Linebacker, Ohio State, 2012–16
Joe Burger
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
Joe Burger played linebacker at Ohio State (2012–16).
Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013N | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| On file | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ohio State | 48 | LB | |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 48 | LB | |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 48 | LB | |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 48 | LB | |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 48 | LB | 6′2″ |
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
2016 Ohio State 8 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Bowling Green | W 77–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tulsa | W 48–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Indiana | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Penn State | L 21–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Nebraska | W 62–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at Maryland | W 62–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Michigan | W 30–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 0–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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