2008: Selected to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... received the WSU football Scholar-Athlete Award ... served as a team captain ... was a semifinalist for the 2008 Draddy Trophy which recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership ... inducted into the 2009 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society ... started all 11 games at defensive end ... made first WSU start in season opener and recorded two tackles for loss against Mercyhurst plus a quarterback hurry ... had five tackles at Saginaw Valley ... forced a fumble on a sack at Findlay and was WSU[apos]s co-defensive player of the week ... had a sack among four tackles vs. Northern Michigan ... recorded a season-high six tackles at Ferris State including 1.5 sacks ... had a sack, a forced fumble and two tackles for loss at Northwood ... finished second on the squad with five sacks ... tied-for-seventh in the GLIAC with two forced fumbles ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team ... played in the final eight games after missing the first three games with an injury ... made WSU debut against Findlay ... had a tackle for loss in which he forced a fumble that he also recovered at Grand Valley ... also blocked an extra point at GVSU ... had two quarterback hurries against Gannon ... recorded WSU season-best 2.5 sacks at Hillsdale, plus had a pass break-up ... had a fumble recovery, a pass break-up and blocked an extra point at Indianapolis ... recorded a WSU season-best four tackles for loss, including two sacks, at Ashland ... set a career-high with six solo tackles versus the Eagles ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2006: Enrolled at Wayne State in January 2006 ... did not dress for any games ... was redshirted at WSU ... selected WSU[apos]s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the Michigan Tech game and also the Hillsdale contest.
Pre-WSU: Played two years for Grand Rapids Community College ... named to the NJCAA All-Conference All-Region First Team in 2005 after earning honorable mention all-league honors as a freshman ... made 42 tackles, including 23 solo, in nine games in 2005 ... led the squad with 17.5 tackles for loss including 10 sacks ... in a 25-7 win over Joilet J.C. on Oct. 22, 2005, he had 10 tackles (9-1) including eight for loss (six of which were sacks including one for a safety) to earn National Junior College Player of the Week accolades ... played all 10 games in 2004 and recorded 37 tackles (13-24) ... had 7.5 tackles for loss including three sacks ... blocked a kick each season.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Howell High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for the Highlanders and coach Mike Ryan ... was an all-county honorable mention selection as a sophomore ... earned First Team All-League and All-County honors in 2002.
Personal: Full name--Andrew H. Bates ... born December 18, 1985, in Royal Oak ... son of Jim and Sue Bates ... has a brother, Rob ... is a kinesiology major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008 (4.00) and Winter 2009 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2006, Winter 2007 and Winter 2008.
2007 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7.5-47 | 4.5-28 | 2 | 2-0 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.5-59 | 5-46 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 |