Noah Furbush

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
LB
Height:
6-5
Weight:
237
Hometown:
Kenton, Ohio
High School:
Kenton

CAREER HIGHS
• Tackles: 6 - Michigan State, 2017
• Solos: 3 - Michigan State, 2017
• Asst: 5 - Air Force, 2017
• TFLs: 1 - (2X) last vs South Carolina, 2018
• Sacks: 1 - South Carolina, 2018
• Int: 1 - (2X) last vs Western Michigan, 2018
• FR: 1 - (2x) last at Purdue, 2017
• PBUs: 1 - South Carolina, 2018

At Michigan
• Four-year letterman (2015-16-17-18)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2015-16-17-18)
• Earned U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Recipient of the 2018 Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award, given to the top U-M Football Student-Athlete
• Has played in 45 career games with seven starts at linebacker
• Recipient of the National Football Foundation Honor Society (NFFHS) Bo Schembechler Postgraduate Scholarship

Fifth-year Senior (2018)
• Appeared in all 13 games at linebacker and special teams; totaled four tackles and one interception to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Along with the entire defense, secured a share of Defensive Player of the Week honors for their contributions towards the team performance against Michigan State
• Recipient of the Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award, given to the top U-M Football Student-Athlete
• Made contributions at linebacker and on special teams at Notre Dame (Sept. 1), against Maryland (Oct. 6), Wisconsin (Oct. 13), Michigan State (Oct. 20), Penn State (Nov. 3), and at Rutgers (Nov. 10)
• Registered two stops and his second career interception against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Made one assisted tackle and broke up one pass against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Registered one quarterback hurry against Nebraska (Sept. 22) while playing linebacker and contributing on special teams
• Credited with two solo tackles at Northwestern (Sept. 29) while playing linebacker and special teams
• Assisted on one tackle and registered one quarterback hurry playing linebacker and special teams against Indiana (Nov. 17)
• Tied for the lead with four solo tackles at Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Assisted on one tackle playing linebacker and contributing on special teams against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Senior (2017)
• Earned his third varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Made two stops and recovered a fumble playing linebacker against Florida at the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2) and contributed on special teams
• Also helped seal the win with a fumble recovery in the end zone to score the first points (six) of his career
• Assisted on two tackles, including half of one for a loss, against Cincinnati (Sept. 9) and contributed on special teams
• Made five tackles and added a quarterback hurry against Air Force (Sept. 16) and contributed on special teams in his second career start
• Registered his second career fumble recovery playing linebacker against Purdue (Sept. 23) and also contributed against special teams
• Started and set a new career high with six tackles against Michigan State (Oct. 7)
• Made two tackles at Indiana (Oct. 14) with half-a-tackle for loss
• Credited with three tackles, including two solo, at Penn State (Oct. 21)
• Played on both defense and special teams against Rutgers (Oct. 28) and Wisconsin (Nov. 18)
• Made two solo stops, with a four-yard tackle for loss against Minnesota (Nov. 4), and added one quarterback hurry
• Registered four assisted tackles at Maryland (Nov. 11)
• Made two solo stops against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Made two tackles, with one sack, and returned his first career interception 27 yards in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1)

Junior (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Missed the first three games of the 2016 season due to injury, but played in the remaining 10 games to earn his second varsity letter
• Returned to action against Wisconsin (Oct. 1)
• Recorded two special teams tackles and posted two stops at Rutgers (Oct. 8), playing both linebacker and special teams
• Played on special teams against Illinois (Oct. 22)
• Recorded a tackle at linebacker against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Made one solo tackle and TFL against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Assisted on one stop at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Assisted on two tackles vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)

Sophomore (2015)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Contributed in nine games on special teams and earned his first varsity letter

Freshman (2014)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Kenton High School (2014) coached by Mike Mauk

Key Statistics
• Recorded 239 tackles, 43.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles on defense and hauled in six receptions for 102 yards and one touchdown on offense during career
• Posted 124 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a senior
• Registered 115 tackles and 13.0 TFLs as a junior

Personal
• Noah Furbush was born on October 8, 1995
• Earned degree in aerospace engineering from the College of Engineering
• Currently pursing the Master of Engineering degree in Space Engineering