2021 Football Roster
Joe Spivak
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 300
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Darien, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
2021 Watch List: Goodworks Team ...Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ...Voted Team Captain.
2020: Earned 2020 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Team honors...Appeared in his senior season debut against Maryland (10/24)...Made first career start at Iowa (10/31) and tied for his career-high in tackles (2)...Started again vs. Nebraska (11/7)...Compiled one tackle against the Cornhuskers...Helped Northwestern defense limit Purdue to just two rushing yards (11/14)...Tied for career-high in total tackles (2) and assisted tackles (2) vs. Wisconsin (11/21)...Recorded a career-high three tackles at Michigan State (11/28)...Compiled two total tackles in final regular season game as a Wildcat vs. Illinois (12/12)...Registered one total tackle vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (12/19)...Recorded a sack in Citrus Bowl victory over Auburn (1/1/21).
2019: Played in all 12 games ... Finished the season with a career-best eight tackles, including six solo stops ... Recorded first career tackle for loss on a 0.5 sack vs. UNLV (9/14) ... Had career-best two tackles vs. Nebraska (10/5) and Illinois (11/30) ... Recorded 0.5 tackle for loss in Illinois win (11/30).
2018: Saw action in nine games during his sophomore season … Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: One of 12 true first year players to see action during the regular season ... Appeared in five games as a backup defensive tackle ... Made his first career tackle in the Wildcats' 39-0 win over Minnesota ... Named the NU Defensive Practice Player of the Week by the coaching staff following games versus Duke and Nebraska.
High School: Three-year varsity team captain ... First sophomore in school history selected as a team captain ... Registered 64 tackles, 14 TFL and four sacks during his senior campaign in 2016 ... Appeared at defensive end, defensive tackle, fullback, guard and tackle for the Broncos ... Helped lead Montini to the state finals three times in four seasons ... Captained Broncos undefeated 2015 state championship team ... 2016 Chicago Catholic League Defensive Player of the Year ... Two-time All-Chicago Catholic League (2015, ’16) ... Two-time Chicago Tribune All-State honoree ... Two-time Gazette All-State honoree ... Esmark High School All-American ... Father, Joe, was an All-American for Illinois State University, playing for Northwestern superbacks coach Bob Heffner ... National Honor Society ... Two-time Academic All-State ... Four-time Academic All-Conference ... Anticipated major is communications studies with a minor in theater.
