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IOWA FOOTBALL<br />
2016 MEDIA GUIDE<br />
Rushing<br />
Receiving<br />
2015_________No.__ Yds.__ TD___ Lng 2015___________ No.___Yds.__ TD__ Lng<br />
Ill State________3____ 17____ 0_____ 13 Ill State__________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
at IA State____ DNP________________ at IA State_______DNP<br />
Pitt__________ DNP________________ Pitt____________DNP<br />
North TX_______5____ 18____ 1_____ 9 North TX_________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
at Wisconsin__ DNP________________ at Wisconsin_____DNP<br />
Illinois_________0_____0____ 0____ - - - Illinois___________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
N’western_____ 26____204___ 4_____ 41 at N’western______ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
Maryland______ 19____ 67____ 1_____ 14 Maryland________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
at Indiana_____ 12____120___ 1_____ 65 at Indiana________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
Minnesota_____ INJ_________________ Minnesota______ INJ<br />
Purdue________4____ 23____ 0_____ 10 Purdue__________ 0_____ 0____ 0____- - -<br />
at Nebraska___ DNP________________ at Nebraska_____DNP<br />
MSU (n)________5____ 14____ 0_____ 7 MSU (n)__________ 3____ 34____ 0____ 16<br />
Stanford (n)_____9____ 33____ 0_____ 12 Stanford (n)______ 3____ 60____ 1____ 31<br />
Totals________ 83___ 496___ 7_____65 Totals___________ 6____ 94____ 1____ 31<br />
Career Statistics<br />
Rushing__________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng<br />
Freshman__________33___________ 186__________ 5.6____________1__________ 26<br />
Sophomore_________83___________ 496__________ 6.0____________7__________ 65<br />
Career____________ 116___________682__________ 5.9___________8__________65<br />
Receiving_________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng<br />
Freshman__________ 1____________ (-1)__________ - - -___________0_________ - - -<br />
Sophomore_________ 6____________ 94__________ 15.7___________1__________ 31<br />
Career_____________ 7____________ 93__________ 13.3___________1__________31<br />
71 - - Brett Waechter (WAX-tur)<br />
Offensive Line<br />
6-5, 290, Redshirt Freshman<br />
Hartley, Iowa (Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn HS)<br />
Hawk Item - - Joined <strong>program</strong> for 2015 spring<br />
practice.<br />
2016 - - Listed as second team left tackle following<br />
spring practice.<br />
2015 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . .<br />
2015 - - Redshirted.<br />
High school honors - - Named Class 1-A first-team all-state as a senior by Des<br />
Moines Register and second-team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association . .<br />
. first-team all-district and All-Northwest Iowa as a senior . . . second-team allstate<br />
as a sophomore by Iowa Newspaper Association . . . district MVP and firstteam<br />
all-district and All-Northwest Iowa as a sophomore . . . Career - - Fouryear<br />
letterman as offensive lineman and defensive end . . . missed majority<br />
of junior season due to injury . . . team captain as a senior . . . team reached<br />
state playoffs as a freshman, sophomore and junior . . . recorded 41 tackles as a<br />
senior, with six sacks . . . also rushed 23 times for 154 yards and one touchdown<br />
and averaged 39 yards on 30 punts . . . collected 16 tackles, including two<br />
sacks, in an injury-shortened junior year, along with averaging 34 yards on<br />
seven punts . . . recorded 56 tackles, including 16 sacks, and averaged 30<br />
yards on 20 punts as a sophomore . . . collected 21 tackles and two sacks as<br />
a freshman, along with three pass receptions for 61 yards . . . also lettered in<br />
basketball and track.<br />
Personal - - Born 7/22/96 . . . engineering major . . . parents are Rhonda and<br />
Steve Waechter . . . member of National Honor Society . . . academic all-district<br />
