2016 Football Roster

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36 Nate Godwin

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Freedom HS

Biography

GODWIN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles          14, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)
TFL                 1, 3X, last vs. East Carolina (10/8/16)
INT                  1, 2X, last vs. UCF (11/26/16)
Touchdown    1, vs. Cincinnati (10/05/13)
FR                   1, 2X, last vs. Towson (9/3/16)
PBU               2, vs. UConn  (10/12/13)

 

2016: Bounced back from a fall camp injury to start the final 10 games of the regular season and played in all 13 games… ranked third on the team with 68 total tackles… tied for second on the team with 51 solo tackles…led the team with five pass breakups…led the team in tackles in four games: East Carolina (10), Temple (7), Navy (9) and Memphis (10)…recovered a fumble and made two tackles in the season-opening win over Towson (9/3)…posted an interception and broke up two passes on senior day in a win over UCF (11/26)…appeared in every game for the Bulls the past four seasons (39 starts second among active players)…ranks 12th on USF’s career chart with 252 tackles.

2015: Appeared in 13 games, starting the last 10…third on the team with 63 tackles on the season, 46 solo…recorded one tackle for loss and three pass break ups…recorded 10 tackles (7 solo) in a loss to Navy (10/31)…recorded nine tackles in a loss to Florida State (9/12)...had eight tackles in a win at UConn (10/17)...recorded at least two tackles in every game on the season...have five stops in the Miami Beach Bowl (12/21).

2014: Godwin started nine games and played in all 12 on the season at safety…finished third on the team with 72 tackles (53 solo) and added 1.0 tackle for loss, two pass break-ups and one recovered fumble…had a season-high 14 tackles and recovered a fumble to lead USF at No. 19 Wisconsin (9/27)…posted nine tackles at Cincinnati (10/24)…had eight stops vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…had eight tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…posted four or more tackles in 10 games…had six tackles in the Bulls win at Tulsa (10/18)…lettered.

2013: Godwin appeared in 12 games and started the final nine games of the season at safety in his true freshman campaign...ranked fourth on the team with 49 tackles and added one tackle for loss, one interception, and three pass break-ups...had at least two tackles in every game...posted four tackles in his college debut vs. McNeese State (8/31)...returned a blocked field goal 75 yards for a touchdown in a win vs. Cincinnati (10/5)...made his first career start vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28) and posted four tackles...led the team with six tackles and added an interception at No. 17 UCF (11/29)...had five tackles and two pass break-ups in a win at UConn (10/12)...had five tackles vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26)...posted a career high nine in tackles in the season finale at Rutgers (12/7)...earned the Freshman of the Year Award at the annual USF banquet.

FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Todd Donohoe at Freedom ... a four-year letterman who was an all-state and two-time all-Hillsborough selection ... recorded 90 tackles, six TFL, three INTs and 10 PBU over his final two prep seasons ... a third-team 7A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... an honorable mention all-Hillsborough pick ... tallied 47 tackles, four TFL, two INTs and five PBU ... also rushed for 250 yards and returned a punt 80 yards for a TD ... voted most valuable defensive back ... ranked 41st in the Tampa Bay Times' Top 100 entering his senior year ... an honorable mention all-Hillsborough selection as a junior ... posted 43 tackles, two TFL, an INT, five PBU and a fumble recovery ... voted team MVP ... also lettered in track and field.

PERSONAL: Born in Tampa ... son of Teresa Godwin and Ken Capers.

 Nate Godwin - Career Statistics
 
Defense
Year GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR
2013 12-9 19 30 49 1.0-1 - 1 3 - -
2014 12-9 53 19 72 1.0-2 - 0 2 - 1
2015 13-10 46 17 63 1.0-1 - 0 2 - -
2016 13-10 51 17 68 1.0-1 - 1 5 - 1
Totals 37-28 169 83 252 4.0-5 - 2 12 - 2

 

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 196 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 202 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2015Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 204 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 210 lbs
    36