2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Christian Ferrara
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 292
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Caldwell, NJ
- High School:
- West Essex Regional
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters ... He ranks ninth on SU’s career list for tackles by a down lineman with 139 ... Finished fifth on SU’s career list with 30 tackles for a loss of 90 yards ... Redshirted in 1999.
Senior Year (2003): Started all 12 games at left tackle ... One of 13 players to start all 12 games ... Played on the PAT/FG defense units ... Second-team All-BIG EAST selection ... Played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic and the 79th annual East-West Shrine Game ... Received SU’s Ben Schwartzwalder Award for being an exemplary football player ... Tied for third among BIG EAST linemen with 5.2 tackles per game ... His 16.5 tackles for a loss of 43 yards is the third-highest single-season mark in SU history ... At North Carolina, recorded four tackles, including two solo stops, and assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard ... Recorded six tackles, including four solo stops, against Louisville ... Had one-and-a-half tackles for a loss of two yards and one quarterback hurry versus the Cardinals ... Posted five tackles, three of them unassisted, and one quarterback hurry against Central Florida ... Made six tackles, including four solo stops, and one tackle for a loss of four yards versus Toledo ... At Virginia Tech, recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle ... Had four tackles, including three solo stops, against Boston College ... Two tackles were for a loss of three yards, including one sack for a loss of one yard ... Made five tackles, including three solo stops, at Pittsburgh ... Had four solo tackles and one assisted tackle versus Temple ... Posted three solo tackles for a loss of six yards, including one sack for a loss of three yards, at Miami ... Versus West Virginia, recorded four solo tackles and one assisted stop, including one tackle for a loss of two yards ... Posted a personal-best seven solo tackles and four assisted stops for a career-high 11 total tackles at Rutgers ... Had 2.5 tackles for a loss of three yards and one quarterback hurry versus the Scarlet Knights ... Tied the SU single-game record with five tackles for a loss of 22 yards, including one sack for a loss of eight yards against Notre Dame ... Also had a solo tackle and forced a fumble versus the Fighting Irish.
Junior Year (2002): Started all 10 games he played ... Fourth among defensive linemen with 29 tackles ... Injured his knee in the season opener at BYU, forcing him to sit out two games ... Returned to the starting lineup at Auburn and recorded four tackles ... Posted three tackles against Pittsburgh ... Also had three tackles at Temple, including one for a loss ... Registered a career-high six tackles at West Virginia, including a career-best five solo stops ... Had three tackles against Rutgers ... Made three stops at UCF and recovered a fumble on the last play of the game ... Had two tackles against Virginia Tech ... Recorded three stops at Boston College ... Posted four tackles against Miami, including one for a loss.
Sophomore Year (2001): Started all 13 games ... One of 17 players to start every game and one of 35 to participate in every game ... Had 34 tackles, including 11 for a loss of 41 yards ... Played on SU's field goal and PAT defense units ... Posted a career-high five tackles in first collegiate start against Georgia Tech in the Kickoff Classic ... Had four tackles at Tennessee ... Recorded four tackles, including two for a loss against Auburn ... Had three tackles and a career-high two forced fumbles against East Carolina ... Registered three tackles for a loss at Rutgers ... Had the first two sacks of his collegiate career at Pittsburgh ... Had two tackles and a fumble recovery against Temple ... Posted four tackles, three for a loss and two sacks at Virginia Tech ... Had two tackles, including one half sack against West Virginia.
Freshman Year (2000): Played in all 11 games, including starts against Buffalo and Brigham Young ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... Had three tackles in his collegiate debut against Buffalo ... Tied his career-high of three tackles against Brigham Young ... Also had two quarterback hurries in that game.
High School: Super Prep and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection ... Rated No. 10 defensive lineman in the Eastern Region by Prep Star ... First-team all-conference and all-county ... Second-team all-state ... New Jersey Governor's Bowl Team member ... Played football for four years ... Team captain as a senior ... Career statistics include 134 tackles and 27 sacks ... High school strength coach, Bill Wosilius, played linebacker at Syracuse in 1966 and 1967 and was drafted by the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals ... He suffered an injury in preseason camp and did not make the roster ... Recruited by associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Christian Scott Ferrara ... Born February 21, 1981, in Livingston, N.J. ... Son of Marc and Maria Ferrara ... Two brothers ... Majoring in selective studies in the School of Education.
Ferrara's Career Statistics
Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks FF Fumble Rec.
2000 2 10 12 1- 2 0.0 0 1-0 yds.
2001 22 12 34 10-41 4.5 2 1-0 yds
2002 17 14 31 2.5-4 0.0 0 1-0 yds.
2003 44 18 62 0-0 3.0 1 0-0 yds.
Totals 85 54 139 13.5-47 7.5 3 3-0 yds
Ferrara's Career Bests
Tackles Solo 7 vs Rutgers, 2003
Assist 4 vs. Rutgers, 2003
Total 11 vs. Rutgers, 2003
Sacks 2 vs. Virginia Tech, 2001
Forced Fumble 2 vs. East Carolina, 2001
Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Buffalo, 2000, Temple, 2001; UCF, 2002
Return 0
Pass Breakups 1 vs. Buffalo, 2000
