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2021 Football Roster

18 Michael Hnatkowsky

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 212
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool William Penn Charter

Biography

Honors
• All-America second team, 2021
• Region 2 offensive player of the year, 2021
• All-Region 2 first team, 2021
• All-South Region first team, 2019
• Centennial Conference offensive player of the year, 2019 and 2021
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2019 and 2021; second team, 2018
• Centennial Conference offensive player of the week, 2017 (twice), 2018, 2019 (three times) and 2021 (three times)
• Weikert Award (Muhlenberg sophomore athlete of the year), 2019
• Bianco Award (Moravian game MVP), 2018, 2019 and 2021

Team Awards
• Dominator - Juniata, McDaniel, Gettysburg and Carnegie Mellon, 2017; Juniata, Thomas More and Moravian, 2018
• Big Play Offense - Randolph-Macon, 2018

Career Statistics
Year GP   Att Com Pct TD Yds Int Eff   Rush Yds Avg TD Lg
2017 11   266 163 .613 20 2091 6 147.61   76 216 2.8 4 31
2018 13   402 235 .585 31 3101 13 142.23   70 137 2.0 1 26
2019 14   407 270 .663 46 3640 6 175.81   48 124 2.6 3 19
2021 13   460 317 .689 47 3876 11 168.63   46 8 0.2 3 10
Totals 51   1535 985 .642 144 12,708 36 159.98   240 485 2.0 11 31

School Records
wins as starting QB in a career (41 - also Centennial Conference record)
passing touchdowns in a career (144 - also Centennial Conference record)
passing yards in a career (12,708 - also Centennial Conference record)
total offense yards in a career (13,193 - also Centennial Conference record)
total offense touchdowns in a career (155 - also Centennial Conference record)
efficiency rating in a career (159.98)
completions in a career (985 - also Centennial Conference record)
consecutive games throwing a touchdown pass (45 - also Centennial Conference record)
passing touchdowns in a season (47 - also Centennial Conference record)
passing yards in a season (3,876)
total offense yards in a season (3,884)
total offense touchdowns in a season (50)
efficiency rating in a season (175.81)
completions in a season (317)
attempts in a season (460)
touchdown passes in a game (6)
passing yards by a freshman (2,091 - also Centennial Conference record)
passing touchdowns by a freshman (20 - also Centennial Conference record)
completion percentage by a freshman (.613)
efficiency rating by a freshman (147.61)
passing yards in a game by a freshman (371)
total offense touchdowns in a game by a freshman (5)

Career Highs
attempts – 58 vs. Mount Union, 2021
completions – 32 vs. Ursinus, 2021
percentage – .944 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2019
passing yards – 407 vs. Gettysburg, 2021
passing touchdowns – 6 vs. Gettysburg and Susquehanna, 2021
rushing yards – 63 vs. Ursinus, 2017
rushing touchdowns – 2 vs. Ursinus, 2017
total offense yards – 405 vs. Thomas More, 2018

Career Highlights
2021
• Was one of the best quarterbacks in Division III
• Ranked in the top 10 in the country in passing TDs (second), passing yards (third), completion percentage (seventh) and points responsible for (second)
• Finished career fifth in Division III history in passing touchdowns and eighth in passing yards
• Ended career with a 41-7 record as a starter
• First Centennial Conference quarterback ever named to the AFCA All-America team
• Second Muhlenberg player – first since 1942 – identified as a quarterback to earn All-America honors
• First Mule player to be named regional offensive player of the year
• Fourth player in CC history to be named offensive player of the year in back-to-back seasons
• Threw for at least 200 yards and passed for multiple touchdowns in each of Muhlenberg’s 13 games
• Did not throw an interception in 133 postseason attempts
• Recorded five 300-yard games, including three straight vs. Ursinus, McDaniel and Gettysburg
• Completed 25 of 29 passes for 380 yards and six TDs vs. Susquehanna
• Also threw six touchdown passes vs. Gettysburg and was responsible for six TDs vs. Moravian

2019
• Was the sixth Mule to be named Centennial Conference offensive player of the year
• First Muhlenberg junior to earn offensive player of the year since 2000
• Broke the school and CC marks for career passing touchdowns in just his third season
• Ended the year ranked first among NCAA juniors (all divisions) in career passing TDs
• Ranked among the Division III leaders in passing yards (third), passing TDs (fourth), passing efficiency (eighth), completion percentage (15th) and yards per attempt (18th)
• Improved career record as a starter to 30-5
• Had nearly twice as many passing touchdowns (46) as any other CC player (25)
• Moved into fifth on the CC all-time passing yards list and broke the CC record for passing yards by a lefty
• Threw at least one touchdown pass in every game
• Tied school record of five TD passes in a game four times – a feat accomplished only five other times previously
• Netted at least 200 yards 12 times, with three 300-yard games
• Tossed 35 touchdowns with only one interception over a nine-game span
• Threw 12 TD passes in four postseason games
• Had a 328.44 efficiency rating vs. Franklin & Marshall (17-of-18, 305 yards, 5 TD)
• Set school record with 782 passing yards in consecutive games vs. Gettysburg (397) and Moravian (385)

2018
• Improved career record as starting quarterback to 17-4
• Broke school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns in a season
• Ranked ninth in Division III in passing yards and 10th in passing touchdowns
• His 5,192 passing yards through two seasons ranked second among Division III sophomores
• Threw at least one touchdown pass in all 13 games
• Tied his career high with 4 TD passes against Juniata, Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg
• Completed 23 of 27 passes in Juniata game
• Was 25 of 36 for career-high 376 yards (sixth best in program history) in win at Thomas More
• Passed for 286 yards in NCAA Tournament win at Delaware Valley
• Tossed 3 touchdown passes in NCAA Tournament win vs. Ranolph-Macon
• Won Bianco Award as Muhlenberg MVP of Moravian game (17-of-21, 208 yards)

2017
• Started at quarterback for the final eight games of the season
• Completed 62.4 percent of his passes, averaged 238 passing yards and went 6-2 as a starter
• Had 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the final five games
• Among Division III freshmen, ranked third in completion percentage, passing yards, passing TDs and passing efficiency 
• Fourth in the Centennial Conference in passing efficiency and touchdowns; fifth in completion percentage and yards
• First Mule freshman to record back-to-back 300-yard games (371 vs. Johns Hopkins, 343 vs. Gettysburg)
• 371-yard effort vs. Johns Hopkins was ninth-best in team history
• Threw 70-yard touchdown pass on first career attempt
• Went 20-for-28 for 227 yards and four touchdowns vs. Juniata in first career start
• Fourth on the Mules in rushing yards

Personal
• Graduated from William Penn Charter School as the all-time leading passer in Inter-Ac League history
• Threw for 6,172 yards and 60 touchdowns, breaking school records set by Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons
• Named to all-city team two years
• Was a four-year starter and two-year captain in football
• Won three letters and served as team captain in both basketball and track and field
• Parents are Michael and Christine Hnatkowsky
• Born Jan. 26, 1998
• A business administration major (management and organization concentration)
• Made the Dean's List two semesters

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    QB
    6'1" 204 lbs
    18
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    2018Sophomore

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    6'1" 212 lbs
    18
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    C

    2019Junior

    QB
    6'1" 212 lbs
    18
    C
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    2020-21Senior

    QB
    6'1" 212 lbs
    18
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    C

    2021Senior

    QB
    6'1" 212 lbs
    18
    C