- Michael Shaw (American football)
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Michael Shaw 
Shaw (#20) rushes against Western Michigan, 2009Michigan Wolverines — No. 20 Running back Senior Major: Date of birth: November 24, 1989 Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) Career history High school: Trotwood-Madison High School, Trotwood, Ohio College(s):
- University of Michigan (2008–present)
Career highlights and awards Stats at ESPN.com Michael Shaw (born November 24, 1989) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team.
Shaw was raised and played high school football in Trotwood, Ohio. He played high school football with Roy Roundtree at Trotwood-Madison High School where his coach was longtime National Football League veteran Maurice Douglass. In high school, he was ranked as the nation's seventh-best, 29th-best and 58th-best running back recruit according to Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN respectively. He was rated as the sixth-best player in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com.[1]
Shaw is currently a running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team.[2] As a freshman for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team, Shaw started two games and totaled 215 yards on 42 carries.[3][4] As a sophomore for the 2009 Wolverines, Shaw started four games,[5] and he appeared in nine games for Michigan, rushing for 185 yards on 42 carries for an average of 4.4 yards per carry.[4] That season, he, Roundtree and Trotwood-Madison teammate Brandon Moore were roommates.[6] During the first game of the 2008 Wolverine season, Shaw recorded his first career touchdown against the 2008 Miami (OH) Redhawks football team] on September 6, 2008.[1][7]
2010 Michigan Wolverines football team offense including #16 Denard Robinson, #20 Shaw, #22 Darryl Stonum, #12 Roy Roundtree, #86 Kevin Koger, #52 Stephen Schilling, and #50 David Molk as well as #79 Perry Dorrestein, #65 Patrick Omamehand, and #72 Mark Huyge
During the regular season in 2010, Shaw ranked second among Michigan's running backs with 383 rushing yards on 71 carries for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. He had nine rushing touchdowns in 2010, including three in a single game against both UMass and Illinois.[4][8][9][10] Against Illinois, he scored two overtime touchdowns including the game-winning touchdown in the third overtime.[11] Against UMass, he recorded a career-high 126 yards rushing and 133 yards from scrimmage.
During the 2011 season, Shaw rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown in Michigan's season opener against Western Michigan. He carried the ball only three times for zero net yards in Michigan's second and third games during the 2011 season. He did not play in Michigan's fourth game against San Diego State.[12] He returned to the lineup against Minnesota, gaining 61 yards and scoring a touchdown on eight carries.[13]
References
- ^ a b "20 Michael Shaw". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shaw_michael00.html.
- ^ Michael Rothstein (September 10, 2010). "After almost missing the season, Michigan running back Michael Shaw emerged as a starter". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/after-almost-missing-the-season-michigan-running-back-michael-shaw-emerged-as-a-starter/.
- ^ "2008 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/2008fbt.htm.
- ^ a b c "Michael Shaw". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=381793.
- ^ "2009 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/2009fbt.htm.
- ^ Ratkowiak, Courtney (2009-09-16). "Two Towns, One Family: How a Pee-Wee team and a high school powerhouse provided the ultimate football education". Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/content/two-towns-one-family. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ "E Michigan 17 (0-3, 0-2 away); (25) Michigan 45 (3-0, 3-0 home)". ESPN. 2009-09-19. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620130. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ "Michael Shaw". University of Michigan. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shaw_michael00.html.
- ^ "Michael Shaw shows speed, scores three touchdowns". The Detroit News. September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Michigan's Michael Shaw waits, holes open up vs. UMass". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 2010.
- ^ "Finally, some defense: Michigan stops Illinois on two-point conversion". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303100130. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "Michael Shaw". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/381793/michael-shaw.
- ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php. Retrieved October 17, 2011.(Enter "Shaw" in the field for "Enter last name" and "Michael" in the field for "Enter first name," and then click "Display Career" to view career statistics)
External links
- Official bio at Michigan
- Shaw at CBS Sports
- Shaw at ESPN.com
- Shaw at NCAA
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- American football running backs
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- Michigan Wolverines track and field athletes
- Players of American football from Ohio
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