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Name: DaMonta Witherspoon (Transfer from Murray State)
College: Samford
Number: 31
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-08 Weight: 210
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.62 40 Time: 4.70 40 High: 4.78
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Data Scout Notes: 11GP-212-912-4.3-8TD in 21 2022: 12-05-22 Transfer from Murray State...NAC...P1stC...2021: 2ndC
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DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford, Player News
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Cortezz Jones had two 24-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter and Damonta Witherspoon scored from 20 yards out as Murray State ran past winless Robert Morris to post a 27-9 victory Saturday. Taylor Shields found Jayden Stinson with a 28-yard touchdo wn to open the scoring, but the Colonials got a 42-yard field goal from Jayson Jenkins and a 17-yard touchdown run from Zach Tanner in the third quarter to take a 9-7 lead into the final period.The Racers (2-8) had 249 yards on the ground while it held Robert Morris to 166 yards of total offense. Witherspoon had 80 yards on 19 carries and Jones added 10 carries for 75 yards. Stinson was 12-of-23 passing for 145 yards. Murray State closes out its regular season at Southeast Missouri State. Robert Morris (0-10) will face 3-10 Bryant in its regular-season finale. - Murray State/AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025  RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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2022 PRESEASON ALL-OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL (COACHES): RB Damonta Witherspoon, Murray State,...On offense, wide receiver LaMartez Brooks, offensive lineman Levi Nesler, running back Damonta Witherspoon and quarterback DJ Williams were named to the list. With erspoon led the Racers in rushing last season with 912 yards and touchdowns with eight. - Murray State Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): RB - Damonta Witherspoon, Murray State,...Damonta Witherspoon was named to the second team after leading the Racers in rushing with 912 yards and touchdowns with eight. The redshirt freshman averaged 82. 91 yards per game on 212 attempts this season. - Murray State Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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Damonta Witherspoon ran for 135 yards and a touchdown and Cortezz Jones' 26-yard TD run in the third quarter was the only scoring after halftime as Murray State pulled out a 20-13 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Stone Galloway's second field g oal of the game came with 7 seconds left before the half and pulled Eastern Illinois even at 13. Jones' game-winning TD run capped a seven-play, 76-yard drive and came on the first possession of the third quarter for the Racers (6-5, 3-3 Ohio Valley Conf erence). Witherspoon's TD was a 15-yard run with 1:47 left in the second quarter. DJ Williams passed for 59 yards and ran for 83 more for Murray State. Jones finished with 71 yards on 11 carries. Chris Katrenick passed for 216 yards for the Panthers (1-1 0, 1-5). Isaiah Hill caught 13 passes for 110 yards. Freshman Harrison Bey-Buie had an 8-yard TD run to stake Eastern Illinois to a 7-0 lead. - AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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DJ Williams ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, Damonta Witherspoon rushed for 113 yards and a score and threw a TD pass and Murray State breezed to a 28-10 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Ohio Valley Conference play on Saturday. Witherspoon c onnected with Jake Saathoff on a 25-yard halfback pass on the first possession for Murray State (5-5, 2-3) for a 7-0 lead. Williams ran 58 yards for a score and a 14-0 lead on their second possession.Kenny Doak kicked a 36-yard field goal to get t he Redhawks (3-7, 3-2) within 14-3 at quarter's end. Murray State went up 21-3 on Williams' 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter. After Geno Hess raced 56 yards for a score to pull SEMS within 21-10, Witherspoon scored on a 7-yard run to put the Rac ers up 18 at halftime. There was no scoring in the second half. Williams completed 10 of 17 passes for 175 yards with two interceptions for Murray State. The Racers piled up 252 yards on the ground and finished with 452 yards of offense. CJ Ogbonna compl eted 15 of 29 passes for 234 yards with one pick for the Redhawks. Hess rushed for 111 yards on 20 totes. - AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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Damonta Witherspoon pulled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to ignite a fourth-quarter comeback, then set up the game-winning field goal with a 21-yard catch in the final minute as Murray State came from 15 points down in the final period to beat Southeast Mi ssouri State, 32-31 in an Ohio Valley Conference battle on Saturday afternoon. Geno Hess ran for two touchdowns and CJ Ogbonna ran for a score and threw 26 yards to Zack Smith to put the Redhawks up 31-16 after three quarters. DJ Williams hit Witherspoon to cap a six-play, 84-yard drive to start the final period, then Malik Honeycutt returned a punt 52 yards for a touchdown to pull the Racers within 31-29.After forcing a punt, Murray State (3-3, 2-1) got the ball back at its own 35 with 1:05 left . Williams scrambled 10 yards and a first down, then hit Witherspoon, who vaulted a defender to reach the Southeast Missouri State 34. Williams ran to the Redhawks 20 and Aaron Baum converted a 35-yard field goal as time expired for the win. Williams was 15-of-29 passing for 240 yards and a touchdown and carried 13 times for 81 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Racers. Witherspoon ran 23 times for 81 yards and caught four passes for 56 more. Hess finished with 176 yards rushing and two touchdowns to lead Southeast Missouri State (2-5, 2-2). - Murray State/AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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Damonta Witherspoon ran for a career-high 141 yards and a touchdown, and Murray State stopped Eastern Illinois on downs four times for a 22-6 win on Saturday. It was a nonconference game between Ohio Valley Conference rivals. The Racers (2-2), coming off a pair of losses against FBS opponents, overcame three turnovers by limiting the Panthers (1-5) to just three first downs on 16 third-down situations. DJ Williams capped an 85-yard drive with a 14-yard run and Aaron Baum kicked two of his three field go als to give Murray State a 13-0 lead at the half. Eastern Illinois got the ball to start the second half and lost seven yards before a short punt only reached midfield. With a 15-yard personal foul tacked on, the Racers were on the 35. On the fourth snap Witherspoon scored on a 5-yard run. Arron Foulkes hauled in a 54-yard pass from Chris Katrenick early in the fourth quarter for the Eastern Illinois touchdown. - AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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MARCH 8 OVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Damonta Witherspoon, RB, 5-10, 206, Fr., East St. Louis, Mo., Murray State,...Witherspoon carried the ball 22 times for 108 yards as Murray State knocked off No. 16 Southeast Missouri, the first win over a ranked opponen t since 2018, the first road win over a ranked opponent since 2017 and first win at SEMO since 2011. Witherspoon averaged 4.9 yards/game and had a long run of 35 yards which came in the first quarter and setup a MSU touchdown two plays later. Others Nomi nated: Matt Judd, Eastern Illinois; Nicario Harper, Jacksonville State; Devon Starling, Tennessee State; Chrishun, UT Martin. - Ohio Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB DaMonta Witherspoon, Samford
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