Ethan Armstrong
36  Ethan Armstrong
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Ottawa, Ill.

High School:
Ottawa Township

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 225

Position:
LB

Experience:
2V

11/26/2011

Wisconsin vs Penn State - Nov. 26, 2011

Photos from the Badgers' game against Penn State on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.

11/19/2011

Wisconsin vs Illinois - Nov. 19, 2011

Photos from the Badgers' game against Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (Neil Ament photo)

Honors and Awards
2010:
Academic All-Big Ten

2011:
Earned second letter ... played in 12 games with two starts at linebacker ... missed the Big Ten Championship game and Rose Bowl due to injuries ... made three tackles at Minnesota on Nov. 12 ... finished with five tackles and one pass breakup against Purdue on Nov. 5 ... recorded two tackles at Ohio State on Oct. 29 ... tallied four tackles at Michigan State on Oct. 22 ... posted two tackles against Indiana on Oct. 15 ... career-high six tackles against Nebraska on Oct. 1 ... started at linebacker against South Dakota on Sept. 24 ... made first start of career and picked up first sack of career along with four tackles against Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... had two tackles against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... recorded one tackle for loss against UNLV on Sept. 1

2010:
Earned first letter ... played in all 13 games ... recovered first fumble of career and added one tackle against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... posted one tackle with 0.5 TFL against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... recorded one tackle at Purdue on Nov. 6 ... made two tackles in win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16 ... season-high five tackles with 2.0 TFLs against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 ... tallied four tackles in Badger debut at UNLV on Sept. 4

2009:
Redshirt season ... named UW's scout team defensive player of the week for the Indiana game

High School: First-team all-state and all-conference as a senior ... state and conference all-academic team member ... team MVP and captain ... winner of team's coaches award ... Times Area Player of the Year ... two-time winner of the Media.com "Iron Man Award" as a senior ... first-team all-state and all-conference as a junior ... conference all-academic team ... team defensive MVP ... Times Area Player of the Year ... head coach was Trent Swords

Personal: Parents are Bradley and Karla Armstrong ... majoring in Economics

Career Defensive Statistics
Season GP/GS UT AT Tot. TFL QBS FC FR INT PD
2010 13/0 8 6 14 2.5-7 0.0-0 0 1 0 0
2011 12/2 14 15 29 2.0-11 1.0-10 0 0 0 1
Totals 25/2 22
21
43
4.5-18 1.0-10
0
1
0
1

Game-by-Game Tackles
2010 SEASON: UNLV (3-1=4); Austin Peay (2-3=5); Ohio State (1-1=2); Purdue (1-0=1); Indiana (0-1=1); Northwestern (1-0=1)

2011 SEASON: UNLV (1-0=1); Oregon State (0-2=2); Northern Illinois (3-1=4); Nebraska (3-3=6); Indiana (1-1=2); Michigan State (3-1=4); Ohio State (0-2=2); Purdue (2-3=5); Minnesota (1-2=3)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 6 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011
Tackles for Loss 2.0 vs. Austin Peay, Sept. 25, 2010
Sacks 1.0 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 vs. Purdue, Nov. 5, 2011
2011 Season Game Highs
Tackles 6 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 1, 2011
Tackles for Loss 1.0 (2x), MR vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Sacks 1.0 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 vs. Purdue, Nov. 5, 2011