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2011 Football Roster

15 Ryan Roberts

  • Position DB
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West York, Ill.
  • Highschool Hutsonville

Biography

2010 - Played in eight games for the Sycamores, including making eight starts at the strong side linebacker position ... Posted 48 total tackles on the year, including 25 solo stops ... Made nine total tackles against Missouri State, which is a new career high .... Recorded multiple tackles in all eight games ... Had nine tackles for loss on the year, including three against Missouri State .... Recorded two quarterback sacks, one each against Cincinnati and another against South Dakota State .... Forced two fumbles on the year, one against Western Illinois and the other against South Dakota State .... Was credited with three quarterback hurries and four pass breakups.

2009 - Team's second leading rusher as he rushed for 347 yards on 88 attempts, an average of 3.9 yards per rush as well as 31.5 yards per game from the quarterback position ... Completed 60-of-124 passes for 561 yards with a 39-yard touchdown at Illinois State ... Caught five passes as he started the campaign at the wide receiver position for 42 yards, averaging 8.4 yards per catch with a touchdown in the season opener against Quincy ... Rushed for 160 yards on 16 attempts against Western Illinois, including a 91-yard scoring scamper which was the longest scoring rush in the history of the Indiana State football program ... Reached the end zone on the ground twice in two consecutive contests (at Illinois State & Western Illinois) ... Caught three passes for 18 yards against Quincy as well as two for 24 yards versus Louisville ... Was 11-of-18 passing against Youngstown State in his first start of the season under center for 78 yards .. Tallied a 10-of-16 passing performance against Illinois State for 136 yards with a touchdown ... Accounted for seven of Indiana State's 12 total touchdowns ... His 31.55 rushing yards per game ranked 14th in the MVFC ... His 80.99 passing efficiency ranking was eighth in the league while his 82.55 yards of total offense per game was 12th ... Averaged scoring 3.3 points per game, which ranked in a tie for 14th in the conference.

2008: Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Earned his first career start on defense against Illinois State and then started at the quarterback position for the final six games of the season, beginning with the Western Illinois contest ... Recorded nine total tackles playing the Sycamore secondary during the first six games of the year ... Moved over the offensive side of the ball and started at quarterback where he paced the team by completing 38-of-84 passes for 294 yards ... Averaged 24.5 passing yards per game, despite playing the quarterback position only half of the season, which was ninth-best in the conference ... In league games only, Roberts averaged 36.8 passing yards per game, which was ninth-best in the league ... Long pass of 20 yards came in the season finale against Missouri State ... Rushed for 194 yards on 107 attempts with three touchdowns  ... Averaged 16.2 rushing yards per game, which ranked 23rd best in the MVC  ... Averaged 40.7 yards of total offense per game, which was 22nd-best in the league ... Reached pay dirt twice against Youngstown State and again versus Missouri State .... Season-high of 59 rushing yards came against the Penguins ... Had a season-long rush of 19 yards at North Dakota State ... Returned three kicks on the year, including a long of 25 yards versus Western Illinois ... On defense, he recorded three total tackles against Illinois State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in both football and basketball at Hutsonsville HS ... Was an all-conference selection in both football and basketball ... Hutsonville’s all-time rushing and passing leader and well as most victories ever by a quarterback ... Played for coach Scott Zane.


Personal: Born Ryan Michael Roberts on March 25, 1990 to Greg and Jeanae Roberts in Sullivan, Ind. ... Open Preference major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2008Freshman

    DB
    6'4" 195 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2009Sophomore

    WR
    6'4" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2010Junior

    DB
    6'4" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2011Senior

    DB
    6'4" 225 lbs
    15