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| J.R. Russell |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
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| High School:
Gaither
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 204
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| Position:
WR
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| Birthdate:
12/05/1981
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2003 -- Junior Season:
Earned first team All-C-USA honors ... team's leading receiver ... caught 75 passes for a school record 1,213 yard and eight touchdowns ... 75 receptions were the third-most in a season ... averaged 16.1 yards per catch ... has caught a pass in 23 straight games... ranked 14th in the country in receiving yards and second in Conference USA ... recorded six 100-yard games ... became just the fourth player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau ... grabbed seven passes for a career-best 144 yards and his first three touchdown game in a loss to Miami in the GMAC Bowl ... caught a career-high nine passes for 111 yards and a touchdowns versus Houston ... recorded six catches for 111 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 remaining to give the Cards a 43-40 win over Cincinnati ... grabbed five passes for 77 yards, including a 35-yard scoring strike with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter that helped lift the Cardinals to a win over ECU ... caught six passes for a career-best 153 yards against Army ... grabbed career-best seven passes versus USF... raced 55 yards for a touchdown against Temple ...nabbed six passes for 133 yards and a score in win over Syracuse.
2002 -- Sophomore Season:
Saw action in all 13 games with four starting assignments ... ranked fourth on the squad with a career-high 24 receptions ... hauled in at least one pass in all but one game ... pulled down three balls for a season-high 59 yards and a 30-yard touchdown against East Carolina ... nabbed a game-tying, 34-yard scoring pass from Dave Ragone in the third quarter at Southern Miss to pull the Cards even at 17-17 -- U of L would eventually win that nationally televised game 20-17 in double-overtime.
2001 -- Red-Shirt Freshman Season:
Tallest of the Cardinal wideouts, he pulled down 14 catches for 151 yards and two scores ... hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass against New Mexico State in his first collegiate game ... pulled down three balls for 37 yards, including a 21-yard score against Tulane ... had his best day against TCU in the season-finale with career highs of five receptions and 59 yards.
2000 -- Freshman Season:
Didn't see game action.
Gaither High School:
Three-time letterwinner in football and basketball at Gaither High ... all-Tampa Tribune selection on the gridiron and hardwood as a senior ... caught 40 passes including 10 scores in `99 ... helped Gaither advance to the regional semifinals as a senior ... averaged more than 21 points a game to finish fourth in Hillsborough County ... all-academic selection in `98 and `99 ... missed most of his junior campaign with an ankle injury but caught 28 passes in three games ... a two-way starter in prep action.
Russell's Statistics
Year Rec Yds TD Avg.
2001 14 151 2 10.8
2002 24 287 2 12.2
2003 75 1213 8 16.1
Totals 113 1,651 12 14.6
Russell's 2003 Game-By-Game
Game Rec Yds TD
UK 3 45 0
SU 6 133 1
UTEP 3 38 0
Temple 5 99 1
USF 7 67 0
Army 6 153 0
Tulane 6 80 0
ECU 5 77 1
TCU 8 119 0
Memphis 4 36 0
Houston 9 111 1
UC 6 111 1
Miami 7 144 3
Russell's 2002 Game-By-Game:
Game Rec Yds TD
UK 1 16 0
Duke 0 0 0
CSU 1 3 0
Army 1 14 0
FSU 1 9 0
Memphis 3 13 0
TCU 1 11 0
ECU 3 59 1
UC 3 34 0
USM 3 48 1
UAB 2 22 0
Houston 4 49 0
Mar 1 9 0
