2003 Football Roster
Roster
Andre Fontenette
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 226
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, NY
- High School:
- Churchville-Chili
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Two letters ... Redshirted in 2000.
Senior Year (2004): One of 31 players to play in all 12 games … Started two times (Florida State & Pittsburgh) … Co-recipient of the Ray Martino Award For Loyalty, Enthusiasm and Perserverance (Troy Swittenburg) … Third on the team with 14 receptions and 215 yards … Both totals were career highs … Led the team with a 15.4 yards per catch average … One of five players to catch at least one touchdown pass … Had two catches for 16 yards versus Purdue … Caught two balls for 22 yards against Cincinnati … Made one catch for 12 yards at Virginia … Had a career-long 43-yard reception against Rutgers … Made a career-best three receptions for a career-high 55 yards against Florida State … Caught two passes for 13 yards at West Virginia … Had two catches for 45 yards and his first career touchdown versus Connecticut … Had one reception for nine yards versus Pittsburgh … Against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl had one catch for seven yards.
Junior Year (2003): Started 4-of-12 games ... One of 39 players to participate in all 12 contests ... At North Carolina, caught two passes for 13 yards, including one for 10 yards ... Had two receptions, one for six yards and one for a five-yard gain, against Louisville ... Caught one pass for nine yards versus Central Florida and at Virginia Tech ... At Miami, had one reception for a seven-yard gain ... Caught two passes for 11 yards against West Virginia ... Had one two-yard reception at Rutgers ... Against Notre Dame, caught one pass for six yards.
Sophomore Year (2002): Played in 12 games, starting one ... Caught his first career pass, a 17-yard reception, against Rhode Island ... At Auburn had three receptions for 34 yards, both career-highs, during SU's game-tying drive in the fourth quarter, including back-to-back receptions for a total of 23 yards ... Caught two passes for 32 yards at Central Florida in his first career start ... Recorded one reception for six yards against Miami.
Freshman Year (2001): Played against Temple and Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl.
High School: PrepStar All-Region selection ... Selected for 2000 Governor's Bowl New York squad ... Participated in Monroe County Senior All-Star Game ... Caught 27 passes for 505 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ... Recorded three three-touchdown games ... Also returned kickoffs ... Recruited by assistant coach David Walker.
Personal: Andre George Fontenette ... Born February 25, 1982 in Rochester, N.Y. ... Son of George and Myrtle Fontenette ... One sister and two brothers ... Majoring in sociology.
Fontenette's Career Statistics
Year
Recpt.
Yds.
Avg.
TDs
Long
2001
0
0
0.0
0
0
2002
7
89
12.7
0
22
2003
11
68
6.2
0
10
2004
15
222
14.8
1
43
Totals
33
379
11.5
1
43
Fontenette's Career Highs
| Receiving | Yards | 55 vs. Florida State, 2004 |
| Receptions | 3 vs. Auburn, 2002; Florida State, 2004 | |
| Long | 43 vs. Rutgers, 2004 | |
| Touchdowns | 1 vs. Connectictut, 2004 |
