Ht/Wt
6'
1"
|
229 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City,
Utah
Last School
Skyline High School
Roster Years
2004 | 2007-2009
Personal
- Son of Tom and Mary Ann Bauman
- One of five children
- Brother, Michael, played rugby at BYU
- Eagle Scout
- Ranked No. 1 in his graduating class with a 4.0 GPA
- Served a church mission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Married to Lindsay Watts
- National Football Foundation scholar-athlete
Before BYU
- Three-year letterwinner at Skyline HS
- Helped lead Skyline HS to the state championship final with an 11-3 record as a senior
- Academic all-state selection
- Earned all-state honors as a defensive lineman as a senior
- Also played running back
- Earned letters in basketball and a letter in soccer
- Earned all-region, second-team and academic all-state honors in soccer as a senior.
Summary
A two-time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American, MWC Scholar-Athlete and four-time Academic All-MWC honoree, Bauman was a recipient of a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship based on his academic and athletic accomplishments at BYU. He was one of 16 student athletes named a 2009 National Scholar Athlete by the National Football Foundation and was a finalist for the Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman). A team captain as a senior, the four-year letterman started 29 games and totaled 234 tackles during his BYU career. Playing in his final game as a Cougar, Bauman recovered a fumble against Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl and returning it for a 34-yard touchdown to change the game and become the first Cougar to return a fumble for a score in BYU bowl history.
Stats
| YEAR | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | TFL/YDS | SACKS/YDS | INT/YDS | PBU | QBH | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2.5/10 | 2.5/10 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 1.5/12 | 1.0/11 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 8.5/25 | 2.0/11 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 5.0/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 109 | 125 | 234 | 17.5/57 | 5.5/32 | 1/3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2004
- Earned letterman honors as a true freshman
- Started the final four games of the season at outside linebacker
- Played in all 11 games as a true freshman
- Credited with 30 tackles on the season, including 11 solo and 19 assisted takedowns
- Totaled 2.5 sacks on the season
Sophmore Year
2007
- Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Earned letterman honors
- Earned the Aaron Francisco Special Teams MVP Award
- Saw action in all 13 games for the Cougars
- Credited with 34 tackles on the season, including 19 solos and 15 assisted tackles
- Totaled a season-high seven tackles in the Cougars' 35-10 win at Wyoming
- Credited with an 11-yard sack against the Cowboys
- Credited with a key fumble recovery in the Cougars' one-point victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl
- Had an interception in the Cougars' victory over Utah
Junior Year
2008
- ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
- Academic All-MWC
- Chad Lewis Flag Bearer Award for Integrity recipient
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Started all 13 games for BYU at inside linebacker
- Led the Cougars with 108 tackles on the season, including 50 solo takedowns
- Recorded 8.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry
- Picked up sacks against Washington and Utah State
- Forced a fumble in BYU's season opener against Northern Iowa
- Recovered fumbles at Utah State and against Arizona in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
- Recorded a season-high 13 tackles in BYU's win against UNLV
Senior Year
2009
- Recipient of a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship based on his academic and athletic accomplishments at BYU
- One of 16 student athletes named a 2009 National Scholar Athlete by the National Football Foundation and was a finalist for the Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman)
- ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
- Team captain
- MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-MWC
- Named to the Lott Trophy Watch List
- Saw action in all 13 games of the season, starting 12 at inside linebacker
- Recovered a fumble in the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon State, returning it for a 34-yard touchdown, marking a first in BYU bowl history
- Totaled 62 tackles on the season, including 29 solo
- Recorded five tackles for loss, including a career-high 2.5 in the bowl game
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year