Receiver, Pittsburgh, 2009–12
Mike Shanahan
Lettered 2009–11 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- North Huntingdon, PA
- Born
- Dec 28, 1989, in North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania
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Mike Shanahan played receiver at Pittsburgh (2009–12).
Career highs
9catches, career highat South Florida, 2012144receiving yards, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 20122receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Gardner-Webb, 2012Team titles: Big East champions, 2010
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 43 | 589 | 13.7 | 1 | 36 |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | 39 | 493 | 12.6 | 4 | 27 |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 62 | 983 | 15.9 | 6 | 77 |
| Career | 159 | 2,276 | 14.3 | 11 | 77 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 22 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 87 | WR | |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 87 | WR | |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | 87 | WR | |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 87 | WR | 6′5″ |
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
2012 Pittsburgh 13 games, 62 catches, 983 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Youngstown State | L 17–31 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 6 | at Cincinnati | L 10–34 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–17 | 5 | 111 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 55–10 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 77 |
| Oct 5 | at Syracuse | L 13–14 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 46 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Louisville | L 35–45 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 20 | at Buffalo | W 20–6 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Temple | W 47–17 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 3 | at Notre Dame | L 26–29 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 9 | at UConn | L 17–24 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 39 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–6 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 1 | at South Florida | W 27–3 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 25 |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 17–38 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 20 |
2011 Pittsburgh 12 games, 39 catches, 493 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Buffalo | W 35–16 | 5 | 85 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Maine | W 35–29 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 17 | at Iowa | L 27–31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Notre Dame | L 12–15 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 29 | vs.South Florida | W 44–17 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 8 | atRutgers | L 10–34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 26 | vs.UConn | W 35–20 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Cincinnati | L 23–26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 12 | atLouisville | W 21–14 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 25 | at West Virginia | L 20–21 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Syracuse | W 33–20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. SMU | L 6–28 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
2010 Pittsburgh 13 games, 43 catches, 589 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Utah | L 24–27 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 11 | vs. New Hampshire | W 38–16 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Miami | L 3–31 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Florida International | W 44–17 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 9 | atNotre Dame | L 17–23 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 16 | atSyracuse | W 45–14 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Rutgers | W 41–21 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Louisville | W 20–3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 11 | atUConn | L 28–30 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 20 | atSouth Florida | W 17–10 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 26 | vs.West Virginia | L 10–35 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 33 |
| Dec 4 | atCincinnati | W 28–10 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 27–10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2009 Pittsburgh 6 games, 15 catches, 211 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs.UConn | W 24–21 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 16 | atRutgers | W 24–17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 24 | vs.South Florida | W 41–14 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 27 | atWest Virginia | L 16–19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Cincinnati | L 44–45 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 19–17 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 22 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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