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2023
Fifth on team with 64 tackles...Three pass breakups...Led team with two fumble recoveries...Missed Buffalo and EMU games due to injury...Career-high 13 tackles vs. WMU...Grabbed his sixth career interception vs. Texas Southern...Eight tackles vs. Illinois...Led team with 10 tackles vs. Wyoming in Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
2022
Second-team All-MAC...Fifth on team with 61 tackles...4.0 TFL, four breakups and two interceptions on the season...Five tackles at Ohio State and at San Diego State...Career-high nine tackles at Northern Illinois and vs. Kent State...Added one TFL and an interception against the Golden Flashes...Five tackles at Buffalo and Eastern Michigan...Three tackles and an interception vs. Ohio in the MAC Championship Game...Four tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Liberty in the Boca Raton Bowl...Academic All-MAC.
2021
Sixth on the team with 55 tackles...Fourth on team with 6.5 TFL...Starter in 10 games...Season-high seven tackles against Colorado State, Eastern Michigan, and Ohio...Tallied third career interception vs. UMass...Academic All-MAC...Nominee for Academic All-American.
2020
Second-team All-MAC... 23 tackles... Led team with two interceptions...Returned an interception 30 yards vs. Ball State…Academic All-MAC...Nominee for Academic All-American.
2019
Played in all 12 games at strong safety, making 38 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss…Season-high six tackles and one pass breakup against NIU…Four tackles and one TFL at Bowling Green…Three tackles and one TFL against Murray State…Academic All-MAC.
2018
Played in three games, making four tackles...Season-high three tackles vs. Northern Illinois...Retained freshman eligibility. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
High School
Three-star prospect according to Scout.com and 247 Sports…Helped Archbishop Hoban win a state championship in 2017…Also helped the Knights to Division III state championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal
Full name is Nate Gerald Bauer...Parents are Tom and Vicki Bauer...Graduated with a degree in marketing...Currently pursuing his MBA.
Career Game HighsÂ
Tackles: 9, twice (Last vs. Kent State, 10-15-22)