#36 Cole Fisher Season 2015-16

2015 Honors – – Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams . . . Finish Strong Award . . . Academic All-Big Ten . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . 2015 – – Started at weakside linebacker in all 14 games . . . ranked second on team with 116 tackles, including 60 solo stops and 56 assists . . . also had 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 QB sacks, six pass break-ups and one forced fumble . . . started at weakside linebacker in 31-14 win over Illinois State for first career start as defense allowed 35 net rushing yards and 231 yards total offense . . . led team with career-high eight tackles vs. Illinois State, including four solo stops, four assists, and a shared tackle for loss . . . started at weakside linebacker in 31-17 win at Iowa State as defense allowed no points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists at ISU, including one QB sack . . . started at weakside linebacker in 27-24 win over Pitt as defense allowed just 55 net rushing yards and 282 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best 12 tackles vs Pitt, including two solo stops and 10 assists, and one tackle for loss . . . started at weakside linebacker in 62-16 win over North Texas . . . led team with nine tackles vs. North Texas, including five solo stops and four assists, along with 1 QB sack, one pass break-up and two QB pressures . . . started at weakside linebacker in 10-6 win at Wisconsin as defense allowed no touchdowns and just 320 yards total offense . . . career-best 14 tackles at Wisconsin, including six solo stops and eight assists, along with one QB sack and one QB pressure . . . started at weakside linebacker in 29-20 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 46 nete rushing yards . . . recorded three solo tackles and one assist vs. Illinois . . . started at weakside linebacker in 40-10 win at Northwestern as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 198 yards total offense . . . led defense with 10 tackles at Northwestern, including nine solo stops and one assist, along with one pass break-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in 31-15 win over Maryland, recording one solo tackle and five assists . . . started at weakside linebacker in 35-27 win at Indiana, recording four solo tackles and two assists . . . started at weakside linebacker in 40-35 win over Minnesota, recording four solo tackles and five assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . recorded five solo tackles and five assists vs. Purdue, with a forced fumble and one pass break-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . led team with 11 tackles at Nebraska, recording seven solo stops and four assists . . . also had first career interception and 10 yard return, along with one pass break-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . recorded nine tackles vs. MSU, with four solo stops and five assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford . . . recorded four solo tackles vs. Stanford, including one tackle for loss.

2014 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for third straight year . . . 2014 – – Saw action in all 13 games, recording two solo tackles and six assists . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-20 win at Pitt, but had no statistics as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action in 45-29 win over Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best four tackles, including one solo tackle and three assists . . . saw action in 51-14 loss at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee, but had no statistics.

2013 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second straight year . . .2013 – – Saw action in 10 games, recording one assisted tackle while playing primarily on special teams . . . saw action on special teams in 27-21 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, recording one assisted tackle for first career tackle as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, but had no statistics.

2012 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2012 – – Saw action in eight games, primarily on special teams . . . saw action in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 19-16 win at Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-14 loss to Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-17 loss to Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-21 loss at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 loss to Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 42-17 loss at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 13-7 loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics.

2011 – – Redshirted.

High school honors – – All-class first team super state selection and a two-time Class A first team all-state honoree . . . two-time first team all-conference . . . Career – – Collected 246 tackles and three interceptions during his three-year prep career, playing running back and free safety . . . two-time team captain . . . led team to 2010 state championship, finishing with an 11-2 record . . . also guided team to 2009 state playoffs . . . recorded 62 tackles as a sophomore . . . had 90 tackles and one interception as a junior . . . finished with 94 tackles, three interceptions and scored one touchdown as a senior . . . earned varsity letters in football (4) and basketball (1).

Personal – – Born 8/12/92 . . . civil engineering major . . . earned four academic letters . . . parents are Cathy and Todd Fisher . . . high school coach was Fred Petito.