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2016 Football

35 Ben Tauchen

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bonduel, Wis.
  • Position LB

Biography

College: 2015: Named to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…GLIAC Honorable Mention selection…Second on the team with 76 tackles (26 solo and 50 assisted)…Had four tackles-for-loss that accumulated 15 yards lost and one sack…Recorded double digit tackles three times…Had 16 tackles at Ferris State that included a forced and recovered fumble…Collected 12 tackles vs. Malone (Sept. 12)…Tallied 10 tackles at Ashland (Nov. 7)…Had a 21-yard interception at Ashland (Nov. 7). 2014: Earned the GLIAC Academic Excellence Award...Appeared in all 11 games...Ended the season tied for fifth-highest amount of tackles with 49...Had a season-high eight tackles against Northern Michigan on Sept. 27...Credited with five tackles for loss...Had seven tackles, six solo, and two tackles for loss at Wayne State on Sept. 4. 2013: Garnered the GLIAC Academic Excellence Award … Played in nine games … Posted 10 tackles with seven solos and three assists … Had a tackle and forced fumble vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 12) … Notched a season-high four stops vs. Walsh (Sept. 21). 2012: Earned the GLIAC Academic Excellence Award … Named the team's defensive scout team player of the year. 2011: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Bonduel High School ... Earned a spot on the all-region team for northeast Wisconsin ... Rushed for a school-record 1,610 yards as a senior ... Led Bonduel to the state semifinals as in 2010 ... Also participated in wrestling ... Was the 2009 state champion at 189 pounds ... Was his class valedictorian.

Personal: Owns a 3.71 grade point average in mechanical engineering.

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2011Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 205 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2012Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2013Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2014Junior

    LB
    6'2" 245 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2015Junior

    LB
    6'2" 245 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2016Senior

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
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