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Illinois State University Athletics

2018 Football Roster

11 Spencer Schnell

  • Position WR
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180

Biography

2018: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection ... selected as a team captain ... led the Redbirds and the MVFC in receptions with 65 … ranked second in the league with 872 receiving yards and nine touchdowns … averaged 13.4 yards per catch and 79.3 yards per contest … recorded three 100-plus yard receiving performances, including a season-best 174 yards on eight catches with two touchdowns against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 8) … also caught a pair of touchdowns at Missouri State and Indiana State … served as the team’s primary punt returner and holder, averaging 8.7 yards per return.

2017: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... played all 11 games for the Redbirds … team’s leading receiver with 51 receptions for 679 yards, averaging 13.3 yards per receptions, and scored four touchdowns … snagged a career-best nine receptions with 135 yards at Missouri State (Sept. 23) … recorded a career-long reception of 71 yards, totaling a career-best 191 yards versus South Dakota (Oct. 21) to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors ....  scored a single-game career high of two touchdowns against the Coyotes… recorded seven receptions in three consecutive games … also served as the team’s primary punt returner, averaging 5.7 per return on 21 attempts, with a long of 36 yards.

2016: Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team selection ... played in all 12 games this season as a wide receiver and punt returner … ranked No. 2 in the MVFC in punt return average (10.4) … ranked first among ISU punt returners, recording 228 yards on 22 returns and tallying a career-long 37-yard return against Valparaiso (Sept. 3) … ranked second on the team with 59 receptions and was third with 479 yards receiving with one touchdown … tallied 83 receiving yards against South Dakota (Oct. 22).

2015: Sat out a year in residence at Illinois State.

2014 at Ohio: Redshirted.

Elkhart HS: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Leron Johnson ... earned first-team all-region and first-team all-conference honors ... selected for the North vs. South All-Star game ... first-team all-area pick ... finished the season with 101 receptions for 1458 yards and 11 touchdowns ... also returned a pair of punts for touchdowns ... selected as a second-team all-conference pick and a first-team all-area selection as a junior ... caught 58 passes for 984 yards and eight touchdowns that season.

Personal: Born Dec. 7, 1994, in Elkhart, Ind. ... son of David (deceased) and Jill Schnell ... has two brothers and a sister ... his father, David, played football at Indiana from 1985-89 and went on to play in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    WR
    5'9" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    11