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Colgate University Athletics

2017 Football Roster

Joy Ives
Fouad Alsharif
Joy Ives
Joy Ives
Joy Ives
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Joy Ives
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell

42 Trent Williams

42 Trent Williams

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Previous Team:
    Lake Forest
  • Major:
    Peace and Conflict Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 29/16
Colgate Debut: Sept. 5, 2015, at Navy
First Career Start: Sept. 2, 2016, at Syracuse
Stats: 102 tackles, including 54 solo ... 11 tackles for loss, accounting for minus-34 yards ... 3½ sacks, accounting for minus-19 yards ... One interception for 18 yards ... Two additional pass breakups ... One forced fumble ... Five quarterback hurries.

Awards
2017 All-Patriot League Second Team (Coaches)
2017 All-Patriot League Third Team (Phil Steele)
2016 Corvais Patriot League and College Sports Madness Defensive Players of the Week (Sept. 17)
2016 STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17, honorable mention)

2017 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 9/7
Position: LB
Stats: Third on team with 54 tackles, including 25 solo, despite missing two games because of injury ... Posted 3½ tackles for loss, accounting for minus-11 yards ... Shared one sack for minus-4 yards ... One pass breakup and tied for second on team with three quarterback hurries ... Part of Colgate defense that held opponents to 17.5 points per game -- lowest program average since 1981 ... Raider defense did not allow touchdown over season's final 15 quarters ... Colgate led Patriot League in rushing defense (115.0, 20th nationally) and scoring defense.
Best Games: Returned from injury and came off bench for season-high nine tackles in 21-7 win at Cornell ... Seven tackles in 45-7 win at Holy Cross, and six in victories against both Bucknell and Lafayette ... Five solo stops, including two behind line of scrimmage, at Lafayette both season highs ... Shared sack at Holy Cross.
Coach Hunt on Trent: "Trent was put in a really tough situation at the start of his junior year. He was one of the few non-seniors really playing. Going from 2015 to 2016, he was the only new piece – everyone else was back. But he excelled. He came in and did a great job as a junior fitting in with that defense, making plays and knowing what he was doing. This year, he got the leadership role thrust upon him because we were replacing all of our linebackers and he's done an unbelievable job. He's a guy who when you sit and review a career, no matter how much praise we heap on him now, we're going to say we didn't appreciate him enough when he was here. That's one of those ultimate respect things where two years from now, we will notice when we don't have a guy who did what Trent did for us. I'm just really happy for him and, hopefully, we let him know how much we appreciate what he's done for us."

2016 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 9/9
Position: LB
Stats: Sixth on team with 45 tackles, including 23 solo ... Third with 7½ tackles for loss, accounting for minus-23 yards ... Fifth with three sacks, accounting for minus-15 yards ... One interception for 18 yards that marked Colgate's second-longest return of season ... One additional pass breakup ... One forced fumble ... Two quarterback hurries.
Best Games: First career interception and ensuing 18-yard return part of big day in 55-13 triumph at Yale ... Added two sacks among five total tackles that day to garner multiple Patriot League player of the week nods and National Defensive Player of the Week honorable mention from STATS ... Career-high eight tackles, including three solo, at Fordham ... Seven stops including first career sack to mark collegiate starting debut at Syracuse ... Six tackles against both No. 7 Richmond and Georgetown.

2015 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 11/0
Position: LB
Stats: Recorded three tackles in reserve linebacker role.
Best Games: Two solo tackles at Navy and one at Cornell.

2014 (First Year)
Squad member.

Before Colgate
Lake Forest High School ... Three-year varsity starter and letterwinner with Scouts … Team captain senior season.
Position: TB/LB/DE
Stats: Made 57 tackles and one interception as senior … Finished career with 132 tackles, including 25 for lost yardage ... 24 of those were sacks ... Added 36 quarterback hurries, four interceptions, five caused fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and one defensive touchdown ... .
Honors: Selected for Illinois in Shriner All-State Game ... First team All-State as senior and honorable mention recipient as junior ... Twice named All-County, All-Area, and All-Conference … All-Northshore as senior ... Set school record with seven sacks in state quarterfinal game … Team defensive MVP ... Three straight seasons with 9-3 record ... Helped Scouts to 2012 conference title ...
Get to Know: Member of Lake Forest High Men's Club.

Personal
Born: Trent Hall Williams in Evanston, Illinois.
Family: Parents are Hugh and Samantha Williams ... Has one brother and one sister.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014First Year

    Linebacker
    6'1" 220 lbs
    42
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    2015Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    42
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    2016Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2017Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    42