Defensive back, Ball State (from Temple), 2020–25
Muheem McCargo
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Camden, NJ
Muheem McCargo played defensive back at Temple (2020–23) and Ball State (2025).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Houston, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 37 | 17 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Temple | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 37 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 106 | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 16 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Temple | 16 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Temple | 16 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Ball State | 16 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 215 |
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
2025 Ball State 11 games, 37 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Purdue | L 0–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Auburn | L 3–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Hampshire | W 34–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UConn | L 25–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio | W 20–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Western Michigan | L 0–42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Akron | W 42–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Northern Illinois | L 7–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 9–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 22 | at Toledo | L 9–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Miami (OH) | L 24–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Temple 12 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Duke | L 0–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Lafayette | W 30–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Massachusetts | W 28–0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Memphis | L 3–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at UCF | L 13–70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Tulsa | L 16–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Navy | L 20–27 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. South Florida | W 54–28 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Houston | L 36–43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Cincinnati | L 3–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. East Carolina | L 46–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Temple 8 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atRutgers | L 14–61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atCincinnati | L 3–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atSouth Florida | L 14–34 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.UCF | L 7–49 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atEast Carolina | L 3–45 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Houston | L 8–37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atTulsa | L 10–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Navy | L 14–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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