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Ted Bolser

Ted Bolser

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  • Tight End
  • Cincinnati, OH (Indian Hill)
  • Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 254
  • 2009 - 2013
Indiana Hoosiers
  • Indiana Hoosiers

  • Year: Senior

As a Recruit: Bolser was recruited from Indian Hill (Cincinnati, OH) class of 2009.

Timeline

  • Apr 13

    Ted Bolser
    Game

    4/13/2013: Ted Bolser posts three catches for 50 yards in IU's 2013 spring game.

  • Nov 28

    Ted Bolser
    Acclds

    11/28/2012: Ted Bolser named second-team All-Big Ten by 247Sports.

  • Nov 27

    Ted Bolser
    Acclds

    11/27/2012: Ted Bolser named second-team All-Big Ten by BTN.com's Tom Dienhart.

  • Nov 26

    Ted Bolser
    Acclds

    11/26/2012: Ted Bolser named honorable mention All-Big Ten by league media and coaches.

  • Nov 17

    Ted Bolser
    Game

    11/17/2012: Ted Bolser posts four receptions for 52 yards and one TD at Penn State.

  • Nov 10

    Ted Bolser
    Game

    11/10/2012: Ted Bolser pulls in three balls for 53 yards, including a career-long 38-yarder, and a score against Wisconsin.

  • Nov 3

    Ted Bolser
    Game

    11/3/2012: Ted Bolser posts career-highs with six receptions and 82 yards in win over Iowa.

  • Oct 6

    Ted Bolser
    Game

    10/6/2012: Ted Bolser posts three receptions for 39 yards with a 21-yard touchdown against Michigan State.

  • Sep 29

    Ted Bolser
    Acclds

    9/29/2012: Ted Bolser named team special teams player of the week.

Photos

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    Spring wrap: Running back/tight end

    34 days ago

    IU returns experience and institutional knowledge at both running back and tight end this fall, but luxury adds along the depth chart could become beneficial long term. More

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    All-Big Ten Football Team: 2012

    6 months ago

    Our 247Sports publishers take a look at who you might see on the All-Big Ten team when it is released Monday night. Plus, we discuss the four main special awards as well. More

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    Column: The roughest lessons

    6 months ago

    If Indiana’s first nine games helped the Hoosiers see what they are capable of, then the last two should have left them no doubt about how much they still have to grow. More

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    Wins and losses: Week 6

    7 months ago

    The positives narrowly outweighed the negatives after Saturday's loss. Inside Indiana's Zach Osterman runs back through them all, in this week's Wins and Losses. More

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    **Practice report: Aug. 22**

    9 months ago

    On the final day of open practice before the start of the season, media got to take in all of the action, staying through the Hoosiers’ two-hour morning workout. More

Bio

Bolser became the third tight end in school history and the 36th player overall to reach 1,000 career receiving yards in 2012, joining Bob Stephenson (1,252 from 1978-81) and Dave Lilja (1,045 from 1984-86). He now has 1,017 yards (35th all-time), nine TDs, which is an Indiana tight end record, and 82 receptions, which is second to Stephenson (115).

2012 Honors: Selected to BTN.com's All-Big Ten team ... second team All-Big Ten honoree by 247Sports.com ... honorable mention All-Big Ten from the league's coaches and media ... named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List.

2012 (Junior): Finished fourth on the team with 41 receptions, 445 yards and three touchdowns (tied) ... started all 12 games ... averaged 10.9 yards per catch and 37.1 yards per game ... receptions and yardage rank third on IU's tight end single-season list ... sat second in the Big Ten and 15th nationally among tight ends in catches and third in the Big Ten in yardage ... recorded first downs or TDs on 27 of his catches (65.9 percent) ... made six grabs over 20 yards ... posted career-highs with six receptions and 82 yards in win over Iowa ... pulled in three balls for 53 yards, including a career-long 38-yarder, and a score against Wisconsin ... added four receptions for 52 yards and one TD at Penn State ... carded six catches for 42 yards against No. 8 Ohio State and three receptions for 39 yards with a 21-yard touchdown against Michigan State... IU special teams player of the week (Northwestern).

2011 (Sophomore): Caught 14 passes for 165 yards with one touchdown ... started six times and appeared in all 12 games ... made four catches for 54 yards with one score against Penn State ... pulled in three balls for 54 yards against No. 19 Illinois ... Ohio State game captain ... named to John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List.

2010 Honors: Received honorable mention All-Big Ten from the league's media ... named to Rivals.com and Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America teams ... recognized on CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman team ... selected to ESPN.com and Rivals.com All-Freshman teams ... a first team All-Freshman honoree by Phil Steele's magazine.

2010 (Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts ... caught 27 passes for 407 yards with five touchdowns and an average of 15.1 yards per catch ... ranked second on the team in TDs and yards per reception ... set an IU tight end record, ranked first nationally among freshman tight ends and tied for seventh nationally among all tight ends in scores ... posted Hoosier freshman tight end records in catches and yards ... finished with the sixth-most yards all-time for a single season among Indiana tight ends ... collected the most yards for an IU tight end since 1991 (Rod Coleman) and the most receptions since 1992 (Ross Hales) ... second all-time among all Indiana freshman pass-catchers in TDs, sixth in yardage and tied for seventh in catches ... lone freshman on the 22-player John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List ... reached 50 yards four times and made six grabs over 20 yards ... targeted 38 times and caught 27 balls, 21 for first downs, to go along with his five touchdowns ... collected four receptions for 68 yards, including a 12-yard score on first career touch vs. Towson ... pulled in an 11-yard TD in win at Western Kentucky and a pair of touchdowns in victory over Akron ... became first Indiana freshman since James Hardy (2005) to score in each of his first three games ... made seven grabs for a career-high 77 yards and a career-long 22-yard TD at Illinois ... had four receptions for 58 yards vs. Northwestern and four catches for 54 yards in Old Oaken Bucket victory at Purdue.

2009: Redshirted the 2009 season ... named scout team player of the week following the Ohio State game.

Prep/Personal: Tight end for head coach Kevin Siple at Indian Hill High School ... finished senior season with 63 receptions for 845 yards and 11 scores ... selected first team Southwest District All-City, Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star, Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association All-City, Cincinnati Hill League and All-Ohio ... named offensive MVP and played in the 2009 East-West All-Star Game ... team won the Cincinnati Hill League title and did not lose a conference game in each of his three seasons ... ranked the third-best tight end in the state and tight end with the best hands by OhioVarsity.com ... ESPN.com rated him as the 34th-best tight end nationally ... rated the 41st-best tight end nationally by Rivals.com ... caught 68 passes for 1,038 yards and eight TDs as a junior and 38 receptions for 580 yards as a sophomore ... three-year football, basketball and lacrosse letterwinner ... recorded the most rebounds and steals in Cincinnati as a sophomore and elected captain of lacrosse team as a senior ... honor roll student ... parents are Tom and Toni Bolser ... born on Oct. 22, 1990, Theodore Richard Bolser is a SPEA management major.

Legend:

  • Early Enrollee
  • Walk-On
  • Gray Shirt
  • Video Highlights
  • Medical Redshirt
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Keeper
  • Primary (Inactive)
  • Secondary (Inactive)
  • Keeper (Inactive)