Alex Frick
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 221
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- Hometown:
- Kendallville, Ind.
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- Position:
- LB
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- Year:
- Jr
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- High School:
- East Knoble
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- Major:
- Communication Studies
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- gp
- 7
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- tk
- 18.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- 1
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- ffum
- -
Bio
Junior (2016): Made 18 total tackles (10 solo and eight assists) ... Had a career-high eight tackles (six solo and two assists) in game against Bluffton on Nov. 12 ... Had two tackles for loss ... Recorded one interception ... Tallied one pass breakup.
Sophomore (2015): Played in eight games ... Made eight total tackles (six solo and two assists) ... Recorded one tackle for loss of four yards ... Had a forced fumbled and a fumble recovery for eight yards ... Also returned one punt for 28 yards.
Freshman (2014): Played in five games ... Ended the season with one tackle ... Recorded a half tackle for loss.
Prep: Letterwinner for three years at East Noble High School under Head Coach Luke Amstutz ... Founder of Athletic Leadership Council.
Personal: Son of Scott and Cindy Frick ... Majoring in communication studies.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | 10 | 9 |
| Assists | 8 | 6 |
| Tackles | 18.0 | 15.0 |
| Tackles per game | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Returned for touchdown | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | 4 | 4 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Baldwin Wallace | L, 42-0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Hope | W, 18-6 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 59-28 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 20-14 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 20-13 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 21-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Bluffton | W, 28-20 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015-16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18.0 | 2.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 11 | 27.0 | 1.3 | - | - | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| November | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18.0 | 2.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Conference | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15.0 | 3.8 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16.0 | 3.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Losses | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||
| September | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| November | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College football team begins a new era with a new head coach in Casey Goff. Goff served as an assistant coach last season as the Defensive Coordinator and working with the safeties.
