2004 Football Roster
Roster
Matt Tarullo
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 326
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Albany, NY
- High School:
- Colonie
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Moved to the center position prior to 2004 Spring practice after starting at guard for the past two years … Started 36 consecutive games (24 at guard, 12 at center) … Three letters … 2004 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team … Two-time CoSIDADistrict I Academic All-American … Three-time BIGEASTAll-Academic Team selection … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all nine semesters … Redshirted in 2000.
Senior Year (2004): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … First-team All-BIG EAST … Named to the 2004 American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team … Selected to play in the 2005 Gridiron All-Star Classic, where he played offensive guard … Won SU’s Joe Alexander Award for Excellence in Football, Scholarship & Citizenship … Part of the offensive line that blocked for the first SU duo to each run for 800 yards (Damien Rhodes & Walter Reyes) since 1979 … Orange offense ran for at least 200 yards in five games, including two 300-yard rushing efforts … Played on PAT/FG Unit.
Junior Year (2003): Started all 12 games ... One of 13 players to start every game ... Blocked for tailback Walter Reyes, who rushed for 1,347 yards and a school single-season record 20 rushing touchdowns, and quarterback R.J. Anderson, who set SU single-season records for completions and pass attempts ... Played on PAT/FG unit.
Sophomore Year (2002): One of eight players to start all 12 games and one of 23 players to participate in all 12 games, starting every game at right guard ... Played on SU’s PAT/FG special teams unit ... Part of offensive line that blocked for Walter Reyes, who gained 1,135 yards and scored a school-record 17 rushing touchdowns.
Freshman Year (2001): Played in five games, against Central Florida, Pittsburgh, Temple, Miami and Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl.
High School: PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American ... Rated the No. 8 offensive lineman in the East by PrepStar ... Tom Lemming All-East team ... Street and Smith Top 100 Lineman selection ... First-team all-state ... The Times Union Section II All-Star ... Selected for the Governor's Bowl All-State Classic New Jersey squad ... Played both offensive and defensive tackle positions ... Recorded 65 tackles and 20 sacks in his career ... Posted 12 sacks as a junior ... Also wrestled at Colonie in the 275-pound class, winning the sectional title as a senior ... Played lacrosse as a freshman and sophomore ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Recruited by assistant coach Dennis Goldman.
Personal: Matthew Gene Tarullo ... Born August 13, 1982 ... The son of Richard and Norma Tarullo ... Two brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in psychology.
