2012 Football Roster
Roster
Vaughan, Dan

Jersey Number 33
Dan Vaughan
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Gibsonia, PA
- High School:
- Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS
Bio
At SU: Four letters… Member of the 2008 Fall, 2009 Spring, 2009 Fall, 2010 Spring, 2010 Fall and 2011 Spring and 2012 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Redshirt Senior Year (2012): Played in all 13 games ... Against Northwestern, recorded three tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards ... Against USC, posted one tackle ... Against Stony Brook, tallied one tackle ... Against Pittsburgh, recorded one tackle ... At Rugers, tallied one tackle, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard ... Against UConn, recorded two tackles, including one solo... Against Louisville, had two tackles ... At Missouri, he notched one solo tackle … At Temple, had his first career fumble recovery.
Senior Year (2011): Played in all 12 games, including 11 starts ... Against Wake Forest, made five tackles, including four solo ... Against Rhode Island, collected six tackles, including four solo and 1.5 for a loss of five yards … At USC, made five tackles ... Against Toledo, collected seven tackles, including four solo and one for a loss ... Against Rutgers, had a career-high 15 tackles, including six solo and 1.5 for a loss of three yards ... At Tulane, made three tackles and forced a fumble... Against West Virginia, recorded two tackles, including 0.5 for a loss … At Louisville, had six tackles … At Connecticut, posted five tackles, including two for a loss of 12 yards, and forced a fumble ... Against South Florida, had seven tackles, including five solo tackles ... Against Cincinnati, made three tackles ... At Pittsburgh, made eight tackles.
Junior Year (2010): Played in all 13 games ... Against Maine, had two assisted tackles ... Against Colgate, had two assisted stops ... Against Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl, recorded two tackles.
Sophomore Year (2009): Played in all 12 games … Against Maine, had two solo tackles … Against West Virginia, recorded one solo tackle … Against Rutgers, had one tackle … At Connecticut, posted one tackle.
Freshman Year (2008): Did not play in any games.
High School: 2007 SuperPrep All-Northeast selection … Listed as the 24th-best prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout. com … Rated the 31st-best prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep … Ranked 29th-best weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com … Played for the victorious Pennsylvania squad in the Big 33 All-Star Game … First-team all-state and first-team all-academic selection … Named to the Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" and the Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" … Led team to 2007 and 2004 WPIAL AAAA Championship … As a senior, recorded 104 tackles, 13 sacks and four fumble recoveries as defensive end, and gained 859 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on 97 carries on offense … Registered 27 rushing touchdowns and six receiving touchdowns in his career … High School Coach: Terry Totten .
Personal: Daniel John Vaughan … Born in March 1990 in Monroeville, Pa. … Son of Suzanne and John Vaughan … Father played football at Slippery Rock University (1976-79) … One brother … Earned his undergaduate degree in finance from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and is now working toward his Master’s degree in television, radio and fim at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Vaughan's Career Statistics
Redshirt Senior Year (2012): Played in all 13 games ... Against Northwestern, recorded three tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards ... Against USC, posted one tackle ... Against Stony Brook, tallied one tackle ... Against Pittsburgh, recorded one tackle ... At Rugers, tallied one tackle, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard ... Against UConn, recorded two tackles, including one solo... Against Louisville, had two tackles ... At Missouri, he notched one solo tackle … At Temple, had his first career fumble recovery.
Senior Year (2011): Played in all 12 games, including 11 starts ... Against Wake Forest, made five tackles, including four solo ... Against Rhode Island, collected six tackles, including four solo and 1.5 for a loss of five yards … At USC, made five tackles ... Against Toledo, collected seven tackles, including four solo and one for a loss ... Against Rutgers, had a career-high 15 tackles, including six solo and 1.5 for a loss of three yards ... At Tulane, made three tackles and forced a fumble... Against West Virginia, recorded two tackles, including 0.5 for a loss … At Louisville, had six tackles … At Connecticut, posted five tackles, including two for a loss of 12 yards, and forced a fumble ... Against South Florida, had seven tackles, including five solo tackles ... Against Cincinnati, made three tackles ... At Pittsburgh, made eight tackles.
Junior Year (2010): Played in all 13 games ... Against Maine, had two assisted tackles ... Against Colgate, had two assisted stops ... Against Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl, recorded two tackles.
Sophomore Year (2009): Played in all 12 games … Against Maine, had two solo tackles … Against West Virginia, recorded one solo tackle … Against Rutgers, had one tackle … At Connecticut, posted one tackle.
Freshman Year (2008): Did not play in any games.
High School: 2007 SuperPrep All-Northeast selection … Listed as the 24th-best prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout. com … Rated the 31st-best prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep … Ranked 29th-best weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com … Played for the victorious Pennsylvania squad in the Big 33 All-Star Game … First-team all-state and first-team all-academic selection … Named to the Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" and the Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" … Led team to 2007 and 2004 WPIAL AAAA Championship … As a senior, recorded 104 tackles, 13 sacks and four fumble recoveries as defensive end, and gained 859 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on 97 carries on offense … Registered 27 rushing touchdowns and six receiving touchdowns in his career … High School Coach: Terry Totten .
Personal: Daniel John Vaughan … Born in March 1990 in Monroeville, Pa. … Son of Suzanne and John Vaughan … Father played football at Slippery Rock University (1976-79) … One brother … Earned his undergaduate degree in finance from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and is now working toward his Master’s degree in television, radio and fim at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Vaughan's Career Statistics
Year | Games | Tackles | Assists | Total | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | FR |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
2009 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
2010 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.0-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
2011 | 12 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 6.5-22 yds. | 1.0-9 yds. | 0 | 2 | 0-0 yds. |
2012 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.0-13 yds. | 1.5-12 yds. | 0 | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
Totals | 50 | 49 | 45 | 94 | 6.5-22 yds. | 2.5-21 yds. | 0 | 2 | 1-0 yds. |
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06