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 Aaron Lard 90
Aaron Lard
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Killeen, TX
High School:
Ellison HS
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 257
Position:
DL
Experience:
2L
2001: Led Bear down linemen with 59 tackles and was second on the team with four sacks ... Tied for third on the team with 10 tackles for loss ... Did not play against Texas because of a shoulder injury ... Made 34 combined tackles in four games against Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech ... Made four tackles, forced a fumble and blocked a PAT at Missouri ... Had a season-high 12 tackles against Nebraska ... Credited with 10 tackles, a sack, two quarterback hurries and a blocked PAT at Oklahoma ... Made eight tackles, including one for loss, and had five quarterback hurries at Texas A&M ... Recorded six tackles against New Mexico ... Forced a fumble against New Mexico and recovered one against Arkansas State.

2000: Redshirt freshman started 10 games at right defensive end ... Missed Nebraska game for disciplinary reasons ... Collected 50 tackles (33 solos), including four for loss and two sacks ... Had a season-high eight tackles, including a sack and two for loss, against Missouri ... Had at least four tackles in each game ... Credited with eight quarterback hurries on the season ... Collected six tackles against Minnesota and Texas A&M ... Had five tackles and a pass deflection at Texas Tech.

1999: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: Ellison High School, Killeen, Texas ... Slowed by injuries as a senior, but named one of the top 20 defensive linemen in the state by Texas Football after recording 110 tackles as a junior.

Personal: Aaron Benjamin Lard ... Born Jan. 27, 1981 ... Son of Larry and Yolanda Lard ... Majoring in education.

Lard’s Career Defensive Stats
OVERALL

YEARG/GSTTUTATTFL-YDSQBS-YDSFF/FRPDINT-YDS
200010/105033174-102-71/010-0
200110/959283110-494-352/100-0
Totals20/19109614814-596-423/110-0

2000 SEASON

DateOpponentTTUTATTFL-YDSQBS-YDS
8/31/00at North Texas5410-00-0
9/16/00MINNESOTA6421-10-0
9/23/00SOUTH FLORIDA5140-00-0
9/30/00IOWA STATE4130-00-0
10/7/00at Texas Tech5410-00-0
10/14/00TEXAS A&M6510-00-0
10/21/00at Nebraska— Did Not Play —
10/28/00at Texas4220-00-0
11/4/00OKLAHOMA4220-00-0
11/11/00MISSOURI8712-31-1
11/18/00at Oklahoma State3301-61-6

2001 SEASON

DateOpponentTTUTATTFL-YDSQBS-YDS
9/8/01ARKANSAS STATE2111-131-13
9/22/01NEW MEXICO6242-111-7
9/29/01at Iowa State3210-00-0
10/6/01at Texas A&M8441-10-0
10/13/01NEBRASKA12572-20-0
10/20/01at Oklahoma10461-71-7
10/27/01TEXAS TECH4311-81-8
11/3/01TEXAS— Did Not Play —
11/10/01at Missouri4310-00-0
11/17/01OKLAHOMA STATE5231-60-0
11/24/01SOUTHERN ILLINOIS5231-10-0