2020 Football Roster
Roster
Malcolm Koonce
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Peekskill, NY
- High School:
- Archbishop Stepinac/Milford Academy
- Major:
- Social Science Interdisciplinary
Hoof Prints: Defensive end who led the Mid-American Conference in sacks in 2019... All-MAC selection... named to the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List... also played rugby in high school... major is social science interdisciplinary.
Senior (2020): Started six games and earned first-team All-MAC honors for the second straight season⦠had 30 tackles and a team-best 6.5 tackles for loss and five sacks⦠had eight tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Northern Illinois (11/4)⦠had five tackles against Miami (OH) (11/10)⦠had four tackles and two sacks against Bowling Green (11/17)⦠had five tackles and a sack against Kent State (11/28)⦠had six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Ball State (12/18).
Junior (2019): had a breakout season at defensive end⦠named All-MAC First Team⦠had 34 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and a team-best nine sacks on the season⦠led the MAC in sacks⦠had three tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and forced fumble against Robert Morris (8/29)⦠had a tackle for loss at Penn State (9/7)⦠had five tackles and a sack at Miami (OH) (9/28)⦠had three tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Ohio (10/5)⦠had five tackles and 2.5 sacks at Kent State (11/14)⦠had a season-high six tackles against Toledo⦠named the Defensive MVP of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl after recording five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble against Charlotte.
Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 14 games as a reserve defensive end⦠split snaps with Myles Nicholas⦠ranked fourth on the team in sacks with three⦠had 30 tackles, including four tackles for loss on the season⦠had three tackles and a forced fumble against Delaware State (9/1)⦠had a sack at Temple (9/8)⦠had a season-high five tackles against Akron (10/13)⦠had two tackles and a sack against Miami (OH) (10/30)⦠had four tackles at Ohio (11/14)⦠had two tackles and a sack at Bowling Green (11/23).
Freshman (2017): Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defense end⦠had 16 tackles and a sack on the season⦠had four tackles at Army (Sept. 9)⦠had two tackles and his first career sack against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 23)⦠had four tackles at Kent State (Sept. 30)⦠had two tackles at Ball State (Nov. 16).
Previous School: Defensive lineman who prepped at Milford Academy and enrolled at UB in January. Had 47 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and a fumble recovery in 2016. As a senior at Archbishop Stepinac, had 58 tackles, including six tackles for loss. Named second-team All-State and Journal News All-Star First Team. Helped lead the Crusaders to an undefeated season and the 2015 state championship.
