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2012 Football Roster

92 Anthony Gianaras

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 246
  • Class Redshirt
  • Hometown Mundelein, Ill.
  • Highschool Mundelein

Biography

Two-year letterman and returning starter on defensive line who had 19 solo tackles and five sacks for 31 yards in losses in 2011.

2012 — Team leader in tackles with eight (2 solo) including a tackle for loss in win versus Butler.

  • Contributed five tackles in loss at Dayton.
  • Had six tackles (5 solo) in win versus Marist.
  • Posted five tackles in win at Valparaiso.
  • Collected three tackles (1 solo) and one for loss in win at Campbell.
  • Fumble recovery led to a score and also had four tackles in win versus Morehead State.
  • Recorded six tackles with one sack in win versus Grand View.

2011 — Started all 11 games as core of defensive line.

  • Contributed to a sack and tackle for loss in his three tackles for win versus Jacksonville.
  • Had four tackles including a sack in loss at San Diego.
  • Recorded two tackles including 1.5 sacks for 12-yards in losses in win at Morehead State.
  • Finished with five tackles with one for loss in win versus Campbell.
  • Had seven tackles including a sack, plus two pass breakups in win at Butler.
  • Collected five tackles including 1.5 sacks in win versus Missouri S&T.
  • Had five tackles including four solo and two for losses in win versus Grand View.
  • Recorded three solo tackles in loss at North Dakota.

2010 — Played in eight games and made 10 tackles (6 solo), including one sack (-3) and two tackles for loss (-5), along with a forced fumble.

  • Recorded a forced fumble and two solo tackles in win versus San Diego (10/30).
  • Had three tackles with one solo versus Jacksonville (10/9).
  • Contributed a sack in games versus Montana State (9/18) and Missouri S&T (9/11).

2008 — Redshirted.

Prep — Named first-team All-North Suburban League as senior at Mundelein (Ill.) High School in 2007...also earned all-area recognition by Arlington Daily Herald, Pioneer Press and News Sun...two-time captain and three-year starter who led team in tackles at defensive end as senior, including 10 for losses.

Personal — Education major...named to 2009, '10 and '11 Pioneer Football League Fall Academic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship...son of George and Nancy Gianaras...last name pronounced "juh-NAYR-us"...born in May, 1990.


Season

Solo Tackles

Assisted Tackles

Tackles for a Loss

Forced Fumbles

INT-YDS

Sack/Yds

2010 6 4 2.0 1 0 1.0-3

2011

19

22

9.5

0

0

5.0-31

2012 11 32 4.0 0 0 1.0-4

Total

34

52

15.5

1

0

7.0-38

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2008Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 220 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2009Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'3" 214 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2010Junior

    Defensive End
    6'3" 233 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2011Senior

    Defensive End
    6'3" 240 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2012Redshirt

    Defensive End
    6'3" 246 lbs
    92