Steve Spence

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
232
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk, Va.
High School:
Norfolk-Maury

2011 (Sr.): Eligible to play football at Ball State after graduating from East Carolina in May . . . received a Ball State Ray Louthen Senior Participation Award.

2010 (Jr.): Played in only game, but collected a career-high five tackles against Memphis in the second week of the season.

2009 (So.): Registered playing time in 13 of 14 games, including vs. Arkansas in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . finished with 15 tackles, including four solo stops . . . tallied a career-high four tackles against UAB . . . recorded the first sacks of career at SMU . . . recorded 1.5 tackles for loss at Memphis . . . credited with multiple stops (two) against Houston in the conference championship clash . . . recovered the first fumble of career at West Virginia.

2008 (Fr.): Experienced action in all 14 games . . . credited with four total tackles, three coming as solo hits.

2007: Redshirted

High School: Earned three letters for CoachDealton Cotton at Norfolk-Maury . . . two-year team captain . . . helped team produce back-to-back 9-2 marks in 2005 and 2006 . . . all-district as a junior and senior . . . tallied a total of 135 tackles and 18 sacks in career . . . also earned letter as wrestling standout, earning a third-place district standing and an Eastern Regional finalist finish . . . also served as a Chapter President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Full name is Steve B. Spence . . . born August 18, 1989, in Norfolk, Va. . . . graduated with a bachelor's degree in business (management/accounting emphasis) in May of 2010.