6 Evan Altizer
6 - Evan Altizer
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Year: Sr
Hometown: Weddington, N.C.
High School: Weddington HS
Position: WR
Major: English
gp 10
yds 444
yds/g 44.4
td 4

2017: Enters his final collegiate campaign averaging 21.79 yards per reception which is the best average in school history... 42 receptions for 915 yards and six touchdowns... 62 punt returns (2nd in TC history)... 485 punt return yards (2nd in TC history)... 7.82 career punt return average (7th in TC history).

2016: Team leader in receiving yards with 364 yards on 22 receptions (2nd on team)... Led the Pioneers with five touchdown receptions (T4th in SAC)... Averaged 16.5 yards per catch... Played in all 11 games with 10 starts... Led team with 23 punt returns (2nd in SAC/2nd in TC history) for 194 yards (1st in SAC/7th in TC history)... 8.43 yards per return (3rd in SAC/8th in TC history)... Made seven catches for 113 yards and three touchdowns in road win at Catawba (Nov. 5)... His three TD grabs are tied for second most in a TC single game... Made TD grabs covering 33, 21 and 19 yards... Hauled in a 44-yard TD reception at Mars Hill (Oct. 29)... 25-yard TD reception vs Virginia-Wise (Sep. 1)... Also made five punt returns vs UVa-Wise (T6th in TC history)... Named SAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Brevard (Oct. 1)... Averaged 22.3 yards on his three punt returns in Tusculum's 21-14 win over BC... Finished the contest with 67 punt return yards as he posted returns of 20, 21, and 26 yards... His 21-yard return to the BC 37 set up the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter... He followed that effort with a 26-yard return to the BC 41 to set the table for the game-winning score late in the game... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team.

2015: Tusculum's third leading receiver with his 551 yards on 20 receptions... Led the SAC averaging 27.5 yards per catch, which is a new Tusculum single-season record... Started in all 11 games... Recorded three games with over 100 receiving yards, including a career-best 128 yards on five grabs in the season-finale against Carson-Newman (Nov. 12)... Opened the season with 109 yards on two catches at UVa-Wise (Sep. 5), including a 65-yard touchdown...Four receptions for 105 yards a week later against Virginia State (Sep. 12)... A threat on the Tusculum special teams, returning 18 punts for 135 yards for a 7.5 yard average... Pioneer Elite.

2014: Emerged as Tusculum's punt return specialist as a rookie... Finished the season with 21 punt returns, which are the second-most in program history... Tallied 156 punt return yards (8th in TC history) averaging 7.4 yards per return... His five punt returns at Wingate (Oct. 25) are tied for the sixth most in TC history... His season-long return of 35 yards set-up the go-ahead TD in Tusculum's 14-10 come-from-behind at Wingate... Played in 10 games.

High School: Graduated from Weddington (N.C.) HS... Coached by Tim Carson... Two-time All-Conference (2012, 2013)... All-County third team (2012)... All-County first team (2013).. 2013 Stats: 20 receptions, 400 yards, 7 TD, 80 tackles, 11 interceptions... Two-time Conference Champions (2012, 2013)... Also lettered in track and lacrosse.

Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1995 in Matthews, N.C... Son of Bob Altizer and Vicki Scinto... Brothers - Hunter Altizer, Cole Altizer; Sisters - Juliana Burton, Alaina Altizer... Brother, Cole, played tennis at Brevard College (2007-2011)... Majoring in English... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Graduate school... Favorite book: The Bible; Favorite midnight snack: Beef Jerky; Favorite movie: "Gladiator"; Favorite musical artist: Lil' Wayne; Favorite song: "Last Breath" by Future; Favorite sports team: Tusculum Pioneers; Favorite athlete: Steve McNair; Most thrilling moment in sports: Beating Carson-Newman 31-30 in 2016; Advice to kids: "Work hard"; Favorite color: Tusculum Orange; Favorite food: Sushi; Evan can't go a week without: Eating or drinking; Advice to kids: "Work hardm live intentionally"; Favorite color: Tusculum Orange; Favorite food: Sushi; Favorite sport other than football: Soccer; Person Evan most admires: His father; Toughest opponent Evan has ever faced: Elijah Hood; Most famous person Evan has ever met: Steve Smith; When he was a kid, Evan tried to be like: His father and Steve McNair.

