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55 Greg Ward, Jr.
Greg Ward, Jr.
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    315
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • High School:
    Ypsilanti
  • Position:
    DL
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    51.0
  • sac
    6.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Senior (2017): Recorded 51 tackles (39 solo and 12 assists) ... Had a team-high 15.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks ... His 15.5 TFL ranked him for third most in the HCAC ... Had ten or more tackles on two sperate occasions, including a season-best 11 on Oct. 28 against Hanover (nine solo and two assists)  ... Had a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... Tallied one pass breakup. 

Junior (2016):  First-team All-HCAC ... Tallied 29 tackles (18 solo and 11 assists) ... Had team-highs of 14 tackles for loss and eight quarterback sacks ... His 14 TFL were tied for fifth most in the HCAC and his eight sacks were third highest ... Recorded a career-high seven tackles (two solo and five assists) in game against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Sept. 24 ... Also had a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.

Sophomore (2015):  Played in all 10 games ... Recorded 24 tackles for the season (15 solo and nine assists) ... Posted a season-high five tackles (four solo and one assist) in season-opener against Adrian College ... Had two sacks ... Had one interception. 

Freshman (2014):  Played in nine games ... Finished the season with 32 total tackles (19 solo and 13 assists) ... Made 5.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded two sacks ... Had a season-high eight tackles against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology on Oct. 18 ... Forced one fumble.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 39 30
Assists 12 11
Tackles 51.0 41.0
Tackles per game 5.1 5.1
Sacks 6.5 4.5
Sack yards 61 47
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 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 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 5 0 5.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 4 1 5.0 1.0 7 3.0 10 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 1 2 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 8 2 10.0 0.5 0 1.5 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 4 0 4.0 2.0 30 3.0 31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 9 2 11.0 1.0 7 2.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 3 1 4.0 1.0 10 3.0 17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 3 1 4.0 - - 1.0 2 - 1 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - 1 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - 1 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 9 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 9 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 10 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 9 19 13 32.0 3.6 2.0 24 5.5 30 1 - - - - - -
2015-16 10 15 9 24.0 2.4 2.0 14 5.0 17 - - - 1 1 - -
2016-17 10 18 11 29.0 2.9 8.0 56 14.0 66 1 1 0 - - 1 -
2017-18 10 39 12 51.0 5.1 6.5 61 15.5 77 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Total 39 91 45 136.0 3.5 18.5 155 40.0 190 3 2 0 1 1 2 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

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 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

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 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

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 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 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 10 39 12 51.0 5.1 6.5 61 15.5 77 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Conference 8 30 11 41.0 5.1 4.5 47 11.5 60 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 27 6 33.0 6.6 2.5 14 5.5 18 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Away 5 12 6 18.0 3.6 4.0 47 10.0 59 1 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 6 1 7.0 3.5 2.0 30 3.0 31 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 33 11 44.0 5.5 4.5 31 12.5 46 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Month                                
September 5 12 6 18.0 3.6 2.0 14 5.0 18 1 - - - - - -
October 3 21 4 25.0 8.3 3.5 37 6.5 40 - - - - - 1 -
November 2 6 2 8.0 4.0 1.0 10 4.0 19 - 1 0 - - - -

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