Head Coach: Keith Otterbein (15th season as Hillsdale's head coach)
Offensive Coordinator: Nate Shreffler (16th season)
Defensive Coordinator: Craig Blanchard (16th season)
Defensive Line Coach: John Lindley (12th season)
Quarterbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Brad Otterbein (5th season)
Defensive Backs Coach: Steve Otterbein (6th season)
H-backs and Tight Ends Coach: Pat Hornak (15th season)
Safeties Coach: Nick Galvan (1st season)
Wide Receivers Coach: Scott Campbell
Student Coaches: Nick Chappell, James Friedl, Seth Overla, Matt Komorous, Jay Rose
Head Athletic Trainer: Lynne Neukom
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Patrick Gifford (3rd season)
2017 Hillsdale College Football Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School |
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DB | RS-Fr. | 6-0 | 206 | Grand Rapids, Mich. / Lowell |
20 |
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DB | Jr. | 5-11 | 206 | Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern |
43 |
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DB | So. | 5-9 | 173 | Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic |
1 |
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DB | So. | 6-1 | 190 | Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston |
25 |
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DB | RS-Fr. | 5-10 | 185 | Lake Barrington, Ill. / Christian Liberty Academy |
19 |
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DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 183 | Livonia, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central |
7 |
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DB | Fr. | 5-9 | 189 | Windsor, ON / Holy Names |
3 |
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DB | Fr. | 5-11 | 178 | Alma, Mich. / Alma |
11 |
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DB | Sr. | 5-10 | 197 | Lafayette, Ind. / Central Catholic |
17 |
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DB | RS-Fr. | 5-9 | 192 | Canton, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central |
10 |
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DB | So. | 5-9 | 182 | Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic |
32 |
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DB | Sr. | 6-0 | 211 | Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Central |
21 |
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DB | Fr. | 5-9 | 188 | Rolling Meadows, Ill. / Fremd |
39 |
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DB | So. | 6-2 | 165 | Wixom, Mich. / Walled Lake Central |
22 |
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DB | Sr. | 5-11 | 187 | Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh |
14 |
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DB | Fr. | 5-7 | 165 | Chicago, Ill. / Notre Dame College Prep |
4 |
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DB | Jr. | 5-11 | 188 | Washington, Mich. / DeLaSalle |
50 |
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DL | So. | 6-3 | 255 | Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina Memorial |
54 |
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DL | Fr. | 6-2 | 237 | Otsego, Mich. / Otsego |
57 |
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DL | RS-Fr. | 6-1 | 304 | Davisburg, Mich. / Our Lady of the Lakes |
99 |
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DL | Sr. | 6-1 | 281 | Coldwater, Ohio / Coldwater |
93 |
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DL | So. | 6-2 | 250 | Brunswick, Ohio / Brunswick |
55 |
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DL | Fr. | 6-4 | 235 | Petersburg, Mich. / Ida |
44 |
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DL | Jr. | 6-4 | 279 | Sparta, Mich. / Sparta |
56 |
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DL | Fr. | 6-1 | 246 | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Brother Rice |
92 |
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DL | Sr. | 6-0 | 271 | Allen Park, Mich. / Melvindale |
98 |
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DL | Sr. | 5-11 | 268 | Saline, Mich. / Saline |
63 |
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DL | So. | 5-11 | 291 | Canton, Mich. / Salem |
91 |
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DL | RS-Fr. | 6-5 | 216 | Cincinnati, Ohio / Country Day |
97 |
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DL | RS-Fr. | 6-4 | 263 | Hudsonville, Mich. / Zeeland West |
96 |
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DL | So. | 5-11 | 233 | Wixom, Mich. / Norton Creek Academy |
88 |
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DL | Jr. | 6-5 | 250 | Livonia, Mich. / Churchill |
41 |
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H-back | RS-Fr. | 5-11 | 202 | Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers |
95 |
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H-back | Fr. | 6-0 | 224 | Concord, Ohio / Lake Catholic |
81 |
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H-back | So. | 6-1 | 241 | Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa |
94 |
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H-back | RS-Fr. | 5-10 | 253 | Jackson, Mich. / Columbia Central |
42 |
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H-back | Jr. | 6-1 | 236 | Greenville, Pa. / Greenville |
16 |
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H-back | Jr. | 6-1 | 219 | Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale |
29 |
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K | RS-Fr. | 6-1 | 191 | Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale |
30 |
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K | So. | 5-10 | 171 | Grand Island, Neb. / Central Catholic |
36 |
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K | Fr. | 5-11 | 194 | Huntertown, IN / Carroll |
46 |
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LB | Fr. | 5-11 | 196 | Baroda, Mich. / Lakeshore |
53 |
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LB | RS-Fr. | 6-2 | 216 | Hoffman Estates, Ill. / James B. Conant |
37 |
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LB | So. | 6-1 | 201 | Puyallup, Wash. / Emerald Ridge |
33 |
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LB | Fr. | 5-9 | 234 | Fond du Lac, Wisc. / Winnebago Lutheran |
51 |
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LB | Sr. | 6-1 | 276 | Saranac, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian |
5 |
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LB | So. | 5-11 | 220 | Muskegon, Mich. / Catholic Central |
38 |
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LB | Fr. | 5-11 | 180 | Racine, Wisc. / St. Catherine's |
49 |
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LB | Fr. | 6-0 | 214 | Clarkston, Mich. / Our Lady of the Lakes |
47 |
