Ryan Bain

Height:
6-2
Weight:
290
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Univ. of Iowa / Bolingbrook HS

Redshirt Junior (2008): Missed the season due to NCAA regulations ... Also battled a foot injury, which kept him off the practice field and he missed most of spring practice ... Despite not talking a snap in a Zips uniform, Bain was still listed as a second team preseason All-MAC selection by MAC Report Online and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

Transfer from the University of Iowa, joining the Zips in August 2007 ... Did not play the 2007 season per NCAA rules but did practice and has two years of eligibility remaining for Akron ... Had an impressive spring and was continuously praised by the UA coaching staff for his leadership ... Despite not talking a snap in a Zips uniform, Bain was still listed as a second team preseason All-MAC selection by MAC Report Online and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

Prior to Akron: Spent two seasons at the University of Iowa ... Sophomore (2006): Listed as second team defensive tackle following spring practice ... Saw action in 41-7 season-opening win as defense held Montana to 10 net yards rushing and 144 yards total offense ... Recorded four assisted tackles in win over Montana ... In a double overtime win at Syracuse, recorded two solo tackles, including a sack for a minus five yards ... In win at Illinois, had a sack for minus five yards ... Recorded five tackles versus top-ranked Ohio State, including two solo tackles and three assists ... Started at defensive tackle in loss at Indiana for first career start ... Recorded career-best six tackles versus Indiana, all solo stops ... Started at defensive tackle at Michigan, recording two solo tackles ... Had five tackles, including three solo stops, in win over Northern Illinois as the Hawkeye defense allowed just 196 yards total offense ... Started at defensive end versus Northwestern ... Recorded two solo tackles and three assists versus the Wildcats, including one tackle for loss and two QB pressures ... Also played at Wisconsin, but had no statistics ... Started at defensive end at Minnesota ... Saw action versus Texas in Alamo Bowl, but had no statistics ... Freshman (2005): One of five true freshmen to play for Iowa in 2005 ... In the season-opening win over Ball State, recorded one solo tackle and three assists ... In a win over Northern Iowa, logged his first career sack ... Had four stops (two solo) in a win over Indiana ... At Wisconsin, recorded one solo tackle, which was a sack for minus eight yards ... Tallied two stops versus Minnesota as Iowa’s defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards ... In the Outback Bowl versus Florida, recorded two solo tackles and two assists, including two sacks ... Bolingbrook HS: Named to Tom Lemming’s and U.S. Army All-America teams, playing linebacker ... Named to Special Mention 100 All-State team by Champaign News-Gazette . . . Two-time All-State ... Three-time All-Chicago Area and all-conference pick ... Conference MVP as a senior ... Listed in the National Top 100 by Tom Lemming, Student Sports and Max Emfinger ... 2004 Lemming Pre-Season All-American ... Led his Bolingbrook HS team in tackles as a sophomore (81), junior (128) and senior (91) ... Career stats included 317 tackles, 43 TFL, 18 sacks, three interceptions and nine forced fumbles ... Three-time captain of the football team ... Two-time All-State heavyweight wrestler in Illinois ... Was state champion as a senior, posting a 35-0 record ... Finished fifth in the state meet as a junior, going 39-6 ... Ranked fifth nationally by USA Wrestling as a senior, earning honorable mention All-American honors.

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks PBU FF FR Blkd
2005 * 12/0 9 12 21 3.5-12 3.5-12 0 0 0 0
2006 * 12/4 19 16 35 2.0-11 1.5-10 0 0 0 0
2007 — Sat out per NCAA transfer rules
TOTAL 24/4 28 28 56 5.5-23 5.0-22 0 0 0 0
* - at University of Iowa