Rick Gamboa: ILB · Colorado · #32.
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Rick Gamboa
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Colorado. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Nebraska — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Colorado State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-28@ Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-16vs UCLA | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-21vs Arizona State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-31@ USC | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-27@ No. 15 Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-41vs Oregon State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-42@ Arizona | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-31vs No. 10 Washington State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-30vs No. 21 Utah | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-33@ California | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups71 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mike MacIntyre — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kurt Roper
Pass share
48.7%
420 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Colorado, 237 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike MacIntyre.
