2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Malik Campbell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, NY
- High School:
- Turner Carroll
At SU: Three football letters ... Ranks ninth on the school's all-time punt-return yards list with 344Â and seventh with 9.8Â yards per return ... Participated in spring football practice in 1998 as a quarterback and moved to wide receiver for 1999 Spring practice ... Two SU basketball letters ... Played in 16 basketball games during the 1998-99 season ... Redshirted in football in 1997 ... Senior Year: Started all 13 games ... One of 17 players to start every game and one of 35 to participate in every game ... Recorded 14 catches for 184 yards and one touchdown ... Had two receptions for seven yards against Central Florida ... Returned his first career kickoff return, a 26-yarder against Auburn ... Caught three passes for 86 yards and one touchdown versus East Carolina ... Recorded four receptions for 53 yards at Rutgers ... Made a crucial seven-yard reception on third down on SU's game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter ... Versus West Virginia caught two passes for 21 yard ... Junior Year: Played in 11 games, starting in 10 games ... Set Syracuse single-season punt-return record with 32 ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... SU's second-leading receiver with 26 catches and fourth on the team with 319 yards ... Sixth on the single-season return yards list with 338 ... Ranked 37th nationally in and fifth in the BIG EAST with a 10.6 yards per return average ... Caught the game-winning touchdown against West Virginia, marking his first career touchdown reception ... Had two receptions for 30 yards against the Mountaineers ... Posted career highs with eight catches for 66 yards at Cincinnati ... Posted career-highs with six punt returns for 57 yards and added a 12-yard catch against Brigham Young ... Recorded three catches for 57 yards and four punt returns for 47 yards at East Carolina ... Gained 38 yards on three catches against Pittsburgh ... Had three catches for 25 yards and returned one punt for 29 yards against Rutgers ... Caught one pass for 11 yards and returned five punts for 56 yards at Temple ... Returned three punts for 32 yards against Buffalo ... Had two catches for 25 yards and returned one punt for 16 yards against Miami ... Sophomore Year (1999): Played in all 12 games, starting two ... One of 28 players to participate in every game ... SU's fourth-leading receiver with 19 catches for 308 yards ... Had a 36-yard reception, the longest for any receiver in the game, in his first SU football game at Toledo ... Pulled in a career-long 46-yard reception against Central Michigan ... Had two receptions for 47 yards against Michigan ... Rushed for 27 yards on a reverse and caught three passes for 40 yards against Tulane ... Recorded a career-high five receptions for career-high 53 receiving yards against Rutgers ... Returned his first career punt against Tulane ... Had another punt return against Rutgers ... Freshman Year (1998-99): Played in 16 basketball games for the Orangemen ... High School: New York State and Western New York Player of the Year as a junior ... First-team all-state as a junior ... Starting quarterback for Lions All-Star Classic ... Rushed for 19 touchdowns as a senior ... Team won 1995 league championship ... Four-year football and basketball letterwinner ... Personal: Malik T. Campbell ... Born June 15, 1977 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Son of Tony and Lillie Campbell ... One sister ... Majoring in social work.
Campbell's Career Statistics Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long 1999 19 308 16.2 0 46 2000 26 319 12.3 1 44 2001 14 184 13.1 Totals 59 811 13.7 1 Campbell's Career Bests Receiving Yards 86 vs. East Carolina, 2001 Receptions 8 vs. Cincinnati, 2000 Longest 46 vs. Central Michigan, 1999 Punt Returns 6 vs. BYU, 2000 Longest 29 vs. Rutgers, 2000
