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Nick Lopez
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Defiance, Ohio
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Defiance
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    58
  • yds/g
    5.8
  • td
    0
Bio

Freshman (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Rushed 26 times for 58 yards … Averaged 2.2 yards per carry with an average of 5.8 yards/game … Made two total tackles … Made one solo tackle … Made one assisted tackle … Had 8 kick returns for 172 yards … Averaged 21.5 yards per kick return … Caught 7 passes for 48 yards … Averaged 6.9 yards per catch with an average of 4.8 yards/game …

High School: Local standout lettered three times at Defiance High … Played for head coach Jerry Buti … Excelled as a running back and linebacker … Two-time All-Western Buckeye League selection at both positions … Garnered First-Team All-Northwest District Division III and Honorable Mention All-Ohio accolades as a running back … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Named as a Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Son of Phil and Shannon Lopez … Cousin of current DC baseball player Stephen Leskow and former DC football standout Eric Rubio … Majoring in criminal justice.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 26 18
Yards 58 26
Yards per game 5.8 3.3
Yards per rush 2.2 1.4
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 6 35 5.8 12 0 - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 2 -3 -1.5 2 0 - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 2 1 0.5 2 0 - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 3 2 0.7 5 0 - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 3 8 2.7 7 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 4 -9 -2.3 2 0 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 5 17 3.4 9 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 21 21.0 21 0 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 16 5.3 10 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 4 107 26.8 38 0 - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 25 25.0 25 0 - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 3 40 13.3 16 0 - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 35 - - - 35
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 -3 - - - -3
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 7 7 - 107 121
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 1 - - - 1
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - 25 25
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 1 2 - - 40 42
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 8 7 - - 15
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - -3 - - -3
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 -9 21 - - 12
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 17 16 - - 33
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2012-13 10 26 58 5.8 2.2 0 12 1 0
Total 10 26 58 5.8 2.2 0 12 1 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2012-13 10 7 0.7 48 4.8 6.9 0 21
Total 10 7 0.7 48 4.8 6.9 0 21
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2012-13 8 172 21.5 0 38 - - - - -
Total 8 172 21.5 0 38 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2012-13 10 58 48 - 172 278 27.8
Total 10 58 48 - 172 278 27.8
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2012-13 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2012-13 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 26 58 5.8 2.2 0 12 1 0
Conference 8 18 26 3.3 1.4 0 9 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 16 42 8.4 2.6 0 12 1 0
Away 5 10 16 3.2 1.6 0 9 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2 1 0.5 0.5 0 2 - -
Losses 8 24 57 7.1 2.4 0 12 1 0
Month
September 5 11 40 8.0 3.6 0 12 - -
October 4 10 1 0.3 0.1 0 7 1 0
November 1 5 17 17.0 3.4 0 9 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 7 0.7 48 4.8 6.9 0 21
Conference 8 7 0.9 48 6.0 6.9 0 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 3 0.6 35 7.0 11.7 0 21
Away 5 4 0.8 13 2.6 3.3 0 10
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 7 0.9 48 6.0 6.9 0 21
Month
September 5 1 0.2 7 1.4 7.0 0 7
October 4 3 0.8 25 6.3 8.3 0 21
November 1 3 3.0 16 16.0 5.3 0 10
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 8 172 21.5 0 38 - - - - -
Conference 8 172 21.5 0 38 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 107 26.8 0 38 - - - - -
Away 4 65 16.3 0 25 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 25 25.0 0 25 - - - - -
Losses 7 147 21.0 0 38 - - - - -
Month
September 5 132 26.4 0 38 - - - - -
October 3 40 13.3 0 16 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 58 48 - 172 278 27.8
Conference 8 26 48 - 172 246 30.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 42 35 - 107 184 36.8
Away 5 16 13 - 65 94 18.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 1 - - 25 26 13.0
Losses 8 57 48 - 147 252 31.5
Month
September 5 40 7 - 132 179 35.8
October 4 1 25 - 40 66 16.5
November 1 17 16 - - 33 33.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Defiance Blanked by Albion in Season Opener
  • Article
  • September 01, 2012
Defiance Blanked by Albion in Season Opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets ran into a buzz saw in Saturday’s season-opening clash with Albion College, as the defending Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions ruined the debut of head coach Brian Sheehan with a 55-0 defeat of DC inside Justin F. Coressel Stadium. [Highlights]

  • September 01, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season
  • Article
  • August 23, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One word can be used to describe nearly everything about the Defiance College football program in 2012, and that word is new. The Purple and Gold will enter the campaign under new head coach Brian Sheehan and will showcase new schemes on both sides of the ball, along with a host of new faces that will be embracing new opportunities.

  • August 23, 2012
DC Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class
  • Article
  • August 05, 2012
DC Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Brian Sheehan was named the new head football coach at Defiance College on January 2 of 2012. Since that time, Sheehan and his staff have been working hard to put their mark on the Yellow Jacket football program.

  • August 05, 2012