2014 Football Roster
Austin McDaniel
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waco, Texas
- High School:
- Midway HS
- Prev School:
- Midway
Tulsa -- A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 30 career games . . . has been credited with 39 tackles and seven pass break-ups in his career . . . a former walk-on athlete . . .
2013 - Played in all 12 games . . . started six contests . . . made his first career start against Iowa State . . . tallied 34 tackles, including 25 solos . . . also had seven pass break-ups . . . had a career-high eight tackles, all solos, one TFL for -5 yards and one pass break-up against UTSA . . . compiled seven tackles and one fumble recovery for a 41-yard return against Marshall . . .
2012 - Played in 13 games . . . was credited with five tackles . . . had a season-high two tackles against Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . .
2011 - Played in five games on special teams, but did not record a tackle . . . saw action against North Texas, UAB, Rice, UCF and BYU . . .
2010 - Was one of several freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall - A blue collar player . . . provides experience in the secondary . . . an intelligent player . . . a good leader on the field . . . possesses a good work ethic . . . very coachable . . . named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll three times and was a C-USA Academic Medalist as a freshman.
High School -- Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Midway High School . . . recorded 110 tackles, 53 pass breakups and 13 interceptions during his career . . . was credited with 65 tackles, 20 pass break-ups and seven interceptions as a senior . . . named first-team all-district and second-team Super Centex his senior season . . . earned a spot on the all-district second team his junior season . . . totaled 55 tackles, 33 pass break-ups and six interceptions as a junior . . . also lettered and was a first-team all-district selection one year in soccer . . . high school coach was Kent Bachtel.
Personal --Favorite movie is No Country for Old Men . . . favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is soccer . . . lists Lord of the Rings as his favorite book . . . parents are Charles and Diane McDaniel . . . majoring in History/Economics . . . born March 21, 1992 in Olathe, Kansas.
| DEFENSE | G | SOLO | ASST. | TOTAL | SACKS/YDS | TFL/YARDS | FF | FR | P DEF | INT/YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2013 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 34 | -- | 1 / 5 | -- | 1 | 7 | 1 / 0 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 26 | 13 | 39 | -- | 1 / 5 | -- | 1 | 7 | 1 / 0 |
