2019 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
7:45 pm MT
Taven Birdow
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Altus, OK
- High School:
- Altus
- Position:
- FB
2018 – Played in 11 games, starting one (New Mexico) … rushed for 256 yards and a touchdown on 50 carries … sixth on the team in rushing … averaged 5.1 yards per carry and had just two yards lost … rushed for 44 yards on 10 carries vs. Colorado State … had two carries for nine yards at Wyoming … season highs of 13 carries for 85 yards vs. New Mexico, including a career-long run of 50 yards … five carries for 17 yards vs. Boise State … had 37 yards on five carries vs. Navy, including a long of 27 yards … has six career rushing touchdowns which is fifth most among active players.
2017 – Played in nine games, starting three … starts came vs. Colorado State, Army and Wyoming … finished the season with 88 carries for 394 yards and five touchdowns … was thrown for a loss just once for one yard all season … career bests of 20 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown at Nevada … had 19 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown vs. Wyoming … 15 carries for 67 yards and a career-best two touchdowns at Colorado State … 12 carries for 50 yards at New Mexico … entered the New Mexico game with one carry for three yards on the season.
2016 – Did not see any varsity action.
High School – Lettered four years each in football and baseball, two in wrestling and one in track … named the state offensive player of the year as a senior … helped his football team to the state championship and was named the game’s most valuable player … helped the wrestling team to a pair of state championships … was part of the state fourth place 4x100 relay team … also competed in the shotput … finished eighth in the state in the shotput … high school football coach was Jeremy Reed … was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal – Son of Jermaine Birdow and Jamie Rodrigues … has a younger brother … his father played football at Oklahoma State … majoring in management … would like to attend graduate school and get an MBA … completed survival training in the summer of 2017 … also completed a summer academics class in law … completed Operations Air Force in 2018 … was also on the cadet leadership team for survival training … was part of the cadet leadership cadre during survival training last summer … also completed a class in astronautics engineering.
