Aaron Spence

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Aaron Spence
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Three Rivers, Mich.
  • Position:
    QB/P
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Three Rivers
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • avg
    37.3
  • in 20
    16
Bio

Junior (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Rushed 14 times for 49 yards … Averaged 3.5 yards per carry with an average of 4.9 yards/game … Made two total tackles … Made two solo tackles … Made 54 punts on the season for 2013 yards … Averaged 37.3 yards per punt including 5 for 50+ yards … Had a season long punt of 67 yards … Punted the ball 16 times inside the 20-yard line … Had 4 punts go for touchbacks … Completed seven passes on 14 attempts (50 pct) for 79 yards (7.9 yds/game) … Had an efficiency rating of 97.4 … HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sep. 3-9) … Third-Team All-Ohio …

Sophomore (2011): Saw action in five contests for Yellow Jackets … Mixed time at punter and quarterback positions … Started under center at Franklin on September 24 … Completed 15 passes for 122 yards and rushed 19 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns against the Grizzlies … Ended season ranked third on squad with 26.2 rushing yards per game … Booted 18 punts for an average distance of 32.6 yards per kick … Stuck three punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line … Posted a single-season best with a 57-yard punt against Bluffton on November 12.

Freshman (2010): Played in four games from the running back position … Ranked third on Defiance with 26.8 rushing yards per game … Carried the ball 12 times for 64 yards on November 13 at Bluffton.

High School: Three-time letterman at Three Rivers High … Mentored on the gridiron by his father and head coach, J.J. Wagner … Selected as an All-Michigan performer at the quarterback position … Named the Kalamazoo Gazette and South Bend Tribune Player of the Year … Selected to the Kalamazoo Gazette All-Area Team.

Personal: Son of J.J. and Nikki Wagner … Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Punts 54 38
Yards 2013 1366
Average 37.3 35.9
Long 67 50
Inside 20 16 12
Fair caught 6 4
Touch backs 4 4
Blocked 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 4 9 44.4% 49 5.4 0 0 2 17
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 4 75.0% 30 7.5 0 0 1 10
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 4 14 3.5 7 0 - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 2 2 1.0 5 0 1 1
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 23 23.0 23 0 - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 2 -17 -8.5 0 0 - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 4 19 4.8 15 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 11 432 39.3 57 2 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 5 215 43.0 67 2 1 0 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 5 215 43.0 50 0 0 1 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 6 203 33.8 41 2 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 3 108 36.0 40 0 2 0 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 5 184 36.8 48 3 0 1 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 5 144 28.8 42 2 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 3 130 43.3 50 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 8 267 33.4 43 2 1 1 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 115 38.3 45 2 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 14 - - - 14
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 8 - - - 8
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 23 - - - 23
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 -17 - - - -17
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 19 - - - 19
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2012-13 10 7 14 50.0% 79 7.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
2013-14 10 1 2 50.0% 31 3.1 15.5 0 0 31 180.2
Total 27 8 17 47.1% 110 4.1 6.5 0 0 31 101.4
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 4 26 107 26.8 4.1 0 19 - -
2011-12 3 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 14 49 4.9 3.5 0 23 2 2
2013-14 10 34 186 18.6 5.5 0 51 1 0
Total 27 74 342 12.7 4.6 0 51 3 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 4 2 0.5 15 3.8 7.5 0 10
2011-12 3 - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 11 1.1 107 10.7 9.7 1 20
Total 27 13 0.5 122 4.5 9.4 1 20
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 3 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 27 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 4 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 3 10 333 33.3 57 2 1 0 0
2012-13 10 54 2013 37.3 67 16 6 4 0
2013-14 10 60 2203 36.7 56 15 22 2 0
Total 27 124 4549 36.7 67 33 29 6 0
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 4 107 15 - - 122 30.5
2011-12 3 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 10 49 - - - 49 4.9
2013-14 10 186 107 - - 293 29.3
Total 27 342 122 - - 464 17.2
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 4 0 4.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 7 14 50.0% 79 7.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
Conference 8 7 13 53.8% 79 9.9 6.1 0 0 21 104.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 4 10 40.0% 49 9.8 4.9 0 0 21 81.2
Away 5 3 4 75.0% 30 6.0 7.5 0 0 16 138.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 7 14 50.0% 79 9.9 5.6 0 0 21 97.4
Month
September 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
October 4 4 9 44.4% 49 12.3 5.4 0 0 21 90.2
November 1 3 4 75.0% 30 30.0 7.5 0 0 16 138.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 14 49 4.9 3.5 0 23 2 2
Conference 8 10 35 4.4 3.5 0 23 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 9 22 4.4 2.4 0 23 1 1
Away 5 5 27 5.4 5.4 0 15 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 3 10 5.0 3.3 0 8 1 1
Losses 8 11 39 4.9 3.5 0 23 1 1
Month
September 5 7 24 4.8 3.4 0 8 1 1
October 4 3 6 1.5 2.0 0 23 - -
November 1 4 19 19.0 4.8 0 15 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 54 2013 37.3 67 16 6 4 0
Conference 8 38 1366 35.9 50 12 4 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 35 1261 36.0 57 8 2 2 0
Away 5 19 752 39.6 67 8 4 2 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 9 311 34.6 41 2 2 0 0
Losses 8 45 1702 37.8 67 14 4 4 0
Month
September 5 30 1173 39.1 67 6 4 1 0
October 4 21 725 34.5 50 8 1 3 0
November 1 3 115 38.3 45 2 1 0 0
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 - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 49 - - - 49 4.9
Conference 8 35 - - - 35 4.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 22 - - - 22 4.4
Away 5 27 - - - 27 5.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 10 - - - 10 5.0
Losses 8 39 - - - 39 4.9
Month
September 5 24 - - - 24 4.8
October 4 6 - - - 6 1.5
November 1 19 - - - 19 19.0
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 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
DC Football Places Four on NCAA Division III All-Ohio Team
  • Article
  • January 15, 2013
DC Football Places Four on NCAA Division III All-Ohio Team

