Shady Salamon

Rutgers

Sep 27 (Sat)

11:00 AM

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defensive Back
Hometown:
South St. Paul, Minn.
High School:
Cretin-Derham Hall

2011 ? SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 10 games with a pair of starts ? recorded 11 tackles (eight solo, three assisted) with one tackle-for-loss ? earned fourth varsity letter.

Game-by-Game: Tallied four tackles (three solo, one assist) in season opener at USC (9/3) ? recorded a solo tackle in home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) ? appeared in 29-23 victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17) ? assisted on one tackle in loss to North Dakota State (9/24) ? tallied two solo tackles in Big Ten opener at Michigan (10/1) ? appeared in contest at Purdue (10/8) ? notched one tackle, which was a tackle-for-loss vs. Nebraska (10/22) ? tallied one solo tackle in 22-21 victory over Iowa (10/29) ? did not play at Michigan State (11/5) or vs. Wisconsin (11/12) ? assisted on one tackle at Northwestern (11/19) ? appeared in 27-7 victory over Illinois (11/26).

2010 ? JUNIOR SEASON:
Saw action in all 12 games, mostly on special teams ? did not record any statistics ? recognized as a member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team ? earned third varsity letter.

2009 ? SOPHOMORE SEASON:
One of the Gophers best performers on special teams ? tallied six total tackles on the season ? earned second varsity letter ? recognized as a member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team.

Game-by-Game: Made first appearance of the season against Air Force on 9/12 ? in the 35-21 loss to No. 8 Cal on 9/19, tallied one solo tackle ? appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics ? in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, recorded two solo tackles ? in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, notched one tackle ? appeared at Penn State and Ohio State, but did not record any statistics ? in the 42-34 win over Michigan State on 10/31, finished with one tackle ? in the 35-32 loss to Illinois on 11/7, finished with one tackle ? appeared in the 16-13 win over South Dakota State on 11/14, the 12-0 loss to Iowa on 11/21 and the 14-13 Insight Bowl loss to Iowa State, but did not record any statistics.

2008 ? FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 12 of 13 games with two starts ? ranked third on the team in rushing with 181 yards on 49 carries and three touchdowns ? also had nine receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown? earned first varsity letter.

Game-by-Game: Saw his first collegiate action off the bench at Bowling Green (9/6) ? totaled 64 yards on 12 carries vs. the Falcons ? gained 19 yards on his first collegiate rush and also scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 5-yard run at Bowling Green ? made his first collegiate start against Montana State (9/13), finishing the game with eight yards on three attempts ? also snared a 13-yard reception vs. the Bobcats ? came off the bench to rush for 50 yards on seven carries, including a 3-yard touchdown run, against Florida Atlantic (9/20) ? had two carries for four yards in a reserve role at Ohio State (9/27) ? rushed four times for 10 yards, with a 1-yard touchdown plunge, vs. Indiana (10/4) ? came off the bench at Illinois (10/11), but did not record any statistics ? rushed two times for five yards and had an 8-yard reception at Purdue (10/25) ? hauled in a 6-yard reception vs. Northwestern (11/1) ? totaled six yard on two carries and had a 9-yard reception against Michigan (11/8) ? had a strong game off the bench at Wisconsin (11/15), totaling 69 all-purpose yards (29 rushing/40 receiving), hauling his first career touchdown pass and scoring on a 2-point conversion run ? made second career start vs. Iowa (11/22), recording two carries and an 11-yard reception ? tallied six carries for seven yards and one reception for four yards vs. Kansas (12/31).

HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended local power Cretin-Derham Hall, where he was a two-way starter for the Raiders ? helped lead CDH to a 13-1 record and a berth in the Minnesota Section 4 Class 5A championship game as a senior in 2007 ? averaged 8.8 yards per carry, totaling 774 yards on 88 carries ? scored 19 total touchdowns (15 rushing and four receiving) ? also had 33 receptions for 522 yards ? listed as Special Mention on the 2007 Associated Press All-State Team ? earned All-Metro honors from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ? named to KARE-11 Preseason All-Metro Team in 2007 ? also helped lead CDH to a 10-1 mark, and a runner-up finish in the Minnesota Section 4 Class 5A playoffs as a junior ? rushed for 834 yards on 114 attempts for an average of 7.3 yards per carry in 2006 ? scored 19 touchdowns (16 rushing, three receiving) ? also had 28 receptions for 288 yards that season ? earned honorable mention all-state honors from the AP ? coached by Mike Scanlan.

PERSONAL:
Shady Salamon was born Feb. 20, 1990 ? son of Robin Salamon ? kinesiology major.