2012 Football
Roster
Steven Means
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, NY
- High School:
- Grover Cleveland
Hoof Prints: A rangy defensive end who runswell...earned the starting role midway through his freshman seasonand really blossomed...has 12 sacks in his first three seasons...amulti-sport athlete who also participated on the basketball, trackand swim teams at Grover Cleveland High School.
Junior (2011): Was a disruptive force off theedge, providing a vital pass rush out of the team’s 3-4defense... started in all 12 games for the team... made 33 tackles(15 solo, 3.5 for loss)... finished third on the team with 2.5sacks... tallied a sack and a tackle for loss in a blowout win overStony Brook (9/10)... made three tackles and blocked a field goalagainst UConn (9/24)... terrorized the Ohio offense with 1.5 sacks,1.5 tackles for loss and four total tackles in a win over theBobcats (10/8)... had three tackles and a blocked extra pointagainst Eastern Michigan (11/12)... finished the season in style,tipping a pass up and picking it off, returning it 42 yards for atouchdown against Bowling Green (11/25).
Sophomore (2010): Was the team’s premierpass-rusher, leading all linemen on the team in tackles for loss(11) and sacks (4.5)... had four tackles, 1.5 sacks and two tacklesfor loss in a win over Rhode Island (9/2)... dominated theConnecticut offensive line, making two sacks and three tackles forloss (9/25)... had a season-high nine tackles, forced a fumble andhad two tackles for loss against Northern Illinois (10/16)... madeeight tackles, recovered a fumble and made an acrobaticinterception against Ohio (11/4)... had four tackles, a sack and atackle for loss in the season finale at Akron (11/26).
Redshirt Freshman (2009): Had a breakout seasonin his first year on the field...appeared in all 12 games andstarted the final seven of the year...led the Bulls with five sacksand ranked third on the squad with 6.5 tackles for loss...had 25tackles and added two quarterback hurries and a passbreakup...honored by Phil Steele Magazine as a first-teamAll-Freshman...had four tackles, including a pair of sacks againstGardner-Webb (10/10)...had four tackles (three solo), including twosacks against Akron (10/17)...had a season-high five tackles,including a sack against Bowling Green (11/3).
Freshman (2008): Redshirted in his first seasonat Buffalo.
High School: A two-time All-Western New Yorkselection while playing at Grover Cleveland High School for headcoach Tony Alessi...had 108 tackles, 20 sacks, an interception andfive forced fumbles as a senior...team was the runner up for theHarvard Cup.