and all-state as a senior . . . attended same high school as TE Blake Simons . . .<br />
high school coach was his father, Steve Waechter.<br />
26 - - *Kevin Ward<br />
Defensive Back<br />
6-1, 205, Junior<br />
Homer Glen, Illinois (Providence Catholic HS)<br />
2016 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring<br />
practice.<br />
2015 Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2015 - -<br />
Recording career-best three solo tackles in 62-16<br />
win over North Texas, including one tackle for loss<br />
. . . recorded one assisted tackle in 31-15 win over<br />
Maryland . . . saw action in wins over Illinois State (31-14), at Iowa State (31-<br />
17), Pitt (27-24), at Wisconsin (10-6), Illinois (29-20), at Northwestern (40-10),<br />
at Indiana (35-27), Minnesota (40-35), Purdue (40-20), at Nebraska (28-20), and<br />
in losses to Michigan State (16-13) and Stanford in the Rose Bowl (45-16), but<br />
had no statistics.<br />
2014 - - Did not see action in first half of season due to injury . . . saw action in<br />
48-7 win over Northwestern, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 180<br />
yards total offense.<br />
2013 - - Redshirted after joining <strong>program</strong> as a walk-on.<br />
High school honors - - Earned first team all-conference and all-area honors<br />
as a senior . . . Career - - Helped prep team advance to state playoffs as a<br />
junior and senior . . . recorded 82 tackles as a senior . . . returned one of two<br />
interceptions for a touchdown and recovered two fumbles . . . also had eight<br />
punt returns for 112 yards . . . recorded 88 tackles as a junior, along with two<br />
forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries . . . two-year football letterman<br />
who also lettered three years in track (400-meters).<br />
Personal - - Born 12/12/94 . . . open major . . . member of National Honor<br />
Society and High Honor Roll as a prep . . . earned academic all-state honors . .<br />
. parents are Laurel and Brian Ward . . . his father, Brian, played college football<br />
at Illinois . . . brother of Iowa OL Ryan Ward . . . one of five sets of brothers on<br />
the Iowa roster . . . one of three players from Homer Glen on the Iowa roster .<br />
. . attended same high school as TE Nate Vejvoda and OL Ryan Ward . . . high<br />
school coach was Mark Coglianese.<br />
Career Bests<br />
Tackles:________________ 3 vs. North Texas, 9/26/15<br />
Solos:__________________ 3 vs. North Texas, 9/26/15<br />
Assists:_________________ 1 vs. Maryland, 10/31/15<br />
Tackles for Loss:_________ 1 vs. North Texas, 9/26/15<br />
Game-By-Game Defensive Stats<br />
2014________ Solo-Ast. 2015________ Solo-Ast.<br />
UNI_______________INJ Ill State____________ 0-0<br />
Ball State___________INJ at IA State_________ 0-0<br />
IA State____________INJ Pitt_______________ 0-0<br />
at Pitt____________ DNP North Texas________ 3-0<br />
at Purdue________ DNP at Wisconsin_______ 0-0<br />
Indiana__________ DNP Illinois____________ 0-0<br />
at Maryland_______ DNP at N’western_______ 0-0<br />
N’western_________ 0-0 Maryland__________ 0-1<br />
at Minn.__________ DNP at Indiana__________ 0-0<br />
at Illinois_________ DNP Minnesota_________ 0-0<br />
Wisconsin________ DNP Purdue____________ 0-0<br />
Nebraska_________ DNP at Nebraska________ 0-0<br />
Tennessee (n)_____ DNP MSU (n)___________ 0-0<br />
Totals____________ 0-0 Stanford (n)________ 0-0<br />
Totals____________ 3-1<br />
2016 IOWA HAWKEYES<br />
Career Statistics<br />
Defense___ Solo___ Ast.___ Total__T/Loss___ Sacks__ In-Yds.__ Blk___PBU___FF__ RF<br />
Freshman____ 0_____ 0_______ 0_____ 0/0_____ 0/0_____ 0-0____ 0_____ 0____ 0____ 0<br />
Sophomore___ 3_____ 1_______ 4_____ 1/5_____ 0/0_____ 0-0____ 0_____ 0____ 0____ 0<br />
Career_______ 3_____ 1_______ 4_____ 1/5_____ 0/0_____ 0-0____ 0_____ 0____ 0____ 0<br />
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