2014: Tabbed a First Team All-American by The Sports Network and was a Second Team All-American selection by The Associated Press ... Named the MVFC Defensive Player Of The Week for his efforts in the win over Liberty ... Repeat All-MVFC First Team member ... Finished ninth in the Buck Buchanan Award voting which is given annually to the nation's top FCS defensive player ... Finished second in the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year balloting ... Led the conference with four fumbles forced ... Ranked second in the MVFC with a program record setting 25 tackles for a loss of 84 yards ... Led the MVFC with four fumbles forced and was second in the league with 13.5 quarterback sacks which is new single-season record for the program ... Averaged 6.7 tackles per game to ran 22nd in the league ... Finished his junior season just two tackles for a loss shy of the school career record with 52.5 for a loss of 201 yards ... His 28.5 career quarterback sacks are a new school record with one year of eligibility remaining ... Recorded 94 total tackles, including 48 solo stops ... Had a season-best three tackles for a loss in the season opener at Indiana and had at least one in each of the Sycamores' first nine games ... Recorded at least one tackle for a loss in 12 of his 14 games played ... Posted a season-best 12 tackles in the win over FBS opponent Ball State, including the final tackle of the game at the one-yard line as time expired to preserve the victory ... Had at least quarterback sack in each of the first six games and eight overall ... Recorded a season-best 2.5 sacks in the road win over Southern Illinois ... Also posted one interception at Ball State and was credited with 11 quarterback hurries and four pass breakups.
2013: Earned a place on the All-MVFC First Team ... Was the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 76 total tackles, including a team-best 18 for a loss and nine quarterback sacks ... Added a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown in the season opener at Indiana and was credited with five pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries as well as one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Owned three double digit tackle performances on the year, including a season-best 13 against Western Illinois and recorded six tackles for a loss at Tennessee Tech, with four quarterback sacks which tied a school record ... Ranked tied for 17th in total tackles in the league and was tied for third in quarterback sacks and tied for second in tackles for a loss ... In MVFC contests only, Underwood ranked tied for 15th in tackles, fourth in quarterback sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for a loss.
2012: Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team and garnered a third place finish for the league's newcomer of the year award ... Also an All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection as a redshirt freshman ... Finished fifth on the team with 48 total tackles, including 19 solos and 29 assists and posted 9.5 tackles for a loss of 42 yards ... Led the team with six quarterback sacks for 27 yards and added one interception at Western Illinois, with three pass breakups and five quarterback hurries ... Averaged .55 quarterback sacks per game, which ranked fourth in the MVFC and tied for 57th nationally while his .86 tackles for a loss was 12th in the MVFC ... Recorded a season-best 10 tackles at No. 1 North Dakota State with two tackles for a loss and recorded a season-best three tackles for a loss of 20 yards versus Drake ... Was credited with a season-best two quarterback sacks at North Dakota State.
2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Washington Community High School ... Played for coach Darrell Crouch ... Named All-State as a senior ... Team captain in football in 2010 and in basketball in 2009 ... As a senior he was named all-conference and was the team's leading tackler and was an all-area honoree ... Invited to the 2011 Illinois All-Star All-Star Shrine Game ... Also all-conference , all-area and team's leading tackler as a junior ... Named team MVP, all-conference and all-area in basketball as a junior ... Holds the school record for solo tackles and is sack in quarterback sacks ... Also school record holder for single-season solo tackles and second in sacks ... Holds the school record for career tackles for loss and in season tackles for loss ... Also holds the school records for sacks in a season, tackles in a game and tackle points.
Personal: Born Connor Timothy Underwood on July 17, 1993 in Indianapolis, Ind., to Scott and Donna Underwood ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Mother, Donna Underwood played collegiate volleyball at Illinois State while his father, Scott played football at Illinois State ... Brother, Colton Underwood played football at Illinois State where he was a defensive lineman.
