2015 Football Roster
Roster
Jack Cichy
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- OLB
- Hometown:
- Somerset, Wis.
- High School:
- Hill Murray
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 223
Honors and Awards
2017 Preseason: Bednarik Award watch list, Nagurski Trophy watch list, Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
2016: Butkus Award semifinalist, Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist, All-Big Ten honorable mention
2015: Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP
Notable: Logged sacks on three consecutive plays in second half of 2015 Holiday Bowl en route to Defensive MVP honors … former walk-on was awarded scholarship in summer of 2015 ... invited to 2018 NFL Scouting Combine
Career: Played in 24 games with 11 starts … logged 120 tackles, 15.0 TFLs, 6.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 6 pass breakups ... was a starter at inside linebacker in 2016 before suffering season-ending pectoral injury vs. Iowa on Oct. 22 ... unable to play as a senior in 2017 after suffering knee injury during preseason camp ... served in coaching role in each of final two seasons after suffering those injuries ... 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 … contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his four-year career …shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … played in all 13 games for UW unit that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense (13.7 ppg) and No. 2 in total defense (268.5 ypg) in 2015 …
2017 Season: Did not play after suffering knee injury during preseason camp
2016 Season: Earned third letter, playing in seven games and making seven starts at inside linebacker ... logged 60 tackles, including 7.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks ... recorded career-high 15 tackles, including 11 solo stops, and career-best 3.5 TFLs vs. No. 2 Ohio State on Oct. 15, earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors ... made 10 tackles in first half at Iowa on Oct. 22 before leaving game with season-ending pectoral injury ... had 8 tackles, including 1.0 TFL and a forced fumble, vs. No. 5 LSU in Lambeau Field College Classic on Sept. 3 ... made 8 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 ... recorded 6 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at No. 8 Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... had 1 tackle vs. Akron on Sept. 10
2015 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 13 games with four starts … finished season with 60 tackles to rank fifth on team … had 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks, ranking third among UW players in both categories … also recorded four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries … named Defensive MVP of Holiday Bowl after recording team-high nine tackles, including 3.0 sacks, in second half vs. USC on Dec. 30 (missed first half due to targeting foul in previous game) … three sacks vs. USC came on consecutive plays … recorded team-high 10 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks at Maryland on Nov. 7 … logged career-high 11 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Northwestern on Nov. 21 … had eight tackles vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 … made five tackles on two occasions vs. Hawaii on Sept. 26 and vs. Troy on Sept. 19
2014 Season: Redshirt season
2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in four games ... saw action vs. Indiana on Nov. 16, BYU on Nov. 9 and vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... made his Badgers debut and registered one tackle vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7
High School: Recorded 107 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, six forced fumbles and four fumbles recovered, as well as one interception, four pass breakups and two blocked kicks as a senior ... all-conference selection as a senior ... honorable mention all-state ... team MVP as a senior ... finished with 111 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered, plus three interceptions, seven pass breakups and four blocked punts as a junior ... all-conference selection ... two-time team captain ... 58 tackles and one pass broken up as a sophomore
Personal: Parents are Lisa and Steve Cichy ... father played football at Notre Dame and in the Canadian Football League ... mother played basketball at Marquette ... sister, Tessa, played basketball for the Badgers ... volunteered with Amnesty International and as youth sports camp counselor ... participated in food preparation at a local homeless shelter and volunteered at Ronald McDonald House ... enjoys golfing and boating ... graduated with degree in economics in December 2017
Game-by-Game Tackles
2013 SEASON: Tennessee Tech (1-0=1)
2015 SEASON: #3 Alabama (1-1=2); Miami (Ohio) (0-1=1); Troy (31-4=5); Hawai'i (2-3=5); Iowa (1-1=2); Nebraska (0-0=0); Purdue (1-0=1); at Illinois (2-1=3); Rutgers (3-5=8); at Maryland (8-2=10); #20 Northwestern (5-6=11); at Minnesota (2-1=3); vs. USC (6-3=9)
2016 SEASON: vs. #5 LSU (5-3=8); Akron (1-0=1); Georgia State (8-0=8); at #8 Michigan State (4-2=6); #2 Ohio State (11-4=15); at Iowa (6-4=10)
| Career Game Highs | |
| Tackles | 15 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 15, 2016 |
| Tackles for Loss | 3.5 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 15, 2016 |
| Sacks | 3.0 vs. USC, Dec. 30, 2015 |
| Interceptions | N/A |
| Passes Defended | 1 (6x) MR vs. Georgia State, Sept. 17, 2016 |
