The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Schleuger, Chris

Jersey Number 59
Chris Schleuger
- Prev School:
- Northern Iowa/Iowa Western
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Wesley, Iowa
- High School:
- West Hancock
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017):
All-Conference USA Second Team…Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts at the left guard position…Helped block for UAB’s record setting backfield which consisted of Freshman All-American running back Spencer Brown and All-Conference USA quarterback A.J. Erdely…UAB averaged 183.2 rushing yards per game and tied a school record with 27 rushing touchdowns…Tallied a team-best 30 knockdown blocks.
2015 AT NORTHERN IOWA:
Played in all 14 games, including eight starts at left tackle… Part of an offensive line that helped produce two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time in school history… Also a member of a team that advanced to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs before falling to powerhouse North Dakota State.
2014 AT IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Earned National Junior College Athletic Association honors for 11-1 team that played in NJCAA national championship game.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended West Hancock (Iowa) High School… Played for coach Bob Sanger… Amassed 5,452 career rushing yards, which is the 15th best in Iowa high school football history… Helped team to IHSAA Class A playoffs second round appearance during senior season.
PERSONAL:
Son of Matt and Kathy Schleuger… Has one brother, Zac… Majoring in Communication Studies… Born May 12, 1995.
All-Conference USA Second Team…Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts at the left guard position…Helped block for UAB’s record setting backfield which consisted of Freshman All-American running back Spencer Brown and All-Conference USA quarterback A.J. Erdely…UAB averaged 183.2 rushing yards per game and tied a school record with 27 rushing touchdowns…Tallied a team-best 30 knockdown blocks.
2015 AT NORTHERN IOWA:
Played in all 14 games, including eight starts at left tackle… Part of an offensive line that helped produce two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time in school history… Also a member of a team that advanced to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs before falling to powerhouse North Dakota State.
2014 AT IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Earned National Junior College Athletic Association honors for 11-1 team that played in NJCAA national championship game.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended West Hancock (Iowa) High School… Played for coach Bob Sanger… Amassed 5,452 career rushing yards, which is the 15th best in Iowa high school football history… Helped team to IHSAA Class A playoffs second round appearance during senior season.
PERSONAL:
Son of Matt and Kathy Schleuger… Has one brother, Zac… Majoring in Communication Studies… Born May 12, 1995.
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