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#18 Lance Tillison

Position DB
Height 6-2
Weight 215 lbs.
Class Jr.
Hometown Seffner, Fla.
High School Armwood

2010 – –Saw action in 12 games, recording seven tackles . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 34-27 loss at Arizona, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 24-3 win over Penn State, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 38-28 win at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle and one assist to match career high of two tackles . . . saw action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 18-13 win at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri, due to injury.

2009 – – Did not play football.

2008 Honors – – Hustle Team Award, special teams . . . 2008 – – Saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine, recording one solo tackle and one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 83 passing yards and 220 yards total offense . . . saw action in 42-0 win over Florida International, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 56 rushing yards and 218 yards total offense . . . saw action in 17-5 win over Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 22-17 loss to Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 16-13 loss at Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-9 win at Indiana, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 95 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-16 win over Wisconsin, recording first career pass interception and 27 yard return . . . saw action in 27-24 loss at Illinois, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 22-17 win over Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 86 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 55-0 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense allowed just seven rushing yards and 134 yards total offense . . . saw action in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 43 net rushing yards.

2007 – – Listed as second team strong safety following spring practice . . . saw action in opening win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 21 rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . saw action in win over Syracuse, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 24 rushing yards and 103 yards total offense . . . saw action on special teams in loss at Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in loss at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in loss to Indiana . . . saw action on special teams in loss at Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over 18th-ranked Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in loss at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in double OT win over Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win at Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win over Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in loss to Western Michigan, but had no statistics.

2006 – – Redshirted.

High School honors – – First team all-conference as a senior . . . Career – – moved from Louisiana to Seffner, FL, and enrolled in Armwood HS at mid-season after house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina . . . played wide receiver and defensive back at Armwood . . . had 18 receptions and three touchdowns in three games at Armwood.

Personal – – Born 12/15/86 . . . Health and Sport Studies major . . . mother is Alledra Allen . . . high school coach was Sean Callahan.

Career Bests
Tackles: 2, three times last vs. Wisconsin, 10/23/10
Solos: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois 9/04/10
Assists: 1, six times, last vs. Wisconsin, 10/23/10
Interceptions: 1, vs. Wisconsin, 10/18/08

Career Statistics

Defense Solo Ast. Total In-Yd.
Freshman 1 1 2 0-0
Sophomore 3 3 6 1-27
Senior 5 2 7 0-0
Career 9 6 15 1-27