Eastern Michigan Athletics
2016 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
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O'Connor, Pat
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Jersey Number 52
Pat O'Connor
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Saint Rita
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Patrick Joseph O’Connor...Son of James O’Connor and Donna Craig...Has one brother, Nick and one sister, Meg...Communication major...EMU: 2016: Team captain...Named Second Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports...2015: Sat out the season due to injury, was awarded medical redshirt...Selected to the watch list for the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award, which honors the top lineman or linebacker in the nation...Tabbed by the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List...Named First Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports as well as Phil Steele’s College Football Preview...2014: Elected defensive team captain...Started in all 12 games on the Eagles defensive line...Led the MAC with 7.5 sacks, good for 47th in the nation and was fourth in the conference in tackles-for-loss, pushing opponents back a combined 73 yards on 14 total tackles-for-loss...Fifth on the team with 64 total tackles...Forced a fumble in both of the Eagles victories over Morgan State (Aug. 30) and Buffalo (Oct. 11)...Tallied two pass break-ups and deflections as well as eight quarterback hurries...Recorded two double-digit tackle games, including a career-best 12 stops in the season finale against Toledo (Nov. 28)...Garnered First Team Defense All-MAC honors as a down lineman...Named Team MVP and was the recipient of the John E. Borowiec Most Valuable Defensive Player Award for the second consecutive season at the annual end of the year banquet...2013: Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts...Collected 44 tackles, including four sacks to go along with four quarterback hurries and three pass breakups...Earned the John E. Borowiec Most Valuable Defensive Player Award at the team’s annual year-end banquet...Picked up a sack in each of EMU’s first three games of the season...Tallied a career-high eight tackles in the Eagles’ season-opening victory over Howard (Aug. 31)...2012: Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman...Named E-Gridiron Group Defensive Newcomer of the Year at the team’s year-end banquet...Made 16 tackles on the season...Recorded a season-high five tackles, all solo, at Purdue (Sept. 15)...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Saint Rita High School in Chicago, Ill...Played for Head Coach Todd Kuska...Named 2011 Chicago Tribune All-State honorable mention...Picked up Chicago Sun-Times’ All-Area honorable mention accolades...Earned first team All-Catholic League Blue honors...Finished his senior year with 86 tackles, seven sacks and one interception...Helped the Mustangs to a Catholic League Championship in 2010...As a junior, O’Connor helped Saint Rita make it to the IHSA Playoffs semifinals for the first time since 2003.
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