Maurice LaPierre

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Maurice LaPierre
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    228
  • Hometown:
    Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Previous School:
    Alabama State
  • gp
    12
  • tk
    21.0
  • sac
    8.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1
Bio

INFLUXER

2024 (Junior, Alabama State): Saw action in 10 games ... recorded 20 total tackles, including nine solo and 11 assisted ... had 5.5 tackles-for-loss for 28 yards, including 3.0 sacks for 19 yards ... recorded a season-best five tackles against Mississippi Valley State (10/12/24) ... forced a fumble against Tuskegee (11/28/24) ... had two pass breakups ... blocked four kicks, including two against MVSU ... also returned two punts for 32 yards.

2023 (Sophomore, Alabama State): Played in eight games, recording five tackles... had a season-high two tackles in the Turkey Day Classic versus Tuskegee... blocked a field goal that was returned for a touchdown against Paririe View A&M.

2022 (Freshman, Alabama State): Played in 10 games... recorded 13 total tackles, including six solo... recorded a pair of tackles for loss and a sack...f orced a fumble... recorded multiple tackles in four games... registered three tackles against Howard in the season opener...also recorded three tackles against Texas Southern.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Plantation High School in Plantation, Fla... broke Ryan Shazier's program sack record with 20... named First-Team All County... runs a 22.8 200-meter dash.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 11 9
Assists 10 4
Tackles 21.0 13.0
Tackles per game 1.8 1.9
Sacks 8.0 7.5
Sack yards 69 64
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 8.0 7.5
Tackle for loss yards 69 64
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 0 3 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 0 2 2.0 0.5 5 0.5 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 0 1.0 1.0 11 1.0 11 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 1 2 3.0 0.5 5 0.5 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 2 1 3.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 3 1 4.0 3.0 25 3.0 25 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 0 1.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 0 1.0 1.0 12 1.0 12 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 12 - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 12 - - - - 0 .0
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 12 11 10 21.0 1.8 8.0 69 8.0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 11 10 21.0 1.8 8.0 69 8.0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 10 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 7 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 10 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 12 11 10 21.0 1.8 8.0 69 8.0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 9 4 13.0 1.9 7.5 64 7.5 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 8 8 16.0 2.3 5.5 47 5.5 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 3 2 5.0 1.0 2.5 22 2.5 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 10 10 20.0 2.0 8.0 69 8.0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 2 1 0 1.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 0 3 3.0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 3 1 3 4.0 1.3 0.5 5 0.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 4 3 7.0 2.3 2.5 21 2.5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 5 6 1 7.0 1.4 5.0 43 5.0 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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