98 Sam Bartels
Sam Bartels
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Jerseyville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Jersey Community
  • Position:
    K
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Awards/Milestones

Sophomore (fall 2021): Was the Red Devils’ starting punter for the whole season and also contributed as a kicker … Racked up 2,117 punting yards on 55 attempts, averaging a career-high 38.5 yards per punt, recording nine fair catches, two touchbacks and placing it inside the 20 11 times … Also made 7 of 8 extra point attempts, including going 5-for-5 and converting a 20-yard field goal in Eureka’s 38-13 victory over Concordia Chicago on Oct. 2 … Recorded a career-long punt of 79 yards against Olivet on Sept. 11 … Rushed 10 yards for a first down on a fake punt against Olivet on Sept. 11 … Also contributed two tackles.

Freshman (spring 2021): Was the Red Devils’ starting kicker and punter during the shortened COVID 2021 spring season … Made 16 of 18 extra point attempts and racked up 737 punting yards on 21 attempts, averaging 35.1 yards per attempt, recording five fair catches, two touchbacks and placing it inside the 20 times … Punted a season-long of 55 yards in Eureka’s season opener against Aurora on March 20 … Received NACC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after a prolific performance in Eureka’s 48-29 win over Rockford on April; as the kicker, he made 6 of 7 extra point attempts and tallied two touchbacks on kickoffs while racking up 309 yards on eight kickoffs … Also averaged 42.7 yards per punt on three punts, placing two inside the 20 and recording a touchback and a fair catch in the Rockford win.

Jersey Community High School: A second Team All-MVC honoree and the Jersey Community Special Teams MVP in 2019 ... Went 23-for-23 on PATs and made a pair of field goals.

Personal: The son of Tim and Beth Bartels, Sam was born on June 25, 2002 in Jerseyville, Illinois ... Has one sibling, Molly … Majoring in kinesiology.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .2
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 1 -15 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 10 301 30.1 45 1 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 6 236 39.3 63 1 1 1 0
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 3 171 57.0 64 2 1 0 1
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 5 217 43.4 54 3 2 0 1
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 6 238 39.7 44 0 0 1 0
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 9 288 32.0 50 3 0 0 0
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 5 179 35.8 57 0 4 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 1 -15 - - - -15
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Neb. Wesleyan L, 31-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Olivet L, 54-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Rockford W, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Benedictine (Ill.) L, 58-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Concordia Chicago W, 27-13 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Aurora L, 72-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wis. Lutheran L, 51-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Lakeland L, 26-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at St. Norbert L, 20-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 33 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 2 12 1.2 6.0 0 10 - -
2022-23 8 1 -15 -1.9 -15.0 0 0 1 1
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 3 -3 -0.1 -1.0 0 10 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 5 0 0 - 0 16 18 89% 16
2021-22 10 1 1 100% 20 7 8 88% 10
2022-23 8 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 33 1 1 100% 20 23 27 85% 26

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 5 21 737 35.1 55 5 5 2 0
2021-22 10 55 2117 38.5 79 11 9 2 6
2022-23 8 45 1641 36.5 64 10 8 2 2
2023-24 10 42 1491 35.5 71 4 1 3 0
Total 33 163 5986 36.7 79 30 23 9 8

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 12 - - - 12 1.2
2022-23 8 -15 - - - -15 -1.9
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 33 -3 - - - -3 -.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 16 3.2 - - - - - - 16 0 0 0
2021-22 12 1.2 0 - - - - - 7 1 1 0
2022-23 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 28 0.8 0 - - - - - 23 1 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 10 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 3 0 3.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 8 1 -15 -1.9 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Conference 6 1 -15 -2.5 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 1 -15 -3.8 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 -15 -2.5 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 -15 -5.0 -15.0 0 0 1 1
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 8 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
Conference 6 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 0% 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 8 45 1641 36.5 64 10 8 2 2
Conference 6 29 1104 38.1 64 8 7 1 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 24 927 38.6 64 6 3 1 2
Away 4 21 714 34.0 63 4 5 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 4 182 45.5 64 2 1 0 1
Losses 6 41 1459 35.6 63 8 7 2 1
Month September 4 24 925 38.5 64 7 4 1 2
October 3 16 537 33.6 50 3 0 1 0
November 1 5 179 35.8 57 0 4 0 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 September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 8 -15 - - - -15 -1.9
Conference 6 -15 - - - -15 -2.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 -15 - - - -15 -3.8
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 -15 - - - -15 -2.5
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 -15 - - - -15 -5.0
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 - - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 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 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 1 0 1.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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