Gachelin Named All-BIG EAST First Team
12/10/2003 9:59:36 AM | Football
Gachelin, who earned SU’s Tim Green Most Valuable Defensive Lineman Award, recorded 42.0 tackles for a loss during his career, which ranks second behind SU-record holder Dwight Freeney (45.5). His 158 career tackles ranks sixth on SU’s career record list for tackles by a down lineman. In his final game for SU he led the defense with nine tackles, including three for a loss, and had one fumble recovery in the victory against Notre Dame. Gachelin was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection in 2002.
Scanlon, a 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-American, recorded 147 tackles in 2003, which ranks 10th on SU’s record list for stops by a linebacker and is the most tackles in one year for an Orangeman since Tim Pidgeon had 158 in 1986. He led the Orangemen and ranked ninth in the NCAA with 7.8 solo tackles per game, and ranked eighth in Division I-A with 12.2 total tackles per contest. In the BIG EAST he is third in total tackles and second in solo stops. He closed his career ranked eighth on the Orangemen’s tackles for loss record list with 22.5 in four years.
Ferrara led SU’s down linemen with 62 tackles, including 16.5 for a loss of 43 yards. He also had three sacks, one force fumble and four quarterback hurries. He compiled 30 tackles for loss during his career, which ranks fifth in SU history. He finished the 2003 season with 62 tackles, including 44 solo stops. Ferrara, who was named SU’s Ben Schwartzwalder Award winner for being exemplary football player, capped his standout career with six tackles, including five tackles for a loss of 22 yards, against Notre Dame.
Reyes, who earned SU’s Mark Hoffman Most Outstanding Back Award, finished the season ranked 15th nationally and fourth in the BIG EAST with 112.2 rushing yards per game. He broke SU’s records for rushing touchdowns in one season with 20 and points in one season with 128. He now holds the SU record for rushing touchdowns in a career with 38 and ranks seventh on the career rushing record list with 2,621 yards in three seasons. His five rushing touchdowns against Notre Dame tied for the second-best single-game performance in SU history with Floyd Little, who scored five times against Kansas in 1964.
Romeo, who started all 48 games during his career, anchored the offensive line that blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher for the fourth consecutive season. Since 1991, the only other two players to start every contest during their SU tenures were quarterback Donovan McNabb and linebacker Morlon Greenwood. A 2003 CoSIDA second-team Academic All-American, Romeo earned SU’s Joe Alexander Award for excellence in football, scholarship and citizenship. He
Terry started every game at left tackle in 2003 and has started 23 consecutive games for the Orange. The junior has been part of three consecutive offensive lines that have blocked for 1,000-yard rushers.
Barber connected on 75 percent (12-of-16) field goals, which ranked fourth in the BIG EAST, and 97.1 percent (33-of-34) of his PATs. He averaged 6.3 points per game for the Orange in 2003, which was the second-best output on the team.
Carney, who was named to the Sporting News BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, established SU freshman records for punts, (60) punting yards (2,581) and punting average (43.0). He finished the 2003 season tied for ninth on SU’s single-season punts list, fifth on the season punting yards list and sixth on the season average list. Carney had four punts of 50-or-more yards against West Virginia, which was the most 50-yard punts for SU since Mike Shafer had five against the Mountaineers in 2001. He had 18 punts of 50-or-more yards this season.
