Defensive line, Pittsburgh (from Bowling Green, Utah State), 2019–25
Blaine Spires
Lettered 2020–22 at Bowling Green; 2025 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Youngstown, OH
Blaine Spires played defensive line at Bowling Green (2019–22), Utah State (2023–24) and Pittsburgh (2025).
Career highs
2sacks, career highat New Mexico, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 35 | 18 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Utah State | 26 | 12 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 113 | 58 | 25.5 | 11 | 2 | 21 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 10 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 10 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 10 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 10 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Utah State | 10 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Utah State | 10 | DL | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 10 | DL | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′3″ | 250 |
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
2025 Pittsburgh 7 games, 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Duquesne | W 61–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Central Michigan | W 45–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at West Virginia | L 24–31 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Louisville | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 42–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Miami | L 7–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. East Carolina | L 17–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Utah State 4 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Robert Morris | W 36–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at USC | L 0–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Utah | L 21–38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Temple | L 29–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Utah State 11 games, 26 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa | L 14–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Idaho State | W 78–28 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. James Madison | L 38–45 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at UConn | W 34–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Colorado State | W 44–24 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Fresno State | L 32–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at San José State | L 21–42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Nevada | W 41–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Boise State | L 10–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at New Mexico | W 44–41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | L 22–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Bowling Green 9 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UCLA | L 17–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | L 57–59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Akron | W 31–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Buffalo | L 7–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 17–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atCentral Michigan | W 34–18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Western Michigan | W 13–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Toledo | W 42–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Ohio | L 14–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Bowling Green 11 games, 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Tennessee | L 6–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Alabama | L 19–22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Murray State | W 27–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Minnesota | W 14–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Kent State | L 20–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Akron | L 20–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Northern Illinois | L 26–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 24–55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atBuffalo | W 56–44 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Toledo | L 17–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Ohio | W 21–10 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Bowling Green 5 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | atToledo | L 3–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Kent State | L 24–62 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Buffalo | L 17–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atOhio | L 10–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atAkron | L 3–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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