Sam Sammons
32 Sam Sammons
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, Texas
  • High School:
    Cypress Creek
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    35.0
  • sac
    4.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -

Bio

As a senior: Returned for a fifth-year and served as one of Bryant's three team captains ... Appeared in and started all 11 games, serving as a linebacker and punter for the Black and Gold ... Posted 35 tackles, four sacks, a career-high 8.5 tackles for a loss and an interception ... Punted the ball a career-high 59 times for 2,168 yards ... Averaged 36.7 yards per punt and put 15 inside the 20 ... Rushed for a XX-yard touchdown on a fake punt against Bucknell ... Also completed a 21-yard pass on a fake punt against Sacred Heart ... Posted five tackles, including a sack, in season opener against Stony Brook ... Five tackles and another sack in win over Maine ... Three tackles and an interception at home against Robert Morris ... Two sacks at Duquesne ... Posted five tackles at Sacred Heart and three against Wagner in the final game of his career ... Punted the ball a season-high nine times at Stony Brook ... Averaged a season-best 40.6 yards per punt against Maine ... Punted eight times and placed five inside the 20 against Sacred Heart.

As a junior: Shined as one of Bryant's starting linebackers and the team's punter in 2013 ... Appeared in all 12 and started 11 games ... Finished the season with 63 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, four sacks, two interceptions and one fumble recovery for a touchdown ... Averaged 38.3 yards per punt, putting 11 inside the 20 ... Posted six tackles and a sack in the season-opener with Holy Cross (Aug. 31) ... Collected six more tackles the following week against Assumption (Sept. 7) ... Posted seven tackles at Maine (Sept. 14) ... Intercepted his first pass of the season at Wagner (Sept. 28) ... Led Bryant with six tackles at Stony Brook (Oct. 5) ... Turned the tide against Duquesne (Oct. 26), returning a fumble 29 yards for a touchdown ... Posted eight tackles against Robert Morris (Nov. 2) and Saint Francis (Nov. 9) ... earned his second interception of the season against the Red Flash ... Averaged over 40 yards per punt in five games ... Averaged 44.3 yards per punt at Maine ... Recorded a season-high 345 punting yards vs. Saint Francis ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore: One of Bryant's top three linebackers, started all 11 games in 2012 ... Led the team with 65 tackles and forced fumbles (2) ... Also recovered a fumble on the season ... Posted eight tackles, seven solo, in season-opener vs. Marist (Sept. 1) ... Collected 10 tackles in Bryant's victory over Monmouth (Oct. 20) ... Forced fumbles in back-to-back victories over Constitution State foes Sacred Heart (Nov. 3) and Central Connecticut (Nov. 10) ... Finished the season with a season-high 11 tackles against Bucknell (Nov. 17) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a redshirt-freshman: Did not see action ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: A 2010 graduate of Cypress Creek High School, Sammons was a two-year varsity letterwinner on the football team ... Named an all-district linebacker as a junior and an all-district linebacker and punter as a senior ... Helped team to indentical 9-2 records and district championships in each of his last two years ... Also competed in baseball and track ... Graduated Cum Laude.

Personal: Son of Glenn and Andra Sammons, Samuel Sammons was born on May 27, 1992 ... Has one brother, Nick.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 20 11
Assists 15 6
Tackles 35.0 17.0
Tackles per game 3.2 2.8
Sacks 4.0 2.0
Sack yards 30 15
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 1 1 100.0% 21 21.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 1 55 55.0 55 1 - -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 9 307 34.1 49 1 3 0 0
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 5 202 40.4 56 2 2 0 0
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 5 203 40.6 50 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 5 192 38.4 50 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 9 322 35.8 56 1 1 2 0
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 3 119 39.7 44 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 1 47 47.0 47 1 0 0 0
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 4 151 37.8 45 2 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 4 120 30.0 43 0 1 1 0
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 8 306 38.3 50 5 1 0 0
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 6 199 33.2 50 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 1 55 - - - 55
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 28 at Stony Brook W, 13-7 2 3 5.0 1.0 14 2.0 16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Merrimack W, 40-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Maine W, 13-10 3 2 5.0 1.0 1 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Liberty L, 38-21 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Bucknell W, 34-15 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Saint Francis U W, 42-27 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 42-9 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - 1 8 0 1 - -
Nov 1 Central Connecticut W, 31-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Duquesne W, 20-17 2 0 2.0 2.0 15 2.0 15 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Sacred Heart L, 14-7 2 3 5.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Wagner L, 23-20 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 12 1 1 100.0% 23 1.9 23.0 0 0 23 293.2
2014-15 11 1 2 50.0% 21 1.9 10.5 0 0 21 138.2
Total 36 2 3 66.7% 44 1.2 14.7 0 0 23 189.9

