2001 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 6
Maurice McClain
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, NJ
- High School:
- Elizabeth
At SU: Three letters ... Redshirted in 1998 ... Senior Year: Started all five games he played after returning from a potential career-ending leg injury suffered in the spring ... Had 24 tackles in those five games, including one for a loss, and had an interception ... His 4.8 tackles per game ranked eighth on the team ... Had three tackles against Miami ... Posted four tackles at Boston College ... Recorded his first career interception against Virginia Tech, picking off Bryan Randall’s pass in the end zone on the first play of VT’s possession in the third overtime, sealing SU’s 50-42 victory ... Finished with five tackles and one pass breakup against the Hokies ... Set career-bests at UCF with seven tackles, including six solo stops and one for a loss of three yards ... Against Rutgers posted a career-high five solo tackles and earned the game ball from his teammates, in his first game back from the leg injury ... Junior Year: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams as part of SU’s punt and kickoff coverage units ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ... Recorded 21 tackles on the year ... Posted three tackles against Georgia Tech in the Kickoff Classic ... Had six tackles at Tennessee ... Registered three tackles against Temple ... Sophomore Year: Appeared in 10 games ... Made his first collegiate start in the win at West Virginia ... Had a career-high four tackles against the Mountaineers ... Had two tackles against Virginia Tech ... Freshman Year: Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams ... High School: Super Prep, Tom Lemming and Blue Chip All-American ... First-team all-state, all-area, all-county and all-conference ... Led team to a three-year 28-3 record ... Team captain as a senior ... Three-year football letterwinner ... Also lettered in indoor and outdoor track and field ... Attended same high school as former SU wide receiver Quinton Spotwood ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Jeff Stoutland ... Personal: Maurice Jerreel McClain ... Born January 10, 1980, in Elizabeth, N.J. ... Son of Patricia Abdus-Salaam ... Two sisters ... Uncle, Shawn McClain, played football for Delaware State from 1993-95 ... Majoring in sociology.
McClain’s Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 1999 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds 2000 4 2 6 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds 2001 11 10 21 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds 2002 21 3 24 1 0.0 0 0-0 yds Totals 38 16 54 1 0.0 0 0-0 ydsMcClain’s Career Bests Tackles Solo 6 vs. UCF, 2002 Assist 3 vs. West Virginia, 2001 Total 7 vs. UCF, 2002 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2002 Yards 0 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2002 Yards 0
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Sunday, October 05
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference at SMU
Sunday, October 05
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