Eastern Michigan Athletics
2002 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Kevin Howe
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grand Haven, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Haven
PERSONAL: Full name: Kevin James Howe...Son of Craig and Sue Howe....Born 4-22-84...Has one sister, Michelle Howe... Communication major...EMU: Has earned three letters (2003, 2004, 2005) after playing in 34 games, 16 as a starter...Moved from tight end to defensive line after the fifth game of the 2004 season and has been a mainstay there since that time...Turned in a breakout year in 2005 with 55 tackles, including 10.5 sacks for 69 yards in losses and a total of 16.5 tackles-for-loss of 85 yards...Named second-team All-Mid-American Conference last year and is a 2006 first-team preseason All-MAC pick by The Sporting News...Tied for sixth in the NCAA Division I ranks in sacks last year (10.5) and also tied for 20th in the NCAA in tackles-for-loss (16.5)...2005: Second-team All-MAC selection after finishing second in the league in sacks (10.5), fifth in tackles-for-loss (16.5) and fifth in fumbles forced (3)...Started all 11 games on the defensive line...Named the team’s Most Valuable Player...Chosen as the Defensive Eagle of the Week twice, for the ULL game (Sept. 10) and the Central Michigan contest (Sept. 24)...Also singled out as one of the Defensive Big Playmakers three times, for the Michigan game (Sept. 17), the Western Michigan game (Nov. 5) and the Ball State contest (Nov. 12)...Was awarded a Championship Performance Award for the ULL game and earned a Winning Performance mention for the Central Michigan game, the Western Michigan game and the Ball State game...Turned in one of the big plays of the game against CMU when he forced a fumble in the backfield for a 12-yard loss in overtime helping set up a game-winning field goal by Andrew Wellock... 2004: Played in all 11 games and started the final four games...Switched from tight end to defensive end after the fifth game of the season and went on to record 21 tackles with six tackles-for-loss of 35 yards and three sacks in the final six games of the year...Turned in two huge sacks, one against Ball State (Oct. 9) and one against Central Michigan (Nov. 6) that helped EMU record wins...Against CMU at Ford Field he turned in a sack and a forced fumble on the final play of the game in the fourth overtime to help EMU record a 61-58 win...Named EMU’s Defensive Player of the Week for the Ball State game (Oct. 9) when he had one sack and one forced fumble...Selected as a Defensive Big Playmaker three times, for the Ball State (Oct. 9), Bowling Green (Oct. 30) and CMU (Nov. 6) games...Chosen for a Championship Performance in the CMU game...2003: Earned his first letter in his first season of competition...Played in all 12 games, starting once, against Central Michigan (Nov. 1)...Caught four passes for 19 yards during the year...2002: One of the 2002 recruits who sat out the season after not meeting initial NCAA requirements...HIGH SCHOOL: Played football hockey and track at Grand Haven H.S.... Senior Year: Named to the Grand Rapids Press' Second-team Dream Team... Honorable mention All-State pick by The Detroit News...Named to the All-Area Team by The Muskegon Chronicle...Selected All-Conference in the O.K. Red...Started on both offense and defense... Recorded 73 tackles, 10.5 sacks on defense and hauled in four receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown on offense...Junior Year: Named to The Muskegon Chronicle's All-Area team... Honorable mention All-State in hockey and an O.K. Rainbow All-Conference selection.
