2005 Football Roster
Roster
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Joseph Kowalewski
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Warners, NY
- High School:
- Solvay
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters … Member of the Spring 2002, Fall 2004 and Fall 2005 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Moved to linebacker from defensive end prior to the start of 2002 spring practice and then to tight end prior to 2002 season … Won the Bill Maxwell Award as the most improved offensive player after spring practice in 2004 … Redshirted in 2001.
Senior Year (2005): Played and started in eight games … Finished the season with 14 receptions for 199 yards and two touchdowns … Against West Virginia, he had one reception for 10 yards … Against Buffalo, he caught one pass for a gain of 11 yards … Against Virginia, he had a career day hauling in a personal-best seven receptions … His 96 yards receiving against UVA were a career-best and gave him more than 300 yards for his career … He did not play at Connecticut or Florida State due to a shoulder separation he suffered against Virginia … Against Rutgers, he had one reception for a gain of 28 yards … At Pittsburgh, he did not play due to injury (bruised knee) … Against Cincinnati, he had one catch for four yards … Against South Florida, he had one catch for nine yards … At Notre Dame, he had three receptions for 34 yards and one touchdown … At Louisville, had one catch for a gain of seven yards, closing his career with an 11-game catch streak that began at Temple in 2004.
Junior Year (2004): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … Made 14 receptions for 181 yards, both career bests … Had the most catches by an SU tight end since Stephen Brominski had 20 in 1999 … Caught at least one pass in five straight games (Cincinnati, Virginia, Rutgers, Florida State, West Virginia), the longest such streak for a tight end since Brominski in 1999 (five) … Had two catches for 23 yards versus Cincinnati … Had three catches for 40 yards at Virginia … Had one catch for 14 yards versus Rutgers … Made two receptions for 18 yards against Florida State … Had three catches and 56 yards at West Virginia … Had one catch at both Temple and Boston College … Played on the kickoff return and PAT/FG units … Caught one pass for 5 yards against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl ... Ranked ninth on the team with 118 special teams plays.
Sophomore Year (2003): One of 39 players to participate in every game, and started at North Carolina and against Central Florida … Played on kickoff return unit … Against Toledo, had a 14 yard reception … Caught one pass for a 33-yard touchdown with 4:27 left in the second quarter to give SU a 24-0 lead against Temple for his first career score.
Freshman Year (2002): Played in five games as a tight end and on the PAT/FG special teams unit … Had his first career reception for a 14-yard gain against Rhode Island … Also played against Rutgers, Central Florida, Virginia Tech and Boston College … Was on the travel squad for all 12 games.
High School: Rushed for 1,114 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Earned first-team all-state and first-team All-Central New York as linebacker and first-team all-league as a tailback in 2001 … Named Class BWest Top Offensive Player … 1999 Arcaro Classic Defensive MVP … Recruited by former associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Joseph Kowalewski … Born November 15, 1982 in Syracuse … Son of John and Paula Kowalewski … One sister … Majoring in retail and consumer studies.
Kowaleswki's Career Statistics
Year Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long
2002 1 14 14.0 0 14
2003 2 47 23.5 1 33
2004 14 181 12.9 0 28
2005 14 199 14.2 2 31
Total 34 34 14.2 3 33
Kowalewski's Career Bests
Receiving Yards 56 vs. West Virginia, 2004
Receptions 3 vs. Virginia, West Virginia, 2004
Long 33 vs. Temple, 2003
