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2015 Football

5 Sam Coleman

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 171
  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wetumpka, Ala.
  • High School Edgewood Academy

Biography

2015:

  • First Team All-UAA on offense and Second Team All-UAA on special teams
  • First Team All-SAA
  • Played in all 10 games
  • Led the team in receptions (45), receiving yards (797) and yards per catch (17.7) while adding six touchdowns
  • Returned nine kicks for 288 yards (32.0 yards per return) on the season
  • Caught eight passes for 166 yards with a touchdown against Hendrix
  • Tallied 138 receiving yards at Rhodes and 126 receiving yards at Majors
  • Scored three touchdowns versus Sewanee with two receiving touchdowns and an 87-yard kickoff return
  • Caught nine passes for 122 at Washington-St. Louis
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (11/2)

2014:

  • First Team All-UAA
  • Played in all nine games
  • Led the team with 25 catches for 413 yards (16.5 yards per catch) and six touchdowns
  • Posted season highs of six catches and 112 yards with one touchdown versus Rhodes
  • Caught six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown against Carnegie Mellon
  • UAA Offensive Player of the Week (10/6)

2013:

  • Honorable Mention All-UAA selection
  • Played in 10 games
  • Caught 29 passes for a team-high 475 yards (16.4 yards per catch) and five touchdowns on the season
  • Totaled six catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns at Rhodes
  • Hauled in two touchdowns at Beloit

2012:

  • Played in nine games; finished third on the team with 27 catches for 254 yards (9.4 yards per catch) and one touchdown
  • Caught five passes for 61 yards and a touchdown versus Allegheny
  • Tallied a season-best seven catches for 68 yards at Carnegie Mellon
  • Named the team's Offensive Rookie of the Year

Personal:

  • Major: Public Policy
  • UChicago activities: Order of the "C" vice president
  • Participated in four years of football, four years of basketball and two years of baseball in high school
  • In football, was named AISA East All-Star Game MVP, AISA Back of the Year, Finalist for Mr. Football in Alabama
  • AISA All-Star in baseball and basketball
  • Teams won threee 2A AISA State Championshops in football and two 2A AISA State Championships in baseball
  • Salutatorian

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2012Freshman

    WR
    5'9" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2013Sophomore

    WR
    5'9" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2014Junior

    WR
    5'10" 171 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015Senior

    WR
    5'10" 171 lbs
    5