University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Spencer Cuvelier
- Position:
- linebacker
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cresco, Iowa
- High School:
- Crestwood HS
2022: Second Team All-MFVC ... MVFC Second Team Scholar-Athlete ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Phil Steele FCS All-MVFC First Team ... The Bluebloods Second Team All-MVFC ... Nominated for the Allstate’s 31st AFCA Good Works Team, one of the most coveted community service awards in college football ... cracked first list of candidates for the Buck Buchanan watch list ... named to the HERO Sports' and Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American teams (second team defense) and the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-American Team (third team defense) .... named to The Bluebloods Preseason All-MVFC Team ... earned MVFC Preseason First Team Defense and Phil Steele MVFC Preseason First Team Defense honors. Played in 10 games... Led team in tackles with 90, along with 6 TFL and 3 sacks... Had 4 pass break-ups, along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... named to the MVFC Honor Roll and the President's Council Academic Award.Â
FALL 2021: Played and started in eight games before injury interrupted play midseason … named Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the season opener against Sacramento State (forced six turnovers; recovered two fumbles; notched 15 tackles, reaching double figures for the 10th time in 19 career games) ... led in tackles per game with 75 total, 9.38 per game … had 4.5 tackles that totaled a loss of 13 yards … forced two fumbles and recovered one … recorded 19 tackles against South Dakota … earned First Team MVFC Defense honors in addition to being named to Phil Steele's FCS All-MVFC First Team Defense … honorable Mention All-Academic MVFC … fifth in the MFVC in tackles per game ... earned MVFC Defensive Player of the Week honors Sept. 12 and Oct. 3 ... named an MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award winner and named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... earned honorable mention honors on Missouri Valley Football Conference all-academic list.
SPRING 2021: Led the MVFC in tackles per game (10.1) ... named First-Team All-MVFC ... earned MVFC All-Academic honorable mention honors ... named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after the Panthers' win over Illinois State ... finished season with 71 total tackles, 2.0 TFLs and two pass breakups.
2018 (IOWA CENTRAL):Â Closed out his redshirt freshman season at Iowa Central with 96 total tackles, 22 TFLs, three forced fumbles and four sacks ... named All-ICCAC and led ICCC to a victory in the Graphic Edge Bowl at the UNI-Dome ... had six tackles, including 2.5 TFLs in the bowl game victory.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a First-Team All-State honoree at Crestwood High School where he also lettered in basketball, baseball and track ... participated in the 2017 Shrine Bowl ... earned All-State Honors ... academic all-district ... school record holder in discus.
PERSONAL:Â From Cresco, Iowa ... parents are Mark and Renee Cuvelier ... has older brother, Matthew ... was a four-year National Honor Society Member ... Silver Cord Honoree for service ... majoring in business finance investments and real estate with a minor in coaching.
