Richard Owens - College Career

College Career

While majoring in sports administration at the University of Louisville, Owens played under former Vikings Offensive Coordinator Scott Linehan. In 1999, he was redshirted as a freshman. The following year, he played in all 12 games with 3 starts. He was selected to Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Although he had just one catch, it went for a 10-yard TD in a shutout win over Grambling He also served as the team's backup longsnapper. In 2001, he played in thirteen games, and had three catches on the season, two of which went for TDs, including a 9-yard TD pass against Southern Miss and a 22-yarder against TCU. In 2002, He appeared in all thirteen games with starts in six of the last seven games. He was ranked 6th on the team with a career-high 20 catches for 182 yards and two TDs. He caught a career-high six balls for 72 yards and a score against TCU in his first start of the season, and had five catches for 39 yards against Marshall University in the GMAC Bowl. In his senior year, he played in all thirteen games with four starts and finished 7th on the team with twelve catches for 121 yards and three TDs. Against Temple, he caught two passes for twelve yards and a TD. He also had two receptions for 23 yards and a TD at South Florida as well as grabbing two catches for 22 yards vs. Tulane. He also recorded a 7-yard TD reception at Cincinnati. Owens finished his career with 36 catches for 371 yards and eight touchdowns, while also serving as the Cardinals' longsnapper.