2005 General Roster
Roster
Mackey, Jerry

Jersey Number 57
Jerry Mackey
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 233
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Freeport, NY
- High School:
- Freeport
Bio
At SU:
Three letters … Redshirted in 2002 … Member of the 2004 Fall and 2006 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Senior Year (2006):
Participated in 10 games and started all 10 … At Wake Forest, registered eight tackles and had one sack … Against Iowa, recorded his first career interception, returned it 17 yards … At Illinois, returned a fumble 15 yards for his first career touchdown and had five tackles … Against Miami (OH), made four tackles and had a pass break up … Against Wyoming, matched a season-high with eight tackles … Against Pittsburgh, recorded seven tackles … At Cincinnati, made five tackles … At South Florida, recorded six tackles … Against Connecticut registered seven total tackles … At Rutgers, had six solo tackles and three assisted stops.Junior Year (2005):
Played in 10 games, starting two … Ranked fourth among linebackers with 29 tackles … Against West Virginia, recorded one solo tackle … Against Buffalo, had three tackles, including one for a loss … Against Virginia, posted two solo tackles … At Florida State, had four tackles, including one solo … At Connecticut, had six tackles, including three solo, and one for a loss … Against Rutgers, recorded two solo tackles … At Pittsburgh, had eight tackles, including four solo, and one for a loss … Against Cincinnati, posted one solo tackle … At Notre Dame, recorded two tackles, including one solo.Sophomore Year (2004):
Played all 12 games, starting 11 … Led the team with 106 tackles … Registered seven tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including two sacks … Broke up three passes … His 8.8 tackles per game ranked fifth in the BIG EAST … At Purdue, had five tackles in his first career start … At Buffalo, registered nine tackles, including six solo … Against Cincinnati, posted five tackles … At Virginia, tallied a career-best 17 tackles, including a personal-best 13 solo stops, and had the first sack of his career and four tackles for a loss … Against Rutgers, made 13 stops, including nine solo, and one pass breakup … Recorded three tackles in games against Florida State and Rutgers… Versus Connecticut, had 14 tackles, including 10 solo, and one pass breakup … Against Pittsburgh, tallied six tackles, including five solo, and two quarterback hurries … At Temple, registered 13 tackles … Had nine tackles, including eight solo and one sack, at Boston College… Posted nine tackles, including seven solo and one for a loss, against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl.Freshman Year (2003):
Played in four games and was on travel roster for all 12 … Recorded one solo tackle against Toledo … Had one assisted stop at Virginia Tech … Made one solo tackle against Boston College … Also played against Temple.High School:
PrepStar All-American … Rated the No. 8 prospect in New York by SuperPrep … New York Sportwriters’ Association First-Team Class AA All-State as a senior and junior … All-Nassau County and All-Long Island as a senior … Received the Bill Piner Award as outstanding linebacker in Nassau County in 2001 … Had 85 tackles, 51 solo, one sack, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recoveries as a senior … Attended the same high school as former SU standout linebackers Clifton Smith (Cleveland Browns) and Morlon Greenwood (Houston Texans) and played for coach Russ Cellan … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.Personal:
Jerry Joseph Mackey … September 20, 1984 in New York City … Son of Jerry and Carol Mackey … One brother … Great nephew of SU All-American tight end John Mackey (1960-62) … Earned degree in child and family studies.Mackey's Career Statistics
Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. |
2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
2004 | 63 | 43 | 106 | 7.0-28 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 yds. |
2005 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 2.5-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
2006 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 3.0-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1-15 yds. |
Totals | 106 | 96 | 202 | 12.5-40 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1-15 yds. |
Mackey's Career Bests
Tackles | Solo | 13 vs. Virgina, 2004 |
Assists | 11 vs. Temple, 2004 | |
Total | 17 vs. Virginia, 2004 | |
Forced Fumbles | 1 vs. Buffalo, 2004 | |
Fumble Recoveries-Yds/TDs | 1-15/1 vs. Illinois, 2006 | |
Pass Breakups | 1 vs. Rutgers, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, 2004; Miam (OH), 2006 | |
Interceptions-Yds. | 1-17 vs. Iowa, 2006 | |
Sacks/Yds | 1.0/9 vs. Virginia, Boston College, 2004; Wake Forest, 2006 | |
TFL-Yds. | 4.0-15 vs. Virginia, 2004 |
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Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Connecticut
Saturday, September 06
Fran Brown Postgame Interview
Saturday, September 06