8 Connor Stephens
Connor Stephens
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Centerville, Iowa
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Centerville / Indian Hills
  • gp
    6
  • tk
    43.0
  • sac
    3.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    1

Bio

High School
  • Three-time first team all-district
  • Four-time first team academic all-conference
Personal
  • Parents are Ryan and Amy
  • Has two siblings: Mickey and Hailey
  • Majoring in criminal justice

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 18 13
Assists 25 15
Tackles 43.0 28.0
Tackles per game 7.2 7.0
Sacks 3.0 2.0
Sack yards 3 2
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 2 0
Fumble return TDs 0 -
Tackle for loss 7.0 5.5
Tackle for loss yards 16 13

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 4 6 10.0 1.0 1 1.0 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 4 5.0 0.0 0 0.5 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 2 7 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 13 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 7 3 10.0 2.0 2 2.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 3 4 7.0 0.0 0 2.5 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 6 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 6 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 6 - - - - - - -
Total 6 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 6 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 6 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 6 - - - - 0 .0
Total 6 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 6 18 25 43.0 7.2 3.0 3 7.0 16 1 2 0 1 13 0 0
Total 6 18 25 43.0 7.2 3.0 3 7.0 16 1 2 0 1 13 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 6 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - 0 0
October 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 6 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 6 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 6 18 25 43.0 7.2 3.0 3 7.0 16 1 2 0 1 13 0 0
Conference 4 13 15 28.0 7.0 2.0 2 5.5 13 0 0 0 1 13 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 13 16 29.0 9.7 3.0 3 3.5 4 1 1 0 1 13 0 0
Away 3 5 9 14.0 4.7 0.0 0 3.5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 5 9 14.0 4.7 0.0 0 3.5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 13 16 29.0 9.7 3.0 3 3.5 4 1 1 0 1 13 0 0
Month September 4 8 18 26.0 6.5 1.0 1 2.0 6 1 2 0 1 13 0 0
October 2 10 7 17.0 8.5 2.0 2 5.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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