2007 Football Roster
Roster
Andrew Clarke
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Naperville, IL
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
Listed at No. 3 at tight end in preseason depth chart...Coming back from hip injury that forced him to miss all of 2004 season...Has 18 career TDs, the most by a Rocket tight end and third overall on UT's all-time list.
2004
Sat out the entire season due to a hip injury...Received an injury waiver from the NCAA, giving him an extra year of eligibility...Was named preseason All-America by Athlon magazine.
2003
First-team All-MAC...Third on team with 35 receptions...Second on team with eight TD receptions...Eight TD catches is the fourth-highest total in UT history and most ever by a tight end...Caught a career-long 60-yard TD pass vs. Northern Illinois on a third-and-33 play...Had two TD receptions vs. NIU...Also had two TDs vs. UNLV...Caught career-high seven passes for 78 yards and a touchdown at Ball State.
2002
Team's third-leading receiver with 37 receptions...Second on team with seven TD receptions...Seven TD catches is the sixth-highest total in UT history and most ever by a tight end...Had two TD catches each against Central Michigan and Bowling Green...Had career-high six receptions vs. Ball State.
2001
Caught nine passes in 11 games, including three TDs...Had a 43-yard reception and 13-yard TD reception in 21-20 win over Navy.
2000
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School
Caught 24 passes for 377 yards as a senior...Scored four touchdowns and averaged 15.7 yards per catch...Named all-league, all-area and honorable mention all-state...Caught 23 balls for 506 yards, earning all-conference honors as a junior...Played football for coach Bryan Wells...Also played basketball and baseball.
Personal
Full name is Andrew Cole Clarke...Birthdate: Dec. 24, 1980...Nickname is "Dakota" because he grew up in South Dakota before moving to Illinois for his high school years...Parents are Craig and Deb Clarke...Father is a track maintenance manager for the UnionPacific Railroad and mother is a pharmacy technician ...Marketing major.
Career Receiving Statistics
| Year | G/S | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LP | ||
| 2000 | DNP-Redshirt | |||||||
| 2001 | 11/0 | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 3 | 43-Navy | ||
| 2002 | 14/14 | 37 | 407 | 11.0 | 7 | 40-CMU | ||
| 2003 | 12/12 | 35 | 433 | 12.4 | 8 | 60-NIU | ||
| 2004 | DNP Injury Red-shirt | Totals | 37/26 | 81 | 982 | 12.1 | 18 | 60-NIU |
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 7 (Ball State, 10-25-03)
Receiving Yards: 78 (Twice, last vs. Northern Illinois 11-10-03)
Touchdowns: 2 (Four times, last vs. Northern Illinois, 11-10-03)
