Defensive back, Western Michigan, 2015–17
Sam Beal
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Hometown
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Born
- Aug 30, 1996
Sam Beal played defensive back at Western Michigan (2015–17).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2016Team titles: MAC champions, 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 81 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 7 | 7 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 1 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 1 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 1 | DB | 6′1″ | 185 |
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
2017 Western Michigan 11 games, 26 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at USC | L 31–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Michigan State | L 14–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Idaho | W 37–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Wagner | W 49–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Ball State | W 55–3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at Buffalo | W 71–68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Eastern Michigan | W 20–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Central Michigan | L 28–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Kent State | W 48–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Northern Illinois | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Toledo | L 10–37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Western Michigan 14 games, 55 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Northwestern | W 22–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 70–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | W 34–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 49–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atCentral Michigan | W 49–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 45–30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at Akron | W 41–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 45–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | atBall State | W 52–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | atKent State | W 37–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Buffalo | W 38–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Toledo | W 55–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Ohio | W 29–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 16–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York Giants | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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