The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Calvin Howell
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Warren
Third-year player who has played in 27 games on the defensive line with seven starts ... has recorded 22 tackles, two sacks, two TFL, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery for his career ... played in all 13 games with seven starts and posted 16 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and three pressures in 2011 ... appeared in 11 games in 2010 ... played in three games as a true freshman before missing the rest of the season due to injury and redshirting ... prep All-American and all-state performer at defensive tackle ... started in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... rated as the seventh-best defensive tackle and was a member of Rivals[apos] top 100 national prospects ... ranked as the nation[apos]s 13th-best defensive tackle by ESPN ... tabbed the state[apos]s number two defensive tackle by Dave Campbell[apos]s Texas Football ... a 2010 first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... a two-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE(2011)
Played in all 13 games with his first career start coming in the season opener against Rice ... started in seven games overall ... on the season he had 16 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and three pressures ... forced and recovered a fumble in the Holiday Bowl while helping the defense hold California to seven rushing yards and 195 yards of total offense ... posted two tackles and one sack against Oklahoma ... had a career-high three tackles and one pressure against Texas Tech ... also had three tackles in the Kansas State game as the defense held the Wildcats to 121 yards of total offense ... tallied two tackles at Missouri ... posted two tackles at Texas A&M ... recorded one tackle against both BYU and UCLA ... had two pressures at Baylor ... helped lead the defense to a shutout performance against Kansas, allowing only 46 yards of total offense and negative two rushing yards.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2010)
Appeared in 11 games on the defensive line ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... posted two tackles ... registered one tackle at Rice ... recorded one tackle versus No. 8 Oklahoma.
FRESHMAN (2009)
Appeared in three games on the defensive line before missing the rest of the season due to injury and redshirting ... tallied four tackles, a sack, a TFL and a pressure ... posted a tackle and a pressure against ULM ... registered two tackles, a sack and a TFL at Wyoming ... notched a tackle against UTEP.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Bryan Dausin at Warren H.S. ... a prep All-American and all-state performer at defensive tackle ... started in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... rated as the seventh-best defensive tackle and is a member of Rivals[apos] top 100 national prospects ... ranked as the nation[apos]s 13th-best defensive tackle by ESPN ... tabbed the state[apos]s number two defensive tackle by Dave Campbell[apos]s Texas Football ... tallied 118 tackles, 11 sacks, 36 TFL, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a prepster ... named third-team 5A all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association and first-team all-area by the San Antonio Express-News as a senior ... registered 57 tackles, seven sacks, 18 TFL, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... helped Warren win a district 28-5A championship and earn a berth in the second round of the state playoffs ... posted 13 tackles, two sacks and four TFL in a playoff victory over Corpus Christi Carroll ... posted 61 tackles, four sacks, 18 TFL, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for the Warriors as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born in Oxfordshire, England ... also lived in Albuquerque, N.M. (ages 2-7), Robersonville, N.C. (7-10) and Adana, Turkey (10-12) before moving to San Antonio ... father, Calvin Sr., is a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force ... enrolled in the college of liberal arts ... a 2010 first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... a two-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll ... a prep honor roll student ... active in community service ... was a member of the principal[apos]s leadership team ... served as a mentor in the community[apos]s little-league program ... father, Calvin Sr., played linebacker and offensive guard in Europe[apos]s military football league ... enjoys classic cars.
THE HOWELL FILE
Nickname: Big C
During pregame, I like to: Listen to T.I.
Favorite TV show: Tom & Jerry
I can[apos]t believe I watch: The Notebook
Favorite movie: Friday Night Lights
Sports hero(es): Warren Sapp, Roy Miller
Favorite CD: Paper Trail by T.I.
Favorite video game: NCAA Football [apos]09
Favorite cartoon character: SpongeBob SquarePants
Nobody knows I?can: Make cool race car noises
HoweLL[apos]S Career Statistics
2009
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0-1 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | DNP | |||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | DNP | |||||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP | |||||||||
| Missouri | DNP | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State | DNP | |||||||||
| Central Florida | DNP | |||||||||
| Baylor | DNP | |||||||||
| Kansas | DNP | |||||||||
| Texas A&M | DNP | |||||||||
| Nebraska | DNP | |||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Rice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida Atlantic | DNP | |||||||||
| Texas A&M | DNP |
2011
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0-4 | 1.0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Year | G/GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| 2009 | 4/0* | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.0-1 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13/7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.0-4 | 1.0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 28/7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2.0-5 | 2.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
*redshirted due to injury
