2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Willie Ford
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Falmouth, MA
- High School:
- New Hampton Prep
At SU: Four letters ... One of four true freshmen to play in 1998 ...2001 Second Team All- BIG EAST Senior Year: Started all 13 games ... One of 17 players to start every game and one of 35 to participate in every game ...Invited to and played in the 2002 Rotary Gridiron Classic All- Star Game... Led the team in pass breakups with 18 ... Had 63 tackles ... Played on SU's field goal and PAT defense, and punt coverage and return units ......started at cornerback...Recorded a career best two interceptions, returning for 36 yards, Against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl... Recorded six tackles, including two for a loss, and one pass breakup against Georgia Tech in the Kickoff Classic ... Had eight solo tackles and one pass breakup at Tennessee ... Posted three tackles and two pass breakups against Central Florida ... Had six tackles and one pass breakup against Auburn ... Recorded nine solo tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against East Carolina ... Had two tackles, one for a loss, a 16-yard interception return and four pass breakups at Pittsburgh ... Had five tackles, including one for a loss against Temple ... Registered seven tackles at Virginia Tech ... Recorded 10 tackles, nine solo and one pass breakup against West Virginia ... Posted three tackles and two pass breakups against Boston College ... Recorded four solo tackles in the Insight.com Bowl ... Had a career-high two interceptions and returned them for yards ... Also had two pass breakups ... Junior Year: Started all 10 games he played ... Sat out the game at West Virginia for a violation of the team academic policy ... Had a season-high 12 tackles against Pittsburgh ... Had back-to-back seven-tackle outings against East Carolina and Brigham Young ... Broke up three passes at Boston College ... Had two pass breakups against Rutgers and Temple ... Finished the season ranked second on the team in passes defended with 11 ... Recorded an interception and four tackles against Rutgers ... Had one-half sack against Brigham Young ... Had five tackles for a loss on the season ... Sophomore Year: Played in all 12 games, starting five ... One of 28 players to participate in every game ... Led the team with four pass break-ups against Michigan ... Tallied career-high 15 tackles, including 10 solo, against West Virginia ... Recorded first interception of the season for 23 yards against Tulane ... Tallied seven tackles and two pass break-ups against Central Michigan ... Had four tackles against Michigan ... Recorded nine tackles, including one for a loss, in victory against Tulane ... Had eight tackles and three pass break-ups against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl ... Freshman Year: Played in eight games, primarily on special teams ... Started against Cincinnati at cornerback, recording five tackles (three solo) ... Played in first college game against Rutgers ... Recorded three tackles against Virginia Tech ... Had two unassisted tackles against Miami ... High School (Falmouth, MA): Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection ... 1997 All-New England Prep Team and Player of the Year ... 1996 All-Scholastic Boston Globe & Boston Herald, All-State and All-New England Prep Team ... Three-year all-league and All-Cape First Team ... Squad MVP as a junior and senior ... Four-year football letterwinner ... Rushed for 1,368 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... Rushed for 56 touchdowns in his career ... Recruited by retired SU assistant coach Bob Griffin ... Personal: Willie Henry Ford ... Born May 12, 1978 in San Francisco, Calif. ... One sister ... Majoring in social work.
Ford's Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 1998 7 6 13 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds 1999 31 28 59 1 0.0 0 0-0 yds 2000 29 20 49 1 0.5 0 0-0 yds 2001 43 20 63 1 0.0 1 0-0 yds Totals 110 74 184 3 0.5 1 0-0 yds
Ford's Career Statistics
Tackles Solo 10 vs. West Virgininia, 1999 Assist 5 vs. West Virginia, 1999 Total 15 vs. West Virginia, 1999 Interceptions 1 Three times, most recent vs. Pittsburgh, 2001 Yards 23 vs. Tulane, 1999 Pass Breakups 3 vs. Boston College, 2000 Sacks 0.5 vs. Brigham Young, 2000
