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2018 Football Roster

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  • FB
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Colorado Springs, Colo.
    Hometown
  • 6'3
    Height
  • 234
    Weight
  • Palmer
    High School
Austin Lopez
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Austin Lopez
FB
Position
Junior
Class
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hometown

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Biography

UW This Season: Lopez made the transition from defensive end to fullback in the spring. He had a strong campaign finishing second on the depth chart at the position.

2017: Lopez finished the season with four total tackles. He recorded two solo and two assisted stops. He had two tackles in the Cowboys win over Texas State. He also added a tackle against New Mexico and Hawai’i.
 
2016: Did not appear in any games.

2015: Redshirted.

High School: Lopez is a graduate of Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was an All-State Selection his senior season. Lopez was a three-time All-Conference selection playing running back and linebacker. During his senior season, he recorded 214 tackles and rushed for 782 yards.  As a junior, he was credited with 110 tackles, and he had 91 tackles as a sophomore.  Lopez was a National Honor Society member and Academic All-Conference honoree all four years of high school. He also earned Academic All-America honors in football and hockey his junior and senior seasons.  In addition to football and hockey, he also ran track in high school. He played for head football coach Jeff Priestly.

Personal:  Lopez was born on April 4, 1997. He is the son of Steed and Michele Lopez and has two older brothers, Kyle and Mason. Lopez is majoring in physiology at UW.