Defensive back, Pittsburgh, 2006–⁠09

Elijah Fields

Lettered 2006, 2008–⁠09 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Duquesne, PA
Born
Jul 10, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elijah Fields played defensive back at Pittsburgh (2006–⁠09).

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2009Pittsburgh3

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLIntPBU
2008N12135180.5–1
20091226834332
On file3913523.5–3

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Pittsburgh4DB6′2″

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

2009 Pittsburgh 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 12atBuffaloW 54–⁠271
Oct 24vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠141
Dec 5vs.CincinnatiL 44–⁠451

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

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