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2021 Football Roster

Steve Dyer
Jim Cundiff
Erik Schelkun

17 Zach Rumpke

  • Position $$
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 208
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool La Salle

Biography

2021 (R-Junior)
• Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention
• Started all 10 games on defense
• Was second on the team with 80 tackles (45 solo)
• Recorded two sacks and six pass breakups
• Had an interception each in the Morehead State and Butler games
• Recorded 10+ tackles in the Stetson and Davidson games
• Member of the 2021 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the First Team All-Pioneer Football League
• Fifth in the PFL for tackles per game (8.1)

2019 (R-Freshman)
• Was thrown into action when co-captain Andrew Lutgens was injured in the season opener, and made the game-clinching interception in the win over 14th-ranked Indiana State
• Was third on the team in tackles (66), and led the Flyers in TFL (6.0), sacks (3.0), PBU (3) and interceptions (2). 
• Honorable Mention All-PFL
• Member of the 2019 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2018 (Freshman)
• Sat out his freshman year as a redshirt
• Member of the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll
•  Received Scout Defensive Award for UD Football

PRIOR TO UD:
High School
• Played two seasons of varsity football at La Salle High School
• Recorded 45 solo and 57 assisted tackles during high school career along with eight sacks
• Named to First Team All-GCL South in junior and senior year
• Captained team senior year
• Named 2016 team Defensive Player of the Year
• Given 2017 Dirksing and Then Some Award
• Part of back-to-back State Champion teams 2014 and 2015

Personal:
• Son of Douglas and Paulette Rumpke
• Has two siblings, Alex and Gabriella
• Majoring in Marketing

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17d

    2018Freshman

    Flyer
    6'0" 185 lbs
    17d
  • 17

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Flyer
    6'0" 196 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Flyer
    6'0" 196 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Flyer
    6'0" 208 lbs
    17