2005 General Roster
Roster
Anthony Smith
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hubbard, OH
- High School:
- Hubbard
At SU:
Ranks third on SU’s all-time tackles by a defensive back record list (293) … All-time leader in blocked kicks in a career (6) and in a season (3) … His 14 career interceptions ranks third on SU’s career record list and is tied for third in the BIG EAST record book … Four letters … One of five true freshmen to play in 2002.Senior Year (2005): Played in the 2006 Senior Bowl … All-BIG EAST First Team selection … Won the Cory Stringer Golden Helmet Award, given to a native of Trumbull County, Ohio who has excelled at the collegiate level … Tied for second nationally with .55 interceptions per game and tied for 12th nationally with 1.27 pass breakups per game … Led the Orange secondary that ranked 22nd nationally in pass defense … First on the team in interceptions (six), pass break ups (eight), passes defended (14), and fumble recoveries (three) … Ranked third on the team in tackles with 71 and sacks with 3.0 and ranked fourth in tackles for a loss with 5.0 … One of 16 players to start all 11 games … Closed his career with four tackles, including a sack for a loss of six yards, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup at Louisville ... At Notre Dame, had eight tackles, four solo, at Notre Dame …Against South Florida, intercepted his sixth pass of the season and had five tackles, including four solo … Against Cincinnati, recorded nine tackles, including five solo, and a tackle for a loss … Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition for performance at Pittsburgh (led the team with 12 tackles, including nine solo, had an interception return for 73 yards, and blocked a punt) … Against Rutgers, picked off two passes, had seven tackles, including six solo, a sack, two tackles for a loss, and three pass break ups … At Connecticut, had nine tackles, including six solo … At Florida State, notched first-career sack on the final play of the first half … Also led the team in tackles with eight, including five solo, and had a tackle for a loss for four yards … Against Virginia, registered three tackles, including one solo … Against Buffalo, picked off his first two passes of the season … Against West Virginia, recovered two fumbles, which is a career-best, forced another fumble, broke up a career-best three passes and had four solo tackles.
Junior Year (2004): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection … Ranked third on the team with 85 tackles … Was second on the team with three interceptions, including one for a touchdown against Connecticut … Played on the punt return and kickoff coverage units … His 164 special teams plays were the fourth-most on the team … Named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Buffalo, when he tied an Orange record with two blocked punts, in addition to posting five tackles, including two solo … Earned BIG EAST co-Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Cincinnati game, in which he picked off a pass, had 11 tackles, including eight solo, and blocked his third punt of the year … Ranked third among defensive backs in the conference with 7.1 tackles per game … At Purdue, recorded eight tackles, including two solo … At Virginia, posted eight tackles, including three solo … Against Rutgers, tallied six stops, including five solo, and broke up two passes … Against Florida State, made seven tackles, including four solo and one for a loss … At West Virginia, registered seven stops, including three solo … Against Connecticut, started at cornerback due to an injury to DeAndre LaCaille and tallied an interception, in addition to his four solo tackles and one quarterback hurry … Against Pittsburgh, started at cornerback and had eight solo tackles … At Temple, had a game-high 14 tackles, including five solo … At Boston College, tallied an interception, a forced fumble and two solo tackles … Recorded five tackles, including three solo against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Sophomore Year (2003): Started all 12 games … One of 13 players to start every game … His five interceptions in 2003 were the most since Ian McIntosh had five in 1999 … Tied for third in the BIG EAST in interceptions … Ranked sixth on SU’s season list of tackles by a defensive back with 106 … Tied for 15th overall and fourth among defensive backs in the BIG EAST with 8.8 tackles per game … Played on punt return, kickoff return and PAT/FGdefense special teams units … At North Carolina, recorded seven tackles, including six solo stops … Had 14 tackles, including nine unassisted, and one interception versus Louisville … Against Central Florida, posted seven solo tackles and six assisted stops and recovered one fumble … Had eight tackles, including four solo, one interception and one pass breakup against Toledo … Recorded seven solo tackles and had an interception at Virginia Tech … Named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a punt and returning it 20 yards for his first career touchdown against Boston College … Also recorded seven tackles, including three solo, against the Eagles … At Pittsburgh, posted 12 tackles, including eight unassisted … Had seven tackles, including four solo, and broke up one pass against Temple … Recorded eight tackles, including five solo, and forced a fumble at Miami … Against West Virginia, posted seven tackles, including five solo, and broke up one pass … At Rutgers, blocked a punt that was returned five yards for a touchdown by Steve Gregory, and recorded 13 tackles, including six assisted stops … Posted three solo tackles and two interceptions against Notre Dame … Both picks led to SU touchdowns versus the Fighting Irish.
Freshman Year (2002): Played in 11 games … Played on SU’s kickoff and punt return special teams units … Led all true freshman with 37 tackles and two tackles for a loss … Played in first career game against North Carolina … Registered six tackles, including one for a loss against Rhode Island … Made one tackle against Pittsburgh … Recorded six tackles, including one for a loss and recovered a fumble at Temple … Had 13 tackles at West Virginia and had one pass breakup … Had two tackles against Rutgers … Registered one solo tackle at Central Florida … Made one tackle at Boston College … Recorded one tackle against Miami.
High School : All-Midwest Region selection by PrepStar … Rated the No. 26 safety by Rivals.com … First-team NEO Island All-District, All-Trumbull County, The Herald 22 as a senior and junior … First-team Eastern District All-Starts and All-Ohio special mention as a junior … Had six interceptions, rushed for 1,787 yards and scored 29 touchdowns for 11-1 team as a senior … Posted 45 tackles, six interceptions, 10 pass breakups and rushed for 1,475 yards and 26 touchdowns garnering all-state honors as a junior … Received team’s Best Offensive Back Award as a senior and junior … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Dunlap.
Personal: Anthony B. Smith … Born September 20, 1983 … Son of Charlotte and Homer Smith … Four brothers … Majoring in retail and consumer studies.
Smith's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. |
| 2002 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 1.5-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 yds. |
| 2003 | 68 | 38 | 106 | 0.0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2004 | 49 | 36 | 85 | 1.0-2 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2005 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 5.0-19 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 3-0 yds. |
| Total | 185 | 108 | 293 | 7.5-24 | 3.0 | 14 | 4 | 5-3 yds. |
Smith's Career Bests
Tackles
Solo
9 vs. West Virginia, 2002; Louisville, 2003; Pittsburgh, 2005
Assists
9 vs. Temple, 2004
Total
14 vs. Louisville, 2003; Temple, 2004
Interceptions
2 vs. Notre Dame, 2003; Buffalo & Rutgers, 2005
Yards
32 vs, Connecticut, 2004 (TD)
Pass Breakups
3 vs. West Virginia, 2005
Sacks
1.0-6 vs. Louisville, 2005
Fumble Recoveries
2 vs. West Virginia, 2005
Forced Fumbles
1 vs. Miami, 2003; Boston College, 2004; West Virginia, Florida, 2005
Blocked Kicks
2 vs. Buffalo, 2004
TFL-Yds.
2.0-8 vs. Rutgers, 2004
Punt Returns
Returns
1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005
Long
21 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005
Yards
21 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005
