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2017 Football Roster

39 Turner DeMuth

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Whitefish Bay, Wis.
  • Previous School Whitefish Bay H.S.
  • College Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Economics/Psychology

Biography

CAREER

Three-year letterwinner … Played in 18 career games with 35 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown and 15 receptions for 168 yards, along with seven total tackles … Moved from running back to linebacker prior to the 2017 season.

2017

Saw action in two games as a senior linebacker … Made a career-high two tackles, including 0.5 TFL and a quarterback hurry in the season finale vs. Brown (Nov. 18).

2016

Did not see any game action as a junior running back … Named to Dean’s List.

2015

 

Played in eight games as a sophomore ... Made five tackles (two solo) on the season … Made two tackles against Princeton (Oct. 2).

2014

Played in eight games with no starts as a first-year running back ... Carried the ball 35 times for 118 yards and a touchdown ... Ranked second on the squad in rushing yards (118) … Also caught 15 passes for 168 yards ... Caught four passes for 56 yards at Monmouth (Oct. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2014 graduate of Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay, Wis., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Jim Tietjen … Earned Achiever Award for Excellence in Academics presented by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013 ... Recipient of the North Shore Scholar Athlete Award as a senior in 2013 ... State winner of the Herb Kohl Excellence Award in 2014 … Completed 39 of 105 passes for 550 yards as a senior … Earned seven letters in football, baseball and track ... Played running back, cornerback and quarterback for the Blue Dukes ... Served as captain as a senior in football … As a senior, named team's most valuable player on offense ... Led team to a 7-4 overall record and state semifinals in 2013, farthest the Blue Dukes have ever gone ... Helped lead Whitefish Bay to a 10-2 overall record as a junior in 2012 … Two-time baseball captain.

PERSONAL

Born Turner Ellis DeMuth on November 21, 1995 … Son of Tom and Cathy DeMuth … Has a brother Garrett DeMuth, who played tight end on the football team at Columbia and a younger sister Riley … Organizes Columbia Football fundraiser Jacked 4 Jaclyn … Mentors local high school students through Project Rousseau … Member of the executive board for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee … Interned at Credit Suisse during the summer of 2017, an investment banking firm … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics and Psychology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2014First Year

    Running Back
    5'11" 192 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    39
  • 26

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 205 lbs
    26
  • 39

    2017Senior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 205 lbs
    39