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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | History |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Kettering, Ohio |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Kettering (OH) Archbishop Alter |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chris Borland is an American football linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers.
College career
2009
Borland was named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year in 2009. Borland played in 13 games, starting six. He led the leam with five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He finished third on the team in tackles-for-loss (10.5) and sacks (5.0) and fifth in tackles (54). Borland also returned six kickoffs for 106 yards and made three extra points in the game against Hawaii.
2010
Borland played and started two games. He was injured in the second game of the season and missed the rest of the year with a shoulder injury. He was granted an injury redshirt for that season.
2011
Before the season, Borland was on the watchlist for the Butkus Award which is awarded to the nations best linebacker. Borland was also listed on the preseason watchlists for All-Big Ten, first-team by Phil Steele and second-team by Athlon.
On December 8, 2011, Borland was named Third Team All-American by Yahoo Sports. Borland's teammate Russell Wilson joined him on the Third Team while Montee Ball was named to the First Team and offensive linemen Peter Konz and Kevin Zeitler were named to the Second Team.
2012
Borland set a season high with 13 tackles in the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Nebraska. Borland recorded a team-high 9 tackles in the 2013 Rose Bowl against Stanford. Following the season, Borland was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention by the media.
2013
Borland was named to the preseason watchlists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Dick Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy. Halfway through the 2013 season ESPN ranked Chris Borland the #4 Defensive MVP.
College Stats
| Year | Team | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sack | INT | FF | FR |
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| 2009 | Wisconsin | 36 | 18 | 54 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 64 | 79 | 143 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | 56 | 48 | 104 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | Wisconsin | 34 | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Totals | 195 | 169 | 364 | 44.0 | 15.0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | |
References
- Yahoo Sports All-America Team
- http://espn.go.com/ncf/notebook/_/page/onthemark-131014/midseason-review