Safety, Michigan State, 2015–19
David Dowell
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 209 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- North Ridgeville, OH
David Dowell played safety at Michigan State (2015–19).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Ohio State, 20172interceptions, career hightwice; last vs. Penn State, 2017Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 46 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 59 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 55 | 39 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 163 | 98 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 6 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Michigan State | 6 | S | So. | ||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 6 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Michigan State | 6 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 209 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Michigan State 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Tulsa | W 28–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 51–17 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arizona State | L 7–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Northwestern | W 31–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Indiana | W 40–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 10–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wisconsin | L 0–38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Penn State | L 7–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Illinois | L 34–37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Michigan | L 10–44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Rutgers | W 27–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Maryland | W 19–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | W 27–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Michigan State 13 games, 59 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Utah State | W 38–31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atArizona State | L 13–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atIndiana | W 35–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Central Michigan | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Northwestern | L 19–29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atPenn State | W 21–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Michigan | L 7–21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Purdue | W 23–13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMaryland | W 24–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Ohio State | L 6–26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at Nebraska | L 6–9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Rutgers | W 14–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 6–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Michigan State 12 games, 46 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 35–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Western Michigan | W 28–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa | W 17–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atMichigan | W 14–10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Minnesota | W 30–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Indiana | W 17–9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorthwestern | L 31–39 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Penn State | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Nov 11 | atOhio State | L 3–48 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Maryland | W 17–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 40–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 42–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Michigan State 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Notre Dame | W 36–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atMaryland | L 17–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atIllinois | L 27–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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