Dawson Ripperda is an edge rusher who has played in 8 games this season, most recently Oct 31 against South Dakota.
A game that shows it: 3 tackles against North Dakota — Week 7, 2026.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-34@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-14vs New Haven | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Youngstown State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-7vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Illinois State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21@ North Dakota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-9vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-21vs South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 57-14
vs New Haven
1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 43-point win at home against New Haven.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Team sack rate
3.7%
54 dropbacks · PBP
2026 is in progress.
