33 Sam Olsson
Sam Olsson
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Milford, Conn.
  • High School:
    Foran
  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Major:
    Health Sciences
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    73.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    3
  • ffum
    1

Bio

2017 (Senior Year): Named to New England Football Writers DII/DIII All-Star Team...All-CCC First Team Defense...CCC Defensive Player of the Week (9/24)...featured in “In The Huddle” Playoff Preview (11/18)...appeared in 9 games...recorded 34 solo tackles and 39 assists and three interceptions and 7 pass breakups...caused one forced fumble...WNE Student-Athlete of the Week (9/25)....Academic All-CCC.

2016 (Junior Year): All-NEFC First Team Defense...appeared in all 12 games...recorded 41 solo tackles and 36 assists...had one interception.

2015 (Sophomore Year): Earned All-NEFC second team honors after starting all 11 games and totaling 70 tackles (2nd on team), four tackles for loss, five pass breakups and three interceptions…finished with six tackles, two interceptions (including one returned 34 yards for a touchdown), and two pass breakups in a 41-14 win over Union (9/19)…recorded a season-high 13 tackles on two occasions, making 12 solo stops in Western New England’s 58-35 win at Maine Maritime (10/17).

2014 (Freshman Year): Appeared in nine of ten games, totaling 51 tackles, three interceptions and three pass breakups…had two picks in Western New England’s 22-7 win over Coast Guard (10/4)…recorded his third interception of the season at Curry (11/1).

High School: 2014 graduate of Joseph A. Foran High School in Milford, Conn., where he was a four-year letterwinner in football, three-year letterwinner in swimming, and two-year letterwinner in baseball…served as captain of all three teams, earning All-SCC honors in football and baseball.

Personal: Born November 26, 1996 in Milford, Conn. to Michele and Thomas Olsson…has two brothers, Stan and T.J…majoring in health science…wants to become a physical therapist after graduation…Favorites: Movie – Animal House; Food – Oreos.

What I like best about WNE: “The campus.”

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 34 15
Assists 39 8
Tackles 73.0 23.0
Tackles per game 8.1 7.7
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 3 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
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 Springfield L, 35-21 1 11 12.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 8 at Westfield St. W, 38-6 3 4 7.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 16 at Rensselaer L, 31-14 4 7 11.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Husson W, 21-14 8 1 9.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - 1 4 0 - - -
Sep 30 St. Lawrence W, 27-24 2 7 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 38 0 2 - -
Oct 14 Endicott W, 41-14 3 5 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 14 0 - - -
Oct 21 at Becker W, 45-0 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Salve Regina W, 35-26 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 4 at Curry W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Nichols W, 55-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Delaware Valley L, 35-0 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 41 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 2 4 0.4 2.0 0 6 - -
2016-17 12 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 2 4 0.1 2.0 0 6 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 9 - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - -
2016-17 12 - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 12 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 41 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 12 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - 1 21 21.0 0 0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 1 21 21.0 0 0

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 9 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 11 4 - - - 4 .4
2016-17 12 - - 21 - 21 1.8
2017-18 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 41 4 - 21 - 25 .6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.5 0 - - - 1 - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.5 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.3 0 - - 0 2 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 9 26 25 51.0 5.7 - - 0.5 0 - - - 3 13 3 -
2015-16 11 44 26 70.0 6.4 - - 4.0 6 - - - 3 58 5 -
2016-17 12 41 36 77.0 6.4 - - 4.0 13 - - - 1 44 1 1
2017-18 9 34 39 73.0 8.1 - - 1.5 4 1 - - 3 56 7 -
Total 41 145 126 271.0 6.6 - - 10.0 23 1 - - 10 171 16 1

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

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 September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 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 9 34 39 73.0 8.1 - - 1.5 4 1 - - 3 56 7 -
Conference 3 15 8 23.0 7.7 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 14 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 21 26 47.0 9.4 - - 0.5 1 1 - - 3 56 5 -
Away 4 13 13 26.0 6.5 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 2 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 28 20 48.0 8.0 - - 0.5 2 1 - - 3 56 6 -
Losses 3 6 19 25.0 8.3 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - 1 -
Month September 5 18 30 48.0 9.6 - - 1.5 4 1 - - 2 42 5 -
October 3 15 8 23.0 7.7 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 14 2 -
November 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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WNE Football Announces 2017 Team Award Winners

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 15, 2018) – The Western New England University football program announced its 2017 Team Award winners during the...

January 15, 2018

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Sam Olsson Named to New England Football Writers DII/DIII All-Star Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 27, 2017) – Senior safety Sam Olsson (Milford, Conn.) of the Western New England University football team has...

November 27, 2017

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Emery, Olsson & Service Featured in “In The Huddle” Playoff Preview

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 18, 2017) – Western New England University head football coach Keith Emery, senior safety Sam Olsson (Milford,...

November 18, 2017

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Edouard, Service & House Receive Major Awards; 14 Other Golden Bears Earn All-CCC Football Honors

A trio of Golden Bears received major awards, as senior quarterback Anthony Service (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) earned Co-Offensive Player of the Year...

November 14, 2017

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October 28, 2017

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October 14, 2017

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September 30, 2017

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Olsson, Lalumia & House Receive CCC Football Weekly Awards Following Saturday’s Comeback Victory Over Husson

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 24, 2017) – Three members of Western New England University’s defensive and special teams units have...

September 24, 2017

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Defense Sparks Comeback as Golden Bears Rally to Defeat Husson on Homecoming Weekend, 21-14

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September 23, 2017

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September 16, 2017

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September 2, 2017

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No. 24 Western New England Takes Top Spot In Inaugural CCC Football Preseason Coaches’ Poll

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (August 24, 2017) – The No. 24 nationally ranked Western New England University football team has been selected as the...

August 24, 2017