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Eric Strickland
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • High School:
    Seminole Ridge
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    59.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    2

Bio

Senior (2014): Second-team All-HCAC ... Played in nine games ... Finished third on the team in tackles with 59 (36 solo and 23 assists) ... Had six tackles for loss which were tied for fourth most ... Posted two games of 10 or more tackles, including a career-high 12 stops against Manchester (Ind.) University on Oct. 11 ... Forced a team-tying high two fumbles ... Recorded three pass breakups.

Junior (2013): Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... Played in all 10 games with nine starts ... Made 48 total tackles ... Made 26 solo tackles ... Made 22 assisted tackles ... Made 9.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 27 yards ... Made 1.5 sacks, totaling nine yards ... Had one breakup ... Had one pass defended ... Made one fumble recovery, with 0 return yards.

Sophomore (2012): Played in seven games this season … Rushed 56 times for 171 yards … Scored one touchdowns … Averaged 3.1 yards per carry with an average of 24.4 yards/game … Made one assisted tackle … Caught 4 passes for 22 yards … Averaged 5.5 yards per catch with an average of 3.1 yards/game.

Freshman (2011): Played in nine games during first collegiate season … Registered seven tackles.

High School: Earned pair of varsity letters at Seminole Ridge High … Played for head coach Matt Dickman … Named first-team all-conference on gridiron.

Personal: Son of Eric and Karen Strickland … Majoring in business administration.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 36 29
Assists 23 13
Tackles 59.0 42.0
Tackles per game 6.6 6.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 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 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 35-13 1 6 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 13 Centre (Ky.) L, 34-7 6 4 10.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 31-28 5 1 6.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 37-23 9 3 12.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 28-12 5 3 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 45-21 4 1 5.0 - - 1.0 10 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 48-7 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-14 2 4 6.0 - - 0.5 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Bluffton L, 44-23 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 35 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 7 56 171 24.4 3.1 1 12 3 1
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 56 171 4.9 3.1 1 12 3 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2011-12 9 - - - - - - -
2012-13 7 4 0.6 22 3.1 5.5 0 9
2013-14 10 - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - -
Total 35 4 0.1 22 0.6 5.5 0 9

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 7 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2011-12 9 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 7 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2011-12 9 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 7 171 22 - - 193 27.6
2013-14 10 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 35 171 22 - - 193 5.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 6 0.9 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 1 0 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2011-12 9 4 3 7.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 7 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 26 22 48.0 4.8 1.5 9 9.5 27 - 1 0 - - 1 -
2014-15 9 36 23 59.0 6.6 - - 6.0 22 2 - - - - 3 -
Total 35 66 49 115.0 3.3 1.5 9 15.5 49 2 1 0 - - 4 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

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 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 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 9 36 23 59.0 6.6 - - 6.0 22 2 - - - - 3 -
Conference 7 29 13 42.0 6.0 - - 5.0 20 1 - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 17 18 35.0 7.0 - - 1.5 3 2 - - - - 2 -
Away 4 19 5 24.0 6.0 - - 4.5 19 - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 12 3 15.0 5.0 - - 2.5 14 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 6 24 20 44.0 7.3 - - 3.5 8 2 - - - - 2 -
Month                                
September 3 12 11 23.0 7.7 - - 2.5 6 1 - - - - 2 -
October 3 18 7 25.0 8.3 - - 3.0 15 - - - - - 1 -
November 3 6 5 11.0 3.7 - - 0.5 1 1 - - - - - -

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