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Silver Named a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
11/26/2024 12:12:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.H. – Senior defensive end and captain Josiah Silver (Hampton, Va.) of the 19th-ranked University of New Hampshire football team was named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award by Stats Perform on Tuesday.
Silver is one of 35 finalists for the award, which is presented annually to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. He was named to the Buck Buchanan Watch List when it was first announced in July.
New Hampshire (8-4, 6-2 CAA) is the No. 16 seed of the FCS Championship tournament and will play host to 23rd-ranked UT Martin (8-4, 6-2 Big South-OVC) at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30 (1 p.m.).
Tickets are available online at tinyurl.com/FBtixNCAA1stRnd. Parking can also be purchased online at tinyurl.com/FBparkNCAA1stRnd.
Silver ended the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation in sacks per game (0.96) and 11th in tackles for loss (1.50); both those numbers rank second in the CAA. He is UNH's leader in both sacks (11.5) and tackles for loss (17.5), as well as quarterback hurries (four), and he is third in total tackles (58). Silver has also been credited with one forced fumble.
Silver's season highlights includes five tackles for loss with four sacks Oct. 12 at Elon. Both those numbers matched his personal bests as he finished with seven total tackles and was named CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week.
He recorded two sacks in back-to-back road games against Villanova and UAlbany.
Silver recorded a sack in 6 of 12 games and had a tackle for loss in 8 of 12. The 11.5 sacks ranks third best by a Wildcat in a single season.
The Buck Buchanan Award is named for legendary defensive lineman Junious "Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State.
The winner, as selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.
UNH's Matt Evans won the Buck Buchanan Award in 2011.
CLICK HERE to read the Stats Perform press release.
Silver is one of 35 finalists for the award, which is presented annually to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. He was named to the Buck Buchanan Watch List when it was first announced in July.
New Hampshire (8-4, 6-2 CAA) is the No. 16 seed of the FCS Championship tournament and will play host to 23rd-ranked UT Martin (8-4, 6-2 Big South-OVC) at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30 (1 p.m.).
Tickets are available online at tinyurl.com/FBtixNCAA1stRnd. Parking can also be purchased online at tinyurl.com/FBparkNCAA1stRnd.
Silver ended the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation in sacks per game (0.96) and 11th in tackles for loss (1.50); both those numbers rank second in the CAA. He is UNH's leader in both sacks (11.5) and tackles for loss (17.5), as well as quarterback hurries (four), and he is third in total tackles (58). Silver has also been credited with one forced fumble.
Silver's season highlights includes five tackles for loss with four sacks Oct. 12 at Elon. Both those numbers matched his personal bests as he finished with seven total tackles and was named CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week.
He recorded two sacks in back-to-back road games against Villanova and UAlbany.
Silver recorded a sack in 6 of 12 games and had a tackle for loss in 8 of 12. The 11.5 sacks ranks third best by a Wildcat in a single season.
The Buck Buchanan Award is named for legendary defensive lineman Junious "Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State.
The winner, as selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.
UNH's Matt Evans won the Buck Buchanan Award in 2011.
CLICK HERE to read the Stats Perform press release.
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