University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Smith
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Humboldt, Iowa
- High School:
- Humboldt
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2010: Played in 11 games for the Panthers, starting five times at linebacker ... fifth on the team with 67 total tackles on the year ... made 23 solo stops and 44 assisted tackles ... tallied 4.5 TFLs on the season ... also credited with one forced fumble, one interception and seven pass breakups ... notched seven tackles in the Panthers' win over North Dakota State (9/11) ... posted 10 stops against Stephen F. Austin (9/18) ... secured 10 tackles and forced a fumble in UNI's 34-30 victory at Youngstown State (10/30) ... racked up a season-high 12 tackles and 1.5 TFLs at Western Illinois (11/20) ... intercepted a pass to give the Panthers possession with 1:54 remaining in the fourth quarter against Lehigh in the FCS Playoffs (11/27).
2009: Named the squad's special teams Most Valuable Player for his work on coverage and return teams ... saw action in all 11 games ... tallied 15 total tackles on the season ... blocked a punt leading to a touchdown in UNI's 42-27 win at North Dakota State (10/10) ... registered four tackles in a 66-7 win over South Dakota (9/12) ... recovered a fumble and made one tackle at Missouri State (9/26) ... racked up a season-high eight tackles and one TFL in a 34-0 shutout victory over Western Illinois (11/14).
2008: Saw action in all 15 games ... played as a reserve linebacker and saw extensive action on special teams ... registered 12 total tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... blocked two kicks to rank second on the squad ... tallied a season-high three tackles at Brigham Young (8/30) ... recovered a fumble and tallied two tackles in helping the Panthers to a 24-13 victory over South Dakota (9/6) ... blocked his first punt of the season at Southern Illinois (9/27) ... forced a fumble and recorded a tackle in UNI's 28-0 win at Indiana State (11/15) ... blocked his second punt of the season, which resulted in a safety, in UNI's 36-34 victory over New Hampshire (12/6).
2007: Redshirted ... named the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year.
High School: Helped guide Humboldt to a 12-1 record and the Class 3A state championship, the first in school history ... was named the Class 3A state championship game Casey's Player of the Game ... MVP of the 2006 State Championship Series ... first-team all-state selection by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Des Moines Register ... two-time first-team all-district selection ... served as team captain ... took third in the 2007 Class 2A state wrestling tournament at 215 pounds with a 32-4 record ... placed sixth in the 2A state wrestling meet at 189 pounds in 2006 with a mark of 37-8 ... two-time state qualifier in track ... placed fifth in the state in the 4x400 relay in 2006 ... Drake Relays qualifier ... earned letters in football (3), wrestling (3) and track (3) ... honor roll student ... high school coach: Greg Thomas.
Personal: Born April 9, 1989 ... son of Bill and Nancy Bowden and Anthony and Raquel Smith ... general studies major.
Smith's Career Defensive Stats
Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU BK
2008 15-0 6 6 12 1.5 0.0 0 1 1 1 2
2009 11-0 4 11 15 1.5 0.0 0 0 1 0 1
2010 11-5 23 44 67 4.5 0.0 1 1 0 7 0
Totals 37-5 33 61 94 7.5 0.0 1 2 2 8 3
Smith's Game-by-Game Tackling Stats (Solo-Ast)
2008
@BYU 1-2
South Dakota 2-0
South Dakota St. 0-0
@Southern Illinois 0-0
Nicholls State 0-1
Illinois State 0-1
North Dakota St. 0-0
@Youngstown State 0-0
@Western Illinois 0-0
Missouri State 1-1
@Indiana State 1-0
@Southern Utah 0-0
Maine 0-0
New Hampshire 1-0
Richmond 0-1
2009
@Iowa 0-1
South Dakota 0-4
St. Francis (Pa.) 0-1
@Missouri State 0-1
Indiana State 0-0
@North Dakota St. 0-0
Southern Illinois 0-0
@South Dakota St. 0-0
Youngstown State 0-0
Western Illinois 4-4
@Illinois State 0-0
2010
North Dakota St. 2-5
Stephen F. Austin 3-7
@Iowa State DNP
South Dakota St. 0-5
@Southern Illinois 2-2
@South Dakota 2-0
Illinois State 1-4
@Youngstown St. 2-8
@Indiana State 2-2
Missouri State 3-2
@Western Illinois 4-8
Lehigh 2-1
