Colgate: earned three varsity letters ... played in 31 games with 23 starts ... made 87 tackles including 17 TFL’s for minus 76 yards ... had five PBU and 10.5 quarterback sacks for minus 60 yards … tied for 16th in career quarterback sacks.
As A 5th-Year Senior (2007) – third team All-America by The Sports Network … first team all-Patriot League … sixth on the team in tackling with 47 (23 solo) … had a team-high 12 tackles for loss for minus 51 yards (4th in the Patriot League) … led the Patriot League in quarterback sacks with 6.5 for minus 37 yards …had two fumbles forced and one fumble recovery … high tackle games were eight against Cornell and seven against Bucknell … in the Bucknell game he had four TFL’s, 3.5 quarterback sacks, two fumbles forced and one fumble recovery.
As A Senior (2006) - started all 11 games at defensive tackle ... received Colgate’s Tom Dodge Unsung Hero Award ... made 35 tackles, and was second in the team in TFL’s with seven for minus 25 yards ... tied for the team lead in quarterback sacks with four ... had two against Fordham and one each vs. Holy Cross and Bucknell ... credited with four PBU and three quarterback hurries ... high tackle games were six against Bucknell, and five against Cornell and Lafayette ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As A Junior (2005) - played in eight games with one start against Cornell ... credited with five tackles ... high tackle game was two against Cornell ... had a fumble recovery vs. Princeton.
As A Sophomore (2004) - missed the 2004 season after hip surgery one week before preseason camp.
As A Freshman (2003) - played in one varsity game (vs. Bucknell) … was mainly with the junior varsity team.
High School: is a 2003 graduate of Exeter Area High School in Exeter, N.H. … lettered three years with the Blue Hawks … played tight end and defensive line in his senior year … served as captain … was the Seacoast Player of the Year … named to the all-state team at defensive tackle … selected for the Vermont/New Hampshire Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl … won team’s David Kuegel Memorial Scholarship Award … team was Division II state champions with a 9-3 record … coached by Bill Ball … also lettered in hockey and baseball.
Personal: Major is Economics … parents are Paul and Colleen Nolan of Exeter, N.H. … born January 28, 1985 in Stoughton, Mass. … has two brothers and one sister … full name is Patrick J. Nolan.
