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Aaron Spence
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Three Rivers, Mich.
  • High School:
    Three Rivers
  • Position:
    QB/P
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • avg
    37.3
  • in 20
    16

Bio

Junior (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Rushed 14 times for 49 yards … Averaged 3.5 yards per carry with an average of 4.9 yards/game … Made two total tackles … Made two solo tackles … Made 54 punts on the season for 2013 yards … Averaged 37.3 yards per punt including 5 for 50+ yards … Had a season long punt of 67 yards … Punted the ball 16 times inside the 20-yard line … Had 4 punts go for touchbacks … Completed seven passes on 14 attempts (50 pct) for 79 yards (7.9 yds/game) … Had an efficiency rating of 97.4 … HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sep. 3-9) … Third-Team All-Ohio …

Sophomore (2011): Saw action in five contests for Yellow Jackets … Mixed time at punter and quarterback positions … Started under center at Franklin on September 24 … Completed 15 passes for 122 yards and rushed 19 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns against the Grizzlies … Ended season ranked third on squad with 26.2 rushing yards per game … Booted 18 punts for an average distance of 32.6 yards per kick … Stuck three punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line … Posted a single-season best with a 57-yard punt against Bluffton on November 12.

Freshman (2010): Played in four games from the running back position … Ranked third on Defiance with 26.8 rushing yards per game … Carried the ball 12 times for 64 yards on November 13 at Bluffton.

High School: Three-time letterman at Three Rivers High … Mentored on the gridiron by his father and head coach, J.J. Wagner … Selected as an All-Michigan performer at the quarterback position … Named the Kalamazoo Gazette and South Bend Tribune Player of the Year … Selected to the Kalamazoo Gazette All-Area Team.

Personal: Son of J.J. and Nikki Wagner … Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
  Total Conference
Punts 54 38
Yards 2013 1366
Average 37.3 35.9
Long 67 50
Inside 20 16 12
Fair caught 6 4
Touch backs 4 4
Blocked 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 4 9 44.4% 49 5.4 0 0 2 17
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 4 75.0% 30 7.5 0 0 1 10

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 4 14 3.5 7 0 - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 2 2 1.0 5 0 1 1
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 23 23.0 23 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 2 -17 -8.5 0 0 - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 4 19 4.8 15 0 1 1

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 1 1

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 11 432 39.3 57 2 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 5 215 43.0 67 2 1 0 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 5 215 43.0 50 0 0 1 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 6 203 33.8 41 2 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 3 108 36.0 40 0 2 0 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 5 184 36.8 48 3 0 1 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 5 144 28.8 42 2 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 3 130 43.3 50 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 8 267 33.4 43 2 1 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 115 38.3 45 2 1 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 14 - - - 14
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 8 - - - 8
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 23 - - - 23
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 -17 - - - -17
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 19 - - - 19

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2012-13 10 7 14 50.0% 79 7.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
2013-14 10 1 2 50.0% 31 3.1 15.5 0 0 31 180.2
Total 27 8 17 47.1% 110 4.1 6.5 0 0 31 101.4

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 4 26 107 26.8 4.1 0 19 - -
2011-12 3 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 14 49 4.9 3.5 0 23 2 2
2013-14 10 34 186 18.6 5.5 0 51 1 0
Total 27 74 342 12.7 4.6 0 51 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 4 2 0.5 15 3.8 7.5 0 10
2011-12 3 - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 11 1.1 107 10.7 9.7 1 20
Total 27 13 0.5 122 4.5 9.4 1 20

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 3 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 27 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 3 10 333 33.3 57 2 1 0 0
2012-13 10 54 2013 37.3 67 16 6 4 0
2013-14 10 60 2203 36.7 56 15 22 2 0
Total 27 124 4549 36.7 67 33 29 6 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 4 107 15 - - 122 30.5
2011-12 3 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 10 49 - - - 49 4.9
2013-14 10 186 107 - - 293 29.3
Total 27 342 122 - - 464 17.2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 0 1 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 4 0 4.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 7 14 50.0% 79 7.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
Conference 8 7 13 53.8% 79 9.9 6.1 0 0 21 104.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 4 10 40.0% 49 9.8 4.9 0 0 21 81.2
Away 5 3 4 75.0% 30 6.0 7.5 0 0 16 138.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 7 14 50.0% 79 9.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
Month                      
September 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
October 4 4 9 44.4% 49 12.3 5.4 0 0 21 90.2
November 1 3 4 75.0% 30 30.0 7.5 0 0 16 138.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 14 49 4.9 3.5 0 23 2 2
Conference 8 10 35 4.4 3.5 0 23 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 9 22 4.4 2.4 0 23 1 1
Away 5 5 27 5.4 5.4 0 15 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 3 10 5.0 3.3 0 8 1 1
Losses 8 11 39 4.9 3.5 0 23 1 1
Month                  
September 5 7 24 4.8 3.4 0 8 1 1
October 4 3 6 1.5 2.0 0 23 - -
November 1 4 19 19.0 4.8 0 15 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 54 2013 37.3 67 16 6 4 0
Conference 8 38 1366 35.9 50 12 4 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 35 1261 36.0 57 8 2 2 0
Away 5 19 752 39.6 67 8 4 2 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 9 311 34.6 41 2 2 0 0
Losses 8 45 1702 37.8 67 14 4 4 0
Month                  
September 5 30 1173 39.1 67 6 4 1 0
October 4 21 725 34.5 50 8 1 3 0
November 1 3 115 38.3 45 2 1 0 0

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 49 - - - 49 4.9
Conference 8 35 - - - 35 4.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 22 - - - 22 4.4
Away 5 27 - - - 27 5.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 10 - - - 10 5.0
Losses 8 39 - - - 39 4.9
Month              
September 5 24 - - - 24 4.8
October 4 6 - - - 6 1.5
November 1 19 - - - 19 19.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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