William Hunter Bio
At SU:
Three letters … Member of the 2000 and 2001 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll … Did not play in 1998 due to academics.Senior Year: One of 23 Orangemen to play in every game … Participated in 2003 Gridiron Classic for Team USA … Set personal single-season highs in solo tackles (63), total tackles (78), fumble recoveries (3) and passes defended (10), making it the most productive season of his career … Fourth on the team with 78 tackles and second in passes defended with 10 … Took the ball away from the opposing team in four games, which tied him with Steve Gregory for the team lead … Three fumble recoveries tied for second in The BIG EAST Conference … Recorded eight tackles, including seven solo stops, two pass breakups and recovered a fumble on a botched BYU punt … Recovered another fumble and had six stops against North Carolina … Had eight tackles and his third fumble recovery of the season against Rhode Island … Posted 10 tackles against Pittsburgh … Recorded first interception of the season, broke up two passes and had nine tackles at Auburn … Tied his season high with 10 stops and had two pass breakups at Temple … Had four tackles at West Virginia … Posted six stops against Rutgers … Recorded three solo stops, including one for a loss, at Central Florida … Had two tackles against Virginia Tech … Had four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and broke up one pass at Boston College … Posted eight solo tackles in the season finale against Miami.
Junior Year: Played in all 13 games, starting against Central Florida and at Pittsburgh … One of 35 players to participate in every game … Played on SU’s field goal and PAT defense, and kickoff coverage and return units … Posted 37 tackles, including four sacks, forced three fumbles, had two interceptions and eight pass breakups … Had two tackles including a sack at Tennessee … Recorded six tackles, including two for a loss and one sack, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had a pass breakup against Auburn … Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup against East Carolina … Posted four tackles, including a sack, at Rutgers … Had a 35-yard interception return for his first collegiate touchdown to go with six tackles, a pass breakup and quarterback hurry at Pittsburgh … Recorded four tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Temple … Had five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Miami … Had two tackles and two pass breakups against Boston College … Posted four tackles, including one for a loss, had one forced fumble and a team-high two sacks against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl.
Sophomore Year: Appeared in all 11 games, starting against Cincinnati … One of 26 players to participate in every game … Had a career-high seven tackles, including six solo, against Buffalo … Had three solo stops at West Virginia … Recorded his first career sack and forced a fumble against Brigham Young … Posted his second sack of the season against Virginia Tech.
Freshman Year: Played in six games … Recorded one tackle in his first collegiate game at Toledo … Had one forced fumble against Central Michigan … Had two tackles against Michigan … Recorded two tackles against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.
High School: Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection … First team all-state, all-league and all-area … Selected for Big 33 Pennsylvania vs. Ohio All-Star Game … All-Delaware County … Senior statistics: nine interceptions, 25 unassisted tackles, 45 assisted tackles and eight touchdowns … Four-year basketball and two-year football letterwinner … Recruited by former SU assistant coach Steve Addazio.
Personal: William J. Hunter … Born March 24, 1979 in Crozer, Pa.
| Hunter's Career Statistics | |||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | Int. | Sacks | FF | Fumble Rec. | |
| 1999 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0-0 yds |
| 2000 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0-0 yds |
| 2001 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 4.0 | 3 | 1-0 yds |
| 2002 | 63 | 15 | 78 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3-0 yds |
| Totals | 104 | 46 | 150 | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 4-0 yds |
