Donavan Hayden
7 Donavan Hayden
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Hyattsville, Md.
  • High School:
    Northwestern
  • Position:
    LB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    141.0
  • sac
    4.5
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    3

Bio

2015
Earned Seond-Team All-PAC laurels ... led team and ranked second in PAC with 109 tackles, including 13.5 tackles for loss along with 2.5 sacks ... registered four pass breakups and forced four fumbles ... tallied double-digit tackles is six games last season ... vs. Westminster on Sept. 19, he totaled 15 tackles with 3.5 for loss, one sack, and forced two fumbles ... on Sept. 26 at Waynesburg, he registered 16 tackles, a tackle for loss, and forced two fumbles; his performance garnered PAC Defensive Player of the Week honors ... at Saint Vincent on Nov. 13, he registered 16 tackles, including two for loss ... became just the second player in program history to surmount 100 takles in consecutive seasons.

2014
Earned Second-Team All-PAC Honors following junior season ... appeared in 10 games for the Bison, starting seven ... finished the year first on the team in tackles (110) and second on the team and in the PAC in tackles for loss (19.0) ... notched over 10 tackles in seven games and tallied over 15 tackles twice, including a career-high 18 tackle performance against Saint Vincent on Nov. 15 ... named PAC and ECAC Southwest Defensive Player of the Week on Sep. 22 for his performance in Bethany’s 21-14 overtime victory over Westminster on Sep. 20. 

High School
2012 graduate of Northwestern High School ... played four years of football for the Wildcats ... named an All-Conference selection.

Personal
Son of Ernest and Pauline Hayden.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 81 67
Assists 60 47
Tackles 141.0 114.0
Tackles per game 14.1 14.3
Sacks 4.5 2.5
Sack yards 28 13
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 1 -
Fumble return TDs 1 -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Ursinus W, 23-13 7 3 10.0 2.0 15 3.0 18 - 1 1 - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Geneva L, 21-0 7 10 17.0 - - 1.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Thiel L, 57-47 11 6 17.0 - - 1.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Westminster (Pa.) L, 38-9 7 8 15.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Carnegie Mellon L, 49-26 4 3 7.0 - - 1.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Case Western Reserve L, 37-14 9 10 19.0 1.0 3 3.0 8 1 - - 1 48 1 - - -
Oct 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 37-36 10 5 15.0 - - 1.5 3 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Thomas More L, 30-7 10 6 16.0 1.0 6 2.0 8 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Grove City W, 33-14 7 2 9.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 12 St. Vincent W, 32-31 9 7 16.0 0.5 4 4.5 16 - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 12 1.2 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0
Total 12 1.2 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 10 81 60 141.0 14.1 4.5 28 20.0 67 3 1 40 1 48 1 -
Total 10 81 60 141.0 14.1 4.5 28 20.0 67 3 1 40 1 48 1 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.2 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 12 2.4 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 2.0 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Losses 6 0.9 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 81 60 141.0 14.1 4.5 28 20.0 67 3 1 40 1 48 1 -
Conference 8 67 47 114.0 14.3 2.5 13 15.5 46 3 - - 1 48 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 39 30 69.0 13.8 3.5 22 12.5 46 1 1 40 1 48 1 -
Away 5 42 30 72.0 14.4 1.0 6 7.5 21 2 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 23 12 35.0 11.7 2.5 19 9.5 38 - 1 40 - - 1 -
Losses 7 58 48 106.0 15.1 2.0 9 10.5 29 3 - - 1 48 - -
Month September 4 32 27 59.0 14.8 2.0 15 6.0 24 - 1 40 - - - -
October 4 33 24 57.0 14.3 2.0 9 7.5 23 3 - - 1 48 - -
November 2 16 9 25.0 12.5 0.5 4 6.5 20 - - - - - 1 -

News Mentions

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Hayden announced as finalist for Cliff Harris Award

December 16, 2016

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Hayden selected PAC Defensive Player of the Year

November 15, 2016

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PAC names Hayden Defensive Player of the Week

November 14, 2016

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Bison fourth quarter rally tops Saint Vincent on Senior Day, 32-31

November 12, 2016

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Ambush, Bison roll over Grove City 33-14

November 5, 2016

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Football falls at No. 13 Thomas More, 30-7

October 29, 2016

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Bethany falls short at Washington & Jefferson, 37-36

October 15, 2016

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Bison head to Washington & Jefferson for PAC matchup Saturday night

October 13, 2016

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Hayden tabbed PAC Defensive Player of the Week

Oct. 10 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – After posting the top single-game tackle total in the league this season, Bethany College senior linebacke...

October 10, 2016

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Football defeated by Case Western Reserve on Homecoming

Oct. 8 – BETHANY, W.Va. – Despite forcing four turnovers, the Bethany College Bison were defeated 37-14 by Case Western Reserve at...

October 8, 2016

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Bison Knocked Off by Westminster, 38-9

BETHANY, W.Va. (Sept. 24) – The Bison were dealt a 38-9 loss by Westminster in PAC play Saturday evening at Bison Stadium.

September 24, 2016

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Bethany Football Looks to Take Next Step in 2016

Aug. 29 – BETHANY, W.Va. - Looking to continue their climb up the ladder in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, the Bison football...

August 29, 2016

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Bison Football Selected Sixth in PAC Preseason Coaches' Poll

August 3 – LATROBE, Pa. – The Bethany College football team, who has notched five wins or more in back-to-back seasons, was selected...

August 3, 2016

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Bison Football Honored with 16 All-Conference Selections

Nov. 16 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – Led by first-team selections, seniors Eric Blinn (Beaver, Pa./Western Beaver) and Nadim Raddar (Laurel,...

November 16, 2015

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Bethany's Jalen Holmes Earns PAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Nov. 2 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – After shouldering the workload Bison football’s 58-26 victory over Grove City, Bethany single-season...

November 2, 2015

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Nadim Raddar Earns PAC Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Oct. 26 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – After helping lead the Bethany College football team to a 41-15 victory over Geneva College on Saturday,...

October 26, 2015

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Bison Football Rolls to 41-15 Win Over Geneva

Oct. 24 – BETHANY, W. Va. – Sparked by a season-best eight sacks from the defense, the Bethany College football team rolled over...

October 24, 2015

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Bison Football Falls to Carnegie Mellon in PAC Shootout

Oct. 10 – PITTSBURGH, Pa. – In a game that saw 180 total plays and a combined 1,065 total yards, the Bethany College football team...

October 10, 2015

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Bethany's Donavan Hayden Named PAC Defensive Player of the Week

Sept. 28 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – After helping lead the Bethany College football team to a 27-14 victory over Waynesburg University on...

September 28, 2015

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Bison Football Upends Waynesburg University 27-14

Sept. 26 – WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Bethany College football team (2-2, 1-1 PAC), proved that it could win a football game in multiple...

September 26, 2015

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Bison Football Drops Conference Opener to Westminster

Sept. 19 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bison football team opened Presidents’ Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon against...

September 19, 2015

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Bison Football Drops Season Opener at #2 Mount Union

Sept. 5 – ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Bethany College football team (0-1) opened their 2015 campaign against the University of Mount Union on...

September 5, 2015