89 Jack Bootsmiller
Jack Bootsmiller
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    235
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • High School:
    Mount Vernon
  • Position:
    DL
  • Experience:
    1L
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    29.0
  • sac
    1.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Named All American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention DL (2019)
  • Three-year letterwinner (2017-19)
2019 | junior
  • Named All American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention DL
  • Led the team in sacks with four
  • Recorded one forced fumble against Central
  • Finished with 16 tackles
2018 | sophomore
  • Appeared in all ten games, starting nine games on the defensive line
  • Finished with 19 tackles and 2.5 sacks
  • Ended the season on a strong note, notching a sack in two of the last three games along with 3.5 tackles for loss
2017 | freshman
  • Appeared in all ten games as a rookie on the defensive line
  • Finished the season with 10 tackles with half a sack
High School
  • A 2017 graduate of Mount Vernon High School
  • Coached by Lance Pederson
  • Appeared in state championship game senior year and state semifinal game junior year
  • Named first team all-district defensive end as a senior
  • Voted team defensive line MVP as a senior
  • Lettered in baseball, track and soccer
  • Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
  • Parents are Tom and Bonnie Bootsmiller
  • Has two brothers, Ian, who also attends Simpson, and Charlie
  • Major is exercise science

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 15 10
Assists 14 9
Tackles 29.0 19.0
Tackles per game 2.9 2.4
Sacks 1.5 1.0
Sack yards 9 9
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 84-6 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 34-7 4 4 8.0 0.5 0 2.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Coe L, 42-22 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Central (Iowa) L, 84-16 0 1 1.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Loras L, 21-13 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Luther W, 68-34 2 0 2.0 - - 2.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Dubuque L, 41-28 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista L, 50-19 2 3 5.0 0.5 5 0.5 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 44-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Wartburg L, 55-23 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 10 1 0.1 3 0.3 3.0 1 3
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 31 1 0.0 3 0.1 3.0 1 3

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 10 - 3 - - 3 .3
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 1 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - 3 - - 3 .1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 6 0.6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 10 8 11 19.0 1.9 2.5 15 4.0 18 - - - - - 3 -
2019-20 10 5 11 16.0 1.6 4.0 21 5.0 23 1 - - - - - -
2020-21 1 5 4 9.0 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 15 14 29.0 2.9 1.5 9 5.0 15 - 1 0 - - - -
Total 31 33 40 73.0 2.4 8.0 45 14.0 56 1 1 0 - - 3 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 15 14 29.0 2.9 1.5 9 5.0 15 - 1 0 - - - -
Conference 8 10 9 19.0 2.4 1.0 9 3.0 11 - 1 0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 10 8 18.0 3.6 1.5 9 5.0 15 - - - - - - -
Away 5 5 6 11.0 2.2 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 - - 2.0 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 13 14 27.0 3.0 1.5 9 3.0 13 - 1 0 - - - -
Month September 4 5 7 12.0 3.0 1.0 4 2.5 8 - - - - - - -
October 5 8 7 15.0 3.0 0.5 5 2.5 7 - 1 0 - - - -
November 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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