Linebacker, Illinois, 2017–21
Owen Carney Jr.
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Feb 8, 1999
Owen Carney Jr. played linebacker at Illinois (2017–21).
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. Purdue, 2020Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Illinois | 99 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 99 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 99 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 99 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 99 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 265 |
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
2021 Illinois 12 games, 44 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Nebraska | W 30–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. UTSA | L 30–37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Virginia | L 14–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Purdue | L 9–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Wisconsin | L 0–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Penn State | W 20–18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–20 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Minnesota | W 14–6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Iowa | L 23–33 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Northwestern | W 47–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Illinois 7 games, 27 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.Purdue | L 24–31 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Minnesota | L 14–41 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atRutgers | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atNebraska | W 41–23 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Iowa | L 21–35 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atNorthwestern | L 10–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atPenn State | L 21–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Illinois 8 games, 15 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Michigan | L 25–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atPurdue | W 24–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Michigan State | W 37–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 11 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Penn State | L 24–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atMaryland | L 33–63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Iowa | L 0–63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNorthwestern | L 16–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Illinois 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | atSouth Florida | L 23–47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMinnesota | L 17–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Northwestern | L 7–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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