2005 General Roster
Roster
Thomas Whitfield
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Ontario
- High School:
- Universal
At SU:
Two letters … Redshirted in 2001.Senior Year (2005): Was one of 36 players to see action in all 11 games, playing primarily on special teams … Recorded one tackle against Florida State, Connecticut, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame … At Louisville, he notched two solo stops and recovered a fumble.
Junior Year (2004): One of 31 players to play in all 12 games … Started one, at Purdue … Made 18 tackles, broke up one pass and recovered one fumble … Tied for fourth on the team with six special teams tackles … Ranked 10th on the team with 112 special teams plays … Played on the punt return and kickoff coverage teams … At Purdue and against Connecticut, had two solo tackles … At Buffalo and Temple, posted one solo tackle … At Virginia and against Rutgers, Connecticut and Pittsburgh, tallied two solo stops … Against Florida State and at West Virginia, tallied three solo tackles … At Boston College, posted his first career fumble recovery on a muffed punt.
Sophomore Year (2003): Played in all 12 games, starting four … One of 39 players to participate in every contest … Played on punt return, kickoff and PAT/FGdefense special teams units … Made two solo tackles at North Carolina … Had one solo stop versus Louisville … Posted eight tackles, including three solo, against Central Florida … Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, including four solo, and one pass breakup against Toledo … Recorded five tackles, including three solo, at Virginia Tech … Made one solo tackle and broke up one pass against Boston College … At Pittsburgh had two solo tackles, including one stop for a four-yard loss … Had one solo tackle against Temple … Made two tackles at Miami … Posted six tackles, including three solo, and had an interception at Rutgers … Posted five tackles, including one for a loss of two yards, against Notre Dame.
Freshman Year (2002): One of 23 players to participate in all 12 games … Played primarily on kickoff return and punt return special teams units … Forced a fumble in his first career game at BYU … Recorded tackles against BYU, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh, Temple, Rutgers, Boston College, Rutgers, Temple, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island and Miami … Forced a fumble on punt coverage against Miami.
High School: Holds 12 return records in the Ontario Varsity Football League, including most single-game kickoff returns for a touchdown (3), most kickoff and punt return yards in a season and highest kickoff and punt return average for a season … Also holds the record for most fumble recoveries in a season (3) … Played football for four years … Participated in basketball and track and field for three years … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Dunlap.
Personal: Thomas Whitfield, Jr. … Born November 2, 1982 … Detroit, Mich. … Son of Thomas and Gloria Whitfield … Two brothers and on sister … Majoring in retail and consumer studies.
Whitfield's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Recoveries |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2003 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 3.5-12 | 0.5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2004 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
| Totals | 52 | 34 | 76 | 3.5-12 | 0.5-3 | 1 | 2 | 2-0 yds. |
Whitfield's Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 4 vs. Toledo, Notre Dame, 2003 |
| Assists | 5 vs. Central Florida, 2003 | |
| Total | 8 vs. Central Florida, Toledo, 2003 | |
| Fumble Recovery | 1 vs. BYU, 2002; Boston College, 2004; Louisville, 2005 | |
| Fumbles Forced | 1 vs. BYU, Miami, 2002 | |
| Sacks | 0.5 vs. Toledo, 2003 |
