Maurice Duncan

2 - Maurice Duncan

Height: 5-9
Weight: 182
Year: Senior
Hometown: Aiken, S.C.
High School: Silver Bluff H.S.
Position: CB
Furman: Furman's most experienced defensive back...slated to start at right cornerback for the second consecutive year...will be counted on heavily to provide stability in a young group of cornerbacks...will serve as a team captain this fall. 2004 -- Earned starts in all 13 games and totaled 33 tackles, two caused fumbles, an interception, and two pass deflections...keyed the Paladins' 10-3 and SoCon championship season that included an NCAA I-AA quarterfinal playoff appearance and No. 5 final national ranking...totaled season high four-tackle performances against Samford (45-10 win), Pittsburgh (41-38 overtime loss), and Western Carolina (31-10 win)...credited with forced fumbles against Western Carolina and Georgia Southern (29-22 win)...pickoff came versus Chattanooga (51-31 win)...helped key a Furman defensive unit that paced the SoCon in scoring defense (16.6 ppg). 2003 -- Split time at time at right cornerback with Keith Johnson, seeing action in all 11 games...notched four stops and a hit-for-loss versus Appalachian State...had interceptions versus Richmond (31-17 win) and Chattanooga (63-21 win)...returned pickoff against UTC 20 yards...played a role in Furman leading NCAA I-AA in pass defense (132.8 ypg). 2002 -- Saw his first action, working primarily on special teams but also as a reserve cornerback...totaled 14 tackles and a pass deflection in 12 games...had three tackles and a pass deflection versus VMI (55-28 win). 2001 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2001 graduate of Silver Bluff High School...football coach was Al Lown...starred at cornerback, and twice earned all-area and all-state honors...helped pace Silver Bluff to a 15-0 record and state AA championship in 2000, totaling 73 tackles, five interceptions, and 12 pass deflections...named to the Augusta Chronicle "Dream 16" Team...participated in South Carolina North-South All-Star Game...picked off two passes and returned one 63 yards to spark Silver Bluff to a 36-6 win over Gilbert in 1999 playoffs. Personal: Full name is Maurice Dwight Duncan, Jr...son of Maurice and Judy Duncan...born September 24, 1982, in Miami, Florida...health and exercise science major.
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