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Hometown 6'0 Height 214 Weight Ralston Valley High School Troy Babbitt-UW Media-Athletics Troy Babbitt-UW Media-Athletics Kyle Spradley Troy Babbitt #28 Andrew Wingard FS Position Senior Class Arvada, Colo. Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography UW This Season: An All-American candidate and one of the top defensive players in the nation. Wingard returns to be the Pokes' leader on the defensive side of the football. 2017: Wingard will enter his senior season with 367 career tackles to rank No. 6 on Wyoming's career tackle list -- exactly 100 tackles away from the school record of 467 held by former Cowboy linebacker Galand Thaxton. In the past three seasons, Wingard has recorded 122 tackles in 2015, 131 in 2016 and 114 in 2017. Wingard was a First Team All-Mountain West selection and was on the Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski and Jim Thorpe Awards watch list. He ranked second on the Cowboys in tackles and added eight tackles for loss. He intercepted five passes last season and recovered two fumbles and would force one. He recorded a season-high 15 tackles in back-to-back contests at both Utah State and Boise. 2016: Wingard helped lead Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and a spot in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming hosted that championship game as the highest ranked team in the conference. The Cowboys went on to earn a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. He was a key player in Wyoming’s win over two Top 25 ranked teams in 2016, as the Cowboys also earned votes in the national polls. Wyoming’s defense led the Mountain West and ranked No. 3 nationally in defensive touchdowns, with five. UW’s defense led the league and ranked 15th in the NCAA in fumbles recovered (12), was No. 2 in the MW and No. 22 in the nation in interceptions (15) and was No. 2 in the conference and No. 10 in the nation in turnovers gained (27). He was a First Team All-Mountain West selection as a sophomore in 2016 in addition to being named a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. He ranked No. 5 in the MW and No. 22 in the NCAA in total tackles in 2016, averaging 9.4 per game, and ranked No. 4 in the league and No. 26 in the NCAA in solo tackles, averaging 5.4 per game. Wingard ended his sophomore season ranked No. 1 among all current active NCAA FBS players in career solo tackles, averaging 6.08 per game, and he ranked No. 2 among all current active FBS players in career total tackles, averaging 9.73 per game. His 131 total tackles in 2016 ranks as the 10th best single season in Wyoming history. Wingard had two interceptions on the season, including one at Nebraska and one in the Poinsettia Bowl versus BYU. He recorded seven double-figure tackle games in 2016, including: a career high 17 tackles at Colorado State, 13 at Nebraska, 12 vs. Northern Illinois and 11 in four other games. 2015: Wingard played in all 12 games for the Cowboys with 11 starts. He ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 4 in the NCAA among all players at all positions in solo tackles in 2015 (6.9 solo tackles per game). Wingard ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 12 in the nation among all players at all positions in total tackles in 2015 (10.2 tackles per game). He also led all MW defensive backs in tackles. His 122 total tackles in 2015 ranked as the 15th best single season in school history. Wingard recorded seven double-figure tackles games in the first 12 games of his career. He had a single-game best 16 tackles at San Diego State, 15 tackles at Utah State, 12 against Washington State and Eastern Michigan, 11 against Boise State and Colorado State and 10 at Air Force. He intercepted the first pass of his Wyoming career against Colorado State. High School: Wingard was named to the 2014 All-Colorado Team as a running back by The Denver Post. The All-Colorado team consisted of the Top 32 players in the state of Colorado in 2014 and included all classifications. He was selected as the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Colorado. Wingard also earned First Team All-State Class 5A honors at running back from The Denver Post in 2014. He was named First Team All-State Class 5A as a running back, defensive back and return specialist as presented by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAANow.com), ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.com. The CHSAA team was selected by Colorado high school coaches. Class 5A is the largest classification in the state of Colorado. Wingard was ranked as the 15th best overall recruit in the state of Colorado by 247Sports.com. His senior season, he recorded 96 tackles, including 52 solo tackles. He intercepted three passes, recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble. He rushed for 1,653 yards on 190 carries his senior season and averaged 127.2 yards per game and 8.7 yards per carry, while recording 10, 100-yard rushing games and scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. Wingard also caught 37 passes for 393 yards and scored five receiving TDs. He added 414 yards in kickoff returns and 235 yards in punt returns. He concluded his senior season with 2,702 all-purpose yards and averaged 207.8 all-purpose yards per game. He also rushed for 1,009 yards as a junior in 2013, accounted for 1,954 all-purpose yards and averaged 217.1 all-purpose yards per game as a junior. For his career, Wingard accumulated: 3,251 total rushing yards on 414 carries and 52 rushing TDs; 810 receiving yards on 81 receptions and 12 receiving TDs; 1,331 kickoff return yards; 323 punt return yards; and 5,722 all-purpose yards. He helped lead Ralston Valley High to a 12-1 record and the Semifinals of the Class 5A State Playoffs before losing to eventual State Champion Cherry Creek, 27-15. Among the touchdowns he scored during the season were six TDs in the state quarterfinals versus Fairview, including a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He played for head coach Matt Loyd. An outstanding track and field athlete, Wingard placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2014 Colorado Class 5A State Championships with a time of 14.76 seconds. He also played basketball at Ralston Valley High. His father, Dan, was a three-year lettermen as a punter at the University of Nebraska from 1983-85. Andrew Wingard was also recruited by Colorado and Washington. Personal: He is undeclared on a major at UW.
