2006 Football Roster
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Roster
Bruce Williams
- Position:
- Strong Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, NY
- High School:
- Christian Brothers Academy
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters … One of six true freshmen to play in 2005 … Member of the 2005 Fall, 2006 Spring and 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Four-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
Senior Year (2008): Elected team captain … Played in 11 games, including six starts … Moved to wide receiver during 2008 preseason camp due to an injury and caught one pass for six yards in the first two games before moving back to safety … Recorded five tackles, including one for a loss of yards and recovered a fumble on special teams play … Against Penn State, returned to the defensive side of the ball and earned the start … Against Northeastern, made seven solo stops and an interception … Against Pittsburgh, made 10 tackles, including a personal-best seven solo stops and broke up a pass … At West Virginia, returned his first punt of 2008 for 12 yards and posted one tackle … At South Florida, Williams made one tackle … Against Louisville, sealed Syracuse’s victory an interception, picking off Hunter Cantwell on Louisville’s final drive of the game, had five tackles, including four solo, and one punt return … At Rutgers, posted a career-high 11 tackles, including six solo, … Against Connecticut, made two tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter with a leg injury … At Notre Dame, he did not play due to a leg injury suffered against Connecticut … At Cincinnati, made four tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss of two yards.
Junior Year (2007): One of 34 players to play in all 12 games … Against Washington, had two punt returns for 20 yards … At Iowa, recorded his first interception, returning it 23 yards, and had two tackles … Against Illinois, registered a career-high seven tackles, including five solo … At Miami (OH), returned one punt for six yards … Against West Virginia, recorded two tackles … Against Rutgers, collected one tackle … Against Buffalo, posted one tackle … At Pittsburgh, made one stop … Against South Florida, had one tackle … Against Cincinnati, made one solo tackle.
Sophomore Year (2006): Played in six of the last seven games after missing the first five due to an injured hand suffered during pre-season camp … Against Pittsburgh, returned one punt for five yards … Against Louisville, returned three punts for 25 yards, including a long return of 16 yards … Against Connecticut, returned three punts for 16 yards … At Rutgers, returned one punt for 12 yards.
Freshman Year (2005): One of 36 players to see action in all 11 games … Caught four passes for 52 yards, returned nine punts for 87 yards and returned five kickoffs for 109 yards … Against West Virginia, he played in his first career game making him the first true freshman wide receiver to play in a season opener for the Orange since Maurice Jackson, who saw action in the 1997 season opener against Wisconsin … Against Buffalo, snagged his first career catch on a 10-yard completion … Against South Florida, returned three punts for 33 yards, including a 20-yard return … At Notre Dame, had two receptions for a total of 20 yards, including a career-long 12-yard catch, and returned three punts for 15 yards … At Louisville, had one reception for a career-long 22 yards, gained 39 yards on three punt returns and 109 yards on five kick returns.
High School: Ranked 14th best prospect from New York by SuperPrep … Played in 2005 Governor’s Bowl (New York vs. New Jersey All-Star game) … As a senior had 92 catches for 1,414 yards and 25 touchdowns … Also played free safety where he recorded 55 tackles and seven interceptions … Had 216 catches and 51 touchdowns in his high school career for coach Joe Casamento … Second all-time at CBA in total receiving yards … Teammate of current Orange wide receiver Lavar Lobdell … Recruited by former assistant coach Scott Spencer.
Personal: Bruce Williams … Born in January 1987 in Syracuse … Son of Ruth Williams … Three brothers … Dual major in communications and rhetorical studies, and child and family studies.
