2005 General Roster
Roster
Bruce Williams
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, NY
- High School:
- Christian Brothers Academy
At SU: Three letters … Played wide receiver as a freshman in 2005 and then moved to safety prior to 2006 Spring practice ... Returned to wide receiver during 2008 preseason camp ... One of six true freshmen to play in 2005 … Member of the 2005 Fall, 2006 Spring and 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2005, 2006 and 2007 BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
Junior Year (2007): One of 34 players to play in all 12 games … Against Washington, had two punt returns for 20 yards … At Iowa, recorded his first interception, returning it 23 yards, and had two tackles … Against Illinois, registered a career-high seven tackles, including five solo … At Miami (OH), returned one punt for six yards … Against West Virginia, recorded two tackles … Against Rutgers, collected one tackle … Against Buffalo, posted one tackle … At Pittsburgh, made one stop … Against South Florida, had one tackle … Against Cincinnati, made one solo tackle.
Sophomore Year (2006): Played in six of the last seven games after missing the first five due to an injured hand suffered during pre-season camp … Against Pittsburgh, returned one punt for five yards … Against Louisville, returned three punts for 25 yards, including a long return of 16 yards … Against Connecticut, returned three punts for 16 yards … At Rutgers, returned one punt for 12 yards.
Freshman Year (2005): One of 36 players to see action in all 11 games … Caught four passes for 52 yards, returned nine punts for 87 yards and returned five kickoffs for 109 yards … Against West Virginia, he played in his first career game making him the first true freshman wide receiver to play in a season opener for the Orange since Maurice Jackson, who saw action in the 1997 season opener against Wisconsin … Against Buffalo, snagged his first career catch on a 10-yard completion … Against South Florida, returned three punts for 33 yards, including a 20-yard return … At Notre Dame, had two receptions for a total of 20 yards, including a career-long 12-yard catch, and returned three punts for 15 yards … At Louisville, had one reception for a career-long 22 yards, gained 39 yards on three punt returns and 109 yards on five kick returns.
High School: Ranked 14th best prospect from New York by SuperPrep … Played in 2005 Governor’s Bowl (New York vs. New Jersey All-Star game) … As a senior had 92 catches for 1,414 yards and 25 touchdowns … Also played free safety where he recorded 55 tackles and seven interceptions … Had 216 catches and 51 touchdowns in his high school career for coach Joe Casamento … Second all-time at CBA in total receiving yards … Teammate of current Orange wide receiver Lavar Lobdell … Recruited by assistant coach Scott Spencer.
Personal: Bruce Williams … Born January 1987 in Syracuse … Son of Ruth Williams … Three brothers … Dual major in communications and rhetorical studies, and child and family studies.
Williams' Career Statistics
| Receiving | |||||
| Receptions | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Long | |
| 2005 |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
22 |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
22 |
| Punt Returns | |||||
| Returns | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Long | |
| 2005 |
8 |
97 |
12.1 |
0 |
20 |
| 2006 |
8 |
58 |
7.2 |
0 |
16 |
| 2007 |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
0 |
11 |
| Totals |
21 |
168 |
8.0 |
0 |
20 |
| Kickoff Returns | |||||
| Returns | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Long | |
| 2005 |
5 |
109 |
21.8 |
0 |
26 |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
5 |
109 |
21.8 |
0 |
26 |
| Defense | ||||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. | |
| 2007 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
1-23 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| Totals |
11 |
5 |
16 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
1-23 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
Williams' Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 5 vs. Illinois, 2007 |
| Assists | 2 vs. Illinois, West Virginia, 2007 | |
| Total | 7 vs. Illinois, 2007 | |
| Int.-Yds. | 1-23 vs. Iowa, 2007 | |
| Receiving | Yards | 20 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 |
| Receptions | 2 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 | |
| Long | 12 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 | |
| Punt Returns | Returns | 3 vs. South Florida, Notre Dame, Louisville, 2005; Louisville, 2006 |
| Long | 20 vs. South Florida, 2005 | |
| Yards | 39 vs. Louisville, 2005 | |
| Kickoff Returns | Returns | 5 vs. Louisville, 2005 |
| Yards | 109 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 | |
| Long | 26 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 |
