Tim Sanquist
6-1, 199, DB
South Windsor, CT
South Windsor H.S.
At SU: four letters…moved to free safety his senior year after starting two years at strong safety…really got the most out of his talent and worked hard at understanding the game…was known as a hard hitter…redshirted in 1987…
Senior year: second team ALL-BIG EAST Conference pick…started all 12 games at free safety…finished 4th on the team and 1st among the defensive backs with 47 tackles (31 solo)…had his first career interception vs. Temple…got his second at the goal line in the closing minute to clinch the West Virginia game and earned the game ball from his teammates…big game vs. #5 Florida, with 7 tackles and a pass break-up…also had 7 tackles (6 solo) and a pass break-up vs. Tulane…
Junior year: started 12 games…missed the Miami game with a bruised knee, but came back for the Aloha Bowl and had two tackles for losses and a pass break-up vs. Arizona…finished 5th on the team and 2nd among the defensive backs with 64 tackles (41 solo)…tied for 2nd on the team with 5 pass break-ups…season-high 10 tackles vs. Army…9 tackles vs. Michigan State…6 tackles and 2 pass break-ups vs. Pitt…
Sophomore year: started all 12 games…finished 5th on the team with 65 tackles (37-28)…season-high 11 tackles vs. Army and Penn State… 7 tackles and a pass break-up vs. Navy…
Freshman year: replaced the injured Jeff Buskirk on the SU two-deep for the All-Conference at defensive back and wide receiver for Coach Ralph McCarrol at South Windsor…Hartford Courant All-State…captain of the football and track teams…state champion in the long jump and triple jump…
Personal: Timothy Malcolm Sandquist…born November 7, 1968, Bridgeport, CT…son of Dave and Bonnie Sandquist…majored in retailing.
Solos Assists Total Int.
1988 5 0 5 0
1989 37 28 65 0
1990 41 23 64 0
1991 31 16 47 2
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Total 114 67 181 2
