Hawk-Item – – Suffered injury at Wisconsin (9/22/07) and did not play in final eight games . . . granted additional year of eligibility after playing in just four games in 2006 due to injury . . . suffered injury at Illinois in fourth game of the 2006 season and missed the remainder of the season.
2007 – – Started at free safety in opening win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 21 rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . credited with seven tackles vs. Northern Illinois, including three solo stops and four assists, along with a caused fumble . . . started at free safety in win over Syracuse as defense allowed just 24 rushing yards and 103 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle vs. Syracuse, a QB sack for minus six yards . . . started at free safety and played every defensive down in loss at Iowa State, recording four solo tackles . . . started at free safety in loss at Wisconsin, recording five tackles, including four solo stops . . . injured at Wisconsin and missed final eight games.
2006 – – Listed as second team strong safety following spring practice . . . saw action in 41-7 season-opening win as defense held Montana to 10 net yards rushing and 144 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist vs. Montana . . . saw action in double overtime win at Syracuse, but recorded no statistics . . . started at free safety in win over Iowa State for first career start . . . recorded one solo tackle and seven assists vs. Iowa State, setting career-high in tackles . . . saw action in win at Illinois, recording first career interception before leaving the game in the fourth quarter due to injury . . . also had one solo tackle and one pass break-up vs. Illinois . . . did not see action in final eight games of the regular season after injury at Illinois.
2005 Honors – – Hawkeye Hustle Award, special teams . . . 2005 – – saw action in opening win over Ball State . . . led team with six tackles, including four solo stops, and also recorded one QB pressure . . . saw action at Iowa State on special teams, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in win over Northern Iowa, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action at Ohio State, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . saw action in win over Illinois, recording one assisted tackle and one pass break-up . . . saw action in win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action vs. Michigan, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action at Northwestern, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in win at Wisconsin as defense held Badgers to 276 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards . . . saw action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, but had no statistics.
2004 – – Did not see action in opening win over Kent State . . . saw action on special teams in win over Kent State, playing mostly on KO returns, and had no statistics . . . did not see action at Arizona State . . . did not see action at Michigan . . . saw action in win over Michigan State, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in win over Ohio State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Penn State, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . saw action on special teams in win over Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title, but had no statistics . . . saw action in Capital One Bowl win over LSU on special teams, but had no statistics.
Junior college – – Attended Iowa Central Community College for one year . . . earned first team all-regional recognition as a defensive back . . . junior college coach was Kevin Twait.
2003 – – Redshirted after joining team as a walk-on.
High school honors – – Earned first team all-district honors as a linebacker as a senior and first team all-district honors as a quarterback as a junior . . . team captain as a senior . . . Career – – earned four letters in football while playing quarterback and defensive back . . . rushed for 1,889 yards and 23 touchdowns as a prep, while passing for 1,919 yards and 27 touchdowns . . . recorded 225 career tackles on defense . . . had eight career interceptions, returning two for touchdowns . . . also earned four letters in track and field, three in baseball and one in basketball . . . earned state long jump title . . . ran leg on state championship medley relay unit and placed fifth in the 100-meter dash.
Personal – – Born 6/9/84 . . . Health and Sports Studies major . . . parents are Deb and Pat Moylan . . . member of National Honor Society . . . high school coach was Lyle Alumbaugh.
Career Bests
Tackles: 8 vs. Iowa State, 9/16/06
Solos: 4, three times, last at Wisconsin, 9/22/07
Assists: 7 vs. Iowa State, 9/16/06
PBU: 1, twice, last at Illinois, 9/23/06
Fo. Fum.: 1 vs. Northern Illinois, 9/1/07
Moylan’s Collegiate Stats
Defense | Solo | Ast. | Total | T/Loss | Sacks | Int/Yds. | PBU | FF | RF | QBH |
Sophomore | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Junior | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Senior (2006) | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senior (2007) | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 25 | 20 | 45 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |