Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster
Hale, Chris

Jersey Number 59
Chris Hale
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, GA
- High School:
- Dunwoody
Bio
2016 (r-Senior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for Defensive Linemen in the spring
• Played in 11 games and had 10 starts
• Had 25 tackles, including a sack and three hurries on the season
• Suffered a dislocated elbow on first play of the season and missed the Vanderbilt and Bowling Green games
• Returned against LA Tech and had two tackles
• Had five stops in road win against Missouri
• Turned in four stops and two hurries at Marshall
2015 (r-Junior)
• Played in 12 games and earned 11 starts
• Finished season with a career-best 28 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs, four sacks and a forced fumble
• Was fifth among linemen with 463 snaps
• Credited with a sack and a hurry against Jackson State
• Added six stops, including a TFL at Alabama
• Collected a sack against Charlotte
• Registered seven tackles, including two TFLs and a sack in win over Marshall
• Credited with three tackles and a forced fumble against North Texas
• Did not travel with team to bowl game
2014 (r-Sophomore)
• Saw action in 10 games
• Finished with 13 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack
• Played 192 total snaps, including a season-high 26 at FIU
• Sat out spring practice while recovering from offseason surgery
• Turned in three stops at Minnesota and added two tackles in win over WKU
• Had three tackles, including a sack in win over UAB
• Credited with two stops in win over FAU, including a TFL
• Did not play at UTEP
2013 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games
• Finished year with 10 tackles, including a TFL and a hurry
• Played 153 total snaps, including a season-high 31 at BYU
• Had three solo stops, including a TFL and a hurry at UNC
• Credited with three solo stops at BYU
• Suffered an injury at UAB and missed the remainder of the season
2012 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• A two-star recruit by Scout.com
• Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at Dunwoody
• Played defensive end and tight end
• Did not play his senior year of football due to a foot injury
• Earned all-region honors in baseball
• Hale played in the prestigious 25th annual Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. in 2011 as one of 30-players on the southeast squad
• Played for Coach Jim Showfety
Personal
• Full name: Chris Jordan Hale
• Parents: Darryl and Genice Hale
• Birthdate: 11/16/93
• Other: His cousin is former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith (Ohio State)
• Major: Liberal Studies (pursuing second degree)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for Defensive Linemen in the spring
• Played in 11 games and had 10 starts
• Had 25 tackles, including a sack and three hurries on the season
• Suffered a dislocated elbow on first play of the season and missed the Vanderbilt and Bowling Green games
• Returned against LA Tech and had two tackles
• Had five stops in road win against Missouri
• Turned in four stops and two hurries at Marshall
2015 (r-Junior)
• Played in 12 games and earned 11 starts
• Finished season with a career-best 28 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs, four sacks and a forced fumble
• Was fifth among linemen with 463 snaps
• Credited with a sack and a hurry against Jackson State
• Added six stops, including a TFL at Alabama
• Collected a sack against Charlotte
• Registered seven tackles, including two TFLs and a sack in win over Marshall
• Credited with three tackles and a forced fumble against North Texas
• Did not travel with team to bowl game
2014 (r-Sophomore)
• Saw action in 10 games
• Finished with 13 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack
• Played 192 total snaps, including a season-high 26 at FIU
• Sat out spring practice while recovering from offseason surgery
• Turned in three stops at Minnesota and added two tackles in win over WKU
• Had three tackles, including a sack in win over UAB
• Credited with two stops in win over FAU, including a TFL
• Did not play at UTEP
2013 (r-Freshman)
• Played in nine games
• Finished year with 10 tackles, including a TFL and a hurry
• Played 153 total snaps, including a season-high 31 at BYU
• Had three solo stops, including a TFL and a hurry at UNC
• Credited with three solo stops at BYU
• Suffered an injury at UAB and missed the remainder of the season
2012 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• A two-star recruit by Scout.com
• Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at Dunwoody
• Played defensive end and tight end
• Did not play his senior year of football due to a foot injury
• Earned all-region honors in baseball
• Hale played in the prestigious 25th annual Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. in 2011 as one of 30-players on the southeast squad
• Played for Coach Jim Showfety
Personal
• Full name: Chris Jordan Hale
• Parents: Darryl and Genice Hale
• Birthdate: 11/16/93
• Other: His cousin is former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith (Ohio State)
• Major: Liberal Studies (pursuing second degree)
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