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Colgate University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Rich Barnes
Brian Foley
Joy Ives
Fouad Alsharif
Fouad Alsharif
Joy Ives
Dan Ives
Bob Cornell
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Fouad Alsharif

8 Ben Hunt IV

8 Ben Hunt IV

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mount Laurel, N.J.
  • Previous Team:
    Lenape Regional
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 46/24
Colgate Debut: Sept. 5, 2015, at Navy
First Career Start: Oct. 8, 2016, at Lehigh
Stats: 103 tackles, including 65 solo; 4½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-9 yards; four interceptions for 19 yards; six pass breakups; two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries; five kickoff returns for 17.6-yard average.

Awards
2018 All-Patriot League Third Team (Phil Steele)
2018 Colgate Dick Biddle Coaches Award
2017 NCAA.com FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26)
Four-time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
Three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: DB
Stats: Eighth on team with 32 tackles, including 21 solo ... Two tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-3 yards ... Third on squad with two interceptions ... One pass breakup and one fumble recovery ... Ended his career with 20 consecutive starts ... Part of Colgate defense that led nation in scoring defense at 9.3, total defense at 237.7 and pass efficiency defense with 88.77 rating ... Raiders led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally in rushing defense at 100.8 ... Colgate in streaking to 9-0 start allowed just 29 points during that span and tied NCAA FCS record with five shutouts in one season ... The Raiders never trailed at any point during those first nine games ... Over seven-game stretch, Colgate allowed 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 and 0 points.
Best Games: Best tackle game was six in 10-3 victory at No. 20 New Hampshire ... Added five tackles in 24-17 opening victory over Holy Cross and four solo stops in 27-3 triumph at Bucknell ... In 41-0 victory at Fordham that clinched Patriot League championship, Colgate posted season-high seven sacks that afternoon and set program record by holding Fordham to minus-50 rushing yards ... 28 total yards allowed that day marked third-fewest ... Posted interceptions against Fordham in Patriot League clinching game, and against No. 6 James Madison in 23-20 home NCAA playoff victory.
Coach Hunt on Ben: "If I'm really being honest, he's one of my favorite players of all time. I love seeing him at practice; he's always got a smile on his face. He goes out and does his job, whether it's on special teams or in the secondary, and he's one of the best secondary players we've had. He's one of those guys who does his job so well that, unless you look at it, you wouldn't notice it and that's a good thing at his position. If I could get the makeup of a player, I'd say give me 90 Ben Hunts. Nothing rattles him, he's very positive and he comes from a great family. Everything you'd want a player to be off the field, that's Ben. I'm just a fan. I like to watch him play football on Saturdays and I'm going to miss doing that."

2017 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 10/10
Position: DB
Stats: Seventh on team with 41 tackles, including 24 solo ... Tied for third on team with two interceptions, accounting for 19 return yards ... Colgate led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally with 16 interceptions ... Colgate's highest number of interceptions since 2005 ... Two pass breakups ... 2½ tackles-for-loss ... Team leader with two forced fumbles ... One fumble recovery ... One kickoff return for 11 yards ... 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.
Best Games: Terrific start to season with career-high nine tackles (six solo) in Colgate's 20-14 victory at No. 23 Cal Poly ... Two of those tackles went for lost yardage ... Also forced and recovered fumble in that first half, leading to Raiders TD ... For that effort, named NCAA.com FCS National Defensive Player of the Week ... Picked off first career pass in 21-7 win at Cornell ... Added another pick in 45-7 road thrashing of Holy Cross ... Seven tackles vs. Lehigh and six against No. 9 Richmond ... Added forced fumble against Richmond ... Started 10 games at free safety; missed Buffalo game because of injury ... During offseason, participated in NCAA's Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis.

2016 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 10/2
Position: DB
Stats: 20 tackles, including 12 solo; three pass breakups.
Best Games: Scored first career touchdown on highlight-reel play, carrying blocked punt 11 yards to paydirt at Richmond ... Gave Raiders 14-10 lead ... Career-high four tackles against both Cornell and Lehigh ... Lehigh game marked first collegiate start ... Also posted multiple tackles against Yale, Bucknell, Holy Cross and Georgetown ... Two pass breakups in Colgate's 55-13 win at Yale ... Added one more against Cornell.

2015 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 14/0
Position: DB
Stats: Posted 10 tackles (seven solo), all on special teams ... Tied for third on team with 10 special teams stops.
Best Games: Best tackle games were two apiece in huge victories over No. 11 Fordham and Lehigh ... Both tackles versus Lehigh were solo stops as Raiders clinched Patriot League championship ... Added single tackles in six other games, including NCAA playoff victories against New Hampshire and No. 5 James Madison.

Before Colgate
Lenape Regional High School in Medford, New Jersey ... Received three varsity letters under coach Timothy McAneney … Senior captain.
Position: RB/DB
Stats: Rushed for 818 yards and six touchdowns, and made 50 tackles with four interceptions … Also caught 13 passes for 108 yards and one TD.
Honors: All-South Jersey First Team and All-Burlington County First Team … Received Mini Maxwell Award and named to NJ Super 100 … Team MVP ... Indians went 9-1 senior season.
Get to Know: 2013 All-American Conference Academic … Also lettered in basketball and participated in track and field.

Personal
Born: Benjamin Hunt IV in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
Family: Parents are Benjamin and Tracee Hunt ... Has one sister.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015First Year

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    8