Michael Mudoh

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Richmond, Texas
High School:
Bush
Prev School:
Bush

Tulsa –– A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . has played in 38 career games with 24 starts . . . all of his starts have come consecutively since starting the first game of his sophomore season (2013) . . . has 271 career tackles, nine pass break-ups and three interceptions . . . has 14 career double-figure tackle games . . . one of only five returning players in the NCAA FBS with multiple 100+ tackle seasons . . . 2014 – Played and started all 12 games . . . had a team-leading 113 tackles, two interceptions, two pass break-ups and two forced fumbles . . . ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference and 30^th nationally for total tackles . . . had six double-figure tackle games . . . had his first double-digit tackle game in the season opener against Tulane with 10 stops . . . had a season-high 14 stops at FAU . . . compiled 10 stops against Texas State . . . totaled nine tackles and forced one fumble at Temple . . . tallied 12 stops and forced one fumble at Memphis for his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season . . . was credited with 12 tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception against SMU . . . had nine stops and one interception at UCF . . . totaled 11 tackles at Houston . . . 2013 – Played and started all 12 games . . . led Conference USA and finished fourth in the nation for tackles with 133 stops on the year . . . named second-team all-Conference USA . . . also had five pass break-ups and one interception . . . had eight double-figure tackle games . . . totaled a career-best 17 tackles in the season opener at Bowling Green . . . had 15 stops against Rice . . . added 13 tackles against North Texas, 12 vs. UTEP and Marshall and 10 each against Oklahoma, East Carolina and Louisiana Tech . . . compiled eight tackles, one interception and one pass break-up against Colorado State and thus earned the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance . . . 2012 – Played in all 14 games . . . had 25 stops and two pass break-ups . . . had one tackle, forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery against UCF in the C-USA Championship game . . . saw his most extensive playing time at safety vs. UTEP, and responded with eight tackles, including seven solos, and two pass break-ups . . . totaled three tackles at Houston . . . had his first career tackle against Tulane with two stops . . . moved to safety in the spring of 2012 . . . 2011 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2011 season due to red-shirt status . . . played cornerback in the fall of 2011.

High School –– A three-year letterwinner and starter at George Bush High School . . . started at cornerback and strong safety . . . credited with 96 tackles, seven TFLs, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his senior season . . . a two-year all-district selection . . . was named the District Defensive Back of the Year as a senior . . . tallied 49 tackles and seven pass break-ups in his junior campaign . . . was named the District Sophomore of the Year and the Conference Newcomer of the Year his sophomore season . . . totaled 30 tackles and three pass break-ups as a sophomore . . . also lettered three years in track . . . high school coach was Allen Aldridge.

Personal –– Favorite NFL team is the Houston Texans . . . his favorite NFL player is Earl Thomas . . . lists 300 as his favorite movie . . . favorite TV show is “Seinfeld” . . . Space Jam is his favorite sports movie . . . favorite book is 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Howell . . . enjoys singing and reading . . . lists Hakeem Olajuwon as the most famous person he’s ever met . . . has three older siblings . . . in 20 years, he would like to be traveling around the world preaching about Jesus Christ . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . a member of the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee . . . his brother, Alphonse, played soccer overseas in France . . . parents are Gideon and Margaret Mudoh . . . majoring in accounting . . . born in Yaounde, Cameroon on September 11, 1992. (pronounced MOO - dough)