2005 General Roster
Roster
John Barker
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Avon, MA
- High School:
- Xaverian Brothers
At SU: Two letters … One of six true freshmen to play in 2005 … Made the team as a walk-on prior to the 2005 season and earned a scholarship for the 2007 season … Junior Year (2007): One of 34 players to participate in all 12 games … Against Washington, punted twice for a career-best 112 yards, including one inside the 20 … Against Illinois, had one punt for 34 yards … Against Buffalo, boomed a 71-yard punt, a mark that is tied for third longest in school history … Was the holder for PATs and FG … Sophomore Year (2006): Played as a reserve wide receiver at South Florida … Freshman Year (2005): Connected on 8-of-12 field goals … Hit his first collegiate field goal attempt, a 27-yarder, against Virginia … Made a career-high three field goals, including a career-long 45-yarder, against Rutgers … Converted field goals against Cincinnati and at Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville … High School: Played three years at Xaverian Brothers for coach Charlie Stevenson … Scored seven touchdowns as a wide receiver, intercepted five passes, and was 5-for-8 on field goal attempts in his senior season … Played in the 2004 Shriners North-South All-Star Game … Named Catholic Conference MVP, team MVP, Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team, Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team, and a Daily News Transcript All-Star in 2004 … 2003 Daily News Transcript All-Star and a Catholic Conference All-Star … Personal: John-Michael Barker … Born May 1986 in Naples, Fla. … Son of Cheryl Kipp and John Barker … Two sisters and one brother … Majoring in child and family studies.
Barker's Career Statistics
| Field Goals | ||||
| FG-FGA | Long | PAT-ATT | Points | |
| 2005 |
8-12 |
45 |
0-0 |
24 |
| Totals |
8-12 |
45 |
0-0 |
24 |
| Punting | ||||
| Punts | Yards | Avg. | Long | |
| 2007 |
4 |
217 |
54.2 |
71 |
| Totals |
4 |
217 |
54.2 |
71 |
| Rushing | |||||||
| Games | Carries | Yards | Avg. | TDs | Yds/Game | Points | |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
Barker's Career Bests
Field Goals
Made 3 vs. Rutgers, 2005
Attempted 4 vs. Rutgers, 2005
Long 45 vs. Rutgers, 2005
