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2021 Football Roster

51 Sean Coghlan

  • Position LB
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 220
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School St. Rita
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Biography

2021 Senior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Played in nine games
  • Four tackles on the season

2020 Junior

  • Played in all eight games, primarily on special teams 

2019 Sophomore

  • Played 12 games, primarily on special teams

2018 Redshirt Freshman

  • Played four games, primarily on special teams
  • Made his Illinois debut against Minnesota 11/3/18
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2017 Freshman

  • Walkon redshirted the 2017 season

High School

  • Played for head coach Todd Kuska at St. Rita
  • 2016 CCL Blue Defensive Player of the Year
  • Gold Honor Roll
  • Two-time Heaney Award winner (straight A’s)
  • Also played volleyball in high school

Personal

  • Born Jan. 31, 1999
  • Son of Dennis and Peggy Coghlan
  • One brother, Quinn, and three sisters, Erin, Emma and Kara
  • Father attended the University of Illinois
  • Sister, Erin, plays club lacrosse at Wisconsin
  • Chose Illinois because, “There is a history of my family coming here, Illinois is a very prestigious school with a meaningful degree and I could not turn down the opportunity to play Big Ten football.”
  • Plans to pursue a career in the business world following his playing career
  • Graduated with degrees in accountancy and finance
  • Enrolled in the accountancy master's program

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2017Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'0" 225 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    51