2007 Football Roster
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Roster
Rob Long
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, PA
- High School:
- Downingtown West
Long's Bio (PDF)
At SU: Three letters … His 42.83 career average ranks second among active kickers in the Football Bowl Subdivision … 2009 and 2010 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection … 2009 Spring, 2009 Fall, 2010 Spring and 2010 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … One of nine true freshmen to play in 2007.
Senior Year (2010): All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Team captain … Ranks 25th nationally and second in the BIG EAST in punting average with 43.84 yards … 2011 'Cuse Awards Syracuse 8 Courage Award winner ... Long’s 43.3 career punting average ranks ninth nationally among active punters in the FBS … His 2010 season average of 43.8 yards per punt ranks fourth on the Syracuse single-season record.
Long did not participate in the 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl due to surgery to remove a brain tumor, which was performed on Dec. 14. In early December, Long notified the Syracuse University sports medicine staff that he had been experiencing headaches for the past several weeks. An MRI performed on December 2, 2010 revealed the tumor required imminent surgery. On Dec. 21, Long announced that pathology performed on the tissue revealed that there were malignant cells remaining that required further medical treatment. The Syracuse University football team, coaches and staff have Rob in their thoughts and prayers for his full recovery.
At Akron, punted for an average of 44.8 yards (5 punts, 224 yds.), including a 70-yard punt … The 70-yard punt was the third-longest of his career and the ninth-longest in Syracuse history … At Washington, posted an average of 43.0 yards per punt (6 punts, 258 yds.) … Against Maine, punted for an average of 44.4 yards (5 punts, 222 yds.) … Against Colgate, punted for an average of 46.5 yards (2 punts, 93 yds.) … At South Florida, punted for an average of 40.5 yards (6 punts, 243 yds.), pinning the Bulls inside the 20 twice … Against Pittsburgh, punted for an average of 44.4 yards (5 punts, 222 yards) … Against West Virginia, punted for an average of 51.7 yards (6 punts, 2010 yds.), pinning the Mountaineers inside the 20 on two occasions … At Cincinnati, punted for an average of 41.8 yards (4 punts, 167 yds.) … Against Louisville, punted an average of 43.5 yards, pinning the Cardinals inside the 20 twice … At Rutgers, punted an average of 44.0 yards (5 punts, 220 yds.) pinning the Scarlet Knights inside the 20 twice … Against Connecticut, punted an average of 44.5 yards (6 punts, 267 yds.) … Against Boston College, punted an average of 38.9 yards (7 punts, 272 yards).
Junior Year (2009): All-BIG EAST First Team selection … Ray Guy Award semifinalist … Phil Steele All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Elected a team captain by his peers … Played in all 12 games as the punter, holder for field goal and PATs and was the kickoff specialist … His 43.76 yards per punt average ranked 15th nationally and second the BIG EAST … Against Minnesota, averaged 45.9 yards on eight punts, including three downed inside the 20, and averaged 65.8 yards per kickoff … At Penn State, averaged 41.8 yards on five punts … Against Northwestern, booted five punts for an average of 47.2 yards and averaged 63.3 yards on seven kickoffs … Against Maine, had a 42.7 yards per punt average and a 64.1 yards per kickoff mark … Against South Florida, punted twice averaging 26.5 per attempt and averaged 64.8 yards on five kickoffs … Against West Virginia, averaged 42.3 yards per punt, putting the Mountaineers inside the 20 four times, and averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff … Against Akron, averaged 40.2 yards on four punts, pinning the Zips inside the 20 three times, and averaged 65.2 yards per kickoff … Against Cincinnati, averaged 43.5 yards on six punts and averaged 68.0 yards per kickoff … At Pittsburgh, averaged 40.4 yards on five punts, pinning the Panthers inside the 20 on three occasions, and posted a 43.7 yards per kickoff average … At Louisville, averaged 49.7 yards a punt and had three kickoffs averaging 57.3 yards … Against Rutgers, he averaged 59.0 yards per punt, which ranks 10th on Syracuse’s single-game record list, and averaged 55.3 yards per kickoff … At Connecticut, he averaged 41.3 yards per punt and averaged 58.5 yards per kickoff.
