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10 Robert Spillane

10 Robert Spillane

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    220
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oak Park, Ill.
  • High School:
    Fenwick

Summary

Biography

2017 - Senior
• Second Team All-MAC selection
• Phil Steele Second Team All-MAC
• Recorded 88 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks
• Had four games with 10 or more tackles
• Recorded season-high 12 tackles at Eastern Michigan (10/21)
• Returned a 35-yard interception for a pick six against Kent State for only TD of career (11/8)
• Recovered a fumble and had nine tackles at Northern Illinois

2016 - Junior
• Second Team All-MAC
• Intercepted pass with under a minute to go in MAC Championship game vs. Ohio to preserve win (12/2)
• Tallied 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. No. 6 Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl (1/2)
• Forced goalline fumble with two minutes to go in season opener at Northwestern to to preserve win (9/3)
• Leading tackler on the Broncos’ defense with 105 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and three interceptions
• Forced two fumbles
• Totaled career-high 14 tackles vs. Eastern Michigan (10/22)
• Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week four times
• Had 11 tackles in three other games (Illinois, Georgia Southern and Northern Illinois)
• Recorded a tackle for loss in each of last five games

2015 - Sophomore
• Played in eight games, starting six
• Totaled 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups along with a forced fumble
• Made six stops against No.4 Michigan State (9/4) and No. 1 Ohio State (9/26)
• Finished with nine tackles and a TFL at Georgia Southern (9/12)
• Had a TFL for three yards and a pass breakup at No. 1 Ohio State (9/26)
• Made eight stops at Ohio (10/17)
• Led team with nine tackles and had 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks vs. Miami (OH) (10/24)

2014 - Freshman
• Appeared in all 13 games, starting in eight
• Finished fourth on team in tackles with 67, including 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks
• Made collegiate debut at Purdue (8/30)
• Recorded first tackle in win over Murray State (9/20)
• Recorded nine tackles in win at Ball State (10/11)
• Made 10 tackles in win at Bowling Green (10/18)
• Had seven tackles and career-high two sacks in win over Eastern Michigan
• Tied career-high with team-best 10 tackles in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Air Force (12/20)

High School
• Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN/Scouts.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com
• Ranked as 29th best recruit in the state of Illinois
• Team advanced to second round of Illinois state playoffs
• Registered 13 total TDs as a junior for a total of 1,162 all-purpose yards

Personal
• Grandfather, John Lattner, won the 1953 Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame
• Business major
• Son of Michael and Gretchen Carepenter
• Born on Dec. 14, 1995 in Oak Park, Ill.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    10
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    2015Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    10
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    2016Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 218 lbs
    10
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    2017Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    10