2005 Football Roster
Roster
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Steve Gregory
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, NY
- High School:
- Curtis
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters … Starting cornerback for three seasons and starting wide receiver as a junior … Ranks third on SU’s career passes defended list with 40, and is third on the pass break-ups record chart with 34 … Blocked five field goals in his career, which is tied for second on SU’s career record list … Redshirted in 2001.
Senior Year (2005): Was one of 16 players to start all 11 games … Tied for second on the team with two interceptions, fourth with 60 tackles and six tackles for a loss … He also returned 10 punts for 115 yards (11.5 per return) in 2005, his first season as a punt returner … Against West Virginia, he had nine tackles, including seven solo, and a tackle for a loss, and returned two kickoffs for 43 yards … Versus Buffalo, he recorded three tackles … Against Virginia, he had six solo stops, a tackle for a loss, and an interception … At Florida State, he registered eight tackles, including four solo, a sack, a forced fumble, an interception, and a pair of pass break ups … At Connecticut, returned four
punts for 48 yards … Against Rutgers, had three solo tackles and a pass break up and returned three punts for 57 yards … At Pittsburgh, had seven tackles, including three solo stops … Against Cincinnati, he registered eight tackles, including five solo stops, and a tackle for a loss, and returned two punts for 10 yards … Against South Florida, he had four tackles, including three solo, and a tackle for a loss … At Notre Dame, he had eight tackles, including four solo, and a blocked kick … The blocked kick was the fifth of his career, which ties him for second all-time at SU in that category … At Louisville, he had four tackles, including two solo, and a forced fumble.
Junior Year (2004): Played in eight games, starting six … Ranked second on the team with 38 catches and 420 yards … Twenty (20) of his catches went for fi rst downs … Was SU’s leading receiver on third down with 16 catches, 226 yards and 13 first downs … Made four catches for 46 yards in his first game as a wide receiver at Purdue … Had two catches for 22 yards at Buffalo … Missed the Cincinnati, Virginia, Rutgers and Florida State games with a leg injury … Led the Orange in receiving in each of the final five games … Made five catches for 58 yards at West Virginia in his first game back from injury … Made six catches for 53 yards versus Connecticut … Caught six passes for 35 yards against Pittsburgh … Set career highs with seven catches and 87 yards at Temple … Had three catches for 53 yards at Boston College …Had five catches for 66 yards and one touchdown against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl … Played on the punt return and kickoff coverage teams.
Sophomore Year (2003): Started all 12 games in SU’s secondary … One of 13 players to start all 12 games … Also played on punt protection, punt return, kickoff, kickoff return and PAT/FG defense special teams units … At North Carolina, recorded 11 tackles, including nine solo stops … Posted two solo tackles and one pass breakup against Louisville … Returned one kickoff 17 yards versus the Cardinals … Made 11 tackles, including eight solo stops and one-and-a-half tackles for a loss of five yards, versus Central Florida … Returned one interception 15 yards and broke up three passes against the Golden Knights … Posted five solo tackles and returned a kickoff 39 yards against Toledo … Made two solo tackles and had one pass breakup at Virginia Tech … Returned seven kickoffs for 129 yards, including one 29-yard return, against the Hokies … Against Boston College, recorded seven tackles, including six solo stops, and returned one interception 17 yards … Had one kick-off return for 21 yards against the Eagles … Recovered a fumble and returned it seven yards for his first career touchdown at Pittsburgh … Posted five tackles, including four solo stops and an assist on a tackle for a loss of two yards, and broke up one pass versus the Panthers … Made two assisted tackles, broke up two passes and returned two kickoffs for 10 yards against Temple … At Miami and against West Virginia, posted one solo tackle and one assist and broke up one pass … At Rutgers, picked up a blocked punt on RU’s first possession and returned it five yards for a touchdown and blocked a field goal attempt in the third quarter … Also posted one kickoff return for 18 yards, four solo tackles, including two for a loss of four yards, and one pass breakup against the Scarlet Knights … Versus Notre Dame, recovered a fumble forced by Christian Ferrara in the second quarter and returned it six yards, and recorded one solo tackle and broke up one pass.
Freshman Year (2002): Named to the 2002 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team and a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News … Ranked fi fth nationally, and fi rst among freshmen, in passes defended with 21, including two interceptions and 19 breakups … Second-highest single-season passes defended total in SU history … Led the BIG EAST in passes defended … Seventh on the team with 56 tackles, including 49 solo stops … Tied a Syracuse single-season record with three blocked kicks … Played in 11 games, starting eight … Averaged 22.1 yards per kickoff return, taking 17 kicks back for 376 yards … Also played on SU’s kickoff and punt special teams … Posted six tackles and broke up one pass in his fi rst collegiate start at BYU … Set a school record with six passes defended and recorded five tackles against North Carolina … Returned six kickoffs for a total of 149 yards against UNC, the fourth-highest total on SU’s single-game record list … Recorded his fi rst career interception, posted fi ve solo tackles and broke up one pass against Rhode Island … Had four tackles, including two solo stops, at Auburn … Missed the game against Pittsburgh due to a shoulder injury suffered against Auburn … At Temple registered five solo tackles and blocked the first field goal of his career … Recorded five solo tackles and broke up one pass at West Virginia ... Registered seven solo tackles, including two on special teams, and two pass breakups against Rutgers … Named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Central Florida that included a fumble recovery, blocked field goal and a 57-yard kickoff return … Also had four solo tackles and broke up a pass on UCF’s the potential game-winning drive … Broke up four passes and had one interception and posted six solo tackles against Virginia Tech … Had three solo tackles and
broke up two passes at Boston College … Had seven tackles, including his first career tackle for a loss, broke up one pass and blocked his third kick of the season against Miami.
High School: Tom Lemming All-East and Rivals.com All-Region selection … Two-time All-City selection by Newsday and New York Daily News as a wide receiver … All-Tri-State First Team by the Daily News at wide receiver … National Football Foundation All-Metro selection at wide receiver … Selected for New York squad for 2001 Governor’s Bowl and caught one reception for 16 yards, returned four punts for 16 yards, and had one
kickoff return for three yards … MSG Network/Downtown Athletic Club Chase/Heisman Trophy Tri-State All-Star as a senior … Won the Al Fabbri Award as Staten Island’s best player as a junior … Two-year starter … Team won New York City’s PSAL championship as a sophomore and junior … Played quarterback, running back and wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs … Career statistics: 2,703 yards rushing, 1,037 receiving yards, 606 passing yards, 51 touchdowns, 184 tackles and five interceptions … Senior year statistics: 2,060 yards rushing and 30 rushing touchdowns, 237 yards receiving and 550 yards passing with eight touchdown passes … Broke the Staten Island and school records for single-season rushing yards as a senior … Had 35 receptions for 800 yards and 19 touchdowns and four interceptions as a junior … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
Personal: Stephen Gregory … Born January 8, 1983 in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Son of Stephen and Judith Gregory … Dual major in finance and marketing management.
