Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster

Jersey Number 5
Sy Dabney
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pontiac, Mich.
- High School:
- St. Mary's Prep
Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2022: 1
2021:
2018:
2017:
High School:
Personal:
2021:
- Appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts
- No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the MAC with two blocked kicks
- Made 75 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and one interception on the year
- Notched 10 tackles in games at Tennessee and Miami (OH)
- Blocked a punt against Murray State and another against Akron
- Made a sack at Miami (OH)
- Notched eight stops against Akron and nine at Buffalo
- Played in all five games, starting four times at safety
- Posted 21 tackles, 10 solo, and a forced fumble
- Seventh on the team in tackles and sixth in solo tackles
- Recorded a career-high seven tackles at Toledo
- Forced a fumble as Toledo was driving early in the third quarter that was recovered by teammate Darren Anders inside the BGSU 10
- Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams
- Had six tackles on the season, including three solo tackles
- Recorded a tackle in four separate games, including a career-high three tackles in a game at Western Michigan
2018:
- Missed the season due to injury
2017:
- Redshirted
High School:
- Three-sport student-athlete at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep High School
- Lettered three times for coaches George Porritt and Jeffery Phillips
- Selected as a team captain
- Also participated in track and field and wrestling
Personal:
- Son of Brian and Kimberly Dabney
- One brother, Joshua
- Plans to major in engineering
- Cousin BJ Armstrong played basketball for the Chicago Bulls
- Brother Joshua plays football for Northwood University
- Father Brian played football for Central State
- Major is aviation studies
BG Football Postgame 10.11 vs Toledo
Saturday, October 11
BG Football Press Conference 10.6
Monday, October 06
BG Football Postgame 9.27 at Ohio
Saturday, September 27
FB: Louisville Game Cinematic Highlight
Tuesday, September 23