 #91
Martin Bedard
Senior
Tight End
6-3, 239
Laval, Que.
Cegep du Vieux Montreal
A senior who will
continue to be a steady contributor at tight end and on special teams.
Career:
Has played in 20 games as a Husky with three starts … Three career
catches for 42 yards.
2007:
Appeared in all 13
games, making three starts at tight end … Also serves as the long
snapper for field goals and extra points … Started against Syracuse
(Nov. 17) when regular starter Steve Brouse was injured and started
against Duke (Sept. 1) and Rutgers (Nov. 3) when UConn opened the game
in a two-tight end personnel package … Had three catches on the year for
42 yards … Caught a nine-yard pass against Wake Forest in the Meineke
Car Care Bowl (Dec. 29) … Had a 23-yard grab against Syracuse (Nov. 17)
and a 10-yard catch against Akron (Sept. 29).
2006:
Played in each of the first seven games as UConn’s long snapper before
dislocating an elbow in practice prior to the Rutgers (Oct. 29) game and
missing the remainder of the year … Joined the program in time for
spring drills.
High School:
Named to the CEGEP All-Star team … An accomplished long snapper who was
named Specialist of the Year … Ranked 18th in the province by Football
Quebec … Had 35 catches last year for 450 yards with nine touchdowns …
Enrolled at UConn in January of 2006 and participated in spring drills …
Is the third Quebec native to join UConn in recent years (along with
Shawn Mayne and Jason Ward), but the first francophone … Laval has also
produced current NHL stars Alexandre Daigle, Martin St. Louis and Jose
Theodore.
Personal Profile:
Martin Bedard … Born on March 23, 1984 … A French major.
YEAR
GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LNG AVG/G
2006
7-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2007 13-3
3 42 14.0 0 23 3.2
Totals
20-3 3 42 14.0 0 23 2.1
MARTIN BEDARD’S
CAREER HIGHS
Most
Receptions: 1, 3x, last vs. Wake Forest, 12/29/07
Most Receiving
Yards: 23, vs. Syracuse, 11/17/07
Longest
Reception: 23, vs. Syracuse, 11/17/07 |
