2010 Football
Roster
Gokhan Ozkan
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 317
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, NY
- High School:
- Bishop Ford
Hoof Prints: Big, athletic offensive lineprospect who will battle for a starting role in 2011...chose UBbecause of the “coaches, athletes and environment.”
Junior (2011): Started in all 12 games on theoffensive line... helped clear the way for Branden Oliver’sprogram-record 1,395 yards rushing and 13 rushing touchdowns...helped the team average 155 rushing yards per game (4.3 per rush),boosting the team’s 2010 total of 113 rushing yards per gameand 3.1 yards per carry... the team’s total of 1,860 yardsrushing are the ninth most in a single season in program history...also helped in the passing game, improving on the 2010 total (from184 ypg to 210 ypg)... helped Chazz Anderson set theprogram’s Division I record for passing yards in a singlegame as he threw for 404 yards against Northern Illinois (10/22)...helped Branden Oliver set the Division I record for rushing yardsin a single game (235) against Akron (11/19).
Sophomore (2010): Made four appearances,primarily in special teams formations, before being lost for therest of the season to injury.
Redshirt Freshman (2009): Appeared in ninegames, primarily in special team formations.
Freshman (2008): Redshirted in his first seasonat Buffalo.
High School: A two-year team captain for headcoach Jim Esposito at Bishop Ford Central Catholic HighSchool...played both offensive and defensive line...namedAll-League as an offensive lineman his senior season...earnedsecond-team All-State honors his junior season as a defensivetackle.
