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University of Maine Athletics

Maine

2016 Football

Peter Buehner
Matt Dewkett

6 Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 245
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec
  • Highschool Kent School

Biography

2015: Started all eight games he appeared in ... made 37 tackles with one interception ... recorded a season-high nine tackles against Stony Brook ... pulled down an interception and made seven stops against Elon ... added seven tackles against Towson ... a Maine Scholar-Athlete Silver Medalist.

2015 Preseason: All-CAA Preseason First Team ... STATS FCS All-American Second Team.

2014: CAA All-Conference First Team ... Named Maine's Team Most Oustanding Defensive Player ... led the Black Bears with 95 tackles (42 unassisted) ... recorded 12+ tackles in four games ... finished with 8.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one interception, one pass breakup and forced a fumble ... ranked fifth in the league in tackles per game (8.6) and fourth on the team in tackles for loss (8.0) ... opened the season with a pair of double-digit tackle performances against Norfolk St. (14) and at Bryant (13) ... tallied nine stops and forced a fumble at Towson (9/27) ... racked up 12 tackles at Stony Brook (10/11) ... had an interception against Richmond (11/8) ... closed the season with a 12 tackle performance, including a sack, against New Hampshire (11/22) ... a Maine Scholar-Athlete Bronze Medalist.

PRESEASON 2014: All-CAA Preseason selection ... Preseason College Football Performance Awards FCS Linebackers award watch list ... Preseason Beyond Sports Network All-American third team ... Preseason Beyond Sports Network All-CAA

2013: Named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year ... Honored as the ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... placed sixth in the Jerry Rice FCS Rookie of the Year voting ... College Sports Journal FCS All-Freshman First Team ... FCS All-New England first team ... All-CAA First Team selection ... four-time CAA Rookie of the Week award winner ... Finished the season with a team-high 118 tackles, good for fifth most in the league ... Recorded a pair of interceptions to go along with 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery ... In Maine's win at Albany (11/9), Mulumba recorded 19-tackles which was the single game league high ... Picked up seven tackles, one sack and one interception in his collegiate debut at Norfolk State (8/31) ... Recorded 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks and two pass breakups against Bryant (9/14) ... tallied six tackles at UMass (9/7) ... had six tackles and a fumble recovery at Northwestern (9/21) ... tallied 10 tackles against Delaware (10/5) ... picked up 13 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, against Stony Brook (11/2) ... recorded his career-high 19 tackles at Albany (11/9) ... Had seven tackles, including one for loss, at New Hampshire (11/23) ... notched 13 tackles in Maine's NCAA playoff game against New Hampshire (12/7).

2012: Redshirted ... will have four years of eligibility.

BEFORE MAINE/PERSONAL: Played in the USA Football International Bowl in Austin, Texas...named to the All-Erickson and All-New England Teams...led Kent to an undefeated regular season and a spot in the New England Championship game for the second-straight season ... a psychology major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2013Redshirt

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    40
  • 6

    2014Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2015Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 240 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 245 lbs
    6
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