Terry Wooden
6-2, 232, LB
Hartford, CT
Farmington, H.S.
At SU: Co-captain…four letters…four-year starter…Butkus Award semifinalist…one of the top outside linebackers in the country and considered the best to ever play at Syracuse during his final season…uncanny sense of balance, rarely gets knocked down…a big play athlete…2nd on the SU career sack list with 23…9th in career tackles with 278…had 7 interceptions…invited to the East-West Shrine Game…named MVP of the Peach Bowl…
Senior year: AP All-America (3rd team)…ECAC All-Star for the 3rd straight year…started all 12 games…led the team in sacks with 9 and was 3rd in tackles with 83 (35-48)…named defensive MVP of the Coca Cola Bowl with an SU season high 3 sacks and 9 tackles vs. Louisville…season high 12 tackles and 1-1/2 sacks vs. Penn State…9 tackles, 1-1/2 sacks vs. Boston College…2 sacks vs. Rutgers…
Junior year: AP, Sporting News All-America (honorable mention) rated the 6th best linebacker in the country by the Sporting News…AP All-East (first team)…ECAC All-Star…ECAC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Maryland with a season high 12 tackles (8-4), 1/1/2 sacks and an interception…ECAC honor roll vs. Virginia Tech, Rutgers, East Carolina (9 tackles and an interception)…selected by the coaches as Defensive Tackler of the Game vs. Maryland and East Carolina…tied for the team lead in interceptions with 4…finished second in sacks with 7 and fourth in tackles with 74 (37-37)…2 sacks vs. Penn State…
Sophomore year: AP honorable mention All-America…AP All-East…ECAC All-Star…seventh on the team with 49 tackles (24 solo)…fourth in sacks with 3…two fumble recoveries and an interception (vs. Boston College)…sat out the Pittsburgh and Navy games with a sprained knee…7 tackles and a sack vs. Virginia Tech…9 tackles vs. Missouri…named to ECAC honor roll following B.C. and West Virginia games…
Freshman year: moved into the starting spot at outside linebacker for the Missouri game…won ECAC Rookie of the Week honors twice, with a 10 tackle, two sack, one batted down pass effort against Pitt and seven tackles and a fumble recover vs. Missouri…finished fifth on the squad with 72 tackles…second on the team with four sacks…recovered two fumbled…had 10 tackles (7 solos) vs. Boston College…outstanding contributor on special teams…
High School: co-captain under Coach Bruce Wearne at Farmington High School…All Conference running back and linebacker…All State, honorable mention All America…All Conference sprinter in track…Connecticut Class M 100 meter champion…
Personal: Terrence Tylon Wooden…born January 14, 1967, Hartford, CT…son of Carolyn Wooden…younger brother Jo Jo also played linebacker for the Orange…majored in sociology.
Tackles Assists Total Int. Sacks
1986 44 28 72 1 4
1987 24 25 49 1 3
1988 37 37 74 4 7
1989 35 48 83 1 9
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Totals 140 138 278 7 23
