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| Curry Burns |
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- 2002 Preseason Conference USA First Team Defense
- 2001 All-Conference USA Second Team
- 2001 AXA Liberty Bowl Defensive MVP
Hard-hitter who will once again team with Anthony Floyd to give the Cards one of the nation's best one-two combo punches at safety ... has added size, strength and speed each season since arriving on campus ... intense defender with a nose for the football ... part of a Cardinal secondary which has tallied 44 interceptions over the last two seasons, a figure which ranks second nationally during that time span ... rated the nation's No. 3 strong safety by the Sporting News ... strong run supporter and sound student of the game ... great decision maker.
2001: Led the team and ranked No. 10 in the conference with 107 tackles, including 56 solos stops ... earned Defensive MVP honors at the AXA Liberty Bowl after notching a game-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, and an interception at the end of the third quarter which setup Ronnie Ghent's 27-yard game-clinching touchdown ... tied fellow safety Anthony Floyd for second on the team and fifth in Conference USA with four interceptions ... a major reason why the Cardinals were the toughest team to throw against in Conference USA (199.3/game) ... U of L ranked No. 18 nationally against the pass with a 105.01 pass efficiency defense ... tallied six double-digit tackle games, including a season-high 16 in the season-opener against New Mexico State ... notched 10 tackles, picked off two passes and deflected another three at Illinois.
2000: Starter in all 12 U of L contests ... second on the team with 104 tackles including 69 in C-USA action ... 10 or more stops in six games including a season-high 16 at Florida State ... 11 tackles including one for loss and an interception in season opening win over Kentucky ... blocked a potential 18-yard game-winning field goal as regulation time expired vs. UK ... four tackles and a fumble return for a touchdown in U of L's home win over Connecticut ... game-high 14 tackles in home loss to East Carolina ... seven tackles and an interception in Homecoming win over Cincinnati ... 13 tackles in a home win over Army ... eight tackles and a pair of pass breakups in loss to Colorado State at Liberty Bowl.
1999: Earned a letter in his first collegiate season as a part-time safety and special teams performer ... totaled 14 tackles while playing in all 11 regular season games ... saw significant action in the Humanitarian Bowl following Courtney Dinkins' knee injury ... went on to record three tackles and break up a pair of passes ... season-high seven tackles in home win over Chattanooga ... three stops in Homecoming victory over Eastern Michigan.
High School: Earned first-team all-state honors after recording 89 solo tackles and seven interceptions ... third-team prep All-America choice ... guided Jackson to state semifinals ... made eight tackles in annual Dade vs. Broward County All-Star Game ... caused four fumbles and recovered a pair ... was an honorable mention all-state choice as a junior ... recorded 92 tackles and five interceptions ... earned a pair of letters on the gridiron ... qualified for state finals in 300M hurdles as a junior ... selected Louisville over Syracuse, Missouri and Miami (Fla.).
Personal: Justice administration major ... born February 12, 1981 ... son of Gachelin and Esperanta Burns.
Burns' Statistics
Year UT AT TT TFL Sacks FR FF Int. PBU
1999 10 4 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0
2000 50 54 104 3-19 0-0 1-31 1 2-33 5
2001 56 51 107 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-30 4
Totals 116 109 225 3-19 0-0 1-31 1 6-63 9
