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35 Samuel Welch
Samuel Welch
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    228
  • Year:
    RS-Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Vesta, Minn.
  • High School:
    Wabasso High School
  • Position:
    TE
  • Major:
    Business
  • gp
    3
  • yds
    -
  • yds/g
    -
  • td
    -

Bio

Awards & Honors 

Sophomore (2023): Appeard in three games for the Tigers ... had 15 punts with an average of 35.9 pards per attempt ... had a career long of 59 yards ... seven punts were inside the 20

Freshman (2022): Redshirted.

High School: The multi-sport athlete participated in track, wrestling, and football... was a two year starter for football, and a four year starter for the track and wrestling teams... in 2021 punted for 1,653 yards on 53 attempts in nine games... recorded 34 defensive tackles... for the 2020 season punted 634 yards on 18 attempts in eight games ...during his senior campaign was nominated for Special Teams Player of the Year award in Minnesota... earned a spot on the A-Honor Roll.    

Parents: Jen and Travis Welch

Sponsored By:

Mn-Sd Sports Photography

PO Box 21 Vesta, Minn. 56292

Contact: Ally or Jen Welch

(507) 430-3467

Instagram - mnsd_sports_photography

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12
  Total Conference
Receptions - -
Yards - -
Yards per game - -
Yards per catch - -
Touchdowns - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 7 240 34.3 59 4 2 0 0
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 2 81 40.5 48 1 0 0 0
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 6 217 36.2 47 2 1 1 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 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 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 15 538 35.9 59 7 3 1 0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 3 15 538 35.9 59 7 3 1 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 - - - - - 0 -
2023-24 3 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 - - - - - 0 -
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 3 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 1 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month                
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 3 15 538 35.9 59 7 3 1 0
Conference 3 15 538 35.9 59 7 3 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 1 2 81 40.5 48 1 0 0 0
Away 2 13 457 35.2 59 6 3 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 2 81 40.5 48 1 0 0 0
Losses 2 13 457 35.2 59 6 3 1 0
Month                  
October 2 9 321 35.7 59 5 2 0 0
November 1 6 217 36.2 47 2 1 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                    
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 1 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
October 2 - - - - 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
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
October 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 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -