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Colgate University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Rich Barnes
Rich Barnes
Justin Wolford
Brian Foley
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Yvonne Landis ‘86
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Rich Barnes
Brian Foley
Joy Ives

35 Nicholas Ioanilli

35 Nicholas Ioanilli

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ellwood City, Pa
  • Previous Team:
    Lincoln
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 45/33
Colgate Debut: Sept. 2, 2016, at Syracuse
First Career Start: Sept. 16, 2017, at Buffalo
Stats: 214 tackles, including 118 solo; 15 tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-70 yards; Six sacks for minus-44; Three interceptions for 41 yards and one touchdown; Four pass breakups; One forced fumble; Eight quarterback hurries.

Awards
2019 All-Patriot League Second Team (Coaches)
2019 All-Patriot League Third Team (Phil Steele)
2018 All-Patriot League Second Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2018 Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
2017 All-Patriot League Third Team (Phil Steele)
2017 College Sports Madness Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28)
2016 Colgate Gordon Watson Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year

2019 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: LB
Stats: Team leader with career-high 87 tackles, including team-high 50 solo ... 6½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-29 yards ... One sack for minus-10 ... Team-leading seven quarterback hurries ... Three pass breakups ... One forced fumble..
Best Games: Led Colgate in tackles for second time in three years ... . His 87 tackles were 25 more than previous season best ... Career highs with 13 tackles and two pass breakups against Lehigh ... Career-high nine solo stops at Holy Cross ... Added nine tackles against both Villanova and Bucknell, and chipped in seven at Dartmouth ... Contributed 10-yard sack during Colgate's 24-13 victory over Fordham ... Two TFLs that afternoon and two more at Holy Cross ... Solo tackles for loss against Villanova and William & Mary ... One PBU in 21-20 triumph at Cornell.
Coach Hunt on Nicholas: "Nellie is the true definition of a linebacker. He plays the game on the edge, which is want you want out of your linebacker. We've never had anyone who competes as hard as him. He loves to win; he hates to lose. He's playing to the echo of the whistle, which is what you want at that position. And off the field, he's a great student. He's one of those guys who can flip a switch and become what you want a football player to be. Really a guy who you can tell in every aspect – from the weight room to practice to the games – loves the game of football, which is what we want to recruit here. He really plays with passion, and hopefully that passion is contagious and he can leave it for the next group coming up."

2018 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: LB
Stats: Fourth on team with 56 tackles, including 28 solo ... Fifth on team with six tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-19 yards ... Third in sacks with 2½, accounting for minus-12 yards ... One quarterback hurry ... 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 ... Ended season with 21 consecutive starts -- most of any returning defensive player.
Best Games: Matched career high with 11 tackles in 31-0 shutout of Cornell ... Nine big tackles in Colgate's 23-20 NCAA playoff victory over No. 6 James Madison ... Posted 2½ sacks during three-game span, with solo sacks in convincing wins over Georgetown and Fordham ... Shared sack against Cornell ... Opened season with two TFLs in 24-17 triumph over Holy Cross ... Single tackle-for-loss in 27-3 thumping of 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.

2017 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 11/9
Position: LB
Stats: Team-leading 62 tackles, including 32 solo ... 2½ sacks, accounting for minus-22 yards ... Three interceptions for 41 yards and one touchdown ... 1 pass breakup ... Raiders led Patriot League with 29 sacks ... Colgate led Patriot League and ranked seventh nationally with 16 interceptions ... 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: Three interceptions during two-week November stretch helped Raiders rally for share of Patriot League title ... Interception and 33-yard return for first career touchdown capped 27-0 road shutout at Lafayette ... Pair of picks one week earlier during 40-3 thumping of Bucknell ... Career-high 11 tackles against Lehigh ... Added nine in 21-7 victory at Cornell, eight against Furman and seven in 45-7 triumph at Holy Cross ... Solo sacks in Cornell and Holy Cross wins.

2016 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 10/0
Position: LB
Stats: Nine tackles, including five solo ... Among special teams tackle leaders with five.
Best Games: Season-high two tackles against both Cornell and Lafayette ... Both stops against Leopards were solo in 38-17 victory ... Single tackles in five other games.

Before Colgate
Lincoln High School ... Three-year letterman and senior-year captain.
Position: TB/DB/LB/P
Stats: No. 2 all-time leading rusher in school history with 2,034 yards ... Rushed for 8.5 yards per carry and 31 TDs ... As senior, carried for 871 yards and 13 touchdowns, while contributing 46 tackles, nine sacks and three interceptions ... Punted for 33.6-yard average.
Honors: 2015 All-State defensive back, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top 11 running back and defensive back ... All-Midwestern Athletic Conference First Team defensive back and running back ... Twice earned MAC Top 22 on offense and defense ... Selected for Penn-Ohio Game and nominee for PA Big 33 Game ... 2014 Elite Top 11 Beaver County Times running back and linebacker ... 2014 Lawrence County rushing leader ... Twice MAC honorable mention punter ... Earned 12 Coaches MVP awards on defense and 11 on offense.
Get to Know: Twice earned MAC Scholarly Athlete Award ... Earned school's Eddie Mitchell Award as Athlete of the Year ... Also lettered in basketball and track and field ... 4x100 relay team twice advanced to state ... National Honor Society member ... Student Council and Mentor Program.

Personal
Born: Nicholas Anthony Ioanilli in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Family: Parents are Lynda and Damion Barrett, and David and Cathy Ioanilli … Has two brothers and two sisters.
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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2016First Year

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2019Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    35