Ernest Hausmann is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Michigan.
Hausmann ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for four head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mickey Joseph, Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore and Biff Poggi. The first one came in 2025: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Purdue — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-24@ No. 18 Oklahoma | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 63-3vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-10vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-31@ USC | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs Washington | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-16vs Purdue | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-22vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 44 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 30-27
at Nebraska
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups68 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
40.9%
340 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #282 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #37 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore.