COLUMBUS, Ohio – OhioCollegeFootball.com announced its 2012 NCAA Division III All-Ohio Team on Tuesday, with Defiance College’s Andrew Leverenz, Gregg Pickett, Matt Forry and Aaron Spence all being named Third-Team All-Ohio. [OCF Release]

  • January 15, 2013
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance vs Franklin - Game Nine
  • Article
  • October 25, 2012
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance vs Franklin - Game Nine

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance will take a moment to honor its senior class on Saturday, prior to the start of its final home game of the 2012 campaign against the No. 21 Franklin Grizzlies. [Game Notes]

  • October 25, 2012
Spartans Rally Past Defiance in Fourth Quarter
  • Article
  • October 06, 2012
Spartans Rally Past Defiance in Fourth Quarter

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Manchester University scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to break open a 21-21 tie and held off the Yellow Jackets for a 34-28 win on Saturday afternoon. The loss snapped DC’s two-game win streak and dropped Defiance to 2-2 in league contests.

  • October 06, 2012
DC Football Drops HCAC Opener to Engineers
  • Article
  • September 15, 2012
DC Football Drops HCAC Opener to Engineers

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On a day with multiple career-highs by individual Yellow Jackets, Defiance came up short as a team and fell to Rose-Hulman by a 33-20 score. The contest was the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for both squads. [Highlights]

  • September 15, 2012
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance vs Rose-Hulman - Game Three
  • Article
  • September 14, 2012
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance vs Rose-Hulman - Game Three

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance will kick off its 2012 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule on Saturday, when it welcomes Rose-Hulman into Justin F. Coressel Stadium for 1:30 pm start. DC has never faced the Fightin’ Engineers for a conference opener prior to Saturday’s meeting. [Game Notes]

  • September 14, 2012
DC's Spence Picks Up Weekly Honor from HCAC
  • Article
  • September 10, 2012
DC's Spence Picks Up Weekly Honor from HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has selected Defiance College’s Aaron Spence as the HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week. The award is the first of Spence’s career and the first for the Yellow Jackets in 2012. [HCAC Release]

  • September 10, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season
  • Article
  • August 23, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One word can be used to describe nearly everything about the Defiance College football program in 2012, and that word is new. The Purple and Gold will enter the campaign under new head coach Brian Sheehan and will showcase new schemes on both sides of the ball, along with a host of new faces that will be embracing new opportunities.

  • August 23, 2012