2005 General Roster
Roster
Joe Fields
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, TX
- High School:
- Washington HS
At SU: Four letters … Moved from quarterback to free safety following 2006 Spring Football … Member of 2004 Spring, 2005 Fall, 2006 Spring and 2006 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls … Enrolled at SU in January, 2004 after graduating from high school a semester early.
Senior Year (2007): One of nine players to start every game … Led the team in tackles with 97 stops, including 53 solo … Played for the East squad in the 2008 Hula Bowl ... 2007 ECAC All-Star and All-BIG EAST Second Team … Against Washington, tallied six tackles … At Iowa, paced the defense with a squad-best 10 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and had an interception with a return of 35 yards … Against Illinois, led the defense for the second straight week with 10 tackles, including eight solo ... At Louisville, collected 10 tackles, including the 100th of his career ... At Miami (OH), recorded the sixth and seventh interceptions of his career and had six tackles ... Against West Virginia, matched a season-high with 10 tackles, including 1.0 for loss ... Against Rutgers, tied for the team lead with nine tackles ... Against Buffalo, posted seven tackles ... At Pittsburgh, posted four tackles, including three solo stops … Against South Florida, made a career-high 15 tackles and recorded his fourth interception of the season… At Connecticut, posted six tackles … Against Cincinnati, collected four tackles and recorded his first career fumble recovery.
Junior Year (2006): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … Led the defense with four interceptions and eight passes defended, and was second in tackles (66) … His 6.3 tackles per game tied for 11th in the BIG EAST … At Wake Forest, recorded eight tackles in his first game on defense for the Orange … Against Iowa, recorded six tackles and broke up one pass … Against Miami (OH), had five tackles and his first career sack … Against Wyoming, recorded four tackles and had an interception … Against Pittsburgh, registered seven tackles and one pass breakup … At West Virginia, had a career-best 12 tackles … Against Louisville, had four tackles … At Cincinnati, posted five tackles and one interception … At South Florida, made eight tackles and had a pass break up … Against Connecticut, earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for his career-high two interceptions and seven tackles … At Rutgers, had 10 tackles, including four solo stops.
Sophomore Year (2005): Played in seven games, starting three (Cincinnati, South Florida, Louisville) … At Connecticut, gained 31 yards rushing on two attempts and was 0-for-3 passing … Against Rutgers, had five carries for 27 yards and his first pass completion of the season … Against Cincinnati, made his first start of the season and threw for a career-high 131 yards on 5-of-9 passing … Against South Florida, was 3-of-9 passing for 18 yards.
Freshman Year (2004): Played in seven games, starting the first three of the season … Was the first true freshman quarterback since Todd Norley in 1982 to start the season opener … Was 8-for-15 for 93 yards in his collegiate debut at Purdue … Ran six times for 11 yards, including a season-long 14-yard run at Buffalo … Came off the bench to complete a 60-yard touchdown pass to Jared Jones in the Pittsburgh contest.
High School: Graduated from Washington (Texas) High School in three-and-one-half years … He is the first-ever Orange football student-athlete to enroll in January after graduating early from high school … 2003 PrepStar All-Region selection … As a senior, completed 97-of-187 passes for 1,823 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed 88 times for 492 yards and two touchdowns … Earned all-district honors as a sophomore and junior and district MVP as a junior … Completed 92-of-188 passes for 1,492 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed 69 times for 666 yards and 11 touchdowns in his junior season … High school coach was Joel North … Also played basketball … Recruited by former associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Joseph J. Fields … Born October 5, 1985 in Houston, Texas … Son of Germaine Fields and Joseph Keener … Majoring in physical education.
Fields' Career Statistics
| Defense | ||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Int. | Sacks | |
| 2006 |
36 |
30 |
66 |
2.0-8 |
4 |
1.0-7 |
| 2007 |
53 |
44 |
97 |
2.5-4 |
4 |
0.0-0 |
| Totals |
89 |
74 |
163 |
4.5-12 |
8 |
1.0-7 |
| Passing | |||||||
| Comp. | Att. | Pct. | Yards | TDs | Int. | Long | |
| 2004 |
13 |
29 |
.488 |
192 |
1 |
3 |
60 |
| 2005 |
9 |
28 |
.321 |
155 |
0 |
3 |
50 |
| Totals |
22 |
57 |
.386 |
347 |
1 |
6 |
60 |
| Rushing | ||||||||
| Games | Carries | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Yds/Game | Points | Long | |
| 2004 |
7 |
22 |
-8 |
-0.4 |
0 |
-1.1 |
0 |
14 |
| 2005 |
7 |
25 |
64 |
2.6 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
22 |
| Totals |
14 |
47 |
56 |
1.2 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
22 |
Fields' Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 8 vs. Louisville, Illinois, South Florida, 2007 |
| Assists | 7 vs. West Virginia, 2006; West Virginia, South Florida, 2007 | |
| Total | 15 South Florida, 2007 | |
| TFL-Yds. | 1.0-7 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 | |
| Sacks-Yds. | 1.0-7 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 | |
| Int.-Yds. | 2-6 vs. Connecticut, 2006; 2-(-1) vs. Miami (OH), 2007 | |
| Fumble Recoveries | 1 vs. Cinncinati, 2007 | |
| Passing | Yards | 131 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 |
| Attempts | 15 vs. Purdue, 2004 | |
| Completions | 8 vs. Purdue, 2004 | |
| Long | 70 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 | |
| TDs | 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 | |
| Rushing | Yards | 72 vs. Rutgers, 2005 |
| Carries | 9 vs. Purdue, 2004; Cincinnati, 2005 | |
| Long | 14 vs. Buffalo, Cincinnati, 2004; Rutgers, 2005 |
