2015 Football Roster
Donald Pennington
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Amite, La.
- HS:
- Amite HS
- Prev School:
- Amite HS
At Memphis
Has played in 35, making 15 starts, including all 13 games in 2015 ... Has 48 total tackles (37 unassisted/11 assists) ... Also has three QB hurries, two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble, 7.5 TFL (24 yards) and two sacks (14 yards).
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 list recognition for the Fall 2013 semester.
2015 (Junior)
Started all 13 games on the defensive line ... Logged 34 total tackles (26 solo/8 assists), five TFL (19 yards), two sacks (14 yards), one pass break-up and one forced fumble ... Had 10 multi-tackle games and at least one tackle in 12 contests ... Set career bests for TFL (3), TFL yardage (15), sacks (1.0) and sack yardage (12) vs. Kansas ... Had three solo stops, including one TFL/sack (2 yards), in a road win at Bowling Green ... Posted career highs for total tackles (4) and solo stops (4) in a road win at USF ... Credited with two unassisted tackles in the upset win over Ole Miss ... Tied career high for total tackles four more times vs. Tulane (2-2), Houston (2-2), Temple (3-1) and Auburn (3-1) ... Had one TFL (2 yards) at Temple.
2014 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 12 games ... Credited with 16 total tackles (11 solo/5 assists) ... Also had 1.5 TFL (3 yards), one pass break-up, two QB hurries and one fumble recovery ... Had seven multi-tackle games ... Posted first collegiate multi-tackle performance in the season-opening win over Austin Peay ... Had two assisted stops, including 0.5 TFL (1 yard), vs. the Governors ... The two assists were a career high ... Tied career best with two assisted stops at Cincinnati ... Also had a QB hurry vs. the Bearcats ... Credited with a QB hurry the following week against Houston … Registered season bests for total tackles (3), solo stops (3) and TFL (1) vs. Tulane ... In a win over USF, picked up his first collegiate fumble recovery ... With Memphis leading 28-13 late in the third quarter, USF was in the red zone, but he recovered a Jackson Dillon forced fumble … Memphis scored a FG on the following possession to extend a 28-13 lead to 31-13 ... Posted two tackles (1-1) vs. BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 10 games, including the season’s first nine contests ... Made two starts … Missed two late-season games vs. Louisville and Temple ... Logged one solo hit, one TFL and one QB hurry ... First collegiate action came in the season opener vs. Duke ... Credited with a QB hurry vs. the Blue Devils … Earned first collegiate start in a home win over Arkansas State ... Received second start vs. UCF ... Notched his first collegiate tackle in the regular-season finale at Connecticut … First career tackle also was his first collegiate TFL (2 yards).
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Amite High School
Lettered three seasons for head coach Alden Foster at Amite High School ... Worked at defensive tackle for the Warriors ... Team captain his senior campaign in 2010 ... Two-time Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-State pick in 2009 (honorable mention) and 2010 (first team) … Two-time All-District 9-3A first team selection (2009, 2010) … Named the 2010 District 9-3A Defensive MVP … Following senior campaign, played in the 2011 Bayou Bowl, a Louisiana-Texas high school all-star game … Member of Louisiana squad that won the 2011 Bayou Bowl 30-23 … For his career, logged 145 tackles, 48 TFL, 21 sacks and two interceptions (both returned for TD) ... One of top senior performances was 12 total tackles, eight TFL and two sacks vs. rival Independence ... Warriors defense held opponents to 14 or fewer points in eight games in 2010 … Helped squad to a 10-3 overall record … The 2010 Warriors advanced to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) state playoffs quarterfinal round … As a junior in 2009, Warriors posted a 9-3 record and earned a LHSAA state playoffs berth … The Amite High School defense posted three shutouts his junior season … The Warriors posted a perfect 15-0 District 9-3A record in his career (5-0 in 2008, 2009, 2010) … Helped lead squad to three-straight District 9-3A championships … Also competed in the shot put for the Amite High School track and field team.
Personal
Son of Latecial Milton and Donald Pennington Sr. … Born in Hammond, La. … Birthday is May 6 ... An organizational leadership major.
