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Football
Panther Plus: Will be the starting strong safety for the second straight season. 2006: Second-team all-Gateway Football Conference ... started all 11 games at free safety ... finished tied for second in the nation interceptions (6) ... ranked tied for seventh in the Gateway in passes defensed (8) ... ranked second on the team with 67 total tackles (press box stats) ... had at least five tackles in eight games ... tallied eight tackles in a 48-7 season-opening win over Drake (8/31) ... secured seven stops, recovered a fumble and intercepted his first pass of the season in a 27-17 win over South Dakota State (9/16) ... notched a pair of interceptions in a 34-14 win at Indiana State (10/14) ... then recorded two more interceptions and a season-high 13 tackles the following week in a 31-23 win over No. 5-ranked Youngstown State (10/21) ... credited with nine tackles in a 31-20 home win over Western Kentucky (11/4) ... picked off his final pass of the season in a 38-27 over No. 6-ranked Illinois State (11/18). 2005: Started all 15 games at strong safety ... tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (3) ... ranked No. 4 on the team in total tackles (95) ... tallied four 10+ tackle games ... recovered a pair of fumbles in UNI's 41-24 victory at Western Illinois (10/1) ... racked up a season-high 17 tackles (coaches' film) at Missouri State (10/8) ... notched his first collegiate interception in UNI's 21-7 win over No. 11-ranked Youngstown State (10/29) ... secured 10 stops (coaches' film) in UNI's 25-24 Gateway Conference clinching win over No. 4-ranked Southern Illinois (11/12) ... tallied his second interception of the season and his first sack in the Panthers' 41-17 regular season finale win over Northern Arizona (11/19) ... forced and recovered a second-half fumble to help the Panthers to a 24-21 win in the NCAA quarterfinals at No. 1-ranked New Hampshire ... blocked a punt in the first half to set up a first-half touchdown in the win at New Hampshire ... intercepted a crucial two-point conversion pass by Texas State's Barrick Nealy in the third quarter of UNI's 40-37 overtime win in the NCAA FCS semifinals ... led the Panthers in tackles (7) in the NCAA FCS national championship game against Appalachian State (12/16) ... moved from quarterback to free safety in the spring. 2004: Saw little action playing behind Tom Petrie and Eric Sanders at quarterback ... played at Indiana State and against Illinois State ... rushed one time for 15 yards at Indiana State ... did not attempt any passes. High School: Led his Class 6A suburban Oklahoma City team into the state semifinals as a senior ... ran for over 1,000 yards and passed for over 1,000 yards each of his last two years ... district Offensive Player of the Year ... named first-team all-state as a defensive back by the Daily Oklahoman, the Tulsa World and by the Oklahoma State Coaches Association ... three-year starter ... team MVP. Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1984 ... son of Randy and Lisa Parsons... majoring in physical education - exercise science ... also recruited by Oklahoma. Parsons' Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2005 15-15 64 31 95 2.0 1.0 2-24 2 3 7 2006 11-11 45 22 67 2.0 0.0 6-34 1 1 2 Totals 26-26 109 53 162 4.0 1.0 8-58 3 4 9 Parsons' Game-by-Game Stats (Solo-Ast) 2005 Drake 5-4 Minnesota-Duluth 2-5 @Iowa 5-4 @Western Illinois 2-2 @Missouri State 7-10 Indiana State 2-2 @Illinois State 3-4 Youngstown State 3-3 @Western Kentucky 4-4 Southern Illinois 6-4 Northern Arizona 2-1 Eastern Washington 6-5 @New Hampshire 2-4 @Texas State 5-6 Appalachian State 6-1 |
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