JACKSON, Miss. - Ole Miss defensive lineman Michael Bozeman was honored this week by the Jackson Touchdown Club as the Most Valuable Senior on the 2005 Rebel team. A 6-2, 290-pound nose tackle from Hawkinsville, Ga., Bozeman started all 11 games for Coach Ed Orgeron's Rebels during the 2005 season. During his senior campaign, Bozeman ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 51, including 30 solo hits. He was credited with 5.5 tackles for losses of 16 yards, had one QB sack for a minus six yards, broke up one pass, had four QB hurries, and forced one fumble.  He earned Rebel Quarterback Club Player of the Week honors four times during his final season, twice as Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Alabama and Kentucky) and twice as the Trench Award recipient (vs. Memphis and Mississippi State).  Bozeman had 117 career tackles and started 21 of his 37 games as he earned four letters as a Rebel. Other career totals included 16.5 tackles behind the line for a minus 56 yards, three QB sacks for a minus 28 yards, three caused fumbles, one pass defensed and 10 QB pressures. Celebrating the program's 60th anniversary, the Jackson Touchdown Club Most Valuable Senior Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious honors presented by a quarterback or touchdown club in the southeastern United States. 

Michael has been named to the Associated Press (A.P.) All-SEC team as an Honorable Mention Defensive lineman

Michael Bozeman is a 2001 Graduate that lettered in Football, Basketball and Track.   He is currently attending Ole Miss

10/23/05:  Captain Michael Bozeman recorded a sack in the Ole Miss Rebels' SEC win over the Kentucky Wildcats.

10/9/05: Captain Michael Bozeman of the Ole Miss Rebels had 3 solo tackles which included 1 TFL (tackle for loss) as the Rebels defeated The Citadel 27-7.

This quote is from the Game Notes section of the official Ole Miss Rebel web site in regards to this weeks game with the Vanderbilt Commodores: Ole Miss Football Game Notes :: SEC Opener: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. CT (JP)

• "Senior DL Michael Bozeman was credited with a career-high eight tackles against Memphis, including three solo, and had 2 1/2 tackles for loss."   

• On August 29, Ed Orgeron announced his two permanent team captains for the 2005 campaign. A pair of linemen will wear the title -- OL Tre' Stallings (Magnolia, Miss.) and DL Michael Bozeman (Hawkinsville, Ga.)

• (Note: to my knowledge this is the first player in Hawkinsville Red Devil history to be named captain of his college team.  If anyone has any information about other captains please let us know!!)