University of Massachusets Athletics
2016 Football Roster

Jersey Number 47
Michael Dowe, Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 246
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cromwell, Conn.
- High School:
- Cromwell HS / Western New England
2015:
- Appeared in two games
- Did not see game action
- Redshirted
- Played his true freshman season at Western New England University in 2012-13
- Appeared in three games and recorded two tackles on the season
- Three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Eckert at Cromwell
- Helped the Panthers win the Connecticut State Championship in 2008 and finish as runners-up in 2011
- Won a pair of conference championships and recorded a four-year win total of 37-10
- Second-team All-Connecticut selection on the defensive line, was named to the Hartford Courant All-State Honorable Mention Team and was a first-team all-conference pick as a senior in 2011
- Cromwell High School Lineman of the Year after posting 105 total tackles with 59 tackles for loss and 14 sacks
- Also had 16 quarterback hurries and one interception
- Member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams where he threw the discus and shot put
- Son of Jocelyn Dowe
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