2016 Football Roster
Roster
Eric Steffes
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 262
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mount Calvary, Wis.
- High School:
- St. Mary's Springs
Honors and Awards
2016: Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award, Academic All-Big Ten
2015: Academic All-Big Ten
2014: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten
2013: Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 39 games with 7 starts ... caught 10 passes for 84 yards and 1 touchdown ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting a record of 41-13 (.759), including a 26-7 (.788) mark in Big Ten play and three consecutive bowl wins ... recipient of Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award as a senior ... four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... graduated with bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in May 2015
2016 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in all 14 games with 4 starts ... caught 7 passes for 34 yards and 1 touchdown ... recorded career-high 2 receptions for 2 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown catch, at Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... recorded 1 reception for 14 yards vs. Penn State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 3 ... had 1 catch for 2 yards vs. LSU in Lambeau Field College Classic on Sept. 3 ... made 1 reception for 8 yards vs. Akron on Sept. 10 ... recorded 1 catch for 3 yards at Purdue on Nov. 19
2015 Season: Earned third letter, playing in 11 games with 3 starts … caught three passes for 50 yards … made first career reception for 19 yards vs. Hawai’I on Sept. 26 … caught one pass for 15 yards at Nebraska on Oct. 10 … made one catch for 16 yards vs. Purdue on Oct. 17 … first career rushing attempt went for 4 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12
2014 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 8 games on special teams ... saw action at Rutgers on Nov. 1, vs. Maryland on Oct. 25, vs. Illinois on Oct. 11, at Northwestern on Oct. 4, vs. South Florida on Sept. 27, vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20, vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 and vs. LSU on Aug. 30
2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 6 games on special teams ... saw action vs. Penn State on Nov. 30, at Minnesota on Nov. 23, vs. Indiana on Nov. 16 and at Illinois on Oct. 19 ... made his Badgers debut vs. Purdue on Sept. 21
2012 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by Scout, Rivals and ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... No. 36 tight end in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 67 by Scout ... fourth-ranked player in Wisconsin by Rivals, No. 5 player by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 8 by Scout ... caught 48 passes for 818 yards and 13 touchdowns during his high school career ... named first-team all-state by the WFCA and all-conference and all-region as a tight end during senior campaign after catching 25 passes for 363 yards and four touchdowns ... second-team all-state selection by the A.P. at defensive end and honorable mention all-state at tight end by the WFCA as a junior ... conference defensive player of the year and first-team all-conference and all-region as a defensive end and tight end as a junior ... made 16 receptions for 313 yards and six touchdowns junior year ... first-team all-conference at defensive end as a sophomore ... as a tight end, caught seven passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns ... won three letters in football and baseball and four in hockey ... member of National Honor Society and was on high honor roll throughout high school ... head coach was Bob Hyland
Personal: Parents are Dan and Jill Steffes ... likes hunting, fishing and golfing ... coached youth hockey ... volunteered at Camp Wawbeek, a camp for children and adults with disabilities ... graduated with bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in May 2015 ... pursuing master’s degree in kinesiology
Game-by-Game Receiving (Rec.-Yds., TD):
2015Â SEASON:Â Hawai'i (1-19); Nebraska (1-15); Purdue (1-16)
2016 SEASON: vs. #5 LSU (1-2); Akron (1-8); at #8 Michigan State (2-2, 1); at Purdue (1-3); vs. #8 Penn State (1-14)
Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yds., TD):Â
2015 SEASON: Miami (Ohio) (1-4)
| Career Game Highs | |
| Receptions | 2 at Michigan State, Sept. 24, 2016 |
| Receiving Yards | 19 vs. Hawai’i, Sept. 26, 2015 |
| Receiving Touchdowns | 1 at Michigan State, Sept. 24, 2016 |
| Long Reception | 19 vs. Hawai’i, Sept. 26, 2015 |