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 2 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 1 55 5.0 55.0 1 55 - -
Total 36 1 55 1.5 55.0 1 55 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 2 - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 11 - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 2 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 2 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 11 5 156 31.2 57 1 0 0 0
2013-14 12 52 1994 38.3 62 11 7 4 2
2014-15 11 59 2168 36.7 56 15 8 3 0
Total 36 116 4318 37.2 62 27 15 7 2

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 2 - - - - 0 .0
2011-12 - - - - - 0 -
2012-13 11 - - - - 0 .0
2013-14 12 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 11 55 - - - 55 5.0
Total 36 55 - - - 55 1.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 6 0.5 - - - - 0 1 - - - 0
2014-15 6 0.5 1 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.3 1 - - - 0 1 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 11 40 25 65.0 5.9 - - 1.5 2 2 1 0 - - 1 -
2013-14 12 40 23 63.0 5.3 4.0 24 7.0 32 - 1 29 2 14 5 -
2014-15 11 20 15 35.0 3.2 4.0 30 8.5 38 - - - 1 8 1 -
Total 36 100 63 163.0 4.5 8.0 54 17.0 72 2 2 29 3 22 7 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 1 2 50.0% 21 1.9 10.5 0 0 21 138.2
Conference 6 1 2 50.0% 21 3.5 10.5 0 0 21 138.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 6 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Away 5 1 1 100.0% 21 4.2 21.0 0 0 21 276.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 8 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Losses 3 1 1 100.0% 21 7.0 21.0 0 0 21 276.4
Month August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
November 4 1 1 100.0% 21 5.3 21.0 0 0 21 276.4

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 1 55 5.0 55.0 1 55 - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 1 55 9.2 55.0 1 55 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 1 55 6.9 55.0 1 55 - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 55 18.3 55.0 1 55 - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 59 2168 36.7 56 15 8 3 0
Conference 6 26 942 36.2 50 10 2 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 30 1124 37.5 56 8 3 2 0
Away 5 29 1044 36.0 50 7 5 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 40 1471 36.8 56 9 7 3 0
Losses 3 19 697 36.7 50 6 1 0 0
Month August 1 9 307 34.1 49 1 3 0 0
September 3 15 597 39.8 56 3 2 0 0
October 3 13 488 37.5 56 3 1 2 0
November 4 22 776 35.3 50 8 2 1 0

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 55 - - - 55 5.0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 6 55 - - - 55 9.2
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 8 55 - - - 55 6.9
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 55 - - - 55 18.3
November 4 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 0.5 1 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.0 1 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 0.8 1 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 1 - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 20 15 35.0 3.2 4.0 30 8.5 38 - - - 1 8 1 -
Conference 6 11 6 17.0 2.8 2.0 15 5.5 21 - - - 1 8 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 10 5 15.0 2.5 1.0 1 2.0 2 - - - 1 8 1 -
Away 5 10 10 20.0 4.0 3.0 29 6.5 36 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 13 10 23.0 2.9 4.0 30 7.0 34 - - - 1 8 1 -
Losses 3 7 5 12.0 4.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - -
Month August 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 1.0 14 2.0 16 - - - - - - -
September 3 6 4 10.0 3.3 1.0 1 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
October 3 5 5 10.0 3.3 - - 2.0 2 - - - 1 8 1 -
November 4 7 3 10.0 2.5 2.0 15 3.5 19 - - - - - - -