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2012 Football Roster

18 Stephen Bovo, Jr.

  • Year Senior
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Dunellen, N.J.
  • High School Dunellen

Biography

Career: Has started in 15 of 27 games, posting 85 tackles (47 solo, 9.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks), three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one fumble forced.

2011: Started in eight games for the Pioneers, making 44 tackles (22 solo, 6.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks), breaking up three passes … Posted a career-high 10 tackles against The College of New Jersey (9/10/11) … Made four solo tackles, adding two assists, during a 13-6 win at King’s (9/3/11) … Had six stops (four solo) at Buffalo State (10/1/11) … Contributed three solo tackles and 1.0 sack at Cortland (10/22/11).

2010: Saw the field nine times, making 24 stops (14 solo, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) while forcing and recovering a fumble … His fumble force led to the go-ahead score during a 14-7 victory against King’s (9/18/10) … Added two tackles, including a sack, against the Monarchs … Had a season-best six tackles (four solo) during a 35-0 Homecoming win against Western Connecticut (10/2/10) … Matched that effort with six stops (three solo) at Kean (10/23/10) … Recovered a fumble and had a sack at No. 22 Cortland (11/6/10).

2009: Started the first seven games of his first season as a Pioneer, finishing with 17 tackles (11 solo) in 10 contests … Paced the team with three interceptions, and added a fumble recovery … Tied for 11th in the NJAC in interceptions (0.30 per game) … Made seven solo stops during his debut against Brockport (9/5/09) … Intercepted a pair of passes, returning the second one 29 yards for a touchdown, at Montclair State (10/3/09) … Hauled in an interception during a 14-2 victory at Morrisville State (10/10/09), and collected two tackles and a fumble recovery against Rowan (9/26/09).

Prior to William Paterson: A transfer from Raritan Valley Community College … Started at running back and outside linebacker as a senior at Dunellen H.S., tallying 88 tackles, eight rushing touchdowns and two receiving TDs … Was a third-team all-conference and first-team all-division honoree while serving as a senior captain … Led the Destroyers with 85 tackles as a junior, earning all-division accolades … Also a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the Dunellen track and field team as well as a three-year member of the Middlesex Pirates baseball team.

Academics: Majoring in sociology.




Bovo's Career Statistics

Year

GP-GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

TFL

Sacks

FF

FR

PBU

Int.-Yds.

2009

10-7

11

6

17

0.0

0.0

0

1

0

3-30

2010 9-0 14 10 24 3.0 2.0 1 1 0 0-00
2011 8-8 22 22 44 6.0 1.5 0 0 3 0-0
Totals 27-15 47 38 85 9.0 3.5 1 2 3 3-30

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2009Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    28
  • 18

    2010Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2011Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2012Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    18