2020 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 5
Emmanuel Rugamba
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Naperville Central
Accolades
2020- Third Team All-MAC
2019 - Third Team All-MAC
2019 - MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game
2020: Started all three games … earned third-team All-MAC … finished the year with 11 tackles, one forced fumble and an interception … had seven tackles in a win over Ball State … had a 62-yard interception return for a touchdown at Akron.
2019: Played in 13 games, all starts … third team All-MAC ... was named the MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game … finished the year with 85 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception and eight pass break-ups … had 11 tackles versus CMU in the MAC Championship game … had 11 tackles at Ball State … had nine tackles and an interception at Western Michigan.
2018: Missed the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2017 (at Iowa): Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . recorded 36 tackles, including 31 solo stops and five assists, along with four pass break-ups and one recovered fumble . . . five tackles vs. North Texas, including four solo stops and one assist, to go with two pass break-ups . . . career-best nine tackles vs. Penn State, including eight solo stops and one assist ... started at cornerback in 55-24 win over #3 Ohio State, recording five solo tackles and one pass break-up.
2016 (at Iowa): Next Man In Award, defense . . . Big Ten Conference co-Freshman of the Week vs. Michigan . . . Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan by College Sports Madness . . . Saw action in 12 games, with three starts at cornerback . . . recorded 13 solo tackles and six assists, along with two interceptions, four pass break-ups and one caused and one recovered fumble . . . saw action in 42-3 win over Iowa State as defense allowed just 291 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle, one assist and one pass break-up vs. ISU.
High School: Named Chicago Tribune first-team all-state as a senior . . . coached by Michael Stine ... unanimous first-team all-conference and all-area as a senior . . . special mention all-conference as a junior . . . recorded 112 receptions for 1,615 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior . . . on defense recorded 30 solo tackles and 15 assists with six interceptions and eight pass break-ups . . . team posted 10-2 record and reached state quarterfinals as a senior . . . also reached state quarterfinals as a junior with 9-3 record . . . member of state championship team (11-3) as a sophomore . . . team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born March 10, 1998 . . . son of Daniella Umutanguha ... majoring in sport leadership and management.
2020- Third Team All-MAC
2019 - Third Team All-MAC
2019 - MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game
2020: Started all three games … earned third-team All-MAC … finished the year with 11 tackles, one forced fumble and an interception … had seven tackles in a win over Ball State … had a 62-yard interception return for a touchdown at Akron.
2019: Played in 13 games, all starts … third team All-MAC ... was named the MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game … finished the year with 85 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception and eight pass break-ups … had 11 tackles versus CMU in the MAC Championship game … had 11 tackles at Ball State … had nine tackles and an interception at Western Michigan.
2018: Missed the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2017 (at Iowa): Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . recorded 36 tackles, including 31 solo stops and five assists, along with four pass break-ups and one recovered fumble . . . five tackles vs. North Texas, including four solo stops and one assist, to go with two pass break-ups . . . career-best nine tackles vs. Penn State, including eight solo stops and one assist ... started at cornerback in 55-24 win over #3 Ohio State, recording five solo tackles and one pass break-up.
2016 (at Iowa): Next Man In Award, defense . . . Big Ten Conference co-Freshman of the Week vs. Michigan . . . Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan by College Sports Madness . . . Saw action in 12 games, with three starts at cornerback . . . recorded 13 solo tackles and six assists, along with two interceptions, four pass break-ups and one caused and one recovered fumble . . . saw action in 42-3 win over Iowa State as defense allowed just 291 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle, one assist and one pass break-up vs. ISU.
High School: Named Chicago Tribune first-team all-state as a senior . . . coached by Michael Stine ... unanimous first-team all-conference and all-area as a senior . . . special mention all-conference as a junior . . . recorded 112 receptions for 1,615 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior . . . on defense recorded 30 solo tackles and 15 assists with six interceptions and eight pass break-ups . . . team posted 10-2 record and reached state quarterfinals as a senior . . . also reached state quarterfinals as a junior with 9-3 record . . . member of state championship team (11-3) as a sophomore . . . team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born March 10, 1998 . . . son of Daniella Umutanguha ... majoring in sport leadership and management.
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