2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 39
Dante Bonamico
- Position:
- Spear
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bridgeport, W.Va.
- High School:
- Bridgeport HS
- Played in 40 career games
2020 (r-Sr.)
- Team Captain
- Saw action in 10 games
- Added depth at Spear and used primarily on special teams
- Used on 175 special teams plays, most on the team, including a season-high 21 plays against Kansas and Texas Tech
- Finished with 16 tackles for the season, including nine solo stops
- Had 4.5 tackles on special teams, third most on the team
- Registered a season-high 10 tackles against Army in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
- Season-high two special teams tackles against Army
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Week (Kansas State)
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Saw action in 12 games
- Added depth at Spear and used primarily on special teams
- Season-high 20 defensive plays at Oklahoma
- Used on 20 or more special teams plays four times, including season-high 29 plays at Oklahoma
- Finished with 11 tackles, including seven solo stops
- Season-high three tackles against Texas Tech
2018 (r-So.)
- Saw action in 12 games
- Added depth at safety; used extensively on special teams
- Finished with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted and a fumble recovery
- Tallied three tackles, including two solo stops against Kansas
- Registered two tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
2017 (r-Fr.)
- Saw action in six games
- Finished with two tackles, including one for loss and a forced fumble
- Season-high nine defensive plays against Delaware State
- Season-high eight special teams plays at Kansas State
2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Josh Nicewarner at Bridgeport High
- Finished with 67 tackles, including 26 solo stops, 7.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and four pass breakups
- Ran for 1,395 yards and 26 touchdowns and had five catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns
- Two-time All-State First Team honoree
- Won the Carl Lee Award as best defensive back in West Virginia
- Earned Frank Loria Award for best football player in Harrison County
Personal
- Son of Nunzio and Petrina Bonamico
- One of four children
- Graduated in August 2020 with a bachelor's degree in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
Scotty Fox Jr. | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Diore Hubbard | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
