2017 Football Roster
Roster
Austin Ramesh
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Land O’ Lakes, Wis.
- High School:
- Northland Pines
Notable: Invited to 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Career: Played in 40 games with 18 starts at fullback … recorded 34 carries for 147 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns … made 13 catches for 130 yards and 1 touchdown ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles
2017 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in 13 games with 6 starts at fullback ... logged 17 carries for 89 rushing yards and 2 TDs ... caught 6 passes for 76 yards ... shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … had 2 carries for 7 yards and caught 3 passes for 27 yards vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... made 2 catches for 45 yards, logging a pair of 20-plus yard receptions (20 and 25) vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2, while adding 1 carry for 5 rushing yards ... ripped off career-long 41-yard run at Minnesota on Nov. 25, logging 2 carries for 43 yards to go with 1 catch for 4 yards... had 3 carries for 22 yards and 1 touchdown vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... opened season with 2 carries for 11 yards and a touchdown vs. Utah State on Sept. 1
2016 Season: Earned third letter, playing in 11 games with 9 starts … had a career-high 4 carries for 12 yards vs. Akron on Sept. 10, scoring first career rushing touchdown … had 2 carries for 7 yards, scoring go-ahead touchdown in fourth quarter vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15 … converted game-clinching first down with a 10-yard run in fourth quarter of Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 2 … scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in Big Ten Football Championship Game vs. Penn State on Dec. 3 ... caught a career-long 14-yard pass vs. Iowa on Oct. 22
2015 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 9 games with 2 starts … caught one pass for 12 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 3
2014 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 7 games with 2 starts at fullback ... finished season with three catches for 18 yards and a touchdown ... started and caught 3-yard touchdown pass for first career reception in first career game vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 ... had one catch for 9 yards at Northwestern on Oct. 4 ... started and made one reception for 6 yards vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... also saw action vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 22, vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 and vs. South Florida on Sept. 27
High School: Three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... ranked as the No. 58 outside linebacker by Rivals, No. 96 by ESPN ... rated the No. 3 fullback by Scout ... ranked as the No. 5 recruit in the state of Wisconsin according to ESPN and Rivals ... rushed for 1,670 yards, 19 touchdowns, 12 receptions for 279 yards and three touchdowns while making 93 tackles on defense as a senior ... first-team all-state as a linebacker and running back, first-team all-conference, conference player of the year, first-team all-region ... team MVP and captain ... lead the state in rushing with 2,263 yards, 19 touchdowns, 335 receiving yards and three touchdowns receiving, with 98 tackles and a sack on defense as a junior ... first-team all-conference, conference player of the year, team MVP and captain ... sophomore year, ran for 1,650 yards to go with 42 receiving yards, 22 total touchdowns ... first-team all-conference, team MVP ... career totals include 5,939 rushing yards, which is third all-time in the state of Wisconsin, 60 rushing touchdowns, 9.4 yards per carry and 169.7 rushing yards per game ... also earned four varsity letters in hockey, including earning all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore, second-team all-conference as a junior ... head coach was Eric Swanson
Personal: Parents are Shelly and Chad Ramesh ... father played football at Ripon College ... honor roll student throughout high school ... enjoys hunting and snowmobiling ... volunteered with the Special Olympics Project UNIFY, the Eagle River Recreation Association and other local community service events ... graduated with bachelor's degree in rehabilitation psychology in December 2017
| Career Game Highs | |
| Rush Attempts | 4 vs. Akron, Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Rushing Yards | 43 at Minnesota, Nov. 25, 2017 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 (5x) MR vs. Maryland, Oct. 21, 2017 |
| Long Rush | 41 at Minnesota, Nov. 25, 2017 |
| Receptions | 3 at Miami, Dec. 30, 2017 |
| Receiving Yards | 45 vs. Ohio State, Dec. 2, 2017 |
| Receiving Touchdowns | 1 vs. Western Ill., Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Long Reception | 25 vs. Ohio State, Dec. 2, 2017 |