Recent Games
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 25 15
Yards 444 307
Yards per game 44.4 43.9
Yards per catch 17.8 20.5
Touchdowns 4 3
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 5 66 13.2 39 1 - -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 4 65 16.3 23 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 4 36 9.0 11 0 - -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 4 133 33.3 52 1 - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 4 80 20.0 27 1 - -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 1 36 36.0 36 1 - -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 1 15 15.0 15 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - - - - 2 5 2.5 4 0
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - - - - 6 56 9.3 32 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - - - - 1 14 14.0 14 0
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - - - - 4 68 17.0 45 0
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - - - - 2 8 4.0 4 0
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - - - - 3 14 4.7 6 0
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - - - - 2 26 13.0 17 0
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - - - - 1 1 1.0 1 0
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 1 - 66 5 - 71
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 1 - 65 56 - 121
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 1 - 36 14 - 50
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 1 - 6 68 - 74
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 1 - - 8 - 8
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 1 - 133 - - 133
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 1 - 80 14 - 94
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 1 - 36 26 - 62
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 1 - 7 1 - 8
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 1 -7 15 - - 8
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at North Greenville L, 34-33 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Shorter W, 39-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at UNC Pembroke W, 31-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 23-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mars Hill W, 28-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Newberry W, 32-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Catawba L, 40-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Carson-Newman L, 27-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #12 Wingate W, 25-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 42 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 10 - - - - - - 3 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - 2 1
2016-17 11 2 5 0.5 2.5 0 9 2 2
2017-18 10 1 -7 -0.7 -7.0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 3 -2 -0.0 -0.7 0 9 8 3
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 10 - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 20 1.8 551 50.1 27.6 1 65
2016-17 11 22 2.0 364 33.1 16.5 5 44
2017-18 10 25 2.5 444 44.4 17.8 4 52
Total 42 67 1.6 1359 32.4 20.3 10 65
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 42 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 42 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - 21 156 7.4 0 35
2015-16 - - - - - 18 135 7.5 0 40
2016-17 - - - - - 23 194 8.4 0 33
2017-18 - - - - - 21 192 9.1 0 45
Total - - - - - 83 677 8.2 0 45
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 10 - - 156 - 156 15.6
2015-16 11 - 551 135 - 686 62.4
2016-17 11 5 364 194 - 563 51.2
2017-18 10 -7 444 192 - 629 62.9
Total 42 -2 1359 677 - 2034 48.4
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.5 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
2016-17 30 2.7 0 5 - 0 - - - - - 0
2017-18 24 2.4 0 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Total 60 1.4 0 10 - 0 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 2 1 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 42 3 2 5.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 1 -7 -0.7 -7.0 0 0 1 0
Conference 7 1 -7 -1.0 -7.0 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 1 -7 -1.4 -7.0 0 0 1 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 1 -7 -1.4 -7.0 0 0 1 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 1 -7 -7.0 -7.0 0 0 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 25 2.5 444 44.4 17.8 4 52
Conference 7 15 2.1 307 43.9 20.5 3 52
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 10 2.0 249 49.8 24.9 2 52
Away 5 15 3.0 195 39.0 13.0 2 39
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 14 2.8 299 59.8 21.4 2 52
Losses 5 11 2.2 145 29.0 13.2 2 39
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August 1 5 5.0 66 66.0 13.2 1 39
September 4 9 2.3 107 26.8 11.9 0 23
October 4 10 2.5 256 64.0 25.6 3 52
November 1 1 1.0 15 15.0 15.0 0 15
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - 21 192 9.1 0 45
Conference - - - - - 9 63 7.0 0 17
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - 10 90 9.0 0 32
Away - - - - - 11 102 9.3 0 45
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - 13 138 10.6 0 45
Losses - - - - - 8 54 6.8 0 17
-
August - - - - - 2 5 2.5 0 4
September - - - - - 13 146 11.2 0 45
October - - - - - 6 41 6.8 0 17
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 -7 444 192 - 629 62.9
Conference 7 -7 307 63 - 363 51.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 -7 249 90 - 332 66.4
Away 5 - 195 102 - 297 59.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 -7 299 138 - 430 86.0
Losses 5 - 145 54 - 199 39.8
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August 1 - 66 5 - 71 71.0
September 4 - 107 146 - 253 63.3
October 4 - 256 41 - 297 74.3
November 1 -7 15 - - 8 8.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 24 2.4 0 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.6 0 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 12 2.4 0 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 12 2.4 0 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 12 2.4 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
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August 6 6.0 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -