2003 Football Roster
Roster
Darryl Kennedy
- Position:
- Quarterback/Fullback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, NJ
- High School:
- Nassau Community College
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: One letter ... Moved from fullback to safety at the start of 2003 Spring practice and then moved to quarterback toward the end of Spring practice ... Enrolled for Fall, 2002 semester after competing at Nassau Community College in 2001.
Senior Year (2003): One of 39 Orangemen to play in all 12 games ... Played primarily on special teams, including the PAT and field goal units, as well as the kickoff and kickoff return squads ... Received SU’s Joe Szombathy Special Teams Outstanding Performer Award after leading the Orangemen in special teams tackles with 16 ... Rushed one time for three yards and recorded two solo tackles at North Carolina ... Scored a touchdown on a two-yard rush against Louisville ... Had one solo tackle and a career-high two assisted stops versus the Cardinals ... Rushed one time for two yards and recovered a fumble against Central Florida ... Posted one solo tackle against Toledo ... Made a personal-best three solo tackles versus Boston College ... Rushed once for six yards and recorded two solo tackles against Temple ... Assisted on one tackle at Miami ... Made one solo tackle and one assisted stop versus West Virginia ... Rushed once for a season-high nine yards at Rutgers ... Rushed two times, once for six yards and once for two yards, and had two solo tackles against Notre Dame.
Junior Year (2002): Played in eight games, including six as a fullback and eight on the kickoff and kickoff return special teams ... Did not play against North Carolina, Central Florida or Virginia Tech ... Rushed three times for 11 yards and a touchdown in his first game appearance at SU against Rhode Island ... Had one carry for 3 yards and caught his first career reception for 13 yards against Pittsburgh ... Rushed one time for eight yards against West Virginia ... Had one carry for seven yards at Boston College ... Rushed five times for 18 yards against Miami ... Was on the travel squad for 11 games.
Nassau Community College: Played quarterback in 2001 ... Ranked second nationally in scoring last year among all junior college non-kickers with 126 points ... Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
High School: Rushed for 1,500 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... Compiled 5,076 rushing yards and 60 touchdowns in high school career ... Named team MVP and special teams player of the year as a junior and senior.
Personal: Darryl Kennedy ... Born June 24, 1980 in Plainfield, N.J. ... Son of Willie and Evelyn Kennedy ... Three brothers ... Majoring in speech communications.
Kennedy's Career Statistics
| Rushing | ||||||||
| Games | Carries | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Yds/Game | Points | Long | |
| 2002 |
7 |
21 |
102 |
4.9 |
0 |
14.6 |
0 |
16 |
| 2003 |
12 |
8 |
30 |
3.6 |
1 |
2.5 |
6 |
9 |
| Totals |
19 |
29 |
132 |
4.25 |
1 |
6.5 |
6 |
16 |
Kennedy's Career Bests
Rushing
Yards 18 vs. Miami, 2002
Carries 5 vs. Miami, 2002
Touchdowns 1 vs. Rhode Island, 2002; Louisville, 2003
Longest 7 vs. Boston College, 2002
Tackles
Solo 3 vs. Boston College, 2003
Assist 2 vs. Louisville, 2003
Total 3 vs. Louisville & Boston College, 2003
Fumble Recovery
1 vs. Central Florida, 2003
