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Jersey Number 31
Damonta Witherspoon
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East St. Louis, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Murray State
2023: Appeared in all 11 games… Record second on the team with 331 rushing yards on 81 carries and five touchdowns… Had six receptions for 15 yards on the year… Made his Bulldog debut in the season opener against Shorter (8/31) with 12 carries for 36 yards and a pair of touchdowns… Rushed for season-best 95 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown at Wo ord (10/7)… Tallied touchdowns at VMI (10/21) and at Mercer (11/11). Season long rush of 31 yards was recorded against UT Martin (11/18).
Previous College: Spent three seasons at Murray State… Carried the ball 465 times for 1,993 yards and 14 touchdowns while catching 26 passes for 226 yards a score in 27 games for the Racers (2020-22)… Paced Murray State on the ground with 580 yards on 146 attempts and one touchdown in 2022… Rushed for a season-high 157 yards at Lindenwood (10/22)… Led the Racers on the ground in 2021 with 211 carries for 910 yards with eight touchdowns… Had four 100-yard rushing games including a season-high 141 against Eastern Illinois (10/2/21)… Topped the MSU rushing charts as a Freshman in the Spring 2021 season with 501 yards and five touchdowns… Earned All-OVC second team and OVC All-newcomer team honors in 2020.
High School: Prepped at East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Illinois… Totaled 1,742 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior for the Flyers… Led the St. Louis area in scoring as a senior… Named to the All-Southwest Conference team in 2019.
Previous College: Spent three seasons at Murray State… Carried the ball 465 times for 1,993 yards and 14 touchdowns while catching 26 passes for 226 yards a score in 27 games for the Racers (2020-22)… Paced Murray State on the ground with 580 yards on 146 attempts and one touchdown in 2022… Rushed for a season-high 157 yards at Lindenwood (10/22)… Led the Racers on the ground in 2021 with 211 carries for 910 yards with eight touchdowns… Had four 100-yard rushing games including a season-high 141 against Eastern Illinois (10/2/21)… Topped the MSU rushing charts as a Freshman in the Spring 2021 season with 501 yards and five touchdowns… Earned All-OVC second team and OVC All-newcomer team honors in 2020.
High School: Prepped at East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Illinois… Totaled 1,742 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior for the Flyers… Led the St. Louis area in scoring as a senior… Named to the All-Southwest Conference team in 2019.
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