2005 General Roster
Roster
Ben Maljovec
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Warren, PA
- High School:
- Warren Area
At SU: Three letters … Moved to tight end after playing linebacker in 2006 and 2007 … Began his career as a free safety … Redshirted in 2004 … Member of the 2005 Spring, 2006 Fall, 2007 Spring and 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2005, 2006 and 2007 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
Junior Year (2007): Played in 10 games, including six starts … Against Washington, had seven tackles, including four assists, in his first career start … At Iowa, collected four tackles … Against Illinois, played a limited role due to the Syracuse five defensive back set … At Louisville, became the first SU player since Terrell Lemon (vs. Wyoming, 2006) to recover two fumbles in a game … At Miami (OH), posted a career-high 12 tackles, including seven solo … Against Rutgers, recorded his third career interception and returned it 52 yards, setting up SU’s first touchdown of the game and finished with three tackles, including one for loss … Missed games against Buffalo and Pittsburgh due to an injured knee suffered against Rutgers… Against South Florida, made one stop … At Connecticut, tallied two stops.
Sophomore Year (2006): One of 40 players to participate in every game … At Wake Forest, had one tackle … Against Miami (OH), had a career-high three tackles and returned his first career interception for a touchdown … Had one tackle against Wyoming, Pittsburgh, Louisville, at Cincinnati and at South Florida … Against Connecticut, recorded one tackle and broke up a pass … At Rutgers, made two solo tackles.
Freshman Year (2005): Was one of 36 players to see action in all 11 games … Against West Virginia, posted a tackle assist.
High School: 2003 first-team all-state … PrepStar All-East Region … First-team all-conference on offense and defense as a senior … Rated Pennsylvania’s 29th-best prospect by SuperPrep … Threw for five touchdowns and rushed for 1,386 yards and 23 touchdowns, averaging 9.6 yards per carry as an option quarterback in 2003 … Recorded 47 tackles, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups as a senior … Named 2002 first-team all-conference as a quarterback and second-team all-conference as a cornerback … Set single-season school record with 25 touchdowns in 2002 … Team captain as a senior … Career statistics: 4,134 yards of total offense, including 2,970 rushing yards (8.4 yards per carry), 1,092 passing yards (21.4 yards per completion), 72 receiving yards (18 yards per reception) and 60 touchdowns (44 rushing and and 14 passing) … Recorded 153 career tackles, including 87 solo stops, and had two fumble recoveries and six interceptions … Four-year football letterwinner for coach Jeff Flickins … In basketball, averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game … Scored more than 1,000 career points and had more than 500 career rebounds … Three-year basketball and track & field letterwinner … A three-time all-conference selection … Won the district championship in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.7 … Best mark in the high jump is 6-4 … Competed in the state championship in the 110-meter hurdles … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Dunlap.
Personal: Benjamin John Maljovec … Born September 1985 in Erie, Pa. … Son of John and Patti Maljovec … Three brothers … Cousin, Jeff Dugan, played football at the University of Maryland … Earned undergraduate degree in information management and technology … Pursuing a Master’s degree in information management.
Maljovec's Career Statistics
| Defense | ||||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. | |
| 2005 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2006 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
2-27 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2007 |
20 |
12 |
32 |
1.0-3 |
0.0 |
1-52 |
0 |
2-2 yds. |
| Totals |
29 |
17 |
46 |
1.0-3 |
0.0 |
3-79 |
0 |
2-2 yds. |
Maljovec's Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 7 vs. Miami (OH), 2007 |
| Assists | 5 vs. Miami (OH), 2007 | |
| Total | 12 vs. Miami (OH), 2007 | |
| Interceptions-Yds/TDs | 1-27/1 vs. Miami (OH), 1-52 vs. Rutgers, 2007 | |
| Fumble Recoveries/YDs | 2/2 vs. Louisville, 2007 | |
| Pass Breakups | 1 vs. Connecticut, 2006 |
