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2009 Football Roster

6 Andy Shalbrack

  • Position Strong Safety
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Doylestown, Pa.
  • Previous School St. Joseph's Prep

Biography

2008:  Played in all 10 games ... made a season-high 11 tackles against Towson, including three tackles for seven yards lost ... two weeks later, tied his season-high of 11 tackles against Lafayette, including 1.5 tackles for eight yards lost and a pass breakup ... made nine tackles in the season-opener against Fordham ... totaled five tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Dartmouth ... made eight tackles and had a pass breakup against Harvard ... also made eight tackles against Cornell, including a nine-yard interception and a pass breakup ...totaled 67 tackles for the season, good for fourth on the team. 

2007: Played in all 10 games ... had a season-high 11 tackles vs. Princeton, including a 56-yard interception for a touchdown, a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... made eight tackles vs. Harvard including one for loss ... recorded five tackles vs. Dartmouth, with an interception for 10 yards and two pass breakups ... had seven tackles vs. Marist, including a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... totaled 61 tackles for the season and seven pass breakups.

2006: Appeared in all 10 games with eight starts as a first year... led the team with five interceptions for 62 yards ... recorded 55 tackles on the season, including five for a loss ... named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after making a team-high 11 tackles, including a sack and another assist on a tackle for a loss, vs. Georgetown ... forced a fumble vs. Fordham ... made an interception and a tackle for a loss vs. Princeton ... assisted on a sack and made 1.5 tackles for a loss vs. Iona ... returned an interception 22 yards vs. Penn ... also had seven tackles, including an assist on a loss vs. the Quakers ... earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards for a second time vs. Dartmouth after making a fourth-quarter interception to set up the Lions' only touchdown of the game ... also added seven tackles vs. the Big Green ... made a season-high 12 tackles vs. Harvard, including one for a loss ... made two interceptions in the final contest vs. Brown, with a total return of 16 yards ... recipient of the Ken Germann Freshman Award.

At St. Joseph's Prep: Earned two letters in football ... also played basketball ... all-league as a junior and senior ... Philadelphia Daily News all-city as a senior ... Pennsylvania Football News all-state in 2005 ... totaled 44 tackles as a junior ... had four interceptions and 18 passes defensed as a senior ... team was Catholic League champions in 2002, 2003 and 2005 ... league runner-ups in 2004 ... Pennsylvania Football News all-academic gold medal team.

Personal: Political science major ... father played football and basketball at Wisconsin-Whitewater ... sister, Jamie, played lacrosse at Penn State and sister, Erin, played tennis at Pittsburgh ... Andy Bien Shalbrack, b. 7/25/87 in Brookfield, Wis.


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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2006First Year

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 188 lbs
    49
  • 6

    2007Sophomore

    Strong Safety
    6'1" 205 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2008Junior

    Strong Safety
    6'1" 210 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2009Senior

    Strong Safety
    6'1" 210 lbs
    6