Safety, Memphis (from Marshall, Southern Miss), 2023–26
Ian Foster
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 181 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Brundidge, AL
Ian Foster plays safety for Memphis, after Marshall (2023–24) and Southern Miss (2025). Last time out, at Tulane: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
28 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 2 tackles at Tulane, L 17–31
Next game: vs. East Carolina, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. App State, 2025Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall | 48 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 76 | 30 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | Memphis | 28 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 152 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall | 16 | 518 | 0 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| 2026 | Memphis | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 590 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marshall | 0 | S | RS | ||
| 2024 | Marshall | 0 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 0 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Memphis | 0 | S | Jr. | 5′10″ | 181 |
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
2026 Memphis 6 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at UNLV | W 27–21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Arkansas State | W 42–24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Boise State | L 20–38 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Charlotte | W 59–8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. UAB | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Tulane | L 17–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Southern Miss 13 games, 76 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Mississippi State | L 17–34 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Jackson State | W 38–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. App State | W 38–22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at Louisiana Tech | L 20–30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 42–25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia Southern | W 38–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Louisiana | W 22–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UL Monroe | W 49–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | atArkansas State | W 27–21 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Texas State | L 14–41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at South Alabama | L 35–42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Troy | L 18–28 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 16–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Marshall 12 games, 48 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Stony Brook | W 45–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Virginia Tech | L 14–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Ohio State | L 14–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Western Michigan | W 27–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.App State | W 52–37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atGeorgia Southern | L 23–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.UL Monroe | W 28–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Southern Miss | W 37–3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 31–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Old Dominion | W 42–35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at James Madison | W 35–33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | atLouisiana | W 31–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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