Rob Carpenter - Syracuse University Athletics

6-2, 186, WR

Amityville, NY

Amityville H.S.

At SU: two letters…considered one of the great wide receivers to attend SU…ranks 3^rd on the all-time SU list in receiving yards (1656), is tired with Mike Siano for 4^th in receptions (93), 4^th in average per catch (17.8) and is 6^th in TD catches (10)…caught at least 2 passes in all 24 games of his Orange career…transferred from Notre Dame and sat out the 1988 season…great speed, movement, open field running ability…

Junior year: ECAC All-Star…the premier wide receiver in the east this year…had one of top seasons of any receiver in Orange history…caught 52 passes for 895 yards and 5 TDs…52 catches was just one shy of Rob Moore’s school record…895 yards ranks 3^rd on the single season list and 5 TDs ties for 8^th…set career highs in back-to back games with 8 catches vs. Rutgers and 9 catches for 140 yards vs. Army…had 118 yards in receptions vs. Boston College…finished 20^th nationally in receiving yards and 37^th in receptions…started 12 games…sat out the USC game because of an eligibility misterpretation by SU…

Sophomore year: started all 12 games…teamed with Rob Moore to form the most prolific pass catching tandem in Orange history with a combined 84 catches for 1825 yards…caught 41 passes for 761 yards and 5 TD’s…41 catches is 6^th best ever for an Orangeman and 2^nd among sophomores…761 yards and 18.6 average rank 5^th best all-time…was Coca Cola Bowl Offensive Player of the Game with 3 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs vs. Louisville…TD catches were 64 and 79 yards…79 yarder from Wendal Lowrey was the 4^th longest in SU history…144 yards ranks the 8^th best in Orange history…had 6 catches for 126 yards and 2 TDs vs. Rutgers to earn the game ball…carried the ball 4 times for 83 yards and a TD(vs. Pitt)…all four runs were over 10 yards…had a 37 yard run vs. Boston College…threw a 69 yard TD pass off an end-around to Rob Moore against Pittsburgh, SU’s 2^nd longest completion of the season…earned Scout Team Player of the Game honors in ’88 vs. Maryland…

High School: All-Eastern States, All-State, All-Long Island at quarterback for Coach Roy Voliton…also played defensive back…team captain in football and basketball…All-State in basketball, going to the state championship game sophomore year…played a season with former St. John’s star Shelton Jones…

Personal: Robert Gordan Carpenter…born August 1, 1968, Amityville, NY…son of Robert and Artensy Carpenter…one brother, four sisters, majored in child and family studies.

Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs

1989 41 761 18.6 5

1990 52 895 17.2 5

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Totals 93 1656 17.8 10

Carries Yards Avg. TDs

1989 4 83 20.8 1

1990 0 0 0.0 0

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Totals 4 83 20.8 1

Career Highs

Receptions- 9 vs. Army, 1990