Duane Kinnion - Syracuse University Athletics

6-1, 232, RB

Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Jefferson H.S.

At SU: three letters…two-year starter at fullback…moved around between tailback, fullback and wide receiver…outstanding athlete…ran, blocked, and caught the ball well out of the backfield…had excellent hands…injuries nagged him early in his career at SU…redshirted in 1986…

Senior year: ECAC All-Star…started all 13 games…averaged 4.5 yards per carry…totaled 436 yards in offense…third on the team in rushing with 4.5 yards per carry...third on the team in rushing with 290 yards and fourth in receptions with 19 for 146 yards…had a lesser role in the offensive scheme, carrying the ball fewer times and catching fewer passes after a record-setting junior year…season high 70 yards on 9 carries vs. Tulane…caught two or more passes six times…top receiving game: 3 for 20 yards vs. USC in the Kickoff Classic…

Junior year: started all 12 games…set an SU record for a running back with 39 receptions for 407 yards…39 catches the 10^th best season total in Orange history…rushed for 352 yards on 92 carries…season high 85 yards on 16 carries against Rutgers…caught at least 4 passes in 7 games…earned the game ball after getting 40 yards on 12 carries and catching 4 passes for 23 yards in his first collegiate start against Temple…caught 6 passes for 37 yards in the Peach Bowl win over Georgia…top receiving games: 6 catches for 62 yards and a TD vs. Rutgers, 5 catches for 83 yards vs. East Carolina…joined Rob Moore and Rob Carpenter to form the first trio in SU history to catch at least 30 passes in a season…

Sophomore year: played in all 12 games as a backup to Deval Glover at wide receiver…caught 1 pass for 9 yards against East Carolina…excellent season on special teams… one of the leading tacklers on the kickoff coverage unit…selected Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Rutgers by the coaches…

Freshman year: made the move from quarterback to running back…sat out the first three games while recovering from an ankle injury…carried 5 times for 18 yards…caught 2 passes for 45 yards against Colgate, including a 42 yarder…top rushing game was 14 yards on 3 carries vs. Navy…

High School: did not play high school football until his junior year…became All-City quarterback/free safety under Coach Moe Finkelstein…joined the baseball team his senior year and became an All-City outfielder...

Personal: Duane Dale Kinnon…born December 22,1968, Brooklyn, NY…son of Joshua and Georgiana Kinnon…one sister…majored in child and family studies.

Carries Yards Avg. TDs

1987 5 18 3.6 0

1988 0 0 0.0 0

1989 92 352 3.8 2

1990 60 290 4.5 3

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Total 157 660 4.2 5

Recept. Yards Avg. TDs

1987 2 45 22.5 0

1988 1 9 9.0 0

1989 39 429 11.0 1

1990 19 146 7.7 0