By: by Joe Guster and Al Piasick
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 4, 2012) – The SUNY Maritime Football Modern Day Record Book, which was first released after the 2009 season, has been updated to include this past 2011 season and is now available to view online by
following this link.
The record book also contains a win-loss record for every single year that Fort Schuyler has had a football team, dating back to 1892. Throughout the years, the program has competed as a club team and briefly earned NCAA Division III status in the 1980's before being discontinued. In 2005, the program was reinstated under current head coach
Clayton Kendrick-Holmes and played one season as a club team, before again joining D-III for the 2006 season and thus creating the “Modern Day” of Maritime football.
The Privateers have fought their way back from a rough first two seasons in 2006 and 2007 to bring their overall modern record to 30-25 (.545). The squad completed its third-consecutive winning season this past 2011 campaign, finishing with an 8-2 mark and narrowly missing out on its second-straight postseason appearance.
Below is a look at the records that were achieved during the 2011 season:
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Senior fullback Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) set the single-season rushing yard mark with 1,088, becoming the first Privateer to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season. He ends his career with a program-best 3,085 rushing yards. Spanopoulos also set a new record with six 100-yard games and five consecutive 100-yard games. He improved his career rushing touchdown record to a program-best 46, while also improving his career records for total yards (3,818), points (296), and total TDs (48).
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Sophomore quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Putnam Valley, N.Y./JFK Catholic) set the record for pass completions in a season with 72, passing yards with 770, and pass efficiency of 101.4.
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Junior linebacker Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) improved his career total tackles record to 208, while also ending the year with a program-best 34.5 tackles for losses.
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Senior defensive back Sean Wiggers (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan (N.J.)) (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan) finished his career with the program record in interceptions with 10.
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Junior defensive back Jeremy Garcia (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) set the single-season mark with 10 pass break-ups, while also taking over the career record with 18.
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Senior kicker Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) set the record for field goals in a season with 11, and career with 17. He also set the record for PAT percentage in a season at 92.1-percent and longest field goal with 47 yards.
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Junior running back/kick returner Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.)) (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast) broke the record for kick-off return yards per attempt with 31.5.
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As a team, the 2011 Privateer defense finished with its highest ranking in total defense, coming in eighth in all of NCAA Division III with just 242.70 yards allowed per game, while also finishing the year ranked second in pass defense, allowing just 122.80 passing yards per game.
