2001 Football Roster
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Roster
James Mungro
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East Stroudsburg, PA
- High School:
- East Stroudsburg
At SU: Four letters ...Finished his career in third place on the all- time career rushing yards with 2,869 yards... His mark of 6.0 yards per carry ranks second on SU's career record list behind Ernie Davis' 6.6 mark ... Member of the Spring 1998 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Redshirted in 1997 ...2001 Second Team All- BIG EAST Senior Year: Started all 13 games ... One of 17 players to start every game and one of 35 to participate in every game ...Invited to and played in the 2002 Rotary Gridiron Classic All- Star Game... Rushed for 1,170 yards and 14 touchdowns on 248 rushing attempts ... Caught 17 passes for 94 yards and one touchdown ... Returned seven kickoffs for 127 yards ... Recorded 1,170 rushing yards in 2001 which ranks third on the SU single-season chart ... Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST with 97.5 yards per game and fifth in all-purpose yards ... Also ranked third in the BIG EAST in scoring with 7.5 points per game ... Played on SU's punt coverage and kickoff return units ... Earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Award after recording 140 yards rushing and catching the game-winning touchdown pass at Rutgers ... Against Georgia Tech rushed 10 times for 41 yards ... Also returned one kickoff for 15 yards ... At Tennessee had 21 carries for 93 yards, caught two passes for 10 yards, and returned one kickoff for 26 yards ... Gained for 121 yards and scored two touchdowns and returned one kickoff for 31 yards against Central Florida ... Against Auburn rushed for 142 yards on 23 carries and three touchdowns ... Had 22 carries for 76 yards and one touchdown and caught two passes for 24 yards against East Carolina ... At Pittsburgh recorded 113 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries ... At Virginia Tech rushed 23 times for 102 yards and a touchdown ... Gained 78 yards on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns against West Virginia ... Also caught four passes for 23 yards and returned one kickoff for 22 yards against the Mountaineers ... Against Boston College set career-highs with 32 carries for 184 yards, and scored one touchdown ... Named the Insight.com Bowl Offensive Player of the Game after rushing 19 times for 112 yards and three touchdowns against Kansas State ? 65-yard scamper in the first quarter was the second-longest in Insight.com Bowl history and Syracuse bowl history ? Three rushing touchdowns tied a Syracuse bowl-game record ? Caught one pass for seven yards Junior Year: Played in 10 games ... Syracuse's second-leading rusher with 115 carries for 797 yards ... Teamed with Dee Brown to gain 1,828 yards, which is the highest total for a pair of running backs and the third highest total for two offensive players in SU history ... Only Bill Hurley and Joe Morris (2,185 yards in 1979) and Larry Csonka and Floyd Little (1,860 yards in 1965) gained more ... Tied for team-lead with seven rushing touchdowns ... Averaged 6.9 yards per carry, breaking the BIG EAST single-season record ... His 6.9 yards per carry ranks third on SU's single-season record list ... Tied for seventh on the SU single-season 100-yard games list with five ... Second on the team with 954 all-purpose yards ... Posted a career-high 155 yards on 15 carries at Boston College ... Had a season-long 70-yard run against the Eagles ... Recorded a team-high 136 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns at Temple ... Had 11 carries for 119 and two touchdowns against Brigham Young ... Recorded 106 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown at East Carolina ... Caught a career-long 51 yard pass against the Pirates ... Ran 17 times for 101 yards and a touchdown against Pittsburgh ... Rushed for 80 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown against Rutgers ... Gained 50 yards on eight carries and caught two passes for five yards against Miami ... Missed the Buffalo game due to a violation of team policy ... Sophomore Year: Played in all 12 games, starting one ... One of 28 players to participate in every game ... Named Music City Bowl Most Valuable Player (12 carries, 162 yards and two TDs) ... Also recorded the longest run of his career, 86 yards, against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl ... Second-leading rusher with 116 carries for 537 yards ... Scored six touchdowns, including five by rush and one by reception ... Recorded his first career kickoff return for 22 yards against Rutgers ... Led the team with 71 rushing yards on nine carries and scored single-season career-high fourth rushing touchdown against Rutgers ... Gained 78 yards on 10 carries and scored one touchdown at Toledo ... Had 12 carries for 65 yards against Central Michigan ... Recorded his first career touchdown reception against Michigan ... Had nine carries for 41 yards and one touchdown against Tulane ... Rushed 12 times for 52 yards and one touchdown, in addition to catching two passes for 16 yards, against Temple ... Freshman Year: Played in eight games ... Rushed eight times for 41 yards in initial collegiate contest at Michigan ... Carried the ball nine times for 55 yards against Rutgers ? Led the team with 97 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the win against Cincinnati ... Rushed three times for 19 yards versus Pittsburgh ... Rushed seven times for 71 yards and one touchdown at Temple ... Carried the ball 10 times for 73 yards against Miami ... Stopped behind the line of scrimmage just once in 50 rushing attempts ... His 7.3 yards-per-carry average topped SU performers with at least 10 carries ... High School: Parade and Street & Smith All-American, All-USA in 1996 ... Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a junior ... Named Top Running Back in Pennsylvania and selected All-State as a junior and senior ... Four-year All-League and All-Area selection ... Rushed for 2,541 yards, 34 touchdowns as a senior ... Career statistics: 115 TDs, a Pennsylvania State record 8,432 yards and 9,513 all-purpose yards ... Set the state single-season rushing record with 3,089 yards ... Team MVP as a freshman, junior and senior ... Set 48 team records in his four-year career ... Team was a combined 13-10 as a freshman and sophomore and 23-2 junior and senior years (36-12 career) ... Team captain as a senior ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Steve Addazio ... Personal: James Olevia Mungro II ... Born February 13, 1978, in East Stroudsburg, Pa. ... Son of James and Francina Mungro ... One brother, one sister ... Majoring in physical education.
Mungro's Career Statistics
Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long
1998 50 365 7.3 3 36
1999 116 537 4.6 5 35
2000 115 797 6.9 7 70
2001 248 1170 4.7 14 56
Totals 166 902 5.4 8
Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long
1999 7 55 7.9 1 22
2000 12 157 13.1 0 51
2001 17 94 5.5 1 16
Mungro's Career Bests
Rushing
Yards 184 vs. Boston College, 2001
Carries 32 vs. Boston College, 2001
Longest 86 vs. Kentucky, 1999
Touchdowns 3 vs. Auburn, 2001 & West Virginia, 2001
Receiving
Yards 51 vs. East Carolina, 2000
Receptions 4 vs. West Virginia, 2001
Longest 51 vs. East Carolina, 2000
Kick Returns 1 Seven times, most recent vs. West Virginia, 2001
Yards 33 vs. Virginia Tech, 2001
Longest 33 vs. Virginia Tech, 2001
