Thomas Schaffer Season 2019

Career Accolades

• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
• Frank Rehm Award (2020)

As a Fifth-Year (2020)

• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
• Frank Rehm Award, given to most outstanding players of Big Game
• Played in and started all six games
• Finished with 20 tackles, four tackles for loss and a team-best three sacks
• Added one QB hurry
• Made first career start and finished with three tackles (two solo) at No. 12 Oregon (Nov. 7)
• Finished with three tackles, including his first career two sack game, at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)

As a Senior (2019)

• Played in all 12 games
• Finished with 13 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble
• Recorded three tackles, including two for loss, at UCF (Sept. 14)
• Managed first career sack and forced a fumble vs. Oregon (Sept. 21)

As a Junior (2018)

• Played in five games
• Finished with three tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup 

As a Sophomore (2017)

• Three games played
• First career tackle vs. Oregon

As a Freshman (2016)

• Did not see action

International Experience

• First Austrian ever to play FBS football
• Team Austria's youngest player ever
• First at 2015 U19 European Championship with Team Austria
• Fourth at 2014 U19 World Championship with Team Austria
• Fourth at 2012 U19 World Championship with Team Austria

Prior to Stanford

• Played at Lake Forest Academy (Ill.) under head coach Robin Bowkett
• Nation's 21st-best strong-side defensive end by 247Sports
• Illinois' ninth-best recruit by ESPN, 11th by 247Sports, 13th by PrepStar
• 62 tackles, 4.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles as a senior
• Three-time all-conference
• Two-time all-area
• Also competed in volleyball

Personal

• Full name is Thomas Schaffer
• Born in Vienna, Austria
• Son of Andreas Schaffer and Ingrid Hopfner
• Has one sibling, Simon