2011 Football Roster
Roster
Josh Collins
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sioux City, Iowa
- High School:
- Sioux City West
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2010: Played in nine games at wide receiver, starting four times, before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Indiana State (11/6) ... caught 18 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown on the season ... made three catches for 50 yards in the Panthers' season-opening win over North Dakota State (9/11) ... recorded season-highs with five receptions and 59 receiving yards against Stephen F. Austin (9/18) ... reeled in three catches each against South Dakota State (10/2) and South Dakota (10/16) ... caught his only touchdown of the year in UNI's 42-14 victory over Illinois State (10/23).
2009: Missed the entire season after suffering a torn ACL prior to the season opener against Iowa.
2008: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Newcomer team ... led the team with 32 receptions for 502 yards ... rushed the ball seven times for 26 yards, including a season-long of 13 yards ... returned 12 punts for 110 yards ... returned five kicks for 112 yards ... ranked fourth on the team with 750 all-purpose yards ... began his Panther career with a bang as he caught a 76-yard touchdown pass from Victor Williams against Brigham Young (8/30) ... caught three passes for 114 yards and a score vs. the Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium ... caught a 62-yard pass in a 31-17 victory over Illinois State (10/11) ... returned four punts for 56 yards, including a season-long 29-yard return in a 28-0 victory at Indiana State (11/15) ... gained 120 all-purpose yards (50 receiving, 53 kick returns, 17 punt returns) in a 36-34 victory over New Hampshire in the FCS quarterfinals ... caught a season-high six passes for 46 yards in the FCS semifinals vs. Richmond.
2007: Redshirted.
High School: Second-team all-state (Class 4A) pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a defensive back ... a third-team all-state selection as a junior ... earned MVP honors in the Shrine Bowl ... made metro prep history when he started as a freshman at defensive back for the Wolverines, becoming the first ninth-grader in the modern era to play varsity football at one of Sioux City's public high schools ... played quarterback as both a sophomore and junior ... rushed for 1,073 yards as a junior ... moved to running back as a senior and rushed for a school record 1,410 yards on 245 carries ... rushed for 311 yards in a single game ... also set West's records for career rushing yards (3,142) and career touchdowns (29) ... also earned third-team all-state honors in basketball as a junior ... high school coach: Tim Schmitt.
Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1988, in Sioux City, Iowa ... son of Kim and Michael Williams ... has a brother, Justin, and a sister, Kendra ... majoring in movement and exercise science: sport psychology.
Collins's Career Receiving Stats
Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TDs LG HG
2008 15-10 32 502 15.7 1 76 114
2009 Did Not Play
2010 9-4 18 254 14.1 1 45 59
Totals 24-14 50 756 15.1 2 76 114
Collins's Game-By-Game Receiving Stats (No-Yds)
2008
@BYU 3-114
South Dakota 0-0
South Dakota State 1-27
@Southern Illinois 2-31
Nicholls State 3-44
Illinois State 2-73
North Dakota State 2-17
@Youngstown State 3-5
@Western Illinois 1-14
Missouri State 3-39
@Indiana State 0-0
@Southern Utah 3-42
Maine 0-0
New Hampshire 3-50
Richmond 6-46
2010
North Dakota St. 3-50
Stephen F. Austin 5-59
@Iowa State 1-15
South Dakota St. 3-35
@Southern Illinois 1-7
@South Dakota 3-31
Illinois State 1-12
@Youngstown St. 0-0
@Indiana State 1-45
Missouri State DNP
@Western Illinois DNP
Lehigh DNP
