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2012 Football Roster

10 Benson Mayowa

  • Position DE
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 252
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Inglewood, CA
  • High School Inglewood High School

Biography

2012: Started eight and played in 11 games ... had 22 total tackles (13 solo, nine assists) ... accounted for seven tackles of loss (-28), of which three were sacks (-16) ... also had four quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and one pass breakup.
2011: Started six of the 10 games in which he played ... missed two with injury ... had 17 total tackles (12 solo and five assists) ... also had 4.5 tackles for loss (three sacks) as well as five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... best game was five tackles vs. Bowling Green State .. also had three sacks, two forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries vs. Hawai`i.
2010: Played in all 13 games as the Vandals’ starting rush defensive end ... had 19 solo tackles and six assists for a total 25 ... also had 4.5 (-21 yards) tackles for loss and three (-18 yards) quarterback sacks ... he forced three fumbles and recovered one in addition to recording one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups.
2009: Played in 12 games as a true freshman ... had six solo tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry ... both tackles for loss and sack were in Vandals’ Humanitarian Bowl victory.
High school: Graduated from Inglewood (Calif.) High School ... was a first-team all-league choice and as second-team all-California Interscholastic Federation player .. as a senior, had 11 sacks and 75 tackles ... also had a 43-yard interception return.
Personal:  Born Aug. 3, 1991 ... son of Eunice and David Mayowa.
Career bests
Tackles:
5, twice (vs. Bowling Green State, Sept. 1, 2011, and at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 16, 2010)
Unassisted tackles: 4 (twice, vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 23, 2010, and at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 16, 2010)
Assists: 2, three times (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 10, 2011; vs. Bowling Green State, Sept. 1, 2011, and at Fresno State, Nov. 27, 2010)
Tackles-for-loss: 3 (vs. Hawai`i, Oct. 29, 2011)
Sacks: 3 (vs. Hawai`i, Oct. 29, 2011)
Forced fumbles: 2 (vs. Hawai`i, Oct. 29, 2011)
Fumble recovery: 1, twice (vs. Utah State, Nov. 19, 2011, and vs. UNLV, Sept. 18, 2010)
QB hurries: 2, twice (vs. San Jose State, Nov. 3, 2012, and vs. Hawai`i, Oct. 29, 2011)
Passes defensed: 1, five times (at Texas State, Oct. 13, 2012); vs. Fresno State, Sept. 24, 2011; vs. Bowling Green State, Sept. 1, 2011;
vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 23, 2010, and at Colorado State, Sept. 25, 2010).

  Games Solo Assist Total TFL-yards Sacks-yards Int PBU QBH FR FF Blocked kick Safety
2009 12 6 0 6 2.0-2 1.0-1 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
2010 13 19 6 25 6.5-23 4.0-19 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
2011 10 12 5 17 4.5-21 3.0-18 0 2 5 1 2 0 0
2012 10 10 9 19 6.0-21 3.0-16 0 1 4 0 3 0 0
Career 45 47 20 67 19.0-67 11.0-54 0 7 13 3 11 0 0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2009Redshirt

    DE
    6'3" 200 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2010Sophomore

    DE
    6'3" 239 lbs
    58
  • 10

    2011Junior

    DE
    6'3" 250 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2012Senior

    DE
    6'3" 252 lbs
    10
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