Tim Hart

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 235
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Memphis University School

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2020 spring semester

2020 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in one game on the season, seeing time in the victory over Arkansas State

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• Played in all 14 games, including the 84^th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
• Recorded 48 tackles (34 solo)
• Tied his career-high with three TFL for a career-high 15 yards
• First TFL of the season came against Southern
• Also recorded a TFL against Penn State in the Cotton Bowl
• Logged a career-high two sacks for 14 yards
• Recorded a season-high seven tackles twice, first against Navy and then two games later at Temple
• Had 12 multi-tackle performances

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Played in all 14 games, including the Birmingham Bowl
• Made three starts
• Logged 60 total stops (40 solo)
• Sixth on team in total tackles
• Tied for fifth on the squad in solo hits
• Had 10 multi-tackle performances
• Posted career-highs for total tackles (11) and solo stops (7) at Navy
• Followed Navy game with seven-tackle performance (6 solo) vs Georgia State
• Made six solo tackles at Missouri
• Tied a career-high with one QB hurry at SMU
• Registered eight total tackles (3 solo) vs UCF in The American Championship Game
• Had four solo stops vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Saw action in all 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Made 10 starts • Got first collegiate start at UCF
• Credited with 49 total tackles (29 solo), 3.0 TFL (9 yards) and one sack (5 yards)
• Also had two forced fumbles, two QB hurries, one interception and one PBU
• Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs Louisiana Monroe
• Had seven total stops (6 solo) vs the Warhawks
• The six solo hits were a season-high •
Also had his first collegiate forced fumble vs Louisiana Monroe
• Logged his first collegiate interception and PBU in the home win over UCLA
• Returned his interception 60 yards for a score midway through the third quarter vs UCLA
• The TD gave Memphis a 41-31 lead
• Registered his first career QB hurry in a home win over Southern Illinois
• Picked up second career forced fumble in the home victory over Navy
• Caused the miscue early in the fourth quarter, and the turnover led to a Memphis FG for a 30-19 lead (Tigers won 30-27)
• Posted his first collegiate sack in a road win at Tulsa
• Logged a season-high eight total stops (5 solo) vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl

2016 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of the 2016 squad that posted an 8-5 record and earned a Boca Raton Bowl berth

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Ranked the No. 19 recruit in Tennessee by both Rivals.com and ESPN.com
• Played for head coach Bobby Alston at Memphis University School
• Helped lead the Owls to a 7-4 overall record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II Class AA state playoffs quarterfinal appearance
• Appeared in eight of 12 games in 2015, missing four due to injury
• Despite missing four games, still finished third on the team with 77 tackles to go along with 10 TFL and three sacks
• Served as a team captain his senior season
• Earned 2015 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State Division II-AA honors at linebacker
• Played in the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Senior Bowl in Florida in January 2016
• Also named to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game
• Also had offers from LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri and Tennessee
• Son of Tim and Tammy Hart
• Has two brothers: Jonas Hart and Michael Shotwell
• His dad also played football at Memphis (1993-96)