - 10 10 3.3
2013-14 10 9 - - - 9 .9
Total 31 9 - - 10 19 .6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2011-12 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 9 7 4 11.0 1.2 - - 0.5 1 - - - 1 0 1 -
2011-12 9 33 37 70.0 7.8 0.5 2 5.5 16 - 1 0 - - - -
2012-13 3 8 6 14.0 4.7 - - 3.0 8 - - - - - 1 -
2013-14 10 36 46 82.0 8.2 2.0 6 9.0 33 1 2 0 - - 6 -
Total 31 84 93 177.0 5.7 2.5 8 18.0 58 1 3 0 1 0 8 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 3 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
Conference 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 3 - - - 10 10 3.3
Conference 3 - - - 10 10 3.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 2 - - - - 0 .0
Away 1 - - - 10 10 10.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 - - - 10 10 10.0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 2 - - - 10 10 5.0
October 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 3 8 6 14.0 4.7 - - 3.0 8 - - - - - 1 -
Conference 3 8 6 14.0 4.7 - - 3.0 8 - - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 2 7 2 9.0 4.5 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - -
Away 1 1 4 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 1 4 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 2 7 2 9.0 4.5 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 2 3 4 7.0 3.5 - - 2.0 6 - - - - - 1 -
October 1 5 2 7.0 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - -

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