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2021 Football Roster

27 Nick Sirico

  • Position CB/P
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 166
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oradell, N.J.
  • Highschool River Dell

Biography

Honors
• All-Centennial Conference second team, 2021; honorable mention, 2019
• Centennial Conference special teams player of the week, 2019

Team Awards
• Big Play Defense - Susquehanna, Moravian, Delaware Valley and Randolph-Macon, 2018
• "Dig In" - Randolph-Macon, 2018

Career Statistics
Year GP   Solo Ast Total TFLoss   Sack PBU Intercept FF FR Blk
2017 9   3 1 4 0   0 1 0 0 0 0
2018 13   9 4 13 1½-2   0 3 6-144 0 0 0
2019 14   33 10 43 2½-5   0 8 2-27 0 0 1
2021 13   18 14 32 2-8   ½-3 8 4-25 0 0 0
Totals 49   63 29 92 6-15   ½-3 20 12-196 0 0 1

Career Highs
tackles – 8 vs. Mount Union, 2021; vs. Johns Hopkins, 2019
solo tackles – 7 vs. Mount Union, 2021; vs. Johns Hopkins, 2019 
tackles for loss – 2 vs. Susquehanna, 2019 
interceptions – 2 vs. Dickinson, 2021; vs. Randolph-Macon, 2018

Career Highlights
2021
• Started all 13 games at cornerback
• Tied for team lead in interceptions and was second in pass breakups
• Was tenth on the Mules in tackles
• Finished career tied for ninth in program history in pass breakups
• Intercepted two passes and broke up two others in win at Dickinson
• Picked off passes in back-to-back NCAA Tournament wins vs. Framingham State and Delaware Valley
• Also combined for a sack in Framingham game
• Broke up three passes in win vs. nationally ranked Susquehanna

2019
• Started every game at cornerback
• Seventh on the team (second among defensive backs) in total tackles
• Second on the Mules and tied for sixth in the Centennial Conference in pass breakups
• Made high of 8 tackles (7 solo) in important win vs. Johns Hopkins
• Recorded 6 solo stops, including 2 for loss, and picked off a pass vs. Susquehanna
• Blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Intercepted pass on goal line vs. Ursinus

2018
• Led the Mules in interceptions despite not starting a game
• Was one of the team’s postseason heroes
• Returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown with 35.7 seconds left for go-ahead score in 20-13 win at Delaware Valley in NCAA Tournament first round
• Added two picks, including 74-yarder for score, in NCAA second round vs. Randolph-Macon
• First Muhlenberg player to record pick-sixes in consecutive weeks since 1947
• Intercepted passes vs. Dickinson and Susquehanna in the first two games of the season

2017
• Played in 9 games as a freshman, recording 4 tackles
• Appeared as a reserve cornerback and on special teams units
• Made a pair of solo tackles vs. McDaniel
• Broke up a pass in ECAC bowl win vs. Carnegie Mellon

Personal
• Earned all-county honors in football, basketball and lacrosse at River Dell Regional High School
• Captained all three sports
• Named to all-state first team as a defensive back in football
• Played point guard in basketball and midfielder in lacrosse
• Parents are Nicholas and Rose Sirico
• Born Nov. 10, 1998
• A finance major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2017Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 149 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Sophomore

    DB/P
    5'11" 149 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Junior

    CB/P
    5'11" 149 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2020-21Senior

    CB/P
    5'11" 149 lbs
    27
  • 27
    C

    2021Senior

    CB/P
    5'11" 166 lbs
    27
    C