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Jersey Number 41
David Caldwell
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Groton School (Mass.)
- Major:
- Government and History
Bio
SENIOR (2015)
All-Ivy League First Team at defensive back ... recipient of the team’s Earl Hamilton Varsity Award ... named to College Football Performance Awards FCS Defensive Awards Watch List ... led the league in fumbles recovered (3) and interceptions per game (0.5) ... also ranked in the top 10 nationally in both categories (fourth and eighth, respectively) ... second in the league (29th in FCS) in passes defended as well (1.1 per game) ... secured at least one turnover in seven games, including six in the first five ... opened season with five solo stops and a fumble recovery at the goal line in a 31-10 win at Georgetown ... capped a 49-7 win over Sacred Heart with an interception he returned 77 yards for a touchdown, tied for the fifth-longest in school history ... also had seven tackles and broke up two passes against the Pioneers, with one PBU coming on third down to force a punt ... set the tone at Penn by recovering a fumble on the third play from scrimmage, setting up Dartmouth’s first score in a 41-20 victory ... tied for the team lead with seven stops — one one fourth down short of the marker — picked off two passes in the red zone and broke up three more in the 35-3 homecoming win over Yale to earn Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors ... set up the Big Green’s second touchdown at Central Connecticut State with a 26-yard interception return, leading to a 34-7 triumph ... posted four tackles, two for a loss, to help Dartmouth top Columbia, 13-9 ... blocked a 31-yard field goal attempt at Harvard, plus recovered a fumble to set up a Dartmouth field goal ... his five tackles in the 21-3 win over Cornell tied for the team lead as the defense limited the Big Red to 58 plays ... recorded a team- and career-high 10 tackles, forced a fumble to set up a touchdown, broke up a pass and recovered an Brown onside kick to help the Green beat the Bears on the road, 34-18 ... intercepted a fourth-quarter Princeton pass with the score tied at 10 as Dartmouth eventually won, 17-10, to earn a share of the Ivy League title.
JUNIOR (2014)
Saw action in each of the 10 contests, starting the 27-7 win at Columbia as the free safety ... one shy of the team lead in tackles with six at fourth-ranked New Hampshire ... made a key stop on third down in the third quarter at Yale that helped Dartmouth get the ball back and set up a touchdown drive to rally from the 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Bulldogs, 38-31 ... four of his six stops in the 24-21 victory over Holy Cross came on special teams ... collected a season-high eight tackles in his start against the Lions ... broke up a third-down pass versus Harvard in the third quarter to force a Crimson punt ... recorded five stops — one for a one-yard loss — at Cornell in the 42-7 triumph.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Appeared in all 10 games for the Big Green ... eight of his 13 tackles came on special teams ... recorded a season-high four stops against Holy Cross, plus broke up a third-down pass to force a punt in the fourth quarter of a game tied at 28 ... made a pair of tackles at Penn and finished the season with three more in the win over 19th-ranked Princeton.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Spent the year working with the junior varsity team ... contributed four tackles in the 14-10 win over Middlebury and three more stops to help the jayvees top Williams, 21-10.
HIGH SCHOOL
Piled up more than 700 total yards and nine touchdowns in first four games in his final season before having season ended by injury ... averaged 106.8 yards rushing in four games and 22 yards per reception ... first-team All-ISL basketball as a junior ... also played basketball and ran track at Groton ... timed at 11.33 in the 100 meters last spring ... also hurdled and triple jumped ... member of state championship football and track teams at Charlotte Latin before heading to Groton.
PERSONAL
Double major in government and history ... full name is David Alexander Caldwell ... born on Sept. 15, 1993 ... son of Donald and Barbara has a twin brother, Sam, that plays football at Amherst ... lone sister, Emily, was a lacrosse player at Swarthmore who graduated in 2014 ... plays the bassoon.
Complete Career Statistics
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 1.0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 3.0-4 | 11 | 1 | 3-0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 32 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 4.0-5 | 13 | 1 | 3-0 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 124 | 1 | 77 | 24.8 | 12.4 |
| TOTAL | 32 | 5 | 124 | 1 | 77 | 24.8 | 3.9 |
| SCORING | g | td | rush | rcv | ret | pat | 2pat | fg | total | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| TOTAL | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 12.4 |
| TOTAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 3.9 |
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