2002 Football Roster
Roster
Guss Scott
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville
- High School:
- Trinity Christian School
Played in 49 games over his career, including 28 starts...Started the 2002 Orange Bowl and played in the 2001 Sugar Bowl...Most experienced player on the 2003 team with 3,427 plays to his credit...Saw significant action on punt block, kick return and punt coverage teams over his career...Drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft in the third round as the 95th overall pick by the New England Patriots...
CAREER: 310 tackles with 63 "Big Plays" (25 pass breakups, 12.5 tackles behind the line, 7.5 QB sacks, 11 forced fumbles, three fumbles recovered and four interceptions) in his career...
2003: Senior Bowl participant...Started at strong safety for the second consecutive year, also saw time on punt and punt return teams...Ranked third on the team with 91 tackles, also had two interceptions, nine pass breakups, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a TFL and a sack...Led the SEC with five forced fumbles...Tied for third on the team with two interceptions and ranked second on the team with nine pass breakups...Led the team with 1,084 plays...Started 12 of 13 games (all but Iowa)...Led the defensive attack at eventual national champion LSU, totaling a team-high 10 tackles...Ranked second on the team with 10 tackles vs. South Carolina, also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery...Recorded a career-high 14 tackles vs. Georgia...Forced a career-high two fumbles vs. Ole Miss...Ranked third on the team with eight tackles vs. Tennessee and made his second interception of the year after picking off QB Casey Clausen on the opening play of the second quarter...Returned a 38-yard interception, forced a fumble, deflected two passes and recorded four tackles in the season-opener vs. San Jose State...Recorded eight tackles, a TFL, a sack, a pass breakup and a forced fumble vs. FSU...Forced a fumble on a SJSU punt return that led to a Gator field goal in the third quarter...Tied for second on the team with six tackles vs. FAMU...Named a UF game captain vs. SJSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and South Carolina...
2002: Starter at strong safety for all 13 games...Saw action on punt block, kick return, and punt coverage teams for a combined 1,128 plays, including 261 plays on special teams (led the team)...Despite starting just three total games prior to the 2002 season, he posted a remarkable 31.5 "Big Plays"...Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after the Georgia game, finished with nine tackles, a quarterback hit and an interception returned for a touchdown...Named a UF game captain for the LSU game...Named UF's Defensive Player of the Game after the Vanderbilt game...Led the defensive backs with 102 tackles, including 69 solo hits...Led the team with 11 pass deflections...Led the defense with creating five turnovers (two forced fumbles, two interceptions and one blocked punt)...One of three Gator players that scored defensive touchdowns, and one of five with an INT...One of 19 players that registered a TFL...Made seven tackles vs. Michigan in the Outback Bowl...Led the secondary with 11 tackles vs. both Tennessee and Auburn...Picked off Georgia's D.J. Shockley and returned a 47-yard touchdown to put the Gators ahead 12-7...For the second game in a row, picked off a pass by Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler to set up UF's second touchdown...Recorded a sack, tackle for loss, interception and pass deflection vs. Vandy...Named UF's Most Outstanding Defensive Back at the conclusion of the season...
2001: Saw a great deal of duty as an extra defensive back in passing situations...Played in all 11 regular season games with two starts (Marshall and Georgia) and also started the Orange Bowl...75 tackles (49 solo), including 13 on special teams, with 20.5 "Big Plays" (6 FH, 7.5 TFL, four passes deflected and two FF, blocked kick)...682 plays ranked third on defense...Second on team, tops for a DB, in total tackles (75) and also ranked second in solo tackles with 49...Third on the squad, first among DBs, in "Big Plays" with 20.5...Led team in tackles (8), solo tackles (7) and 5.5 "Big Plays" (three forced hurries, forced a fumble and recorded 1.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in the season opener vs. Marshall while making his first career start...Received the defensive unit's hustle award during the spring...
2000: A top backup and nickel back as a true freshman at the safety positions and also played on special teams...Named to Knoxville News-Sentinel SEC All-Freshman first team...42 tackles on season with 11 "Big Plays" (2.0 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR, 3 FH, 2 PD)...42 tackles on season ranked fourth on defensive backs unit and eighth overall...11 "Big Plays" ranked eighth on team and the third-best total on defensive back unit...Five special teams tackles ranked second best on squad...Played in all 12 regular season games and saw action on 533 plays which led all freshmen...Also played in the Sugar Bowl...Finished with six tackles and three "Big Plays" (FF, FR, FH) vs. Kentucky...Career-high eight tackles vs. South Carolina...
PREP: A two-way standout (RB/DB) who was a three-year starter...Named to Florida Times-Union Super 24 Team in 1999 and was a second-team All-State (2A) selection as a running back...92 tackles with five interceptions as a senior while rushing for 1,920 yards with an average per carry of 12.1...Scored 22 touchdowns in 1999...Also visited Notre Dame and Pittsburgh...High school coach was Verlon Dorminey...
MAJOR: Recreation Program Delivery
| CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS: | ||||||||
| year | ut-at | tt | tbl | qbs | ff | fr | pd | int |
| 2000 | 25-17 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49-26 | 75 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 69-33 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2003 | 59-32 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 202-108 | 310 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 4 |
CAREER HIGHS:
Total Tackles: 14 (Georgia, 2003)
QB Sacks: 1 (seven times, last FSU, 2002)
Forced Fumbles: 2 (Ole Miss, 2003)
Interceptions: 1 (four times, last Miami, 2003)
Big Plays: 5.5 (Marshall, 2001)
