Tight end, Eastern Michigan, 2008–10
Ben Thayer
Lettered 2008–09 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Kalamazoo, MI
Ben Thayer played tight end at Eastern Michigan (2008–10).
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Temple, 20092receiving touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2010Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2009 | Eastern Michigan | 29 | 261 | 9.0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2010 | Eastern Michigan | 30 | 386 | 12.9 | 3 | 37 |
| Career | 65 | 760 | 11.7 | 5 | 37 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | TE | |
| 2009 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | TE | |
| 2010 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | TE | 6′4″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 30 catches, 386 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Army | L 27–31 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Sep 11 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–28 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Central Michigan | L 14–52 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 25 | at Ohio State | L 20–73 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Ohio | L 17–30 | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| Oct 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 6–52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 16 | at Ball State | W 41–38 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Oct 23 | at Virginia | L 21–48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. Toledo | L 7–42 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 13 | at Western Michigan | L 30–45 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 20 | at Buffalo | W 21–17 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 3–71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2009 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 29 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Army | L 14–27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 12 | at Northwestern | L 24–27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Michigan | L 17–45 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. Temple | L 12–24 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 10 | atCentral Michigan | L 8–56 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. Kent State | L 6–28 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.Ball State | L 27–29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Oct 31 | at Arkansas | L 27–63 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Nov 5 | atNorthern Illinois | L 6–50 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Western Michigan | L 14–35 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 20 | atToledo | L 21–47 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 24 | – |
2008 Eastern Michigan 5 games, 6 catches, 113 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Indiana State | W 52–0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 11 | atArmy | L 13–17 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. Akron | L 35–42 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 1 | atWestern Michigan | L 10–31 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Central Michigan | W 56–52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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