Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Oct 11 (Sat)
1 p.m.
Roster
Steven Bednarik
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Helen, Mich.
- High School:
- Roscommon
PERSONAL: Full Name: Thomas Steven Bednarik...Son of Carolyn Bednarik, and the late Don Bednarik...Born 11-17-82...Parks and recreation major...EMU: Has earned three letters while playing in 33 games, 14 as a starter, during his career...Selected as one of the 10 members of the Champions Club by Head Coach Jeff Genyk as one of the outstanding team leaders in 2004...2004: Played in 10 games and started nine times...Missed only the Kent State game (Nov. 13) with an injury...Finished fifth on the team in tackles with 69 and was second in interceptions with two for 27 yards...Ranked 31st in the final MAC standings for tackles with 6.9 per game...Recorded his first interception against Buffalo (Sept. 2) in the season opener and added another pick, against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 25)...Named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Eastern Illinois game...Earned Winning Performance honors three times, against Buffalo, Eastern Illinois and Western Michigan (Oct. 16)...2003: Played in 11 games but was nagged by injuries throughout most of the season...Recorded seven tackles on the year...2002: Played in all 12 games and earned four starts, against Akron (Oct. 5), Ohio (Oct. 12), Ball State (Oct. 19) and Central Michigan (Nov. 2)...Recorded 39 tackles to rank eighth on the team...Had two forced fumbles on the year, both in the Akron game (Oct. 5)...2001: Redshirted as a freshman...Practiced with the team the entire year but did not play in any games...Named Backup Eagle of the Week for outstanding practice effort in the week of the Southeast Missouri State game (Sept. 1)...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Roscommon H.S. where he helped lead the football team to a three-year record of 24-7 as a three-year starter...Also an outstanding wrestler who won 33 matches as a freshman, 41 as a sophomore, 48 as a junior and 46 as a senior...Senior Year: Led the Jack Pine Conference in tackles with 166 and forced seven fumbles as a linebacker...Also rushed 98 times for 700 yards and 11 touchdowns as a fullback...Detroit Free Press: First-team Division 5 All-State selection...Associated Press: Named to the All-State team...The Bay City Times: Was the Class B winner of the Bay City Times/Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award as well as a two-time Dream Team selection...The Detroit News: Honorable mention All-State...Finished second in the state at 215 pounds in wrestling and had a 46-2 record.
