Marcus Williams

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Marcus Williams
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    172
  • Hometown:
    Apopka, Fla.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Bishop Moore Catholic
  • gp
    3
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2017: Appeared in three games with three starts at running back for the Eagles before going down with a knee injury. He rushed 26 times for 127 yards and two scores.  he had 10 carries for 44 yards against Saint Augustine's and 10 carries for 46 yards against Wingate in week three before going down for the year with his injury.  Williams' two touchdowns came in week one against Pikeville. 

2016: Made appearances in seven games as a reserve running back.  Williams tallied 22 carries for 135 yards and two scores, with a long rush of 29 yards.  His scores came against Brevard (10/8) and Mars Hill (9/24).  Williams was most effective against the Lions when he had 55 yards on five carries.  He also did damage against the Tornados with 40 yards on seven carries.  

2015: Appeared in six games as a reserve running back.  Williams rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown.  He averaged 8.2 yards a rush.  Williams did the bulk of his damage in garbage time against Brevard and Limestone.  Against the Tornados, he carried the ball three times for 40 yards, against the Saints, he scored his lone touchdown of the season on nine carries for 60 yards. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Marcus Williams checks at 5-9, 175 pounds after starring for coach Matt Hedrick at Bishop Moore Catholic High School.  As a Hornet, Williams touted 26 touchdowns in 14 games to lead his district in his senior year.  Williams also led the district in yards with 1,517.  He added 2,083 all-purpose yards. In his senior season, he was the conference's player of the year, team MVP and a Florida All-State honorable mention selection.  Williams was also a nominee for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football Player of the Year.  He earned the 2014  Orlando Area All-Star Jeff Wenstrom Sportsmanship Award. Williams also ran track and high school and is his school's record-holder in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He was also on the school-record holding 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.  In 2014, he helped guide Bishop Moore Catholic High School to an undefeated regular season for just the second time in school history.  The Hornets were both conference and regional champions. 

