2020 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
5:00 pm MT
Michael Purcell
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, TX
- High School:
- Woodlands
- Position:
- DE
2019 – Played in 12 games, starting twice … starts came vs. San Jose State and Colorado State … recorded eight total tackles and a half sack on the season … career-high three tackles, including a half sack, vs. Colorado State … two tackles vs. San Jose State in his first-career start … averaged 2.5 tackles per game in his two starts … two tackles in the season opener vs. Colgate … one tackle at Hawaii.
2018 – Played in two games, seeing action vs. Stony Brook and Boise State … was not credited with any statistics.
2017 – Did not see any varsity action.
High School – Lettered two years in football … two-time first-team all-district selection … first-team all-state as a senior … named the Greater Houston defensive player of the year … high school football coach was Mark Schmid.
Personal – Parents are Paul and Joan Purcell … is one of three children, all boys … his cousin, Justin Lawler, plays professionally for the Los Angeles Rams … majoring in civil engineering … would like to become a pilot in the Air Force … hobbies include outdoor sports, video games, hunting and basketball … completed survival training and basic soaring in the summer of 2018 … completed a summer academics class in civil engineering and was on the cadet cadre for survival training in the summer of 2019.
