2011 Football Roster
Adam Morris
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 281
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ohio
- High School:
- Scioto
** 2011 Ball State Team Captain **
** 2011 Ball State Paul Schudel **
Strength and Conditioning Award
2011 (Sr.): Started his 24th straight game vs. Toledo . . . started all 12 games in 2011 . . . tallied the fourth sack of his career against Indiana . . . career high seven tackles vs. Army . . . three tackles vs. Indiana, including two tackles for loss . . . managed three tackles at Oklahoma.
2010: (Jr.): Started all 12 games to earn second letter . . . season high four tackles at Central Michigan and vs. Akron . . . at least one tackle in 10 games . . . credited with sack at Central Michigan . . . managed 1.5 tackles for loss at CMU and one vs. Western Michigan.
2009 (So.): Played in all 12 games to earn first letter . . . made first career start at Army . . . season high three tackles vs. Bowling Green . . . first career tackle for loss vs. Bowling Green . . . also credited with TFLs at Eastern Michigan, vs. Ohio and at Northern Illinois . . . first career sack at Eastern Michigan . . . also credited with sacks vs. Ohio and at Northern Illinois . . .
2008 (Fr.): Played in two games -- vs. Northeastern and vs. Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Karl Johnson . . . also earned three letters in track and field . . . Football: Helped team to a 6-4 overall record as a senior and a 19-14 mark in career . . . All-Ohio Capital Conference as a senior after making second team as a junior . . . all-district as a senior after earning second-team honors as a junior . . . received honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior . . . tallied 48 tackles, five sacks and nine tackles for loss as a senior . . . registered 107 tackles, 10 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in career .
PERSONAL: Son of John and Pam Morris . . . managed a 3.222 grade-point average last fall . . . born March 2, 1990, in Dallas, Texas . . . uncle, Dino Johnson, was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . . . one sister . . . full name is John Adam Morris.
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | g | ua | a | total | yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Tackles: 7, ARMY, 9/24/11 (1-6) Sacks: 1.0, 4 times Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs Indiana, 9/3/11 (2-0); vs Indiana, Sep 03, 2011 (2-0) |
