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ASU: Senior leader of the defense ... could have a breakout year in 2001 at defensive tackle ... is competing with Paul Glass and Danny Masaniai for the starting job at defensive tackle ... has had a great spring and offseason. 2000: Played in all 12 games, starting four at left tackle ... turned in 25 tackles, including 18 unassisted ... also had three tackles for a loss of 14 yards and one sack for a loss of 12 yards ... also forced a pair of fumbles and recovered another ... had two tackles and a forced fumble vs. Utah State ... recorded two tackles vs. California, one for a loss ... had pair of tackles at Washington State ... his six tackles vs. USC were his season high ... sacked Arizona's Ortege Jenkins for a loss of 12 yards. 1999: Saw action in five games ... tallied one solo tackle against Oregon and another in the Aloha Bowl vs. Wake Forest. 1998: Sat out the transfer year in 1998.
USC: Redshirted in 1997 at Southern California under head coach John Robinson.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1997 graduate of Bonanza High School in Las Vegas... lettered in football and track... named all-city in 1996 and 1997... collected 68 tackles and 11 tackles for a loss in 1997 and 75 tackles and 7.5 sacks in 1996.
PERSONAL: Earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in May ... parents are Tommie and Brenda Townsend... born Jan. 8, 1979, in Bakersfield, Calif.... has two sisters, Kandice and Chrystal ... hobbies include weights and Playstation... full name is Tommie Lee Townsend.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 5, vs. USC (11/4/00). Total Tackles: 6, vs. USC (11/4/00).
Townsend's Career Statistics
Year G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds PD FF FR Int
1999 5/0 2/0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0
2000 12/4 18/7 25 3/14 1/12 0 2 1 0
Career 17/4 20/7 27 3/14 1/12 0 2 1 0
Townsend's Game-by-Game Statistics
2000
Opp. UT/AT TT TFL/Yds. Sacks/Yds Int. PD
at San Diego State 0/1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
Colorado State 0/1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
Utah State 1/1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0
at UCLA 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
California 2/0 2 1/1 0/0 0 0
Washington 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
at Washington State 0/2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0
Oregon 2/0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0
USC 5/1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0
at Stanford 3/0 3 1/1 0/0 0 0
at Arizona 1/1 2 1/12 1/12 0 0
vs. Boston College 2/0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0