PERSONAL: The son of Rafael Oliver and Karen Galasso-Oliver, Williams plans to study business management at Carson-Newman.  Williams credits running backs coach Nick Reveiz for bringing him to Carson-Newman.  "I talked with him a lot once he found me," Williams wrote. "His words of encouragement and support through my recruiting process was like no other coach that was recruiting me." Williams was also recruited by Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Valpairaso and Beloit.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 2 1
Tackles 2.0 1.0
Tackles per game .7 1.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 6 37 6.2 11 2 - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 10 44 4.4 19 0 - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 10 46 4.6 8 0 2 1
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 1 36 36.0 36 0 - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - 2 1
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 1 21 21.0 21 0 - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 1 16 16.0 16 0 - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 3 48 16.0 35 0 - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 1 37 - - 21 58
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 1 44 36 - 16 96
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 1 46 - - 48 94
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 12 2 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 38 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 6 13 106 17.7 8.2 1 33 - -
2016-17 7 22 135 19.3 6.1 2 29 - -
2017-18 3 26 127 42.3 4.9 2 19 2 1
2018-19 11 82 609 55.4 7.4 7 63 2 1
2019-20 11 21 158 14.4 7.5 2 54 - -
Total 38 164 1135 29.9 6.9 14 63 4 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 6 - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 1 0.1 7 1.0 7.0 0 7
2017-18 3 1 0.3 36 12.0 36.0 0 36
2018-19 11 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0
2019-20 11 1 0.1 16 1.5 16.0 0 16
Total 38 4 0.1 57 1.5 14.3 0 36
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 38 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 3 84 28.0 0 61 - - - - -
2016-17 1 23 23.0 0 23 - - - - -
2017-18 5 85 17.0 0 35 - - - - -
2018-19 16 392 24.5 1 94 - - - - -
2019-20 6 213 35.5 1 95 - - - - -
Total 31 797 25.7 2 95 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 6 106 - - 84 190 31.7
2016-17 7 135 7 - 23 165 23.6
2017-18 3 127 36 - 85 248 82.7
2018-19 11 609 -2 - 392 999 90.8
2019-20 11 158 16 - 213 387 35.2
Total 38 1135 57 - 797 1989 52.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 6 1.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
2016-17 12 1.7 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2017-18 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2018-19 48 4.4 7 0 1 - - - - - - 0
2019-20 18 1.6 2 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Total 96 2.5 14 0 2 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 6 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 3 0 2 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 2 2 4.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 4 6 10.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 3 26 127 42.3 4.9 2 19 2 1
Conference 1 10 46 46.0 4.6 0 8 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 16 81 40.5 5.1 2 19 - -
Away 1 10 46 46.0 4.6 0 8 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 16 81 40.5 5.1 2 19 - -
Losses 1 10 46 46.0 4.6 0 8 2 1
Month
August 1 6 37 37.0 6.2 2 11 - -
September 2 20 90 45.0 4.5 0 19 2 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 3 1 0.3 36 12.0 36.0 0 36
Conference 1 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 1 0.5 36 18.0 36.0 0 36
Away 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 1 0.5 36 18.0 36.0 0 36
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 2 1 0.5 36 18.0 36.0 0 36
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 1 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 5 85 17.0 0 35 - - - - -
Conference 3 48 16.0 0 35 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 37 18.5 0 21 - - - - -
Away 3 48 16.0 0 35 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 37 18.5 0 21 - - - - -
Losses 3 48 16.0 0 35 - - - - -
Month
August 1 21 21.0 0 21 - - - - -
September 4 64 16.0 0 35 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 3 127 36 - 85 248 82.7
Conference 1 46 - - 48 94 94.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 81 36 - 37 154 77.0
Away 1 46 - - 48 94 94.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 81 36 - 37 154 77.0
Losses 1 46 - - 48 94 94.0
Month
August 1 37 - - 21 58 58.0
September 2 90 36 - 64 190 95.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 6.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 6.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
August 12 12.0 2 - 0 - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 3 0 2 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 2 0 2 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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  • February 28, 2018
Eagles prepped for spring game Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football will wrap up spring practice with its annual Orange – Blue Spring Game Thursday afternoon at 4 at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • February 28, 2018
Turner looks for united Eagles, spring practice opens Thursday
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  • February 14, 2018
Turner looks for united Eagles, spring practice opens Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Mike Turner opens up his second spring practice at the helm of the Carson-Newman football program with oodles of depth. 

  • February 14, 2018
Third quarter woes provide pitfalls, Eagles fall to Wolves 25-21
  • Article
  • September 23, 2017
Third quarter woes provide pitfalls, Eagles fall to Wolves 25-21

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  • September 23, 2017
Turnovers prove costly, Eagles drop 31-27 decision at Wingate
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  • September 16, 2017
Turnovers prove costly, Eagles drop 31-27 decision at Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (2-1, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) rallied twice but was undone by turnovers and a strong third quarter from Wingate (3-0, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) 31-27 Saturday night at Irwin Belk Stadium.

  • September 16, 2017
Strong second half soars Eagles over Falcons
  • Article
  • September 09, 2017
Strong second half soars Eagles over Falcons

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  • September 09, 2017
Turner era starts with a bang, Eagles thump Pikeville 48-7
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  • August 31, 2017
Turner era starts with a bang, Eagles thump Pikeville 48-7

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After an early snag, Carson-Newman (1-0) used a dominant first to send first-year head coach Mike Turner to a 48-7 debut victory over Pikeville (0-2) Thursday night at Burke-Tarr Stadium. 

  • August 31, 2017
Defense shines in scrimmage No. 2
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  • August 19, 2017
Defense shines in scrimmage No. 2

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football’s first team defense didn’t allow the second team offense past the 50-yard line but once in the second preseason scrimmage of 2017 for the Eagles’ program.

  • August 19, 2017
Carson-Newman Football Position Preview: Running Backs
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  • August 08, 2017
Carson-Newman Football Position Preview: Running Backs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the third in an eight-part series breaking down each of Carson-Newman football's positions. Mike Clowney breaks down the running backs for 2017.

  • August 08, 2017
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