2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Charles Burton
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 234
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sugarland, TX
- High School:
- Austin
At SU: Four letters ... Moved to linebacker during 2001 spring practice ... Redshirted in 1997 ... Member of the Spring 1999 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Senior Year: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ... Played on SU's field goal and PAT defense and punt coverage special teams units ... Posted 55 tackles in 2001 ... Had seven tackles, including six solo, in his first collegiate start against Georgia Tech in the Kickoff Classic ... Posted six tackles, five solo and one for a loss at Tennessee ... Against Central Florida had two tackles, one solo including one for a loss of three yards, also registered a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry ... Had six tackles and two tackles for a loss against Auburn ... Posted seven solo tackles and one pass breakup against East Carolina ... Recorded six stops, including five solo, at Rutgers ... At Pittsburgh had three tackles and a quarterback hurry ... Registered seven tackles, five solo, one tackle for a loss and one pass deflection against Temple ... At Virginia Tech posted three solo tackles, including one for a loss and one quarterback hurry ... Had three tackles, including one for a loss, at Miami, his only non-start of the season ... Posted five tackles against Boston College ... Recorded four total tackles, including one solo, and two tackles for a loss in the Insight.com Bowl ... Junior Year: Appeared in all 11 games, starting one ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... Made his first collegiate start at East Carolina ... Tied a season-high with six tackles, including a career-high four assisted tackles in that game ... Posted a season-high six tackles and added one pass breakup at Cincinnati ... Recorded three stops against Miami ... Sophomore Year: Played in seven games ... Had six tackles, including one for a loss of nine yards ... Recorded one-half sack against West Virginia ... Freshman Year: Played in 11 games at strong safety, starting two ... Had seven tackles (four solo) and one pass break-up in his first collegiate start against Cincinnati ... Registered nine solo tackles in his other start at Boston College ... Had four tackles (three solo) and one-half sack for a 10-yard loss at Temple ... Broke up two passes against West Virginia ... Recorded three tackles and one pass break-up against Miami ... Had three tackles in the Orange Bowl ... High School: Named first team all-district as a senior quarterback ... All-District and Sophomore of the Year on defense ... Offensive MVP ... Recorded 700 yards rushing, 600 yards passing and 13 touchdowns, including nine rushing and four passing, as a senior ... As a sophomore, tallied 93 tackles, two interceptions, four pass break-ups, three fumbles caused, two recovered ... Three-year letterwinner in football ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field and one in baseball ... Recruited by associate head coach George DeLeone ... Personal: Charles Lloyd Burton ... Born May 6, 1979, in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Charles and Deanie Burton ... One brother, one sister ... Father, Charles, played football at Virginia State ... Majoring in child & family studies.
Burton's Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks 1998 21 12 33 0 0.5 1999 5 1 6 0 0.5 2000 11 13 24 0 0.0 Totals 37 26 63 0 1.0 2001 40 15 55 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds Totals 77 41 118 0 1.0 0 0-0 yds 2001 40 15 55 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds Totals 77 41 118 0 1.0 0 0-0 yds Burton's Career Bests Tackles Solo 9 vs. Boston College, 1998 Assist 2 vs. BC and Cincinnati, 1998 Total 11 vs. Boston College, 1998
