Career Notes: Played in 48 career games, one shy of the school record set by Joe Long (2008-11) ... finished in the top 25 in school history in quarterback hurries (since records started being kept in 2002).
2013: Started all 11 games (nine at defensive tackle, two [HC, SVSU] at defensive end) and finished with a career-high 27 tackles (7-20) ... made first career start at defensive tackle (and second career start) at Carson-Newman and finished with a career-best 11 tackles (1-10) ... also blocked a C-N PAT attempt ... recorded one assisted tackle vs. Ashland ... had two assisted tackles at Lake Erie and two total tackles (1-1) against Malone ... notched a pass break-up vs. Northwood ... tallied two tackles (1-1) and a quarterback hurry at Hillsdale ... recorded a sack and a forced fumble against Saginaw Valley .. made two tackles (1-2) at Northern Michigan ... totaled three assisted tackles at Ferris State and a solo tackle against Grand Valle ... had a half-tackle for loss among his two tackles (1-1) at Michigan Tech ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2012: Played in all 10 games as a back-up defensive end ... recorded two tackles (1-1) and a quarterback hurry at Ashland ... made a career-best five tackles (2-3) at Malone including one solo for loss in first career start ... tallied a solo tackle at Northwood ... notched a solo sack against Hillsdale ... saw playing time on kickoff return against Northern Michigan and had a half-tackle on defense ... recorded three tackles (1-2) vs. Ferris State ... made four tackles (2-2) at Grand Valley ... saw action on kickoff return team against Michigan Tech ... totaled a career-high 18 tackles ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Played in all 16 games ... recorded a solo tackle vs. Urbana and a sack against Tiffin (1.5 TFL) ... deflected a second quarter pass by Michigan Tech which was intercepted by Zach Houghton ... made two tackles (1-1) at Ohio Dominican ... had one assisted tackle at Northern Michigan ... tallied one solo tackle vs. Lake Erie ... had two assisted tackles and a pass break-up at Ashland ... made a solo tackle vs. Saginaw Valley ... saw playing time on the kickoff return team and at defensive end at Indianapolis ... had a 12-yard kickoff return vs. Findlay ... made three tackles (2-1) at St. Cloud including two for loss (one sack) along with a pass break-up ... had two tackles (1-1) at Nebraska-Kearney ... recorded a pass break-up at Winston-Salem ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in all 11 games as a defensive end ... had a fumble recovery in collegiate debut against Northwood ... made a career-best two solo tackles at Tiffin including a 12-yard sack ... had an assisted tackle at both Michigan Tech and Lake Erie ... recorded a sack vs. Indianapolis ... tied a career-high with two tackles (1-1) at Findlay, including one for loss ... also had a quarterback hurry vs. the Oilers ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Dressed for all the home games, but did not see any playing time ... was redshirted.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Macomb Dakota High School ... was a two-year starter for the Cougars and coach Mike Giannone ... named to the 2008
Detroit Free Press Division I All-State squad as well as captain of the All-Metro East team ... selected to the
Detroit News All-State Dream Team along with East First Team ... voted to the
C & G Newspapers All-Eastside first team ... co-MVP of the MAC Red ... led a defense that gave up only 9.3 points per game ... as a senior defensive tackle totaled 59 tackles, 5.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, an interception, two fumble recoveries and two blocked punts ... earned Macomb County Tier I honors in 2008 ... was a starter on the defensive line for the 14-0 2007 state championship team ... participated in the 2009 MHSFCA All-Star game.
Personal: Full name--Michael G. Laamanen ... born February 18, 1991, in Macomb Township ... son of John and Kathy Laamanen ... has one older brother, Matthew ... is a business administration/marketing major ... named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2009 ... last name is pronounced LAH-muh-nen.
|
2010 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
3.0-20 |
2.0-18 |
1-0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2011 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
3.5-10 |
2.0-7 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
|
2012 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
2.0-4 |
1.0-3 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2013 |
11 |
7 |
20 |
27 |
1.5-8 |
1.0-8 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
