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97 Austin Pearish
Austin Pearish
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wawasee, Ind.
  • High School:
    Wawasee
  • Position:
    DL
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    18.0
  • sac
    3.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Senior (2018): Played in ten games with 18 total tackles (13 solo, 5 assists) ... Had three sacks and an interception ... Registered 4.5 tackles for loss, averaging 1.8 tackles per game.

Junior (2017): Appeared in six games and had a total of four tackles (two solo and two assists) ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss for a total of two yards. 

Sophomore (2016):  Recorded a total of four tackles during the season (three solo and one assist) ... Also had one tackle for loss ... Had a career-high two tackles (two solo) in game against Baldwin Wallace on Sept. 1.

Prep: Four-year letterman in football and two-year letterman in basketball at Wawasee High School ... In football, he earned the 2016 Honorable-Mention WLC ... Was named "Most Valuable Player" for the special teams position ... In 2014, reciepient of the most-improved player award ... Was honored with the grindiron award. 

Personal: Son of Samantha and Kenneth Pearish ... Majoring in sport management ... Also a member of the men's track and field team.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 13 12
Assists 5 5
Tackles 18.0 17.0
Tackles per game 1.8 2.1
Sacks 3.0 3.0
Sack yards 23 23
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 59-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 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, 59-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Hope L, 41-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-26 3 1 4.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) L, 18-14 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-28 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 48-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 20-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 35-6 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 28-10 1 1 2.0 1.0 10 1.5 11 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 34-7 3 0 3.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - 1 3 0 - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 9 - - - - - - -
2017-18 6 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 9 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 6 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 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
2016-17 9 3 1 4.0 .4 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
2017-18 6 2 2 4.0 .7 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 13 5 18.0 1.8 3.0 23 4.5 27 - - - 1 3 - -
2019-20 9 7 6 13.0 1.4 - - 2.5 19 - - - - - - -
Total 34 25 14 39.0 1.1 3.0 23 9.5 49 - - - 1 3 - -

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 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 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 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
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 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
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 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 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 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 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 13 5 18.0 1.8 3.0 23 4.5 27 - - - 1 3 - -
Conference 8 12 5 17.0 2.1 3.0 23 4.5 27 - - - 1 3 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 6 2 8.0 1.3 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 7 3 10.0 2.5 3.0 23 3.5 24 - - - 1 3 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 1.0 10 1.5 11 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 12 4 16.0 1.8 2.0 13 3.0 16 - - - 1 3 - -
Month                                
September 4 6 2 8.0 2.0 1.0 7 2.0 10 - - - - - - -
October 4 3 2 5.0 1.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 4 1 5.0 2.5 2.0 16 2.5 17 - - - 1 3 - -