7.30.2000
Army Football 2000
JOE GERENA
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| Senior |
QB |
| 6-0 |
208 |
| Valrico, Fla./Armwood |
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| Army quarterback Joe Gerena, center, slips a tackle by Ball State's Jade Winchell as he runs a keeper play during first quarter action
at West Point, N.Y. Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999. (AP Photo/Dave Oxford) |
JOE GERENA
Enjoyed easy transition from option quarterback to trigger man of head coach Todd Berry's one-back multiple set during spring drillscompleted 27 of 61 pass attempts during four spring scrimmages, tossing three touchdown passes in those affairs... enters senior campaign ranked 62nd on Army's career rushing list (694).finished third on team with 427 rushing yards in 1999 while operating out of Black Knights' option-oriented wishbone attack.was second on club with seven rushing scores ... guided Cadets to No. 5 national rushing ranking.completed 42 of 105 pass attempts (.400) for 661 yards ... tossed three touchdowns and four interceptions ... started all nine games he appeared in.posted season-best rushing day in home win over Ball State, totaling 122 yards on 15 carries to lead win over Cardinals....selected an Army "Champion of the Week" for that performance ... engineered Army's double-overtime upset of Louisville.led Black Knight offense to 564 total yards, including season-high 480 ground markers ... ran for 98 yards and three touchdowns in wild win and one score.connected with HB Brandan Rooney on 9-yard scoring pass on critical 4th-and-6 play to force second overtime against Cardinals.registered 7-yard scoring plunge to cap Cadets' second overtime possession, providing Army with game-winning points in thrilling victory.
LYLE WEAVER
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| Senior |
ILB |
| 5-11 |
231 |
| Willis, Texas/Willis |
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| Army's Lyle Weaver (6) and Houston's Ketric Sanford (7). (AP Photo/Jim McKnight) |
LYLE WEAVER
An all-around athlete who has blossomed into one of finest linebackers in recent Army history ... began Army career as defensive back before moving to linebacker prior
to sophomore campaign.sat out spring drills while rehabilitating from offseason ankle surgery ... first player since Mike McElrath (1991 and 1992) to register 100 tackles in consecutive seasons ... piled up 10 or more tackles in 12 of 21 career starts ... owns 24 career tackles for loss, listing tied for third on Academy's career list ... tied for fourth on Black Knights' career sacks chart (6) ... closed year with 112 tackles ... credited with primary hit on 79 of those stops ... averaged 11.2 tackles per game ... ranked fifth among Conference USA tackle leaders ... listed first among conference leader in fumbles forced ... second team All-Conference USA selection ... honored similarly by Houston Chronicle ... listed fourth on squad with nine tackles for loss ... registered double figures in seven of 10 contests.