2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Maurice Minter
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ossining, NY
- High School:
- Ossining
At SU: Two letters ... Redshirted in 1997 ... Moved from wide receiver to defensive back prior to 2000 Spring practice ... Senior Year: Played in 12 games, primarily on the punt coverage, punt return, kickoff coverage and kickoff return units ... Had eight tackles, collecting one tackle in eight different games ... Junior Year: Appeared in all 11 games, primarily on special teams ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... Posted a career-high six tackles against Buffalo ... Forced a fumble and had one tackle at Cincinnati ... Recorded one tackle in six different games ... Sophomore Year: Played in 10 games ... Caught a career-long eight yard touchdown pass against Toledo ... Had one catch for five yards against Central Michigan and one for 15 yards at Virginia Tech ... Recorded five tackles on special teams ... Freshman Year: Played in three games ... Made the travel roster for three outings (Boston College, West Virginia and Temple) ... High School: Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-Region ... All-state, all-county and all-league ... Bowl Champions sophomore year ... All-section and all-league in four years of outdoor track ... Three-time letterwinner in football ... team was 18-8 in his three seasons ... In his three-year career, tallied 39 touchdowns, 1,745 rushing yards (24 touchdowns), 1,125 yards receiving on 43 catches (12 touchdowns), 184 tackles, eight interceptions and seven sacks ... Team captain junior and senior campaigns ... Member of high school orchestra and played at Carnegie Hall with the Junior Strings Orchestra of Westchester County ... Also participated with D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) as a speaker ... Recruited by retired SU assistant coach Bob Griffin ... Personal: Maurice B. Minter III ? Born April 18, 1979, in Tarrytown, N.Y. ... Son of Maurice, Sr. and Stephanie Minter ... One sister ... Cousin, Michael Minter, played football for Georgia Tech from 1995-96 ... Majoring in English & textual studies.
Minter's Career Statistics
Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long
1998 0 0 0.0 0 0
1999 4 30 7.5 1 15
Totals 4 30 7.5 1
Minter's Career Bests
Receiving
Yards 15 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999
Receptions 1 vs. Boston College, Virginia Tech, Toledo &Central
Michigan, 1999
Touchdowns 1 vs. Toledo, 1999
Longest 15 vs. Virginia Tech, 1999
