2011 (Junior)
Started all 12 games … led all NSU cornerbacks with 37 total tackles, three tackles for loss and two interceptions … also deflected six passes for a season total of eight passes defended … also played extensively on special teams, averaging 20.8 yards on six kickoff returns and 11.4 yards on 15 punt returns … had a career-high six tackles and one pass breakup at West Virginia … intercepted passes against Delaware State and Savannah State … returned two punts for 58 yards, including a career-long 45-yarder, at Charleston Southern … forced a fumble and made three total tackles against South Carolina State … had four tackles, including two for loss, in the win over Hampton … recorded 51 yards on two special teams returns in the win at Morgan State … had a 35-yard punt return in the playoff game at ODU.
2010 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the year while recovering from knee surgery.
2009 (Sophomore)
Played in four games off the bench and on special teams … snared his first career interception in the opener against Virginia State … had two tackles against both Bethune-Cookman and William & Mary … deflected two passes for the year, one vs. N.C. A&T and one vs. B-CU … suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the S.C. State game.
2008 (Freshman)
Played in every game as a true freshman … was used on special teams and as a reserve cornerback … ended the year with nine total tackles, seven of them solo … had two solo tackles and his first career pass breakup at Howard … also had two tackles the next week, vs. Morgan State.
High School
First-team All-Peninsula District at defensive back and wide receiver as a senior … also first-team Daily Press All-Star and second-team All-State Group AAA on defense … intercepted 11 passes as a senior, returning five for touchdowns … also caught 21 passes for 510 yards and four scores … helped Bethel to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Eastern Region Division 6 semifinals.
Personal
Marcus A. Cooperwood was born on May 30, 1990 … son of Don and Katrina Cooperwood … majoring in sociology.
Cooperwood's Career Defensive Statistics
|
YEAR
|
GP
|
UT
|
AT
|
TT
|
TFL-Yds
|
Sck-Yds
|
Int-Yds
|
PD
|
FF
|
FR-Yds
|
|
2011 |
12 |
29 |
7 |
36 |
3.0-4 |
0-0 |
2-(-15) |
6 |
1 |
0-0 |
|
2009
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
1-3
|
2
|
0
|
0-0
|
|
2008
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
9
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
1
|
0
|
0-0
|
|
Totals
|
28
|
39
|
11
|
50
|
3.0-4
|
0-0
|
3-(-12)
|
9
|
1
|
0-0
|
Cooperwood’s Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (vs. West Virginia, 9-10-11)
INT: 1 (3x, last vs. Savannah State, 11-5-11)
PD: 1 (9x, last vs. Old Dominion, 11-26-11)
