Bowling Green State University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Jerry McBride III
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hannibal, Mo.
- High School:
- Hannibal Senior
2020:
2019:
2018:
2017:
2016:
High School:
Personal:
- Missed the season due to injury
2019:
- Played in and started four games
- Finished with 24 total tackles, including 18 solo tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss
- Also had two pass break-ups
- Recorded a pass break-up in a win over Morgan State and in a game against Louisiana Tech
- Had seven solo tackles in a game at Kansas State
- Made 10 tackles, including eight solo tackles, in a game at Kent State
- Redshirted
2018:
- Started all 12 games for the Falcons, finishing second on the team with 106 tackles
- Recorded 67 solo tackles, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Earned 50 yards on fumble recoveries
- Also had a pass break-up
- Had at least 10 tackles in a game five times, including back-to-back 14 tackle performances against Eastern Kentucky and Miami
- Had 10 solo tackles each against Miami and Western Michigan
- Posted double-digit tackles in three straight games against Toledo, Western Michigan and Ohio
- Recovered a fumble on a second-quarter Oregon punt return that set up a Bowling Green touchdown
- Picked up a fumble and returned it 50 yards against Eastern Kentucky to the EKU 22; set up a BGSU touchdown that put the Falcons ahead 21-14
- Forced a fumble against Western Michigan
2017:
- Played in nine games
- Finished the year with eight tackles and a pass break-up
- Had three tackles against Northern Illinois
- Recorded his lone pass break-up in the win at Miami
2016:
- Played in 11 games, starting twice
- Had 21 tackles, one pass break-up and 0.5 tackle for loss
- Had a season-best six tackles against Eastern Michigan
- Had five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, against Kent State
- Recorded his pass break-up against Miami
High School:
- A four-year member of the varsity football team at Hannibal Senior
- Played for coach Mark St. Clair
- Was a captain for the Pirates' football program in 2015
- Was named first team All-State at defensive back in both 2014 and 2015
- Back-to-back defensive MVP Missouri & Iowa
- Second team American Family Insurance All-USA Team Missouri
- Was named first team All-District on both offense and defense in 2014 and 2015
- Also earned first team All-NCMC on both offense and defense during his junior and senior seasons
- Helped team to 28 wins over his final three seasons
- Won conference championships in both his junior and senior seasons
- Had 4,158 career all-purpose yards
- Scored 43 touchdowns and registered 170 career tackles
- Had nine career interceptions
- Set a school record by returning three interceptions for touchdowns
- Also set a new school mark with three kick returns for touchdowns
- Lettered in track
Personal:
- Full name is Jerry Lee McBride III
- Son of Carl and April Emerson, as well as the late Jerry McBride Jr.
- Father, Jerry, played football at Indiana
- Born March 27, 1998
- Plans to study sport management
BG Football Cinematic Highlight 10.11 vs UT - "Take Back the Doyt"
Tuesday, October 14
BG Football Press Conference vs CMU 10.13
Monday, October 13
BG Football Postgame 10.11 vs Toledo
Saturday, October 11
BG Football Press Conference 10.6
Monday, October 06
