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77 James Torgerson

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 310
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Springfield

Biography

JUNIOR (2016): Second Team Academic All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... CoSIDA Academic All-District... Missouri Valley Football Conference President's Council Academic Award... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... MVFC Honor Roll... MVFC 'Offensive Lineman of the Week' (Oct. 17)... helped the team rank 12th nationally in time of possession, 20th in tackles for a loss allowed, 31st in sacks allowed and 32nd in total offense... unit recorded three 100-yard rushing games and six games of 300-plus yards passing.

SOPHOMORE (2015): MVFC Honor Roll... Started in all 13 games... helped an offensive unit turn in the fifth-most total yards in program history (5,119)… offense boasted of a 1,000-yard rusher and ranked 22nd nationally in redzone offense… unit ranked 28th in tackles for a loss allowed and 32nd in sacks allowed.

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2014): Played in all 12 games and started the final six games... helped the Leathernecks go 3-3 in that stretch... offensive unit ranked eighth nationally in tackles for a loss allowed... team finished with a 1,000-yard rusher and near 3,000-yard passer... received the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirted... named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football and two in track... named Central State 8 All-Conference his senior year after earning Honorable Mention accolades his sophomore and junior year... played for coach R.J. Luke... earned All-CS8 honors in track the past two seasons... qualified for the state track meet in the shot put in 2011 (Class 2A) and 2012 (Class 3A)... earned Academic All-State honors in football... won the shot put and discus conference titles in 2012... 2012 team won the conference track title.

PERSONAL: Born December 8, 1994 in Springfield... No. 1 sports highlight was making the quarterfinals his sophomore year in football, and beating Jacksonville on the final play of the game during Homecoming his senior year... his parents have been a major influence, "They first encouraged me to play sports and were the reason I have been able to play sports my entire life."... enjoys football, history, fishing and basketball... favorite professional team is the St. Louis Rams... son of Kevin and Janice Torgerson.

MAJOR: Finance

Statistics

Season:
2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 74

    2013Redshirt

    OL
    6'5" 280 lbs
    74
  • 77

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 290 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2015Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 290 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2016Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 300 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2017Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 310 lbs
    77