2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Will Hunter
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chester, PA
- High School:
- Chester
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters ... Member of the 2000 and 2001 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Did not play in 1998 due to academics ... Senior Year: One of 23 Orangemen to play in every game ... Participated in 2003 Gridiron Classic for Team USA ... Set personal single-season highs in solo tackles (63), total tackles (78), fumble recoveries (3) and passes defended (10), making it the most productive season of his career ... Fourth on the team with 78 tackles and second in passes defended with 10 ... Took the ball away from the opposing team in four games, which tied him with Steve Gregory for the team lead ... Three fumble recoveries tied for second in The BIG EAST Conference ... Recorded eight tackles, including seven solo stops, two pass breakups and recovered a fumble on a botched BYU punt ... Recovered another fumble and had six stops against North Carolina ... Had eight tackles and his third fumble recovery of the season against Rhode Island ... Posted 10 tackles against Pittsburgh ... Recorded first interception of the season, broke up two passes and had nine tackles at Auburn ... Tied his season high with 10 stops and had two pass breakups at Temple ... Had four tackles at West Virginia ... Posted six stops against Rutgers ... Recorded three solo stops, including one for a loss, at Central Florida ... Had two tackles against Virginia Tech ... Had four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and broke up one pass at Boston College ... Posted eight solo tackles in the season finale against Miami ... Junior Year: Played in all 13 games, starting against Central Florida and at Pittsburgh ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ... Played on SU’s field goal and PAT defense, and kickoff coverage and return units ... Posted 37 tackles, including four sacks, forced three fumbles, had two interceptions and eight pass breakups ... Had two tackles including a sack at Tennessee ... Recorded six tackles, including two for a loss and one sack, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had a pass breakup against Auburn ... Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup against East Carolina ... Posted four tackles, including a sack, at Rutgers ... Had a 35-yard interception return for his first collegiate touchdown to go with six tackles, a pass breakup and quarterback hurry at Pittsburgh ... Recorded four tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Temple ... Had five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Miami ... Had two tackles and two pass breakups against Boston College ... Posted four tackles, including one for a loss, had one forced fumble and a team-high two sacks against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl ... Sophomore Year: Appeared in all 11 games, starting against Cincinnati ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... Had a career-high seven tackles, including six solo, against Buffalo ... Had three solo stops at West Virginia ... Recorded his first career sack and forced a fumble against Brigham Young ... Posted his second sack of the season against Virginia Tech ... Freshman Year: Played in six games ... Recorded one tackle in his first collegiate game at Toledo ... Had one forced fumble against Central Michigan ... Had two tackles against Michigan ... Recorded two tackles against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl ... High School: Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection ... First team all-state, all-league and all-area ... Selected for Big 33 Pennsylvania vs. Ohio All-Star Game ... All-Delaware County ... Senior statistics: nine interceptions, 25 unassisted tackles, 45 assisted tackles and eight touchdowns ... Four-year basketball and two-year football letterwinner ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Steve Addazio ... Personal: William J. Hunter ... Born March 24, 1979 in Crozer, Pa. ... Son of Diane Hunter ... Four brothers ... Majoring in selective studies in the College of Education.
Hunter's Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks FF Fumble Rec.
1999 3 5 8 0 0.0 1 0-0 yds
2000 17 10 27 0 2.0 1 0-0 yds
2001 21 16 37 2 4.0 3 1-0 yds
2002 63 15 78 1 0.0 0 3-0 yds
Totals 104 46 150 3 6.0 5 4-0 yds
Hunter's Career Bests
Tackles Solo 9 vs. Pittsburgh & Temple, 2002
Assist 4 vs. BYU & Temple, 2002
Total 11 vs BYU, 2002
Interceptions 1 vs. Pittsburgh & Temple, 2001; Auburn, 2002
Yards 35 vs. Pittsburgh, 2001
Forced Fumble 1 Five times, most recent vs. Miami, 2001
Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Auburn, 2001; BYU, UNC, Rhode Island, 2002
Sacks 1 Six times, most recent vs. Miami, 2001
Pass Breakups 1 Five times, most recent vs. Auburn, 2001
