The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Hassan Ridgeway
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 307
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield
A four-year defensive lineman who declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season … appeared in 36 career games with 18 starts … finished his career with 92 tackles, including 9.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss, nine pressures and two fumble recoveries … 2015 honorable mention All-Big 12 selection … named to the 2015 preseason watch list for the the Outland Trophy … moved from defensive end to defensive tackle in the 2013 offseason … member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall of 2014 … a prep All-American … played in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
JUNIOR (2015)
Honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches … tabbed first-team All-Big 12 by ESPN.com … played in 11 games, starting the last eight in which he played, missing the Baylor game due to injury … led the team with two fumble recoveries to go with 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss … recorded at least three tackles in seven games …opened the season with one tackle at Notre Dame … set a season high with six tackles, including five solo and one tackle for loss, versus Rice … recorded three solo tackles and one tackle for loss against Cal … matched his season high with six tackles, including one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, while also returning a fumble 34 yards for his first career TD against Oklahoma State … had three tackles at TCU … registered two tackles and one sack versus Oklahoma … tallied four tackles against Kansas State and was named team Defensive Player of the Game … compiled two tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss at Iowa State … totaled three tackles versus Kansas … posted two tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery against Texas Tech prior to leaving the game with an injury.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 13 games at defensive tackle and on special teams, including starts in the last 10 ... second on the team in sacks (6.0) and fourth in tackles for loss (11) ... ranked tied for 11th (second among DTs) in the Big 12 in sacks (0.46 per game) ... had four tackles, including a career-high two sacks, against North Texas ... shared the team’s defensive player of the game award with Jordan Hicks ... recorded three tackles, including a sack, and one QB pressure against UCLA ... posted a career-high seven tackles, including one for a loss, in his first careeer start against the Jayhawks ... took over as a starter for injured Desmond Jackson in that game ... recorded one tackle against Baylor ... had five tackles against Oklahoma ... posted four tackles, including a sack, and one QB pressure against Iowa State ... made four tackles, including a career-high three for a loss (one sack), against Kansas State ... recorded two tackles, including one for a loss, against Texas Tech ... made three stops against West Virginia .. had two tackles, including a sack, against Oklahoma State ... recorded two stops against TCU ... made four tackles, including one for a loss, against Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
Played as a reserve defensive tackle in the first 12 games ... fourth on the team in QB pressures (5) ... had three tackles, including one for a loss, one pass breakup, and one QB pressure vs. New Mexico State ... posted a career-high six tackles and a career-best two QB pressures against BYU ... notched two stops vs. Iowa State ... had one QB pressure vs. Oklahoma ... posted one stop against TCU ... did not play vs. Oregon.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Jeff Hulme at Mansfield High School ... All-American, all-state, two-time all-area and two-time all-district performer on the defensive line … did not play football until his sophomore year of high school … played in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, tallying one tackle, one TFL, one sack and one forced fumble … ranked as the 20th-best defensive end by ESPNU … a member of the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 (state’s top prospects) … helped Mansfield post a 19-5 record over his final two seasons … named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Super Team as a senior … a second-team Preseason Super Team selection by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … named honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press … a second-team all-district 5-5A selection … named the DL MVP at the Forth Worth Nike Football Training Camp prior to his senior season … helped lead Mansfield to a 11-2 record and an appearance in the third round of the state playoffs … tallied 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … named second-team All-Area by the Dallas Morning News as a junior … named first-team all-district 5-5A … helped lead Mansfield to a 8-3 record and an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs … recorded 6.5 sacks … also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL
Began playing football at age 14 … lived in Rodeo, Calif. For 14 years before moving to Texas … enjoys reading, music and video games … majored in applied learning and development with a minor in social work … member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2014).
RIDGEWAY'S CAREER STATISTICS
2013
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| New Mexico St. | 3 (1) | 1-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BYU | 6 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ole Miss | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | DNP | |||||||
| Iowa State | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TCU | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | DNP |
2014
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| North Texas | 4 (4) | 2-18 | 2.0-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 3 (2) | 1-9 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 7 (5) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 5 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 4 (3) | 1-8 | 1.0-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas State | 4 (3) | 3-13 | 1.0-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 2 (2) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 2 (2) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 4 (2) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Notre Dame | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rice | 6 (5) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 3 (3) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 6 (4) | 1.5-8 | 1.0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TCU | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 2 (1) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 4 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 2 (1) | 1.5-3 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 4 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 2 (1) | 0.5-1 | 0.5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Baylor | DNP |
DEFENSE
| Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
| 2013 | 12/0 | 13 (7) | 1-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6/BYU |
| 2014 | 13/10 | 43 (27) | 11-56 | 6.0-48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/KU |
| 2015 | 11/8 | 36 (24) | 6.5-21 | 3.5-16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6/2x |
| Career | 36/18 | 92 (58) | 18.5-81 | 9.5-64 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7/KU |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year | G | TT(Solo) | FF | FR | PBLK | KBLK |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, at Kansas (So.)
Sacks: 2, vs. UNT (So.)
Pass breakups: 1, vs. New Mexico State (Fr.)
Tackles for loss: 3, at Kansas State (So.)
QB pressures: 2, vs. BYU (Fr.)
