Career Note: Played in all 22 games during his two years at Wayne State, starting seven times.
2010: Recipient of the 2010 Ron Solack Memorial "35" Award ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team ... played in all 11 games starting five times ... lone reception against Northwood went for 18 yards and a first down ... had two receptions at Michigan Tech ... made three catches for 25 yards vs. Ashland ... had two receptions for 23 yards vs. Hillsdale including first collegiate touchdown, which put WSU ahead 7-0 ... made one reception vs. Indianapolis ... played on the punt coverage and kickoff return teams ... led the squad with four punt coverage tackles (3-1) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in all 11 games, starting twice ... saw first WSU action in Mercyhurst game ... first WSU reception went for 20 yards and a first down against Saginaw Valley on WSU’s first TD drive of the game ... had a career-long 39-yard reception vs. Ashland ... started at Northern Michigan and had a 16-yard reception ... recorded a punt coverage tackle at NMU ... extended his reception streak to three games with a catch against Ferris State ... selected WSU's Offensive Player of the Week for the FSU contest ... also started at Hillsdale ... played on the punt coverage and kickoff return teams ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Redshirted at Wayne State due to GLIAC transfer rules ... selected WSU's Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Saginaw Valley and Tiffin games.
2007: Played in eight of 10 games for Northern Michigan ... had nine receptions for 66 yards ... made a season-high three catches for 20 yards versus Mercyhurst ... had a season-high 23 receiving yards in opener against Indianapolis.
2006: Played in all 10 games for NMU making eight starts ... recorded 10 receptions for 132 yards ... made a season-high three catches vs. Saginaw Valley ... had a season-high 36 receiving yards in opener against Indianapolis.
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5: Redshirted at NMU.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Birmingham Groves High School ... earned two letters under coach Brendan Flaherty ... played both tight end and defensive end for the Falcons earning all-OAA honors ... helped BGHS to back-to-back district titles in football and a basketball district title in 2005 ... served as a basketball team captain.
Personal: Full name--Austin T. Hughes ... born February 19, 1987, in Beverly Hills, Mich. ... son of Gus and Cynthia Hughes ... has an older sister, Bionca ... uncle Rod Jones played with three NFL teams ... is a criminal justice major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008.
| 2006* |
10 |
10 |
132 |
13.2 |
0 |
30 |
3 |
36 |
| 2007* |
8 |
9 |
66 |
7.3 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
23 |
| 2009 |
11 |
4 |
79 |
19.8 |
0 |
39 |
1 |
39 |
| 2010 |
11 |
9 |
82 |
9.1 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
25 |
*-Playing for Northern Michigan.
