54 Ben Viaene
54 - Ben Viaene
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
Year: Sr
Hometown: Hortonville, Wis.
High School: Hortonville HS
Previous College: Minnesota Crookston
Position: 00
Previous School: Minnesota Crookston
gp 11
tk 5.0
sac -
int -
ffum -

Ben transferred to Tech in 2012 after playing two seasons at Minnesota State-Crookston...looking to walk-on and earn a spot on the squad, he heads into 2014 as the returning starter at long snapper...son of a former NFLer, he has proven more than capable in that key position...was the trigger man for all-OVC punter Chad Zinchini (now with the Jacksonville Jaguaars).

AT TECH (IN 2013):  Ben played in every game as a junior and handled every snap for the punting and placekicking units...had a great first full season working with All-American punter Chad Zinchini and placekicker Zach Sharp...had one tackle against Tennessee State.

(IN 2012): Ben joined the team early in the 2012 season after an on-campus walk-on tryout...watched the first few Golden Eagle games from the stands awaiting the tryout...impressed the staff enough to earn a spot on the roster but did not appear in any games.

BEFORE TECH: Played two seasons as a long snapper at Minnesota State-Crookston...one of his two head coaches was former Golden Eagle lineman Andrew Higgins.

PERSONAL: The son of David and Kelly Viaene...(pronounced vee-en)...full name is Benjamin David Viaene...born March 30, 1992, in Appleton, Wis...father played in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers...majoring in agriculture engineering.

Recent Games
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 4 2
Assists 1 0
Tackles 5.0 2.0
Tackles per game .5 .3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 11 - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 11 4 1 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 4 1 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 4 1 5.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 2 1 3.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -