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Colgate University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Justin Wolford
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Joy Ives
Joy Ives
Fouad Alsharif
Joy Ives
Fouad Alsharif
Fouad Alsharif

48 Jake Shaffner

48 Jake Shaffner

  • Position:
    Linebacker/Long Snapper
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    240
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cazenovia, N.Y.
  • Previous Team:
    Cazenovia
  • Major:
    Economics & Theater

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 42/0
Colgate Debut: Oct. 1, 2016, vs. Cornell
Stats Through End of 2018: 15 tackles, including eight solo; one tackle-for-loss for minus-1.

Awards
2019 All-Patriot League First Team (Phil Steele)
2019 Colgate University Howard W. & Anne T. Pike Memorial Prize (Theater)
2018 All-Patriot League Second Team (Phil Steele)
2019 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2017 All-Patriot League First Team (Phil Steele)
Two-Time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Two-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

2019 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/0
Position: DS/LB
Stats: Four tackles, including two solo ... Handled deep snapper's duties for all placements and punts ... Colgate's Chris Puzzi set career field goal percentage record of .789 (30-of-38), and Barney Amor set season punting average mark of 42.1 for minimum 40 attempts.
Best Games: Solo tackles in games against Dartmouth and Holy Cross ... Additional tackles at Air Force and William & Mary.
Coach Hunt on Jake: "I give Jake credit. It's a tough situation to come somewhere and play when your dad's a coach, and particularly when your dad is basically your coach. Add to that, he never was a starter on defense. He always was a role guy, a depth guy. But he found a role as our long snapper, which is quite important. You don't know what you have until you don't have one of those, and basically for four years we have been set. His freshman year against Richmond, he got called out to be our long snapper and has done it ever since. The James Madison game, everybody remembers the kick. But the ball had to get snapped too and he did a great job there. It's kind of a thankless position but he's done a good job with it. Knock on wood, we haven't had any tragedy in that department and those are game-changing plays that, if you have a mistake in that part of your football game, you're going to pay the price. He's locked it down and done a really good job. Just found a really nice role, so I give him a lot of credit."

2018 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 12/0
Position: DS/LB
Stats: Four tackles, including two solo ... Handled deep snapper's duties for all placements and punts ... Colgate set field goal records for made and percentage, finishing 15-of-17 for .882 percent ... Led Patriot League in both categories ... Seventh nationally in field goal percentage ... 37-of-38 PATs ... Led Patriot League kickers in scoring ... Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in scoring offense at 27.0 ... Punt team finished with 57 attempts for 36.8-yard average.
Best Games: Two solo tackles in Colgate's 38-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Raiders converted five of their last seven field goal attempts ... Amor punted for career-high 50.2-yard average in season opener against Villanova.

2017 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 11/0
Position: DS/LB
Stats: Six tackles, including one solo ... One tackle-for-loss for minus-1 ... Handled deep snapper's duties for all placements, and Colgate made 9-of-12 field goals and 38-of-40 PATs ... Field goal percentage led Patriot League ... Nine made field goals tied for ninth all-time in Colgate records book.
Best Games: Career-high three tackles in 45-7 triumph at Holy Cross ... Two tackles against Furman ... Raiders converted two field goals against both Cal Poly and Lafayette.

2016 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 7/0
Position: DS/LB
Stats: One solo tackle on special teams.
Best Games: Assumed deep snapper role on punts against Cornell and handled those duties for final seven games ... Raiders averaged 41.5 yards per punt with zero blocked punts.

Before Colgate
Three-year letterman for Cazenovia High School after lettering freshman campaign at Orchard Park High School ... Senior-year captain.
Position: QB/DE
Stats: Passed for 1,405 yards and 16 touchdowns, added 573 rushing yards and 13 TDs, and caught three touchdown passes ... Also contributed 34 tackles and 12 sacks.
Honors: 2015 New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Class B Player of the Year ... Helped Lakers to 13-0 record and Class B state title ... All-State First Team ... Section 3 Player of the Year and All-Section ... Contributed to three-year Cazenovia won-lost record of 32-2.
Get to Know: Lettered four years in both basketball and lacrosse ... Senior-year captain for football ... National Honor Society member.

Personal
Born: Jacob Paul Shaffner in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Family: Parents are Paul and Donna Shaffner … Has two sisters.
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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2016First Year

    Linebacker
    6'3" 230 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'3" 240 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 240 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2019Senior

    Linebacker/Long Snapper
    6'3" 240 lbs
    48