Career Highlights
• Fairrow will start at cornerback for the second straight season.
• Career Games/Starts: 11/11 ... Bison debut: vs. Southwest Baptist (8/28/04) ... First Career Start: vs. Southwest Baptist (8/28/04).
• Career Stats: 35 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 TFL, 1 FF, 4 Int., 9 breakups, 1 blocked kick; 3 kickoff returns for 66 yards (22.0 avg.), 15 punt returns for 112 yards (7.5 avg.).
2004
• Games/Starts: 11/11
• Started all 11 games at cornerback.
• 35 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 TFL, 1 FF, 4 Int., 9 pass breakups, 1 blocked kick; 3 kickoff returns for 66 yards (22.0 avg.), 15 punt returns for 112 yards (7.5 avg.).
• Led the team and ranked tied for second in the GSC with four interceptions ... had three interceptions in the final four games.
• Also led the team with nine pass breakups ... his 13 total passes defended ranked second in the GSC.
• His best game of the season came at Ouachita Baptist ... 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF, 1 Int., 3 pass breakups, and 1 blocked kick ... blocked a field goal attempt that Robert Towns returned 87 yards for a touchdown ... it was the first blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in school history.
• Led Harding with 15 punt returns for 112 yards ... second on the team and eighth in the GSC with a 7.5-yard punt return average ... longest return was 46 yards at Valdosta State.
Previous School
• Recorded 56 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 blocked kicks, and 1 interception as a sophomore at Independence CC ... led Independence with 836 all-purpose yards ... returned 17 punts for 159 yards and 25 kickoffs for 622 yards and an 85-yard touchdown ... rushed 16 times for 62 yards.
• Originally signed with Michigan State in 2000 out of Evansville Central High School ... played all 11 games as a true freshman, recording 6 tackles.
• A PrepStar All-America after gaining 1,785 yards on 278 rushes and 24 TD in only seven games as a senior ... also registered 95 tackles, 20 TFL, and 12 FF as a linebacker.
Personal
• Born: Oct. 18, 1981 ... Major: Kinesiology ... Parent: Sheree Fairrow.
• Hobbies include playing basketball and lifting weights ... would like to meet Deion Sanders and Serena Williams ... a fan of Animal Planet ... would like to travel to the Bahamas ... favorites include the New England Patriots and Bible (class at Harding).
Fairrow’s Career Defensive Statistics
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2004................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2004................ 11 24 11 35 2.5-5 13 1 0 1
TOTAL............... 11 24 11 35 2.5-5 13 1 0 1
PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2004................ 11 15 112 0 46 7.5 10.2
TOTAL............... 11 15 112 0 46 7.5 10.2
KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2004................ 11 3 66 0 27 22.0 6.0
TOTAL............... 11 3 66 0 27 22.0 6.0
INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2004................ 11 4 11 0 11 2.8 1.0
TOTAL............... 11 4 11 0 11 2.8 1.0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2004................ 11 0 0 112 66 11 189 17.2
TOTAL............... 11 0 0 112 66 11 189 17.2
Career Highs
Tackles - 7 vs. West Georgia (9/11/04)
Tackles for Loss - 1.0 (twice), last at Ouachita Baptist (11/6/04)
Interceptions - 1 (four times), last at Ouachita Baptist (11/6/04)
