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80 Tawann Rome
Tawann Rome
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    New Orleans, La.
  • High School:
    Arabia Mountain
  • Position:
    WR
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Sophomore (2022-23): Played in all 10 games...Led the team in receptions, yards, and touchdowns - 33 receptions, 525 yards, and eight touchdowns...Recorded one tackle...Named to HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.

Freshman (2021-22): Played in five games...Caught two passes for 12 yards.

Prep: Lettered in football and soccer at Arabia Mountain ... Two-time All-Region selection ... All-Country honoree ... Set school record for single-season yards and touchdowns.

Personal: Son of Erica and Terrell Rome ... Majoring in computer science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 1 23 23.0 23 0 - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 6 145 24.2 64 1 - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 7 112 16.0 30 2 - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 2 39 19.5 31 1 - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 1 18 18.0 18 0 - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 3 70 23.3 49 2 - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 4 63 15.8 28 2 - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 3 20 6.7 14 0 1 1
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 4 32 8.0 13 0 - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 2 3 1.5 6 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - 1 9 9.0 9 0
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - 1 7 7.0 7 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - 1 16 16.0 16 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - 3 8 2.7 5 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - 1 3 3.0 3 0

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 1 - 23 - - 23
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 1 - 145 9 - 154
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 1 - 112 - - 112
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 1 - 39 0 - 39
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 1 - 18 7 - 25
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 1 - 70 16 - 86
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 1 - 63 8 - 71
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 1 - 20 - - 20
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 1 - 32 - - 32
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 1 - 3 3 - 6

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 12 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 12 - 2 - 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 12 - 2 - 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 5 1 -8 -1.6 -8.0 0 0 - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 1
2023-24 10 6 32 3.2 5.3 0 23 2 1
Total 25 7 24 1.0 3.4 0 23 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 5 2 0.4 12 2.4 6.0 0 8
2022-23 10 33 3.3 525 52.5 15.9 8 64
2023-24 10 40 4.0 477 47.7 11.9 3 40
Total 25 75 3.0 1014 40.6 13.5 11 64

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - 8 43 5.4 0 16
2023-24 10 217 21.7 0 46 6 84 14.0 0 22
Total 10 217 21.7 0 46 14 127 9.1 0 22

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 5 -8 12 - - 4 .8
2022-23 10 - 525 43 - 568 56.8
2023-24 10 32 477 84 217 810 81.0
Total 25 24 1014 127 217 1382 55.3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 48 4.8 - 8 - 0 - - - - 0 0
2023-24 18 1.8 0 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 66 2.6 0 11 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 3 2 5.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 4 2 6.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - 1 1
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 33 3.3 525 52.5 15.9 8 64
Conference 7 19 2.7 245 35.0 12.9 5 49
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 16 4.0 279 69.8 17.4 4 64
Away 6 17 2.8 246 41.0 14.5 4 49
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 10 3.3 98 32.7 9.8 2 28
Losses 7 23 3.3 427 61.0 18.6 6 64
Month                
September 3 14 4.7 280 93.3 20.0 3 64
October 5 13 2.6 210 42.0 16.2 5 49
November 2 6 3.0 35 17.5 5.8 0 13

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - 8 43 5.4 0 16
Conference - - - - - 7 34 4.9 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - 5 17 3.4 0 9
Away - - - - - 3 26 8.7 0 16
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - 4 11 2.8 0 5
Losses - - - - - 4 32 8.0 0 16
Month                    
September - - - - - 1 9 9.0 0 9
October - - - - - 6 31 5.2 0 16
November - - - - - 1 3 3.0 0 3

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - 525 43 - 568 56.8
Conference 7 - 245 34 - 279 39.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 4 - 279 17 - 296 74.0
Away 6 - 246 26 - 272 45.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - 98 11 - 109 36.3
Losses 7 - 427 32 - 459 65.6
Month              
September 3 - 280 9 - 289 96.3
October 5 - 210 31 - 241 48.2
November 2 - 35 3 - 38 19.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 48 4.8 - 8 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Conference 30 4.3 - 5 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 24 6.0 - 4 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Away 24 4.0 - 4 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 12 4.0 - 2 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Losses 36 5.1 - 6 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 18 6.0 - 3 - 0 - - - - 0 0
October 30 6.0 - 5 - 0 - - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - 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 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -