Ian Thompson
#8
Year
Class of '03
Position
Outside Linebacker
Height
6' 0"
Weight
205 lbs.
Hometown
Park Forest, IL
High School
Rich East

Career Stats
YEAR
GP
SOLO
ASST.
TOTAL
TFL
SACKS
INT
FR
FF
1999
10
8
9
17
2
0.0
0
0
0
2000
8
19
30
49
13
5.0
2
1
0
2001
9
28
33
61
9
.5
1
1
0
2002 11 23 17 40 9 3.0 3 1 2
CAREER
38
78
89
167
33
8.5
6
3
2

Career Single-Game Highs
CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Tackles 12 Multiple Times
Tackles for loss 3 Multiple Times
Sacks 2.0 @ Monmouth College on September 16, 2000
Interceptions 1 Multiple Times

As a Senior in 2002
Started all 11 games...earned Second Team All-Midwest Conference honors...seventh on the team with 40 tackles, including nine for loss...second on the squad with three interceptions, including one in NCAA Playoff game at Wartburg College on November 23rd...finished third on the team with 3.0 sacks...tallied at least five tackles four times, including a season-high seven in Homecoming victory over Ripon College on September 28th...has three tackles for loss at Beloit College on September 21st...earned fourth varsity letter.

As a Junior in 2001
Played in 9 of the team's 10 games and started 6...ranked tied-for-fourth on the squad with a career-high 61 total tackles (28 solo)...was fifth on the team with 9 tackles for loss...intercepted the third pass of his career on October 6th against Ripon College...recovered a fumble on October 13th against Lawrence University and forced a fumble on November 17th against Monmouth College.recorded at least 6 tackles in each of the final six games of the season...set a career-high with 12 tackles on October 13th against Lawrence and matched that total on October 27th at St. Norbert College...earned his third varsity letter.

As a Sophomore in 2000
Led LF in sacks (5.0) and tied for the team-lead with two interceptions.four-and-a-half of his sacks came during the first three games of the season, including two sacks at Monmouth on September 16th.had the most interception return yards on the team (40).tied for third on the squad with 49 tackles (19 solos, 30 assists).second on the team for tackles for loss (13).recovered and forced one fumble on the season.easily set career highs for tackles, solos, tackles for loss, sacks, and interceptions.registered at least five tackles in six of his eight games, including a career-high of 11 at Carroll on November 11th.had at least one tackle for loss seven times (the first four and the last three games).twice recorded a team single-game best two sacks (vs. Chicago on September 10th and at Monmouth on September 16th).played in and started eight games.earned his second varsity letter.

As a Freshman in 1999
Saw action in all 10 of the Forester's games.recorded 17 total tackles, including two for loss.recorded a season-high six tackles during a 56-32 victory over Lawrence on October 16th.notched four or more tackles three times.played primarily at the safety position.varsity letter winner.

As a Prep
Played four years of football and ran four years of track at REHS.two-time team captain for football...track and field team captain his senior season.received the Michael Zudlewski Award for Inspiration his senior season.helped REHS to an 8-2 overall record during his junior season.placed 25th in the 300 intermediate hurdles at the Illinois State Class AA Championships.coached by Alan Greenberg  and Bob Lombardi for football.member of the Honor Roll all four years.