2007 Football Roster
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Roster
Jake Flaherty
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wakefield, RI
- High School:
- South Kingstown
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters … Played in all 47 games during his career … Redshirted in 2004 … 2007 and 2008 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection … Eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
Senior Year (2008): Elected team captain … Started all 12 games … Tied for 10th in the BIG EAST with 6.9 tackles per game and second in tackles for SU with 48 total… At Northwestern, recorded eight tackles in the season opener … Against Akron, led the Orange defense with nine tackles, including seven solo stops … Against Penn State, finished with six tackles … Against Northeastern, had four tackles … Against Pittsburgh, registered six tackles, including four solo and had two quarterback hurries … At West Virginia, netted four tackles including three solo … At South Florida, forced his first career fumble and led the Orange with 11 tackles (with Mike Holmes), including seven solo … Against Louisville, made four tackles … At Rutgers, recorded an interception and had eight tackles, including one for a loss of a yard … Against Connecticut, led SU with seven tackles, including five solo … At Notre Dame, had four tackles, including a personal-best two for a loss of yards … At Cincinnati, had a game-high 10 tackles, including a sack.
Junior Year (2007): One of nine players to start every game … Finished ninth in the BIG EAST with 7.9 tackles per game … Second on the team with 95 tackles … Against Washington, had four tackles, including two solo in his first-career start … At Iowa, totaled six tackles … Against Illinois, tallied seven tackles, including three solo … At Louisville, posted a team-high 11 tackles, including eight solo stops and 1.5 for loss … At Miami (OH), totaled eight tackles … Against West Virginia, tallied nine tackles, including one for loss … Against Rutgers, totaled eight tackles … Against Buffalo, had five tackles, including 1.0 for loss … At Pittsburgh, led SU with 11 tackles, including 2.0 for loss and his first-career sack … Against South Florida, collected seven tackles … At Connecticut, totaled a career-best 15 tackles, including 1.0 for loss and his 100th career tackle … Against Cincinnati, registered four tackles.
Sophomore Year (2006): One of 40 players to participate in all 12 games … Against Miami (OH), had three tackles … At South Florida, recorded one solo tackle.
Freshman Year (2005): One of 36 players to see action in all 11 games, playing primarily on special teams … Against Buffalo, had one solo tackle … At Pittsburgh, recorded two solo tackles … At Notre Dame, posted two tackles.
High School: Two-time all-state and all-division selection … 2003 U.S. Army High School All-American … Rated the 25th-best outside linebacker in the country by Tom Lemming … Rated the No. 10 prospect in New England by Rivals.com … Selected to the Rhode Island All-Star Football Team and played in the June 2004 game versus Connecticut … Rhode Island Interscholastic League All-Academic selection … A four-year starter at linebacker … Recorded a team-high 64 solo tackles and 11.5 sacks, including a school-record five sacks in one game and had three fumble recoveries as a senior … Recorded 998 passing yards and six touchdowns in 2003 … Rushed for 441 yards, six touchdowns and four two-point conversions as a senior … Team captain as a junior and senior … Four-year football letterwinner for coach Bruce Tardif … Also earned four letters in track and field … 2002 and 2003 Rhode Island state high jump champion (cleared a personal-best 6’ 8" in 2003) … Earned two letters in basketball … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
Personal: James Douglas Flaherty … Born in July 1985 in Providence, R.I. … Son of Todd Flaherty and Joellen Golberg … Three brothers, Chad Flaherty, Norris Golberg and Eric Golberg … Father played linebacker at SU and lettered in 1969 … Uncle, Ted Kakas, was a captain on SU’s crew team and competed from 1961-64 … Aunt, Robin (Flaherty) Kakas, attended SU from 1964-68 … Cousin, Tayah Flaherty, competed on the Orange women’s rowing team during the 1995-96 season … Cousin, Chip Kakas, competed on the Wisconsin crew for four years (1995-98) and earned two letters … Cousin, Jessamy Flaherty, competed for the Wisconsin women’s openweight crew for three years (1998-01) … Majoring in American studies.
