2014 Football Roster
Roster
James McGuire
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- LS
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, Minn.
- High School:
- Cretin-Derham Hall
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 216
Honors and Awards
2014: Academic All-Big Ten
2013: Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2012: Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 46 games, spending four seasons as primary snapper on punt unit ... Badgers went 39-15 (.722) during his four seasons on the field
2014 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in all 14 games ... snapped on punt unit ... recorded a tackle vs. Minnesota on Nov. 22 as Badgers secured Big Ten West Division title
2013 Season: Earned third letter, playing in 12 games ... saw action vs. Penn State on Nov. 30, at Minnesota on Nov. 23, vs. Indiana on Nov. 16 andvs. BYU on Nov. 9 ... made one tackle at Iowa on Nov. 2 ... saw action at Illinois on Oct. 19, vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 and at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... had one tackle vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... made one tackle at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... saw action against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7 and vs. UMass on Aug. 31
2012 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games ... tallied a tackle at Penn State on Nov. 24 ... recorded a tackle at Indiana on Nov. 10
2011 Season: Redshirt season
2010 Season: Earned first letter ... snapped on punt unit in six of last seven games (team did not punt against Indiana on Nov. 13) ... made Badgers debut as long snapper on punt unit in win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16
High School: Rated as the No. 1 long-snapper in the 2010 class by Kohl's Professional Camps and the No. 246 athlete by ESPN/Scouts Inc.... as a senior, named St. Paul Pioneer Press Football Athlete of the Week ... finished senior season with 75 tackles, 12 TFLs and six sacks ... three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in baseball ... high school coach was Mike Scanlan
Personal: Parents are Kay and Mark McGuire ... cousin, Teresa Gazich, plays soccer at St. Cloud State ... cousin, Billy Gazich, played baseball at North Dakota State ... volunteered his time at a homeless shelter and as a mentor to second-graders ... earned bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting
