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2017 RMU Football Roster

11 Andy Smigiera

11 Andy Smigiera

  • Position:
    DB
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 205
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    West Seneca, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    West Seneca East

Summary

Biography

2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2013 Game-by-Game Statistics

Awards:
- 2015 All-Northeast Conference Second Team
- 2015 Academic All-District First Team
- 2015 FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team
 
Worth Noting:
- Owns three varsity letters
- Has 145 career tackles, 16 passes defended and six interceptions entering 2016
 
2015 Highlights (Junior):
- Named All-Northeast Conference for the first time in his career
- Also named Academic All-District First Team for the first time
- Started all 11 games at weak safety
- Made 62 tackles and tallied 11 passes defended on the year
- Tied for third in the NEC in passes defended as his total was the highest by a Colonial since 2009
- Ranked among the top 20 overall in the league in tackles/game
- Helped RMU rank among the top 25 nationally in seven defensive categories
- Helped RMU lead the league in passing defense in NEC play, allowing just 138.5 yards/game
- Made 41 of his hits on run coverage, tops among the Colonial secondary
- Added three blocked kicks, a forced fumble and 2.5 tackles for loss
- His three blocked kicks broke a single-season school record and led the league
- Tied for the team lead with three interceptions
- Registered a career-high-tying 10 tackles in win over Bryant along with a blocked kick and a tackle for loss (11/21)
- Posted eight tackles, two pass breakups and a blocked kick against Sacred Heart (10/10)
- Notched an interception at #6 South Dakota State (9/26)
- Made eight hits, five solo, along with an interception in road finale at Saint Francis (11/14)
- Returned three punts for 56 yards on the year
- Had a career-long 40-yard punt return in road finale at Saint Francis (11/14)
- Picked up the first forced fumble of his career against Duquesne (10/24)
 
2014 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Started all 11 games at weak safety
- Was third on the team with 74 tackles and second on the squad with three interceptions
- Added 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery on the campaign
- Tallied a season-best 10 tackles along with an interception @ No. 25 Bryant (10/25)
- Grabbed his first interception and added five tackles against Monmouth (10/4)
- Posted nine tackles and recovered a fumble in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (8/28)
- Contributed nine tackles, including eight solo stops, along with a pass breakup @ Lafayette (9/13)
- Added seven stops, including a tackle for loss, @ Dayton (9/20)
- Intercepted a pass and notched five tackles in a win over Central Connecticut State (10/18)
- Registered nine tackles @ Sacred Heart (10/11)
- Took a handoff on a kickoff return reverse and carried for 57 yards against Wagner (11/8)
 
2013 Highlights (Freshman):
- Played in nine games in his rookie season, missing two contests due to injury
- Made his lone start of the year at weak safety against Duquesne (10/19)
- Returned 16 kickoffs for 252 yards on the season, both marks which led the team
- Returned three punts for 58 yards, averaging 19.3 yards per return
- Compiled nine tackles on the year
- Notched a season-high 168 all-purpose yards in a win @ VMI (9/28)
- Returned five kickoffs for 124 yards and two punts for 44 yards against the Keydets
- Set season highs in longest kickoff return (35) and longest punt return (29) in the VMI game
- Posted a season-high four tackles against the Dukes and returned a punt for 14 yards
- Notched three stops in a victory @ Central Connecticut State (11/9)
- Made his debut in the season opener at nationally ranked Eastern Kentucky (8/29)

Pre-RMU Highlights:
- Was a standout on offensive and defense for West Seneca
- Was a two-time Class A South Offensive Player of the Year
- Named First Team All Class A South at both quarterback and defensive back
- Was a first team all-county and all-metro selection
- Tallied eight interceptions and 117 tackles in his career
- Returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, breaking a school record
- Threw for 16 touchdowns and ran for 20 touchdowns during his career
- Returned a kickoff for a touchdown
- Finished with 3,800 yards passing and 39 total touchdowns in his career
- Was also a standout punter, averaging 40.3 yards per punt
- Named a First Team All-Football Weekly punter
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Stat Snapshot (Season)

Passing Stats
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Touchdowns
Interceptions
Rushing Stats
Attempts
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Receiving Stats
Receptions
Rec. Yards
Touchdowns
Avg. Per Reception
Defensive Stats
Tackles
Sacks
Forced Fumbles
Interceptions
Deflected Passes
Kicking Stats
Field Goals
Longest FG
Extra Points
Points
Punting Stats
Punts
Yards
Longest Punt
Avg. Per Punt

Stat Snapshot (Career)

Passing Stats
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Interceptions
Efficency
Rushing Stats
Attempts
Yards
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Receiving Stats
Receptions
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Touchdowns
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Defensive Stats
Tackles
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Forced Fumbles
Interceptions
Passes Deflected
Kicking Stats
Field Goals
Longest FG
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Punting Stats
Punts
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Longest Punt
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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    35
  • 18

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2015Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 205 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2016Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 205 lbs
    18
  • 11

    2017Graduate Student

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 205 lbs
    11