Dezmen Southward
12  Dezmen Southward
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Sunrise, Fla.

High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 210

Position:
DB

Experience:
2V

2011: Earned second letter ... played in all 14 games with three starts ... started in Rose Bowl vs. Oregon and had five tackles ... recorded two tackles against Penn State on Nov. 26 ... made one tackle at Minnesota on Nov. 12 ... finished with three tackles against Purdue on Nov. 5 ... recorded two tackles at Ohio State on Oct. 29 ... posted two tackles at Michigan State on Oct. 22 ... tallied three tackles against Indiana on Oct. 15 ... made first start of career and set career high with seven tackles, also broke up a pass and forced a fumble, against Nebraska on Oct. 1 ... picked up three tackles against South Dakota on Sept. 24 ... recorded one tackle against Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... forced a fumble, broke up a pass and made two tackles against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... four tackles against UNLV on Sept. 1

2010:
Earned first letter ... played in all 13 games ... recorded one tackle against TCU in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made one tackle at Michigan on Nov. 20 ... recorded one tackle at Purdue on Nov. 6 ... posted one tackle against Minnesota on Oct. 9 ... made one tackle on kickoff coverage at Michigan State on Oct. 2 ... recorded one tackle against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 ... had one tackle against Arizona State on Sept. 18 ... had one tackle in Badger debut at UNLV on Sept. 4

2009:
Redshirt season

High School:
First year playing organized football as a senior ... had two interceptions ... starting defensive back for National Championship team as a senior ... three-time letterwinner in basketball ... three-year captain and two-time basketball MVP ... also competed in track and field ... honor student with a 3.6 cumulative GPA ... head coach was George Smith

Personal: Parents are Caprice Southward and Eli Rasheed ... stepfather Eli played football at Indiana and is currently the defensive tackles coach at Florida Atlantic University ... enjoys cooking, reading and helping with community service ... undeclared major in College of Letters & Science

Career Defensive Statistics
Season GP/GS UT AT Tot. TFL QBS FC FR INT PD
2010 13/0 4 4 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2011 14/3 16 19 35 0.0-0 0.0-0 2 0 0 2
Totals 27/3 20
23
43
0.0-0 0.0-0 2
0
0 2

Gamey-by-game Tackles
2010 SEASON: UNLV (0-1=1); Arizona State (0-1=1); Austin Peay (0-1=1); Michigan State (1-0=1); Minnesota (0-1=1); Purdue (1-0=1); Michigan (1-0=1); TCU (1-0=1)

2011 SEASON: UNLV (2-2=4); Oregon State (1-1=2); Northern Illinois (1-0=1); South Dakota (1-2=3); Nebraska (2-5=7); Indiana (0-3=3); Michigan State (1-1=2); Ohio State (1-1=2); Purdue (1-2=3); Minnesota (1-0=1); Penn State (1-1=2); Oregon (4-1=5)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 7 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011
Tackles for Loss N/A
Sacks N/A
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (2x), MR vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011
2011 Season Game Highs
Tackles 7 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011
Tackles for Loss N/A
Sacks N/A
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (2x), MR vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011