7 Josh Poplar
7 - Josh Poplar
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Knoxville Central HS
Position: LB
Previous School: Knoxville Central HS
gp -
tk 0.0
sac -
int -
ffum -

2016 (Sophomore): Poplar had a breakout season for the Golden Eagles, becoming the team's leading tackler as he recorded 105 total tackles -- 40 solo and 65 unassisted. He also broke up a pass and recovered three fumbles for eight yards and forced two. One of those fumbles recovered was for a touchdown against Mercer. Poplar was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team on defense.

2015 (R-Freshman): Poplar made 14 tackles last season, including four solo stops in seven games played. He also recorded one tackle-for-loss for one yard.

2014 (Freshman): Poplar was a member of the team in 2014 and spent his first season as a redshirt member of the scout team.

High School: A product of a solid football program at Knoxville Central High School, Josh was a four-year starter, one for coach Joel Helton and three for coach Joe Hassel...missed much of his junior year with a torn ACL, following an all-region season as a sophomore...twice named all-district...played running back and linebacker...competitive and versatile athlete, he also lettered four years in baseball and two in track & field...a sprinter, he competed in the 100m dash and 4x100m relay.

Personal: The son of Willie and Florence Scott Poplar...his father competed in two World Deaf Olympics (1969 and 1973) and is a member of the Knoxville Hall of Fame...born June 21, 1996 in Knoxville...full name is Joshua Taylor Zachary Poplar.

Academic: Majoring in business with an interest in health care administration…named to the Spring 2016 AD’s Honor Roll…named to the 2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor...Poplar was a 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.

Recent Games
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game - -
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 7 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 7 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 - - - - - 0 -
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 29 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
2017-18 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 7 4 10 14.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 40 65 105.0 9.5 - - 3.5 8 2 3 8 - - 1 -
2017-18 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 40 61 101.0 9.2 - - 2.0 6 1 - - 1 14 - -
Total 29 84 136 220.0 7.6 - - 6.5 15 3 3 8 1 14 1 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -
-
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total - - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0
-
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total - - - - - 0 -
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home - - - - - 0 -
Away - - - - - 0 -
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses - - - - - 0 -
-
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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