2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Maurice Jackson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 169
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, NY
- High School:
- John Marshall
At SU: Three letters ... Re-enrolled in January 2000 and participated in spring practice ... Returned to Syracuse after studying at Monroe Community College in 1999 ... Senior Year (2001): Played in all 13 games, starting seven ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ...Invited to and played in the 2002 Hula Bowl All- Star Game... Led the team with 19 receptions for 254 yards ... Rushed eight times for 62 yards ... Returned 16 kickoffs for 300 yards ...Returned one kickoiff for 28 yards against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl... Against Georgia Tech recorded five catches for a team-high 79 yards ... Also returned one kickoff for 15 yards ... At Tennessee returned four kickoffs for 95 yards, both career-highs ... Returned one kickoff for 31 yards versus Central Florida ... Rushed one time for 19 yards versus Auburn ... Had three carries for 25 yards at Rutgers ... At Pittsburgh caught two passes for 33 yards and one touchdown ... Also returned two kickoffs for 34 yards ... At Miami caught three passes for 27 yards ... Also returned three kickoffs for 38 yards ... Led the team with three catches for 57 yards against Boston College ... Returned one kickoff for 28 yards versus Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl Junior Year: Played in 11 games, starting four (Boston College, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Rutgers) ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... SU's third-leading receiver with 20 catches for 337 yards and a 16.9 yards per catch average ... Caught four passes for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech ... Had four catches for 59 yards, four carries for 10 yards and returned a kickoff 37 yards at West Virginia ... Gained 55 yards on four receptions and returned a kickoff 24 yards at Pittsburgh ... Caught a 29-yard pass against Rutgers ... Had two catches for 11 yards and a 16-yard kickoff return at Temple ... Returned a kickoff 22 yards at Boston College ... Carried the ball once for 19 yards against Buffalo ... Had an 18-yard rush against Brigham Young ... Caught two passes for five yards against Miami ... Sophomore Year: caught a pass in 10-of-12 games in 1998 ... Scored Syracuse's only touchdown in the 1999 Orange Bowl ... Finished 1998 season with 11 receptions for 203 yards and two touchdowns ... Blocked a punt against Tennessee ... Caught a 56-yard touchdown pass against Cincinnati and a 35-yard strike against Pittsburgh as a sophomore ... Freshman Year: Played in all 13 games in 1997 on special teams as a true freshman ... High School: SuperPrep and Tom Lemming All-Region ... Athlete and Player of the Year in Rochester ... First-team All-Greater Rochester ... Three-year letterwinner ... Personal: Maurice Pierce Jackson ... Born September 4, 1979 in Rochester, N.Y. ... Son of Eddie and Novene King ... Two brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in psychology...
Jackson's Career Statistics
Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long 1997 1 7 7.0 0 7 1998 11 203 18.5 2 62 2000 20 337 16.9 1 78 2001 19 254 13.4 2 29 Totals 51 801 15.7 5 Carries Yards Avg TDs Long 1997 2 8 4.0 0 6 1998 4 57 14.3 0 35 2000 9 53 5.9 1 19 2001 8 62 7.6 0 13 Totals 23 180 7.8 1 Kick Returns Yards Avg TDs Long 2000 4 99 24.8 0 37 2001 16 300 18.8 0 37 Totals 20 399 19.9 0
Jackson's Career Bests
Receiving Yards 155 vs. Virginia Tech, 2000 Receptions 5 vs .Georgia Tech, 2001 Longest 78 vs. Virginia Tech, 2000 Touchdowns 1 Five times, most recent vs. Pittsburgh, 2001 Rushing Yards 35 vs. NC State, 1998 Carries 4 vs. West Virginia, 2000 Longest 35 vs. NC State, 1998 Touchdowns 1 vs. Brigham Young, 2000 Kickoff Returns 4 vs. Tennessee 2001 Yards 95 vs. Tennessee 2001 Longest 37 Three times, most recent vs. Tennessee, 2001
