2012 Football Roster
Roster
Siriki Diabate
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bronx, NY
- High School:
- Lehman
- Prev School:
- Nassau Community College
At SU: Two letters ... Enrolled in January 2011, transferring from Nassau Community College.
Senior Year (2012): Played in all 13 games, started in 12 games...Team co-captain ... A leader on the defense that ranked sixth nationally in tackles for loss per game ... Against Northwestern, posted six tackles, including four solo, in his first career start ... Against USC, tallied five tackles, including one solo and one tackle for a loss of one yard, and broke up a pass ... Against Stony Brook, posted three tackles, including one solo ... At Minnesota, earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honors after leading the team defense with 10 tackles, including four solo and 0.5 tackles for a loss ... Against Pittsburgh, tallied six tackles, including five solo ... At Rutgers, recorded a career-high 13 tackles, including three solo and 2.5 for a loss of six yards ... Against Connecticut, led the team with five solo tackles, including one for a loss of one yard ... At South Florida, notched two tackles and broke up a pass ... At Cincinnati, totaled seven tackles, including four solo ... Against Louisville, recorded two tackles, including one solo and 0.5 for a loss of one yard, and a quarterback hurry ... At Missouri, recorded three total tackles, including two solo and one tackle for a loss of three yards ... At Temple, had four solo tackles, including one for a loss of four yards ... Against West Virginia in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, recorded 10 tackles, including five solo, a half sack and three tackles for a loss of three yards.
Junior Year (2011): Played in 11 games, including two starts … At USC, made two solo tackles and forced a fumble ... Against Toledo, made four solo tackles ... Against Rutgers, had two tackles ... At Tulane, made two solo tackles, including one for a loss ... Against West Virginia,had seven tackles, including six solo and a half sack ... Against Louisville, recovered a fumble ... Against South Florida, made four tackles, including two solo ... At Cincinnati, had two tackles ... At Pittsburgh, had a half sack for a loss of three yards.
Nassau Community College: 2010 NJCC All-American … 2010 Northeast Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors … Earned 2010 First Team All-NFC honors after leading the league with 92 total tackles, including a conference-best 72 solo stops, 36 tackles for loss, two interceptions and three defensive touchdowns … Had 41 tackles as a freshman … Led Nassau to a fourth-place national finish in the NJCAA with an 11-0 record … Team captain in 2010 … Nassau Head coach: Jermaine Miles.
High School: Attended the same high school as Orange head coach Doug Marrone … Played in nine games as a senior, recording 71 tackles … Also logged 321 yards and two touchdowns on 47 carries … Had two receptions for 10 yards and returned a pair of kicks for 23 yards … Team captain as a senior … High School Coach: Carmine Colasanto.
Personal: Siriki Diabate … Born February 1991 in the Ivory Coast … Son of Sanogo Korotoume and Souleymane Diabate … Two sisters ... Majoring in economics.
