2017 Football Roster
Dustin Woodard
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 285
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- Prev School:
- Chandler HS
Career
Saw action in 54 games, making 52 starts ... Tied the program record for most starts by an offensive lineman (52) … Started 52-straight games (did not start the first two games of his freshman season) … Holds the school record for most games played by an offensive lineman (54) … Versatile performer on the line who moved from left guard (2016, 2017) to right guard (2018) to center (2019) … Played 3,627-of-3,925 snaps (.924) … Played every snap in 36 games ... Blocked for four of the top five offenses in program history (2018: 1st; 2017: 2nd; 2019: 3rd; 2016: 5th) ... The four offenses have piled up more than 27,000 yards (27,060 total/6,765 preseason/501.1 per game) ... Member of the program’s top three scoring offenses (2018: 1st; 2017: 2nd; 2019: 3rd) ... Blocked for an offense that produced a unanimous All-American in Darrell Henderson in 2018, a consensus All-American in Anthony Miller in 2017 and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman of the Year Kenneth Gainwell in 2019 ... Invited to the NLFPA Collegiate Bowl.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District … 2019 Outland Trophy and Rimington Trophy watch lists … 2019 Senior CLASS Award finalist … 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist … 2019 True Tiger Award (Highland Hundred) … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18) ... Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2017 fall, 2018 spring and 2019 spring semesters ... Two-time All-American Athletic Conference selection (2018 first team/right guard; 2019 second team/center) ... 2016 247Sports.com True Freshman All-America Team.
2019 (Senior)
Started all 14 games in his first full season playing center ... Moved to center after playing left guard in 2018 … Saw action on 928-of-992 snaps (.935) … Saw action on every snap in 10 games … Played 60 or more snaps in nine games … Saw action on a season-high 88 snaps in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game victory over Cincinnati … Played 86 snaps vs. Penn State in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … Had two-three game stretches in which he played every snap … First three-game span came vs. Navy (43), Louisiana Monroe (60) and Temple (77) … Second three-game stretch came vs. Cincinnati (66; regular season), Cincinnati (88; The American Championship) and Penn State (86) … Also played every snap in wins over Tulsa (59) and SMU (76) … Member of the offensive line that helped the Tigers roll up 6,791 total yards (485.1/game) on 992 plays … Memphis rushed for 2,614 yards (186.7/game) and passed for 4,177 yards (298.4/game) … Total yards (6,791) are third-most and total plays (992) are sixth-most for a season in program history … Passing yards (4,177) are the second-most and rushing yards (2,614) are the sixth-most for a season in school history … Blocked for Kenneth Gainwell, The American’s Rookie of the Year who rushed for the fourth-most yards in a season (1,459 yards) in school history … Provided pass protection for Brady White, an All-American Athletic Conference second team pick who became only the second QB in program history to pass for 4,000 yards (4,014) to go with 33 TD … The 4,014 yards and 33 TD passes are second-most by a QB for a season in program history.
2018 (Junior)
Started all 14 games at right guard ... Moved to right guard after playing the previous two seasons at left guard ... Played 979-of-1,028 snaps (.952) ... Saw action on every snap in 11 games, including the last eight ... Played a career-high 92 snaps in a home win over Houston, a victory that clinched the American Athletic Conference West Division title for the Tigers ... Saw action on every snap vs UCF in The American Championship Game (75) and vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl (82) ... Played 60 or more snaps in nine contests ... Member of the offensive line that was a part of the most prolific offense in program history with more than 7,000 total yards (school-record 7,324 yards) and 76 TD … Offense ranked among FBS leaders in scoring (7th; 42.9 points), total offense (4th; 523.1 ypg) and rushing offense (4th; 279.9 ypg) ... Blocked for an offense that had a 3,000-yard passer (Brady White), two 1,000-yard rushers (Darrell Henderson, Patrick Taylor Jr.) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Damonte Coxie) for the first time in program history ... The two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season is a first in program history ... The offense shattered season rushing records for yards (3,919; previous record: 3,215) and TD (48; previous record: 33) ... Helped pave the way for the Tigers offense to roll up over 500 yards of total offense seven times, including 752 yards in the season opener vs. Mercer ... The 752 yards were one shy of tying the school record set by the 2017 team in the The American Championship Game.
2017 (Sophomore)
Started all 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Played 876-of-941 snaps (.931) ... Saw action on every snap in seven games ... Played a season-high 89 snaps vs. UCF in The American Championship Game ... Saw action on every snap vs. Louisiana Monroe, Southern Illinois, UCF (twice), Navy, Houston and Iowa State ... Played 60 or more snaps in 10 contests ... Member of the offensive line that was a part of the second-most prolific offense in program history with nearly 7,000 total yards (6,917 yards) and 72 TD … Offense ranked among FBS leaders in scoring (2nd; 45.5 points), total offense (4th; 532.1 ypg) and passing offense (7th; 335.0 ypg) ... Blocked for an offense that had a 4,000-yard passer (Riley Ferguson), 1,000-yard rusher (Darrell Henderson) and 1,000-yard receiver (Anthony Miller) for the first time in program history ... Helped pave the way for the Tigers offense to roll up over 500 yards of total offense eight times, including a school-record 753 yards vs. UCF in The American Championship Game (broke previous record of 711 yards vs. Connecticut earlier in 2017).
2016 (Freshman)
Played in all 13 games, including the Boca Raton Bowl … Made 11 starts … Quickly moved into a starting position on the offensive line in the third game of the season … Saw action on 844-of-964 snaps (.876) … Played every snap in the season’s final nine contests, including the bowl game … In those nine games, saw action on 664-consecutive snaps … Played and started at left guard most of the season … In two contests, split time at left guard and center (Bowling Green, SMU) … Saw playing time in the season’s first two games vs. Southeast Missouri (25 snaps) and Kansas (42) … Received first collegiate start in a home win over Bowling Green and played 53 snaps … Started at Ole Miss and played 60 snaps … Began consecutive-snaps played streak in a home win over Temple … Played a season-high 82 snaps vs. Tulsa … Also played over 80 snaps vs. USF (81) and Western Kentucky (81) … Member of the 2016 Memphis offense that is fourth in program history for total yards (6,028) and points (505).
High School
Two-year varsity starter on the offensive line for Chandler High School … Helped lead the Wolves to an 11-2 record and an Arizona Division I state playoff semifinal appearance … Recipient of the 2015 Frank Kush Award, given annually to the top Arizona high school senior offensive down lineman … Earned 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona team accolades (regardless of division) … Also named All-Arizona Division I first team … Received all-section recognition … Named to the 2015 All-East Valley Tribune first team … Member of the Chandler offensive line that was honored as the 2015 ArizonaVarsity.com Team Offensive Line of the Year … Recipient of the 2015 Great American Rivalry Series Scholar-Athlete award … Carried a 4.0 grade-point average … Member of the Wolves squad that won the 2014 Arizona Division I state championship … Team finished 2014 with a 13-1 record.
Personal
Son of Dan and Carmen Woodard ... Birthday is March 8 ... Management major.
