Linebacker, East Carolina, 2017–21
Bruce Bivens
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
Bruce Bivens played linebacker at East Carolina (2017–21).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Tulane, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | East Carolina | 61 | 27 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | East Carolina | 61 | 31 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 47 | 17 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 57 | 22 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 236 | 102 | 19 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 5 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | East Carolina | 5 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | East Carolina | 5 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | East Carolina | 5 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 5 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 229 |
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
2021 East Carolina 12 games, 57 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at App State | L 19–33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina | L 17–20 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Marshall | W 42–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 31–28 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Tulane | W 52–29 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at UCF | L 16–20 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Houston | L 24–31 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. South Florida | W 29–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Temple | W 45–3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Memphis | W 30–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Navy | W 38–35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 East Carolina 7 games, 47 tackles, 1 INT
2019 East Carolina 12 games, 61 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at NC State | L 6–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 48–9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atNavy | L 10–42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. William & Mary | W 19–7 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Old Dominion | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Temple | L 17–27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atUCF | L 28–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.South Florida | L 20–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Cincinnati | L 43–46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at SMU | L 51–59 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at UConn | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Tulsa | L 24–49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 East Carolina 12 games, 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Carolina A&T | L 23–28 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Carolina | W 41–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atSouth Florida | L 13–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Old Dominion | W 37–35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atTemple | L 6–49 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Houston | L 20–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.UCF | L 10–37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Memphis | L 41–59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atTulane | L 18–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.UConn | W 55–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atCincinnati | L 6–56 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | atNC State | L 3–58 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 East Carolina 4 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at West Virginia | L 20–56 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 17–64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. BYU | W 33–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Cincinnati | W 48–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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