2016 Football Roster

42 Sam Seeton

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Highschool Fort Collins
  • Major Petroleum Engineering

Biography

2016: Honorable Mention All-RMAC … Started all 13 games at running back … Ran for 1,268 yards on 261 carries with nine touchdowns … Became the first player in program history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons …Set the Mines single-season record for touches at 261 … His 1,268 yards were second-most in a season at Mines and most since 1939 … Had seven 100+ rushing games, including a string of six straight in the second half of the season … Top production game was a 204-yard, two-touchdown performance at Black Hills State to clinch the RMAC title … Also ran for 142 yards and a score in the NCAA first round at Southwest Baptist … Also a dangerous receiver out of the backfield who caught 31 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns, with scores against Western State and Southwest Baptist … Also returned two kicks for 28 yards.

2015
: Second-Team All-NFFCC … Honorable Mention All-RMAC … Bounced back from a season-ending injury as a redshirt freshman to earn the starting role and became only the fifth 1,000-yard rusher in Mines history … With 1,150 yards, produced most by an Oredigger since 1939 and second-most all-time … Scored 14 touchdowns on the ground … Went over 100 yards five times, including in each of Mines’ last three games ... 
Caught a career-high 37 passes for 333 yards and 2 touchdowns ... Averaged 30.3 yards per game in the air.

2014: Appeared in four games … Ran four times for 20 yards … Also compiled three tackles.

2013: Appeared in six games at tailback… Carried three times for 16 yards (5.3 yards per carry)… Recorded one tackle.

2012: Did not appear in any games… Medical redshirt. 

2011: A 2011 Mines Football redshirt.

High School: Earned three letters in football...Named Team MVP following his freshman and sophomore seasons...Selected as the Offensive Player of the Year and earned First Team All-Conference recognition as a junior...Named Lambkin of the Year, served as a team captain, earned First Team All-Conference accolades and was an Old Spice Player of the Year nominee his senior year...Led the team to a League title as a senior...FCHS finished as the League runner-up his junior year...Earned a pair of letters on the track & field team...A two-time selection as the Lambkins' Outstanding Hurdler...A two-year letterwinner in lacrosse...Earned one letter on the wrestling squad...Earned First Team Academic All-State recognition on multiple occasions.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2011Freshman

    RB
    205 lbs
    31
  • 42

    2012Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2014Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2015Junior

    RB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2016Redshirt Senior

    RB
    6'0" 205 lbs
    42