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LB | Fr. | 6-3 | 192 | West Bloomfield, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
48 |
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LB | Sr. | 6-3 | 236 | Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville |
40 |
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LB | So. | 6-2 | 223 | Grandville, Mich. / Grandville |
59 |
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LB | Jr. | 6-1 | 213 | Petoskey, Mich. / Petoskey |
58 |
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OL | So. | 6-2 | 281 | Flushing, Mich. / Flushing |
66 |
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OL | Sr. | 6-6 | 301 | Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville |
64 |
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OL | Jr. | 6-5 | 300 | Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley |
60 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 256 | Hope, Ind. / Columbus East |
68 |
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OL | Sr. | 6-3 | 313 | Pittsford, NY / Rush Henrietta |
70 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-1 | 255 | Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy |
76 |
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OL | RS-Fr. | 6-3 | 269 | McLean, Va. / McLean |
73 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-5 | 277 | Grand Ledge, Mich. / Grand Ledge |
78 |
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OL | So. | 6-5 | 280 | Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley |
62 |
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OL | Sr. | 6-2 | 288 | Rochester, Mich. / Birmingham Brother Rice |
51 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-0 | 224 | Washington, Mich. / Lutheran North |
77 |
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OL | So. | 6-6 | 287 | Goshen, Ind. / Goshen |
52 |
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OL | So. | 6-4 | 319 | New Baltimore, Mich. / Anchor Bay |
75 |
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OL | So. | 6-2 | 309 | Rockford, Ohio / Parkway |
69 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-3 | 324 | Caledonia, Mich. / East Kentwood |
67 |
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OL | So. | 6-2 | 270 | Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern |
72 |
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OL | RS-Fr. | 6-2 | 304 | Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale |
79 |
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OL | Fr. | 6-4 | 292 | Butler, IN / Eastside |
74 |
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OL | Sr. | 6-5 | 304 | Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale |
65 |
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OL | Jr. | 5-11 | 296 | Scottsville, Mich. / Mason County Central |
15 |
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P | Jr. | 6-2 | 188 | Akron, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban |
16 |
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QB | Fr. | 6-4 | 227 | Port Clinton, Ohio / Port Clinton |
15 |
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QB | RS-Fr. | 6-1 | 202 | Caddo Mills, Texas / Caddo Mills |
11 |
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QB | Fr. | 6-3 | 194 | St. Johns, Mich. / St. Johns |
9 |
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QB | So. | 6-2 | 221 | Brunswick, Ohio / Brunswick |
7 |
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QB | Jr. | 6-0 | 222 | Macomb, Mich. / Chippewa Valley |
8 |
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QB | Jr. | 6-6 | 264 | Sturgis, Mich. / Sturgis |
23 |
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TB | So. | 5-10 | 207 | St. John, Ind. / Andrean |
45 |
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TB | Fr. | 5-8 | 205 | Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake |
6 |
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TB | Fr. | 6-0 | 177 | Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville |
34 |
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TB | So. | 5-10 | 191 | Troy, Mich. / Troy |
24 |
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TB | Jr. | 5-10 | 190 | Grand Ledge, Mich. / Grand Ledge |
28 |
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TB | So. | 5-8 | 195 | Mineral Point, Wisc. / Dodgeville |
86 |
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TE | Sr. | 6-6 | 275 | Medina, Ohio / Highland |
35 |
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TE | Jr. | 6-3 | 235 | Howell, Mich. / Howell |
90 |
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TE | RS-Fr. | 6-6 | 233 | Kula, Hawaii / Seabury Hall |
87 |
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TE | Jr. | 6-4 | 249 | Traverse City, Mich. / St. Francis |
85 |
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TE | RS-Fr. | 6-3 | 249 | Hillsdale, Mich. / Hillsdale |
84 |
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TE | Fr. | 6-3 | 207 | Lapeer, Mich. / Lapeer |
80 |
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TE | So. | 6-4 | 243 | Versailles, Ohio / Versailles |
83 |
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TE | RS-Fr. | 6-3 | 263 | Fort Wayne, Ind. / Snider |
89 |
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TE | Jr. | 6-1 | 236 | Grand Rapids, Mich. / Calvin Christian |
26 |
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WR | RS-Fr. | 6-0 | 190 | Pinckney, Mich. / Pinckney |
4 |
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WR | RS-Fr. | 5-5 | 151 | White Lake, Mich. / Holly |
82 |
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WR | Jr. | 6-3 | 219 | Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point |
22 |
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WR | Fr. | 6-0 | 184 | Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue |
19 |
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WR | Jr. | 5-9 | 182 | Ann Arbor, Mich. / Gabriel Richard |
31 |
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WR | RS-Fr. | 6-1 | 188 | Elm Grove, Wisc. / Marquette Univ. High School |
18 |
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WR | Fr. | 6-3 | 171 | Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Catholic |
14 |
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WR | Sr. | 5-10 | 179 | Lafayette, Ind. / Central Catholic |
27 |
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WR | Fr. | 6-4 | 203 | Canton, Ohio / Central Catholic |
32 |
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WR | Fr. | 5-11 | 174 | Clarksville, Ohio / Homeschooled |
2 |
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WR | Jr. | 5-6 | 166 | Morenci, Mich. / Morenci |
12 |
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WR | Jr. | 5-11 | 190 | Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa |