2009 Football Roster
Roster
Mike Holmes
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, FL
- High School:
- Mandarin
Holmes' Bio (PDF)
At SU: Four letters … Ranks fifth on SU's career record list for tackles by a defensive back (271 tackles) … On SU's career kick return record lists, ranks ninth for yards per return (23.5), fifth for career returns (55) and sixth for career return yards (1,293) ... Member of the 2008 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2008 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Senior Year (2010): One of 13 players to start all 13 games ... As punt returner, ranks 25th nationally and third in the BIG EAST with 10.59 yards per return average ... At Akron, recorded six tackles, his first career sack and returned a blocked punt 57 yards for a touchdown en route to earning the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week award ... Also had one return for two yards ... At Washington, recorded four tackles and had four returns for 56 yards ... Against Maine, had a pair of tackles and averaged 33.0 yards per return, including a career-best 62-yarder earning BIG EAST Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... Against Colgate, had nine tackles and an interception with a career-long 42-yard interception return ... Also, had a pair of punt returns for 44 yards ... At South Florida, had athree solo stops and a pass breakup ... Against Pittsburgh, had six tackles, including two for a loss of yards and a sack and four punt returns for 34 yards ... At West Virginia, recorded five tackles ... At Cincinnati, had a 15-yard punt return ... Against Louisville, had three tackles and a pass breakup ... At Rutgers, had nine tackles and recovered a fumble ... Also had a pair of punt returns for two yards ... Against Connecticut, led the defense with eight tackles ... Had a pair of punt returns for a yard ... Against Boston College, had seven tackles and a pass breakup ... Had two punts for five yards ... Against Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl, recorded three solo tackles and had a three-yard punt return.
Junior Year (2009): Started all 12 games … His 7.0 tackles per game tied for 10th among BIG EAST defenders … Against Minnesota, led the SU defense with eight total tackles and had an interception, earning a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … At Penn State, had seven tackles, including one for a loss, and a fumble recovery … Against Northwestern, recorded four solo tackles … Against Maine, posted five solo tackles … Against South Florida, had seven tackles, including one for a loss of yards, and forced a fumble … Against West Virginia, posted eight tackles, including six solo … Against Akron, had three tackles … Against Cincinnati, posted 10 tackles, including one for a loss of yards, and tied a career-high with nine solo … At Pittsburgh, led the defense with 11 tackles, including seven solo… At Louisville, had two solo tackles … At Rutgers, he recorded a pair of interceptions, four tackles, one-half tackle for a loss and a pass breakup … At Connecticut, led the defense with eight tackles, including seven solo.
Sophomore Year (2008): One of 10 players to start all 12 games, starting at cornerback or safety … Second in the BIG EAST with 25.5 yards per kickoff return … His 941 kickoff return yards ranks second on SU’s single-season record list … At Northwestern, had six tackles, including four solo … Against Akron, posted three tackles and had two kick returns for 26 yards … Against Penn State, recorded six solo tackles, had first forced fumble, broke up a pass and had a 28-yard kickoff return … Against Northeastern, returned three kicks for 82 yards and had six tackles, including four solo … Against Pittsburgh, made five tackles, including four solo, and broke up a pass … Ran a kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown on SU’s first possession and had seven kick returns for 207 yards, setting an SU single-game record ... It was one yard shy of Miami’s Najeh Davenport’s single-game BIG EAST record of 208 kickoff return yards … At West Virginia, had seven tackles, including five solo, and returned two kicks for 51 yards … At South Florida, recorded his first career fumble recovery for seven yards and posted a team-high 11 tackles, including a career-high nine solo … Against Louisville, recovered a fumble and led SU with eight tackles, all solo, and returned one kick for 20 yards … At Rutgers, produced his first career two-turnover day with an interception and a fumble recovery, and had five tackles and four kick returns for 83 yards … Against Connecticut, had five kick returns for 98 yards and one tackle … At Notre Dame, had four tackles and returned five kicks for 94 yards … At Cincinnati, posted six tackles, including four solo, and had his second two- turnover performance with a fumble recovery and an interception, and returned seven kickoffs for 161 yards.
Freshman Year (2007): One of 34 players to play in all 12 games, including eight starts, and one of nine true freshmen to play … 2007 Rivals.com BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … Against Washington, returned one kick for 27 yards … At Iowa, returned two kicks for 22 yards and had one tackle … Against Illinois, tallied 42 yards on two kick returns and had six tackles in his first start … At Louisville, had four tackles, including three solo … At Miami (OH), recorded three tackles … Against WVU, led the defense with a career-best 13 stops, including eight solo, and returned three kickoffs for 118 yards, including a 64-yard return … Against Rutgers, had eight tackles, including one for loss … Against Buffalo, returned three kicks for 72 yards and had three tackles … At Pitt, made seven stops, including one for loss, and returned one kick for 19 yards …Against USF, had eight tackles … At Connecticut, had six tackles and returned two kicks for 52 yards … Against Cincinnati, posted five tackles.
High School: Named third-team All-First Coast by the Jacksonville Times Union … Voted District MVP as a senior … Rushed for 1,243 yards and 13 touchdowns on 198 carries as a senior … Second at the 2005 state championship in the 4x100-meter relay … High school coach: J.D. Hall.
Personal: Michael Quinton Holmes … Born in June 1989 in Hagerstown, Md. … Son of Michael and Vera Holmes … Mother played basketball at the University of Memphis … One sister … Majoring in psychology.
Holmes's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Total | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | FR |
| 2007 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 2.0-3 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0-0 yds. | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2008 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 0.0-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 2-16 yds. | 1 | 4-8 yds. |
| 2009 | 56 | 21 | 77 | 3.5-4 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 3-25 yds. | 1 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2010 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 4.0-23 yds. | 3.0-22 yds. | 1-42 yds. | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
| Totals | 190 | 84 | 274 | 9.5-30 yds. | 3.0-22 yds. | 6-83 yds. | 2 | 6-8 yds. |
| Year | Punt Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 | 28 | 289 | 10.3 | 0 | 62 |
| Totals | 30 | 311 | 10.4 | 0 | 62 |
| Year | KO Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007 | 14 | 352 | 25.1 | 0 | 64 |
| 2008 | 41 | 941 | 23.0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 1,293 | 23.5 | 1 | 90 |
