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2015 Football Roster

Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell

91 Ben Andersen

91 Ben Andersen

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    260
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Madison, N.J.
  • Previous Team:
    Madison
  • Major:
    Economics

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2015 (Senior): Played in all 14 games with one start on defensive line ... Started season opener at Navy ... Posted 11 tackles, batted down pair of pass attempts, blocked kick vs. New Hampshire in regular season meeting, contributed one quarterback hurry and shared one sack ... Member of National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society ... Named for second straight year to 14-man Academic All-Patriot League Team, and then added to FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Team ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean's Award list ... Coach Dan Hunt on Ben: "Ben is part of a Colgate family; his parents both went here. He came in and bided his time and really became a big contributor to the defense last year. He's made a lot of plays for us because he's one of those kids who kept working and getting better. His last two years, he's really been a major contributor."

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with two starts on defensive line ... Starts came on consecutive Saturdays against Cornell and Georgetown ... Posted 12 tackles, including four solo stops ... Tackle high was four to aid 19-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Contributed sack and 2-yard loss at Albany ... Landed on 25-member Capital One Academic All-District 1 Football Team for FCS players from Northeast Region ... One of 14 selected Academic All-Patriot League ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean's Award list.

2013 (Sophomore): Squad member ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll.

2012 (First Year): Squad member ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll.

Before Colgate: Played at Madison (N.J.) High School … Lettered two years … Posted 55 tackles, six catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns … Served as captain during his senior year … Coached by Chris Kubick ... Member of two state championship teams ... First team All-Freedom Conference ... Second team All-Morris County ... New Jersey Coaches Association Super 100 Team ... Morris County Scholar-Athlete ... Received team's Scholar-Athlete Award ... Also lettered two years in lacrosse ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Joseph Andersen ... Parents are Eric and Pamela Andersen … Father played football for Colgate from 1983-86; mother (Pamela Shelton) played field hockey for Colgate from 1984-87 ... Has two brothers and two sisters … Born in New York City.
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Historical Player Information

  • 91

    2012First Year

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 230 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2013Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 258 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2014Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 260 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2015Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 260 lbs
    91