2014 Football Roster
Roster
Kirkland, Josh

Jersey Number 10
Josh Kirkland
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paxico, Kan.
- High School:
- St. Mary's
- Prev School:
- Butler Community College
Bio
At SU: Two letters ... Enrolled at Syracuse in January 2013 and will participate in Spring football ... Member of the Fall 2014 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Senior Year (2014): Played in all 12 games ... At Boston College, had one tackle for a loss ... Against Duke, had one solo tackle ... Against NC State, had three tackles ... At Wake Forest, had two solo tackles ... Against Florida State, made four solo tackles ... Against Louisville, made two solo tackles ... Against Notre Dame, had two solo tackles ... Against Maryland, had two solo tackles ... At Central Michigan, recorded one solo tackle ... Against Villanova, made one tackle.
Junior Year (2013): Against Penn State, recorded one tackle ... At Northwestern, racked up six tackles, including three solo stops ... Against Wagner, posted a team-best five tackles, including two for a loss of five yards and a pass break up ... Against Tulane, made four tackles and tallied 0.5 sacks for a loss of one yard ... Against Clemson, contributed three solo tackles ... At NC State, registered three tackles, including one solo stop and broke up one pass... At Georgia Tech, made first start at SU and recorded six total tackles, including three for a loss of five yards, both career-highs ... At Florida State, credited with one solo tackle ... Against Minnesota in the Texas Bowl, had one solo stop.
Butler Community College: Led Butler to the 2012 NJCCA National Championship game, recording 66 tackles, including 35 solo and six sacks, and forced three fumbles ... In 2011, notched 28 tackles, including 14 solo and one for a loss of three yards ... Coach: Troy Morrell.
High School: 2010 All-Kansas and All-Mid-East League selection ... 2009 second-team all-state and first-team All-Mid-East League honoree ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Coach: Kevin Kinderknecht … Also lettered in basketball, track & field and baseball.
Personal: Josh A. Kirkland … Born in August 1991 in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Martin and Ruth Ann Decker ... Has five brothers and three sisters ... Majoring in physical education.
Senior Year (2014): Played in all 12 games ... At Boston College, had one tackle for a loss ... Against Duke, had one solo tackle ... Against NC State, had three tackles ... At Wake Forest, had two solo tackles ... Against Florida State, made four solo tackles ... Against Louisville, made two solo tackles ... Against Notre Dame, had two solo tackles ... Against Maryland, had two solo tackles ... At Central Michigan, recorded one solo tackle ... Against Villanova, made one tackle.
Junior Year (2013): Against Penn State, recorded one tackle ... At Northwestern, racked up six tackles, including three solo stops ... Against Wagner, posted a team-best five tackles, including two for a loss of five yards and a pass break up ... Against Tulane, made four tackles and tallied 0.5 sacks for a loss of one yard ... Against Clemson, contributed three solo tackles ... At NC State, registered three tackles, including one solo stop and broke up one pass... At Georgia Tech, made first start at SU and recorded six total tackles, including three for a loss of five yards, both career-highs ... At Florida State, credited with one solo tackle ... Against Minnesota in the Texas Bowl, had one solo stop.
Butler Community College: Led Butler to the 2012 NJCCA National Championship game, recording 66 tackles, including 35 solo and six sacks, and forced three fumbles ... In 2011, notched 28 tackles, including 14 solo and one for a loss of three yards ... Coach: Troy Morrell.
High School: 2010 All-Kansas and All-Mid-East League selection ... 2009 second-team all-state and first-team All-Mid-East League honoree ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Coach: Kevin Kinderknecht … Also lettered in basketball, track & field and baseball.
Personal: Josh A. Kirkland … Born in August 1991 in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Martin and Ruth Ann Decker ... Has five brothers and three sisters ... Majoring in physical education.
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