2003 Football Roster
Roster
Jameel Dumas
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roselle, NJ
- High School:
- Abraham Clark
Career Biography (PDf Format)
At SU: Four letters ... Redshirted in 1999.
Senior Year (2003): Sustained a knee injury during overtime at North Carolina in the season-opener that kept him sidelined for the rest of the season ... Recorded four solo tackles and one assisted stop, including one tackle for a loss of five yards, versus the Tar Heels.
Junior Year (2002): Started all 11 games he played ... Second on the team with 92 tackles ... Had nine tackles, one interception and one pass break up against BYU ... Registered 11 tackles and broke up one pass against North Carolina ... Led the team against Rhode Island with 10 tackles, including eight solo tackles and a half-sack for a loss of three yards ... At Auburn recorded 12 tackles and broke up one pass ... Collected seven tackles against Pittsburgh ... Registered his first career forced fumble at Temple and finished the game with 10 tackles, including one for a loss ... Made four tackles and had one pass breakup at West Virginia ... Recovered and returned a fumble 15 yards against Virginia Tech and finished the game with four tackles ... Led the team with a career-high 13 tackles and broke up one pass at Boston College ... Recorded nine tackles in the season finale against Miami.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played in all 13 games, starting six ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ... Tied for third on the team with 67 tackles ... Played on SU’s field goal and PAT defense, and kickoff coverage special teams units ... Posted five tackles in a start against Georgia Tech in the Kickoff Classic ... Had five tackles, including one for a loss at Tennessee ... Recorded seven tackles, six solo and a pass breakup against East Carolina ... Posted six tackles at Pittsburgh ... Started against Temple and was the team's co-leader with nine stops, including four tackles for a loss ... Had four tackles and a fumble recovery in a start at Virginia Tech ... Registered seven tackles, including two for a loss against WVU ... Had five tackles as a starter at Miami ... Led the team with a career-high 11 stops, eight solo, in a start against Boston College ... Had four tackles, including three solo, and one pass breakup against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl.
Freshman Year (2000): Appeared in 10 games, starting two ... Made his first SU start against Temple and posted a career-high seven tackles, including three tackles for a loss, and had one interception and two quarterback hurries ... Had two tackles in the season opener against Buffalo ... Recorded six tackles against Miami.
High School: SuperPrep, PrepStar and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection ... New Jersey Top 100 ... First-team all-county and All-New Jersey State Group Two ... New Jersey Governor's Bowl Team member ... Home News Tribune First-Team and Star Ledger First-Team All-County ... Recorded a team-record 120 tackles (73 solo) as a senior to lead team to North Jersey Group 2 state semifinals ... Career statistics include 290 tackles and 40 touchdowns ... Also competed in track and basketball ... Recruited by George DeLeone.
Personal: Jameel A. Dumas ... Born February 18, 1981, in Livingston, N.J. ... Son of Robert and Mae Dumas ... One brother and one sister ... Brother, Rashaan, played football at Southern Connecticut State University ... Majoring in sociology.
Dumas' Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. TFL Sacks Int. FF Fumble Rec. 2000 12 3 15 3.0-7 0.0 1 0 0- 0 yds 2001 41 26 67 4.0-5 0.0 0 0 1- 0 yds 2002 57 35 92 1.0-4 0.5 1 1 1-15 yds 2003 4 1 5 1.0-5 0.0 0 0 0-0 yds Totals 114 65 179 9.0-21 0.5 2 1 2-15 yds Dumas' Career Bests
Tackles Solo 8 vs. Boston College, 2001; Rhode Island, 2002 Assist 5 vs. Temple, 2001; Auburn, 2002 Total 13 vs. Boston College, 2002Interceptions 1 vs. Temple, 2000; BYU, 2001 Yards 11 vs. Temple, 2000
Forced Fumble 1 vs. Temple, 2002
Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2002
Passes Defended 2 vs. UCF, 2002
