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Patrick O'Connell, Wheaton College football
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Patrick O'Connell

DLSeasons 2016–2019 (4)Games 446'2" · 255 lbsHometown Long Grove, Ill.High school Stevenson / Ball State University
All-American 2019
Second Team All-CCIW · 2016All-Region · 2016Second Team All-CCIW · 2017All-Region · 2017Preseason All-American · 2018First Team All-CCIW · 2018All-Region · 2018Player of the Week · 2018All-American · 2019First Team All-CCIW · 2019All-Region · 2019
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Tackles
151
23.5 sacks · 46.5 TFL · 2 INT
Points
6
1 TD

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1999–2025
5th Tackles for Loss · career · 46.55th Sacks · career · 23.59th Interception Return TDs · career · 1

Biography

From the official athletics bio

Career: Ranks fifth in program history with 23.5 career sacks...has 151 career tackles including 46.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and two interceptions in 44 career games.

2016: Second Team All-North Region selection by D3football.com...Second Team All-CCIW selection...made 11 appearances tallying 36 tackles including 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks with one interception...had six tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in his season debut on Sept. 10...had two sacks at Augustana on Nov. 5...recorded two sacks against Millikin on Oct. 8.

2017: D3football.com Second Team All-North Region honoree...Second Team All-CCIW...started all 10 games, making 26 tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss and five sacks with one fumble recovery and one pass breakup...had six tackles including four for loss and 1.5 sacks against Augustana on Nov. 4.

2018: D3football.com Third Team All-North Region selection...First Team All-CCIW...D3football.com Team of the Week on Sept. 4...CCIW Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3...D3football.com Preseason All-American...started all 10 games, recording 49 tackles including 15 for loss and 5.5 sacks...forced a fumble to go with a season-best eight tackles including 3.5 for loss at WashU on Oct. 13...had 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up against Monmouth on Sept. 1...had two sacks and six tackles at North Central on Sept. 29.

2019: D3football.com Honorable Mention All-American...D3football.com First Team All-North Region...First Team All-CCIW honoree...started all 13 games with 40 tackles including 11 tackles for loss and six sacks with one forced fumble, one interception, and one pass break-up...had a season-high seven tackles including three for loss and two sacks in a win over North Central on Oct. 5...has three tackles including two sacks in a win over WashU on Oct. 19...had three tackles and caught an interception in the end zone for a touchdown in a win over Carthage on Nov. 9.

High school: A four-year varsity letterwinner at Stevenson High School...helped the squad to a perfect 14-0 season and a state championship as a senior in 2014... twice named All-State honorable mention in his career...First Team All-Conference in his sophomore and senior seasons...served as a team captain...also played basketball for the Patriots.

Major: Business/Economics

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

Season ▴GRushRecPRKRIRYdsYds/G
2016110000000.0
2019130000000.0
Career240000000.0

Scoring

Season ▴TDFGMPATPATAPts
201910006

Defense

Season ▴GPSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
20161119173612.07.0111000
2017101214268.55.0014010
20181029204915.05.5015100
20191328124011.06.0113100
Career44886315146.523.52413210

Interceptions

Season ▴NoYdsAvgTDLong
2016100.000
2019100.010
Career200.010

Game Logs

From box scores, 1999–2025
Date ▴OpponentSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Sep 10, 2016Kalamazoo College4263.52.0000000
Sep 24, 2016Elmhurst University2021.00.0000000
Oct 1, 2016Illinois Wesleyan University3032.01.0000000
Oct 8, 2016Millikin University3142.02.0000000
Oct 15, 2016North Central College2350.00.0010000
Oct 22, 2016North Park University1010.00.0100000
Nov 5, 2016Augustana College (IL)1342.02.0000000
Nov 12, 2016Carroll University1231.00.0000000
Nov 19, 2016Huntingdon College1120.00.0000000
Nov 26, 2016North Central College0220.50.0001000
Dec 3, 2016University of Mary Hardin-Baylor1340.00.0000000
Sep 2, 2017Benedictine University0220.00.0000000
Sep 9, 2017Kalamazoo College1121.01.0000000
Sep 16, 2017Carthage College1120.50.5000000
Sep 30, 2017Illinois Wesleyan University2131.01.0000000
Oct 7, 2017Millikin University2021.00.0002000
Oct 16, 2017North Central College0330.50.0011000
Oct 21, 2017North Park University0440.51.0000000
Nov 4, 2017Augustana College (IL)4264.01.5001000
Nov 11, 2017Carroll University2020.00.0000000
Sep 15, 2018Illinois Wesleyan University5051.01.0000000
Sep 22, 2018Millikin University1671.50.5001000
Sep 29, 2018North Central College4262.02.0001000
Oct 6, 2018North Park University1120.00.0001000
Oct 13, 2018WashU7183.51.0000110
Oct 20, 2018Augustana College (IL)0440.50.0000000
Oct 27, 2018Carroll University1120.00.0000000
Nov 3, 2018Carthage College4262.01.0000000
Nov 10, 2018Elmhurst University3141.00.0000000
Sep 7, 2019Monmouth College1340.00.0000000
Sep 21, 2019Illinois Wesleyan University2241.51.0001000
Sep 28, 2019Millikin University1011.00.0001000
Oct 5, 2019North Central College6173.02.0010000
Oct 12, 2019North Park University0110.50.0000000
Oct 19, 2019WashU3032.02.0000000
Oct 26, 2019Augustana College (IL)4261.00.0000000
Nov 2, 2019Carroll University3031.00.0000000
Nov 9, 2019Carthage College3030.00.0100000
Nov 16, 2019Elmhurst University0220.00.0000000
Nov 23, 2019Martin Luther College0110.00.0000000
Nov 30, 2019Central College4041.01.0001110
Dec 7, 2019Saint John's University1010.00.0000000

Roster History

Season#PosClassHtWtHometownHigh School
201647DLFreshman6'1"257 lbsLong Grove, Ill.Stevenson / Ball State University
201747DLSophomore6'2"255 lbsLong Grove, Ill.Stevenson / Ball State University
201847DLJunior6'2"259 lbsLong Grove, Ill.Stevenson / Ball State University
201947DLSenior6'2"255 lbsLong Grove, Ill.Stevenson / Ball State University