2021 Football Roster

57 Garrett Hirsch

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 308
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Towanda, Ill.

Biography

Sixth-year senior will push for playing time at center in 2021 . . . came to ULM as a graduate transfer from Illinois State prior to the 2020 season . . . has started 17 of 28 career games at center (four of 10 games at ULM; and 13 of 18 for the Redbirds) . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . appeared in all 10 games in 2020, including starts in the last four games of the regular season at center . . . his 484 total snaps ranked third on the offensive line . . . played 60-plus snaps in five games . . . graded out a winner (80 percent or higher) six times . . . credited with six pancake blocks . . . played a season-high 74 snaps at Arkansas State . . . produced his top score (90 percent) vs. Georgia Southern, including a season-best three knockdowns . . . ILLINOIS STATE HIGHLIGHTS | 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Made his only appearance of the 2019 season in Game 2 vs. Morehead State . . . sidelined during preseason camp with a foot injury . . . 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2018, including nine starts at center . . . anchored an offensive line the helped ISU rank third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in scoring offense, averaging 31.8 points per game . . . also paved the way for James Robinson, who led the league in rushing (1,290 yards) and rushing touchdowns (12) . . . 2017 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in seven games in 2017, including four starting assignments at center . . . played a key role in helping ISU rank fourth in the MVFC in rushing offense, averaging 182.5 ypg., while Robinson finished among the league leaders in rushing TDs (second with 12) and rushing yards (third with 933) . . . 2016 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter on the offensive line for Coach West Temples at Normal (Ill.) Community High School, helping the Ironmen to three-straight playoff appearances . . . earned Pantagraph All-Area and All-Big 12 Conference First-Team honors as a senior  . . . received all-state academic honors while also being named a Big 12 Conference Scholar-Athlete . . . helped Normal Community advance to the Class 7A quarterfinals for the first time since 2007 . . . also saw action on the defensive line in 2015, recording 53 tackles with 11 resulting in losses, including 5.5 sacks . . . member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society . . . born May 15, 1998 . . . son of Richard and Stacey Hirsch . . . his sister Brittany played basketball at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . . . graduated from Illinois State in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science . . . currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport management from ULM.
 

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2020Fifth Year

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 315 lbs
    54
  • 57

    2021Graduate Student

    Center
    6'3" 308 lbs
    57