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2008: Played in 12 of 13 games on the defensive line with one start at right end against Nicholls State...Did not play against SMU...Led the team with three fumble recoveries...Recorded multiple tackles in five games, including a season-best six stops in the St. Petersburg Bowl...Credited with a tackle in five of the last six games of the season...Ole Miss: Made three tackles, including an assist on a tackle for a loss of one yard, in the season opener...Rice: Participated but did not record a tackle...Marshall: Had two assisted tackles...Recorded two quarterback hurries...Nicholls State: Started his first game of the season... Also recovered a fumble in the second quarter of the game and had three tackles...Arkansas State: Participated but was not credited with a tackle...UAB: Recovered his second fumble of the season in the second quarter that led to a Memphis touchdown...Louisville: Registered one assisted tackle on the defensive line...East Carolina: Recorded one assisted tackle...Southern Miss: Participated but did not log a tackle...SMU: Did not see action...UCF: Tied a season high with three tackles; all coming on assisted stops...The three tackles were for gains of five yards or less...Tulane: Made one solo tackle in the third quarter on a short gain of a yard...USF: Tied for second on the team with six tackles in the bowl game...Registered a season-high four solo stops...Five of his tackles denied first-down yardage...Sacked Matt Grothe for a loss of six yards in the third quarter...Logged his fourth career fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter.
2007: Played in all 13 games and started the first six contests on the defensive front...Third on the team in tackles for loss with 7.0...Aggressive defender who totaled 24 tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble in 2007... Made his second career start in the season opener with Ole Miss and had two tackles and assisted on a tackle for lost yardage...Assisted Greg Terrell in dropping Rebel back BenJarvis Green-Ellis for a loss of three yards in the third quarter...Rebels fumbled on the next play from scrimmage...Credited with a career-best 3.5 TFL for minus seven yards against Jacksonville State and had a forced fumble with a career-high six tackles...Recorded his first TFL in the game in the first quarter on 3rd-and-goal from the Memphis 19...Stopped Cedric Johnson for a loss of one...JSU was forced to kick a field goal on the next play and missed the attempt...Brought up 2nd-and-12 when he dropped Daniel Jackson for a loss of two yards late in the first quarter...JSU punted three plays later...Registered a forced fumble when he jolted Markus Douglas at the Memphis 27 in the fourth quarter...The ball was recovered by Clinton McDonald...Recorded his final TFL of the day when he assisted Freddie Barnett on 1st-and-goal from the Memphis 9...JSU's Daniel Jackson recorded the loss of a yard and the Gamecocks tossed an interception three plays later...Tallied four tackles against both UCF and Arkansas State...Made an assisted tackle for loss with Greg Terrell in the fourth quarter against ASU...Recorded his first career interception against Rice on a pass he tipped...Picked off Chase Clement on 2nd-and-4 in the fourth quarter and did not make a return on the interception...Memphis scored a touchdown on the next drive as a result of the turnover...Totaled two solo tackles against Tulane, including first career sack...Dropped Anthony Scelfo for a loss of three yards in the second quarter...Registered one tackle and had a key pass breakup versus East Carolina...Broke up Rob Kass' pass attempt on 3rd-and-15 from the Memphis 44 that forced ECU to punt on the next play...Credited with three tackles and assisted on a sack for a loss of two yards against SMU...Assisted Freddie Barnett on the sack of Justin Willis for minus three yards in the first overtime period...Was named the Defensive MVP of the 2008 Blue-Gray Game after recording a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as well as a pass breakup and a sack in the scrimmage.
2006: One of five true freshmen to see significant action for the Tigers in 2006...Played his first collegiate game against Chattanooga on the Tiger defensive line...Made one tackle in that meeting...Credited with three tackles against Tennessee...Recovered a fumble that was forced on a sack of Arkansas State quarterback Corey Leonard by Greg Terrell and Greg Jackson in the second quarter...Did not register a tackle versus ASU...Made his first collegiate start against Marshall and finished the game with three tackles...Missed both the UCF and Houston contests with a pulled hamstring...Credited with a single tackle against both Southern Miss and UTEP...Completed his true freshman season with nine tackles in nine games played.
Prep: Totaled 80 tackles as a senior at Haywood High, where he played for former U of M graduate assistant coach Bart Stowe...A three-year starter who recorded six sacks and four forced fumbles in 2004...Also had 11 quarterback hurries....Versatile player who saw action as an offensive guard, offensive tackle, defensive tackle, defensive end, linebacker and strong safety during his prep career...Helped squad to a 9-3 record and a second-round appearance in the 2004 state playoffs...Team won the regional championship in football...Lettered three years in football and two in basketball at HHS...A finalist for Mr. Football who was also tabbed as a first-team all-state and all-regional selection...Was also named first team All-West Tennessee...Previously honored as an All-Region 7-4A first-team pick as a junior, and an honorable mention All-Region 7-4A pick as a sophomore...In three years, he totaled 251 tackles, six fumble recoveries, 21 quarterback hurries and 17 pass deflections...Tackle totals also included 27 tackles for a loss and 17 sacks.
Personal: Steven Turner is the son of Steve and Thelma Turner...Born May 20, 1986, in Jackson, Tenn.
Turner's Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PD FR FF TFL SACK INT
2006 9/1 1 8 9 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2007 13/6 13 11 24 0 0 1 7-15 1.5-5 1-0
2008 12/1 7 13 20 2 3 0 1.5-7 1-6 0-0
TOTAL 34/8 21 32 53 2 4 1 8.5-22 2.5-11 1-0
Turner's Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (vs. Jacksonville State 2007; vs. USF 2008)
Solo Tackles: 4 (vs. Jacksonville State 2007; vs. USF 2008)
Assisted Tackles: 4 (at Arkansas State 2007)
Tackles For Loss: 3.5 (vs. Jacksonville State 2007)
Sacks: 1 (at Tulane 2007; vs. USF 2008)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs. Jacksonville State 2007)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 (4 games; last vs. USF 2008)
Interceptions: 1 (at Rice 2007)
Quarterback Hurries: 2 (at Marshall 2008)
Turner's Game-By-Game Statistics
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFL SK FR PBU INT
9/9/06 Chatt. 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/16/06 ECU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/30/06 Tenn. 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/7/06 UAB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/14/06 ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0
10/21/06 Tulsa 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/28/06* Marshall 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/5/06 USM 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/25/06 UTEP 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/1/07* Ole Miss 1 1 2 .5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/15/07* JSU 4 2 6 3.5-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/22/07* UCF 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/27/07* ASU 0 4 4 .5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/2/07* Marshall 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/13/07* MTSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/20/07 Rice 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0
10/27/07 Tulane 2 0 2 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0-0
11/3/07 ECU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
11/10/07 USM 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/17/07 UAB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/24/07 SMU 2 1 3 1.5-3 .5-2 0-0 0 0-0
12/21/07 FAU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
8/30/08 Ole Miss 1 2 3 .5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/6/08 Rice 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/13/08 Marshall 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/20/08* NSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0
9/27/08 ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/2/08 UAB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0
10/10/08 L'ville 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/18/08 ECU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/25/08 USM 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/22/08 UCF 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/29/08 Tulane 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
12/20/08 USF 4 2 6 1-6 1-6 1-0 0 0-0
