2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Lenny Cusumano
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 259
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Paterson, NJ
- High School:
- Passaic Valley
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters ... Four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection ... Seven-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2001 Ted Dailey Award winner for the most improved offensive player in spring practice ... Moved from fullback to tight end after the 2000 season ... Redshirted in 1999.
Senior Year (2003): Started 9-of-12 games at tight end ... One of 39 players to participate in all 12 games ... Played on the PAT/FG and kickoff return special teams units ... Received SU’s Duffy Daugherty Award for being a player’s player and a coach’s player ... Against Toledo, caught one pass for his first career touchdown, a two-yard score, and recorded one assisted tackle ... Caught one pass for five yards at Miami ... At Rutgers, caught a career-high two passes, each for six yards ... Tied his career high with two receptions for a personal-best 41 yards, including one for a career-long 30 yards, against Notre Dame.
Junior Year (2002): Played in 12 games, starting eight ... Played all 12 games as a member of the punt, PAT/FG and kickoff return special teams units ... Made his first collegiate start and had his first career reception, gaining 14 yards, at BYU ... Had one tackle on special teams against Rhode Island ... Caught one pass for 10 yards against Rutgers ... Had one reception for nine yards at Central Florida ... Recovered a fumble on special teams against Virginia Tech ... Caught one pass for three yards against Miami.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams and at tight end ... Played on SU's PAT and field goal units.
Freshman Year (2000): Played in five games (Buffalo, East Carolina, Brigham Young, Miami and Rutgers) ... Carried the ball twice for two yards against Buffalo ... Had one rush for four yards against Rutgers ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
High School: Super Prep All-American and Tom Lemming All-Regional selection ... Prep Star's No. 8-rated running back in the Eastern Region ... No. 6 in Super Prep's New Jersey 36 ... New Jersey Top 100 ... 13th-rated linebacker by ESPN.com ... Second-team all-state as a defensive lineman as a senior ... Two-time all-county, all-area and all-conference first team as a tight end ... Member of New Jersey Governor's Bowl Team ... Played football for four years ... Team captain as a senior ... Career statistics include 32 catches, 510 yards, 15 touchdowns, 140 tackles and 17 sacks ... Led team with 48 solo tackles as a senior ... Recruited by associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Leonardo Cusumano ... Born January 7, 1981, in Passaic, N.J. ... Son of Leonardo and Anna Maria Cusumano ... Two brothers ... Lists catching a touchdown pass in the state championship game at Giants Stadium as greatest sports memory ... Earned dual degree in physical education and speech communications.
Cusumano's Career Statistics
| Rushing | |||||||
| Games | Carries | Yds. | Avg. | TDs | Yds/Game | Points | |
| 2000 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
| Totals |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
Cusumano's Career Bests
Rushing Yards 4 vs. Rutgers, 2000
Carries 2 vs. Buffalo, 2000
Longest 4 vs. Rutgers, 2000
Receiving Yards 41 vs. Notre Dame, 2003
Receptions 2 vs. Notre Dame & Rutgers, 2003
Longest 31 vs. Notre Dame, 2003
Touchdowns 1 vs. Toledo, 2003
Tackles
Assist 1 vs. Buffalo, 2000; Toledo, 2003
Total 1 vs. Buffalo, 2000; Toledo, 2003
Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2002
