Defensive line, Marshall, 2019–23
Sam Burton
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 253 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Boca Raton, FL
Sam Burton played defensive line at Marshall (2019–23).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Georgia State, 20222.5sacks, career highvs. UAlbany, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marshall | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Marshall | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Marshall | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Marshall | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Marshall | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 253 |
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
2023 Marshall 13 games, 42 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UAlbany | W 21–17 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at East Carolina | W 31–13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 41–35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at NC State | L 41–48 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Georgia State | L 24–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. James Madison | L 9–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coastal Carolina | L 6–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at App State | L 9–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at South Alabama | L 0–28 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. UTSA | L 17–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Marshall 11 games, 34 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Notre Dame | W 26–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Bowling Green | L 31–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Troy | L 7–16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 28–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atJames Madison | W 26–12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 13–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atOld Dominion | W 12–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.App State | W 28–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atGeorgia Southern | W 23–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 28–23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Marshall 8 games, 24 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Navy | W 49–7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | atApp State | L 30–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Middle Tennessee | L 28–34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Old Dominion | W 20–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Florida International | W 38–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Florida Atlantic | W 28–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UAB | L 14–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Charlotte | W 49–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Marshall 3 games, 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.App State | W 17–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 20–9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
2019 Marshall 12 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. VMI | W 56–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Boise State | L 7–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ohio | W 33–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Cincinnati | L 14–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 13–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Old Dominion | W 31–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 36–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 26–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Rice | W 20–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atCharlotte | L 13–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida International | W 30–27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 25–48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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