2004 Football Roster
Roster
Xzavier Gaines
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, TX
- High School:
- Westfield
At SU: Member of the Spring 2002 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Redshirted in 2001 ... Moved to wide receiver from quarterback prior to the start of 2002 spring practice and then returned to quarterback for the 2002 season ... Member of the 2002-03 National Champion SU men’s basketball team.
Junior Year (2004): Played in one game against Buffalo.
Sophomore Year (2003): Rushed four times for 16 yards, including one nine-yard run, against Central Florida, the only game he played prior to an upper-leg injury suffered before the Toledo game forced him to miss the remainder of the season.
Freshman Year (2002): Played in five games ... Made his collegiate debut against Rhode Island ... Had two rushing attempts from the quarterback position against Rutgers.
High School: Played one season of high school football ... Transferred to Westfield from Dallas Carter prior to his senior year ... Completed 76-of-126 passes for 846 yards and seven touchdowns ... Had 74 rushes for 523 yards and nine touchdowns ... Also competed in track & field and basketball ... Two-time state-championship qualifier in the triple jump ... Four-year starter in basketball ... Recruited by associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Xzavier Nehemiah Gaines ... Born December 22, 1982 in Wichita, Kan. ... Son of Patrick and Sonja Gaines ... Three brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in retail and consumer studies.
| Gaines' Career Statistics | ||||||
| Year | Carries | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Long | X |
| 2003 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | X |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | X |
| Totals | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | X |
| Gaines' Career Bests | |||
| Rushing | Yards | 16 vs. Central Florida, 2003 | X |
| Carries | 4 vs. Central Florida, 2003 | X | |
| Longest | 9 vs. Central Florida, 2003 | , 20033,,X | |
| Touchdowns | 0 | X | |
