Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Spenser Smith
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Mackenzie
PERSONAL: Full name: Spenser LaMonte Smith...Son of Darrell and Diane Smith...Born 12-15-86...Communications major...Has one sister, Narissa Dozier, and one brother, Devin Smith...Father, Darrell, graduated from Henry Ford C.C. and Mother, Diane, graduated from the Detroit College of Business...EMU: Has earned three letters in his first three seasons on the team...Has played in 34 games and started nine times...Has recorded 52 tackles and has seven tackles-for-loss of 23 yards...Also has recovered four career fumbles...2007: Played in 11 games and earned nine starts...Turned in six tackles-for-loss of 20 yards and had three fumble recoveries and three pass deflections...2006: Earned his second letter after playing in all 12 games...Turned in one fumble return, against Navy (Nov. 11)...2005: One of seven true freshmen to see game action...Played in all 11 games and recorded nine tackles on the year...Moved to linebacker in 2006 spring drills...Singled out by the coaching staff for Championship Special Teams awards three times, for the Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10), Michigan (Sept. 17) and Ball State (Nov. 12) games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Detroit Mackenzie H.S. where he played football for head coach Eric Smith...Earned three football letters, two in track and one in basketball...Senior Year: Recorded 117 tackles with four sacks while adding three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball...Offensively he gained 970 yards rushing with 12 touchdowns and also threw for four scores in limited time at quarterback...Selected No. 14 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top players in the state of Michigan...Named No. 47 on The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of top players in the state...Captain of the football team...Also lettered in track...Junior Year: Lettered in both football and track...Sophomore Year: Lettered in football, basketball and track.
