Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 40/31
Colgate Debut: Oct. 20, 2012, vs. Georgetown.
First Career Start: Aug. 31, 2013, at Air Force.
Stats: Finished career with 127 tackles, including 54 solo … Posted 26½ tackles-for-loss for minus-125 yards … Totaled 14 sacks for minus-95 yards.
 
Awards
2010-19 Colgate All-Decade Team
2016 Team Captain
2015 Team Captain
2014 All-Patriot League Second Team
2014 CollegeSportsMadness.com All-Patriot League Second Team
2014 Colgate Dick Biddle Coaches Award
2014 FCS Special Teams Player of the Week by The Sports Network
2014 FCS Special Teams Player of the Week – Patriot League
2014 FCS Special Teams Player of the Week – ECAC
2014 CollgeSportsMadness.com Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week
2013 All-Patriot League Third Team
2013 Colgate Tom Dodge Unsung Hero Award
 
2016 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 10/5
Position: DL
Stats: Totaled 21 tackles during the season, including 10 solo … Made 6½ TFLs, good for minus-32 yards, ranking him third on team … Also third on team with minus-29 yards from 4½ sacks … Recorded one interception and three quarterback hurries … Ranked eighth in Patriot League in sacks.
Best Games: Matched team season high with three sacks against Lafayette, good for minus-20 yards … Registered one interception and 3-yard return against No. 7 Richmond.
Coach Dan Hunt on Victor: "Victor is an unbelievably hard-working guy who came back from a tough knee injury last year. I'll never forget in the locker room the night he got hurt against New Hampshire expecting to console him, and he ended up consoling me. He said, 'Coach, I'm going to go get big, I'm going to come back from this and play against Syracuse.' And that's what he did. To see him bring that attitude, how can anyone else feel bad for themselves when Victor is coming back off his knee injury with a smile on his face? He came back this year and was productive and had the three sacks last week. Just a definition of why you do it, why you put in the hard work and what a positive attitude can do."
 
2015 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 2/2
Position: DL
Stats: Complied six tackles, four of which were solo … Suffered season-ending injury in second game of season against No. 12 New Hampshire … Injury halted his streak of 26 consecutive starts ... Granted medical hardship waiver.
Best Games: Recorded one sack good for minus-5 yards in season opener at Navy. 
 
2014 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: DL
Stats: Completed streak of 24 straight starts that was longest streak on defensive side and tied for longest among non-seniors … Led defense with 56 tackles, including 21 solo … Recorded 4½ sacks and 11½ tackles-for-loss to rank second on squad in both categories … Sacks accounted for minus-29 yards and TFLs for minus-51 yards … Blocked three kicks.
Best Games: Blocked two punts against Georgetown … One punt went for safety and another was returned for touchdown by Pat Afriyie in 19-0 victory … Also recorded 17-yard sack and career-high three TFLs for minus-22 yards against Hoyas … Registered season-high seven tackles against Bucknell.
 
2013 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: DL
Stats: Tallied 44 tackles (19 solo) during season, including four sacks … Led team in sacks, accounting for minus-32 yards … Also second on squad in TFLs with 7½ … Totaled minus-37 yards, which led Raiders.
Best Games: Made 11 tackles against No. 12 Fordham in season finale … Recorded 18-yard sack in season-opener against Air Force … Recorded seven tackles, including one solo and two assisted TFLs, against Bucknell. 
 
2012 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 4/0
Position: DL
Stats: Appeared in four games, including NCAA first-round playoff game at Wagner.
 
Before Colgate
Wallenpaupack Area High School … Lettered two years.
Position: DE
Stats: Recorded 68 tackles during senior season.
Honors: Served as team captain during senior campaign … Named All-League First-Team in Lackawanna Football Conference … Selected for 2012 Lions Club Dream Game.
Get to Know: National Honor Society member … Also lettered in wrestling and track and field.
 
Personal
Born: Victor Paul Steffen in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Family: Parents are Peter and Pam Steffen … Has four brothers and three sisters.