Sophomore Year (2008): SI.com Honorable Mention All-American ... Played all 12 games as the punter and the holder for field goals and PATs … Ranked 14th nationally and third in the BIG EAST with 43.9 yards per punt average … His 43.9 average ranks third on SU’s single-season chart …. At Northwestern, had seven punts, including a 72-yarder, which tied for third on the Syracuse record list … Against Akron, averaged 38.7 yards per punt on three kicks … Against Penn State, averaged 51.7 yards on seven punts, the best single-game average in the BIG EAST that season … Against Northeastern, had one punt for 55 yards … Against Pittsburgh, had four punts for 165 yards … At West Virginia, averaged 44.8 yards per punt (five punts for 224 yards) … At South Florida, had seven punts for 353 yards (50.4 yards per punt) … Against Louisville, had six punts for 249 yards (41.5 avg.) … At Rutgers, had seven punts for 304 yards (43.4 avg.) … Against Connecticut, had seven punts for 327 yards (46.7 avg.) … At Notre Dame, punted five times for 145 yards (29.0 avg.) … At Cincinnati, recorded seven punts for 271 yards.
Freshman Year (2007): 2007 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … 2007 Sporting News and College Sports Report Freshman All-American … 2007 Rivals.com BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … One of 34 players to play in every game … Finished third on SU’s single-season punting yards list (3,139) and punting attempts list (75) … Was 33rd nationally and third in the BIG EAST with a 41.9 yards per punt average … Against Washington, averaged 44.5 yards per punt, including one for 52 yards, in his collegiate debut… At Iowa, averaged 42.6 yards per punt, including a 56-yard boot… Against Illinois, punted five times for 229 yards, including a 58-yarder … At Louisville, punted six times for 248 yards … At Miami (OH), punted eight times at a 41.4 yards per punt clip … Against West Virginia, had three punts for 131 yards, including a long of 56 yards … Against Rutgers, had seven punts for 316 yards, including three inside the 20 … Against Buffalo, his two punts trapped the Bulls inside their own two-yard line and averaged 36.5 yards per punt … At Pittsburgh, punted a career-high 10 times, averaging 41.0 yards per punt, and planted two inside the 20 … Against South Florida, matched the longest punt in school history with a 73-yard punt (the longest in the BIG EAST in 2007) … At Connecticut, punted seven times, averaging 39.7 yards per, and landed one inside the 20-yard line … Against Cincinnati, booted seven punts and placed two inside the Bearcats’ 20-yard line.
High School: Earned All-Ches-Mont accolades as a punter his junior season and as a kicker his senior year … Named to the all-area team as a punter his junior and senior seasons … Invited to play in the 2006 Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game as a punter and kicker … Named to the Valor Bowl All-Star game as punter and kicker … Averaged more than 40 yards per punt with a long punt of 70 yards … Five-of-Six on field goal attempts and 40-of-41 on PATs … High school coach: Mike Milano … Forward for the hockey team.
Personal: Robert Michael Long Jr. … Born in December 1988 in West Chester, Pa. … Son of Bob and Mary Jo Long … One sister … Dual major in supply chain management and marketing.
Long's Career Statistics
| Year | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Long | I-20 | TB |
| 2007 | 75 | 3,139 | 41.9 | 73 | 21 | 8 |
| 2008 | 66 | 2,898 | 43.9 | 72 | 15 | 5 |
| 2009 | 58 | 2,538 | 43.8 | 63 | 25 | 7 |
| 2010 | 64 | 2,806 | 43.8 | 70 | 19 | 8 |
| Totals | 263 | 11,381 | 43.3 | 73 | 80 | 28 |
| Year | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | TB | OB |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 55 | 3,376 | 61.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 28 | 1,685 | 60.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 83 | 5,061 | 61.0 | 3 | 5 |
