2011: Started all 13 games of the 2011 season, registering 91 tackles ... blocked third kick of career at Michigan (9/3) and is now tied for second on WMU's career list ... matched career high with 1.5 TFLs against Nicholls (9/10) ... seven tackles with a sack and 1.5 TFLs against CMU (9/17) ... career high 11 tackles as well as 1.5 TFL's and a fumble recovery at No. 24 Illinois (9/24) ... matched career highs in TFLs and sacks at UConn (10/1) ... blocked fourth career kick at NIU (10/15) ... recorded career high 2.5 TFLs at EMU (10/22) ... career high 1.5 sacks and a batted ball that led to an INT against Ball State (10/29) ... set new career high with 2.5 sacks at Miami (11/16), earning first career MAC West Defensive POTW ... led the Broncos with nine tackles, two solo sacks, and a career high 5.0 TFLs against Akron (11/25) ... named MAC Defensive Player of the Year and named First Team All-MAC Defense ... named Third Team Phil Steele All-America.
2010: Had three tackles at Michigan State (9/4) ... three tackles in home opener vs. Nicholls State (9/11) ... five tackles and an assist on a TFL vs. Toledo (9/18) ... assisted on TFL and recovered fumble at Ball State (10/9) ... blocked second kick of career (PAT) at Notre Dame (10/16) ... career high nine tackles vs. NIU (10/30) ... seven tackles vs. EMU (11/13) ... 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack with a QB hurry at BGSU (11/26).
2009: Set new career high with six tackles vs. Hofstra (9/26) ... blocked FG vs. Buffalo (10/24) ... recorded two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble at EMU (11/14) ... appeared in all 12 games and made six starts.
2008: Appeared in 10 games and made one start as a true freshman ... made collegiate debut at Idaho (9/13) with one sack for a loss of 10 yards ... two solo tackles with 1.0 TFL of four yards vs. Tennessee Tech (9/20) ... season-high three tackles vs. Eastern Michigan (11/1) ... two tackles at Ball State (11/25)... one tackle against Rice in the Texas Bowl (12/30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 8 in Wisconsin by Scout.com and WisconsinPreps.com ... member of Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) championship team in 2007 and Bay Conference championship team in 2005 ... team advanced to the 2007 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association (WIAA) Division 2 quarterfinals ... two-time All-FRCC selection during career ... team held a 26-7 record during career ... unanimous All-FRCC Offensive and Defensive selection as a senior ... first team all-region offensive and defensive selection in 2007 ... received Honorable Mention for Associated Press All-State Defense as a senior ... named FRCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 ... served as team captain for two years ... recorded 291 tackles and 36.0 sacks during three-year career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in engineering ... son of Russ and Denise Nowak ... born March 7, 1990 in Green Bay, Wis.
| YR |
GP |
GS |
ST |
AT |
TT |
TFL |
SK |
INT |
PBU |
FF |
FR |
QBH |
BLK |
| 2011 |
13 |
13 |
38 |
53
|
91 |
20.5-78 |
8.5-45 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 2010 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
29 |
42 |
3.5-14 |
1.0-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2009 |
12 |
6 |
17 |
19 |
36 |
4.5-11 |
0.5-4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 2008 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
2.0-14 |
1.0-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
47 |
32 |
75 |
105 |
180 |
30.5-117 |
11.0-70 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
