2017 Football Roster
Roster
Sam Connolly
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 243
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel
2017: MAC East Defensive Player of the Week for week of Sept. 25 for his efforts against Central Michigan … played in 11 games with three starts … finished season with 28 tackles and one interception … had a season-high nine tackles and one interception in a win at Central Michigan … recorded seven tackles against Notre Dame.
2016: Played in five games, making one tackle.
2015: Played in five games ... recorded a tackle at Western Kentucky ... missed second half of season with an injury.
2014: Redshirted ... named Miami's Defensive Scout Player of the Year.
High School: Is a 2014 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School ... coached by Frank Lenti ... team captain ... helped lead his team to a pair of state titles as a junior and senior ... earned all-conference and all-area as a senior, recording 75 tackles and 12 tackles for loss ... named academic all-state as a senior.
Personal: Full name -- Sam J. Connolly ... born Oct. 13, 1995 ... son of Marie and Jim Connolly ... majoring in Kinesiology.
Career Highs
Tackles: 9 at Central Michigan (9/23/17)
Solo: 7 at Central Michigan (9/23/17)
Assists: 3 at Ohio (10/31/17)
TFL: 1.0, twice
Interceptions: 1 at Central Michigan (9/23/17)
