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2006 Football Roster

63 Jake Russell

  • Position Offensive line
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 290
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, NJ
  • Highschool Warren Hills

Biography

2006: Started all ten games … Team averaged 31.3 points and 358.7 yards per game ... Team Photo by Tom Tamsett '07averaged 140.8 yards rushing and 217.9 passing ... Team allowed just 16 sacks ... Team rushed for at least 100 yards in six games, including three with over 200 ... Team rushed for a touchdown in nine games, including four with more than one ... Team rushed for four touchdowns two times and six once ... Team passed for at least 200 yards seven times and 300 yards once ... Team had at least one touchdown pass in eight games, including six with more than one ... Team led Liberty League in scoring offense, first downs (185), red zone offense (88.6%) and third down conversions (42.4%) ... Team ranked 25th in the nation in scoring offense ... Had two tackles, both solo stops ...

2005: Started all ten games … Team rushed for 1816 yards and passed for 2475 ... Team rushed for at least 100 yards in every game, 200 yards in three games and 300 yards once ... Team had at least one rushing touchdown in every game, at least two in five games, two with three and one with four ... Team threw for at least 200 yards seven times and at least 300 twice ... Team had at least one Photo by Tom Killipspassing touchdown in every game, including eight with at least two, four with three, one with four and one with five … Team led the Liberty League in scoring offense (33.5 points per game) and was second in passing offense (247.5 yards per game), total offense (429.1 yards per game), first downs (220) and sacks against (13) ... Team ranked 31st in nation in total offense and 39th in scoring offense ... All-Liberty League First Team … All-ECAC … Team's Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Offense ran for season-highs of 324 yards and four touchdowns with 141 passing yards and one touchdown in 34-7 win against Endicott (9/10) … Offense completed 28 passes for a season-high 394 yards and season-best five touchdowns with 145 rushing yards and two touchdowns for 701 all-purpose yards against Hobart (9/24) … Engineers tallied 329 yards and three touchdown passes and 223 rushing yards and one touchdown in a 31-15 Transit Trophy Game victory at WPI (10/30) …

2004: Started all nine games … Team rushed for 100 yards or more in five games and over 150 yards four times … Quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards three times and over 400 yards twice … Played on special teams … All-Liberty League Honorable Mention … Team ranked twenty-second in the nation in passing offense (266.7 yards per game) and thirty-seventh in total offense (409.7 yards per game) … Offensive line assisted team in completing 32 passes for a school record 501 yards and four touchdowns with 88 rushing yards and two touchdowns for a season-high six touchdowns and 710 all-purpose yards in 42-7 win at Endicott (9/11) … Offense ran for season-high 333 yards and three touchdowns with 160 passing yards and one touchdown in 28-17 win vs. Coast Guard for the Shot Glass Trophy (10/2) … D3Football.com Offensive Line of the Week following  (10/4) … Engineers tallied414 yards and four touchdown passes and 69 rushing yards and one touchdown in a 35-33 Transit Trophy Game victory over WPI (10/30) …

2003: Started all 13 games … Helped team average 5.9 yards per play and 441.6 yards per game, including 295.9 passing … Team rushed for over 100 yards in seven games and over 200 yards in four … Quarterbacks threw for over 275 yards in eight contests, over 300 yards six times and over 400 yards twice … Team ran for 272 yards and added 306 passing yards in 44-7 win over Coast Guard for Shot Glass Trophy (9/20) … D3Football.com Offensive Line of the Week following performance against the Bears … Offense moved the ball for 295 yards against WPI in 34-26 win in Transit Trophy Game (9/27) … Offensive line helped team set school record for yards passing (474) and total offense (516) in a game against Rochester (10/4) … Offense ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns (4, 4, 5, 10 yards) on 52 carries and tallied 154 yards passing and three touchdowns (12, 5, 16 yards) in a 52-7 win at Hartwick (10/25) … Team compiled 451 yards in a 24-17 win at St. John Fisher (11/1) … Engineers completed four touchdown passes (3, 6, 19, 17 yards) in a 34-20 win over Curry in NCAA Tournament Game (11/22) … Team had 26 completions for 348 yards and five touchdowns (3, 4, 12, 20, 58 yards) to defeat top-seeded Springfield, 40-34, in NCAA Tournament (11/29) …

High School: Played football, captaining the team for one season … Helped team to 2000 State Championship …

Personal: Management major … Dean’s List … Son of Debra and Jack Russell.

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Historical Player Information

  • 63

    2005Junior

    Offensive line
    6'1" 290 lbs
    63
  • 63

    2006Senior

    Offensive line
    6'1" 290 lbs
    63