Tristan Smith - Texas Lutheran University

43 Tristan Smith

Height:

5-11
Weight:

210
Year:

SO.
Hometown:

New Braunfels, Texas
High School:

Canyon
Position:

LB
Major:

Finance & Economics (Double Major)

gp

10
tk

53.0
sac

0.0
int

0
ffum

0

Bio

At TLU

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
All-ASC Third Team (2023)
ASC Academic All-Conference (2022)
One-year letterman (2022)

Redshirt Freshman (2022)

Appeared in two games at linebacker to earn his first varsity letter
Made TLU debut against Howard Payne (9/3)

Freshman (2021)

Missed season due to injury (Medical redshirt)

Prep

Attended Canyon High School where he played under Joe Lepsis
First Team All-District
Second Team Academic All-State
District champion in wrestling and football.

Personal

Son of Sheldon and Natasha Smith... has a brother, Aidan

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10

	Overall		Conf
Solo tackles	32		17
Assists	21		15
Tackles	53.0		32.0
Tackles per game	5.3		5.3
Sacks	0.0		0.0
Sack yards	0		0
Interceptions	0		0
Returned for touchdown	-		-
Fumble recoveries	0		0
Fumble return TDs	-		-

Game Log - Passing

Date	Opponent	Score	comp	att	pct	yds	y/a	td	int	sac	yds
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Rushing

Date	Opponent	Score	rush	yds	y/a	lng	td	fum	lost
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Receiving

Date	Opponent	Score	rec	yds	y/r	lng	td	fum	lost
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Kicking

Date	Opponent	Score	fgm	fga	lng	xpm	xpa	pts
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	0

Game Log - Punting

Date	Opponent	Score	punt	yds	avg	long	in20	fc	tb	blk
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Returns

Date	Opponent	Score	kr	yds	avg	lng	td	pr	yds	avg	lng	td
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date	Opponent	Score	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	1	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	1	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	1	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	1	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	1	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	1	-	-	-	-	0

Game Log - Scoring

Date	Opponent	Score	pts	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	saf	misc	2pt
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-

Game Log - Defense

Date	Opponent	Score	tack	ast	tot	sack	lost	tfl	yds	ff	fr	td	int	yds	td	brup	blk	saf
Aug 24	Trinity (Tex.)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 2	at Wis.-Oshkosh	L, 48-31	1	2	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Sep 9	at Southwestern (Tex.)	W, 39-7	1	2	3.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 16	Ave Maria (FL)	L, 27-14	6	2	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Sep 30	at Sul Ross St.	L, 37-34	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	1	0	0
Oct 7	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 55-21	4	1	5.0	0.0	0	1.5	3	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Oct 14	at Hardin-Simmons	L, 27-22	2	4	6.0	0.0	0	2.5	13	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Oct 21	East Tex. Baptist	L, 16-6	2	4	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Oct 28	at Howard Payne	L, 31-27	3	2	5.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Nov 4	McMurry	L, 36-33	3	4	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Nov 11	Austin	W, 29-10	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0

Career Stats - Passing

	gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg	effic
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2024-25	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

	gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Receiving

	gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Kicking

	gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct	pts
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2024-25	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Career Stats - Punting

	gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Returns

	kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	-	-	-	-	-	1	28	28.0	1	16
Total	-	-	-	-	-	1	28	28.0	1	16

Career Stats - All-Purpose

	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
2022-23	2	-	-	-	-	0	.0
2023-24	10	-	-	-	-	0	.0
2024-25	6	-	-	28	-	28	4.7
Total	18	-	-	28	-	28	1.6

Career Stats - Scoring

	pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt	misc
2021-22	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2022-23	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2023-24	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2024-25	6	1.0	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	0
Total	6	0.3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	0

Career Stats - Defense

	gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	tfl	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
2021-22	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	2	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	10	32	21	53.0	5.3	0.0	0	4.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-25	6	14	13	27.0	4.5	1.5	10	2.5	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	18	46	34	80.0	4.4	1.5	10	6.5	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Splits Stats - Passing

		gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg	effic
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	November	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

		gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	November	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Splits Stats - Receiving

		gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	November	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Splits Stats - Kicking

		gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct	pts
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	November	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Splits Stats - Punting

		gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	November	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Splits Stats - Returns

		kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
Event	Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Away	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Losses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month	September	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	November	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

		gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
Event	Total	10	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	Conference	6	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Location	Home	5	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	Away	5	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Result	Wins	2	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Result	Losses	8	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Month	September	4	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	October	4	-	-	-	-	0	.0
	November	2	-	-	-	-	0	.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

		pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt	misc
Event	Total	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Conference	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Exhibition	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location	Home	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Away	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Neutral	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result	Wins	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result	Losses	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month	September	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	October	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	November	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Splits Stats - Defense

		gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	tfl	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
Event	Total	10	32	21	53.0	5.3	0.0	0	4.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Conference	6	17	15	32.0	5.3	0.0	0	4.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	18	11	29.0	5.8	0.0	0	1.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Away	5	14	10	24.0	4.8	0.0	0	2.5	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Neutral	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	2	4	2	6.0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Result	Losses	8	28	19	47.0	5.9	0.0	0	4.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Month	September	4	15	6	21.0	5.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	October	4	11	11	22.0	5.5	0.0	0	4.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	November	2	6	4	10.0	5.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

News Mentions

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24 TLU Football Student-Athletes Named ASC Academic All-Conference

July 15, 2024

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Three Bulldogs Selected to CSC Academic All-District Football Teams

December 19, 2023

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Twelve Bulldogs Named to All-ASC Football Teams

November 16, 2023

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Bulldogs Drop Heartbreaker to McMurry in Final Seconds

November 4, 2023

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Bulldogs Fall to No. 22 UMHB, 55-21

October 7, 2023

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Late Field Goal Lifts Sul Ross Past TLU, 37-34

September 30, 2023

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Bulldogs Fall to Ave Maria (FL) in Home Opener, 27-14

September 16, 2023

Photos

Tristan Smith action photo 1

Tristan Smith action photo 2