Tatum Bethune Season 2020

JUNIOR (2021)
• Appeared in and started 11 games at linebacker during the regular season
• Named Honorable Mention All-AAC by the league’s coaches, second-team All-AAC by Pro Football Focus, and second-team All-AAC by Phil Steele
• Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week once, earned AAC Weekly Honor Roll accolades once, and was College Sports Madness’s AAC Defensive Player of the Week twice
• Led the team with 101 tackles, becoming the 43rd member of UCF’s 100-tackle club
• Ranks second in the AAC and 21st in the nation with 9.2 tackles per game
• Missed the Navy game (10/2) due to injury
• Boise State (9/2): Totaled five tackles and had a hurry
• Bethune-Cookman (9/11): Had three tackles and an interception
• at Louisville (9/17): Finished with seven tackles and one tackle for loss
• ECU (10/9): Recorded 17 tackles, 11 of which were unassisted
• at Cincinnati (10/16): Had 10 tackles
• Memphis (10/22): Finished with nine tackles and a sack
• at Temple (10/30): Forced a fumble and had four tackles
• Tulane (11/6): Totaled 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, half a sack, a hurry, and a pass breakup
• at SMU (11/13): Grabbed his second interception of the season and had three tackles
• UConn (11/20): Recorded 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack
• South Florida (11/26): Totaled 18 tackles and had a hurry

SOPHOMORE (2020)
• Played in all 10 games, starting five times at linebacker
• Third on the team with 57 tackles, and fourth with 7.0 tackles for loss
• Added 2.5 sacks, and interception, two break-ups and a hurry
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• at Memphis (10/17): Earned first career start, totaling 11 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and half a sack
• at Houston (10/31): Recorded eight tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass break-ups
• Temple (11/14): Had five tackles and first-career interception
• Cincinnati (11/21): Totaled 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry
• at South Florida (11/27): Finished with nine tackles
• vs. BYU (12/22): Made five tackles and added a sack

FRESHMAN (2019)
• Played in every game as top reserve at linebacker behind veteran Nate Evans
• Finished season with 20 total tackles 
• Also had a forced fumble, a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• FAMU (8/29): Made collegiate debut
• FAU (9/7): Made first-career tackle
• Stanford (9/14): Recorded five tackles and broke up a pass 
• UConn (9/28): Had seven tackles, forced a fumble and had one quarterback hurry 
• at Cincinnati (10/4): Had two tackles and half of a tackle for loss
• at Temple (10/26): Registered four tackles

HIGH SCHOOL
• Selected to take part in Miami-Dade All-Star Game
• Recorded 80 total tackles, including 62 solo stops as a senior
• Tallied 24 tackles for loss, including 14 sacks in 2018
• Forced 3 fumbles and tallied 1 interception this past season
• No. 94 outside linebacker in the nation (247 Sports)
• No. 178 player in State of Florida (247)

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sports and exercise science
• Earned Dean’s List honors at UCF in the fall of 2020