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Lance Small

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Middletown, R.I.

High School:
Middletown

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
Defensive Back

Birthdate:
07/07/1979

2000: Named second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference … named first-team All-New England by the New England Football Writers … finished fourth on the squad in tackles with 86 … intercepted a team-high three passes … also broke up four passes … returned 23 kickoffs for an average of 24.0 yards and 22 punts for an average of 6.2 yards per return … retuned a kickoff 67 yards in the season-opener against Delaware on Sept. 2 … intercepted a pass and made a team-high 11 tackles on Sept. 9 at New Hampshire … made 10 tackles against James Madison on Oct. 14 … had a 44-yard kickoff return and intercepted a pass at Northeastern on Oct. 21 … made 11 tackles against Richmond on Nov. 4 … intercepted a pass and made nine tackles in the season-finale vs. Massachusetts on Nov. 18 … earned a letter … 1999: Named second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference … tied for the league lead in interceptions with seven (.64 per game) … shared the team’s MVP Award with Rob Milani and Matt Birkett … named the team’s Outstanding Defensive Back … shared Rhode Island’s strength award … earned Ram Pack Award for improved play from coaching staff … finished second on the team with 107 tackles … his seven interceptions led the team … made 15 tackles in the season-opener with New Hampshire on Sept. 4 … recorded a team-high nine tackles a week later against Hofstra … made 11 stops at Connecticut on Oct. 2 … had 11 tackles on Oct. 9 at Richmond … earned his second letter at Rhode Island … 1998: The Rhode Island native made major contributions in his first year in a Ram uniform … in his first collegiate game, he made three tackles, including one for a five-yard loss, against William & Mary on Sept. 5 … made five tackles a week later against Richmond … had seven stops against Northeastern on Sept. 26 and Brown on Oct. 3 … had 11 tackles at Connecticut on Oct. 24 … broke up three passes against James Madison on Oct. 31 … registered nine stops against Massachusetts on Nov. 7 … had 11 tackles at New Hampshire on Nov. 14 … High School: Three-year starter and co-captain for coach Frank Forgue at Middletown High … earned the E.J. Buonaccorsi Memorial Award as the Super Bowl MVP as a senior … the Islanders went 11-1 and won their second straight Division III Super Bowl in 1997 … scored 11 touchdowns as a senior, six rushing, two punt returns, two interception returns and one fumble recovery … caught 51 passes for 943 yards (18.5 yards-per-catch) … also rushed 469 yards on 59 carries (7.9 yards-per-carry) … a three-time Rhode Island Interscholastic League-Division III all-star and an all-state choice as a wide receiver as a senior … named to the Rhode Island Coaches’ Association All-Academic team with a 3.25 GPA … caught six touchdown passes as the team went 10-2 as a junior … listed in Who’s Who in Sports in 1996-97 … played on the basketball team three seasons, starting at guard as a junior and senior … All-Division III selection and academic all-state and all0-division selection in basketball as junior … basketball team captain as a senior … Personal: Lance Kyle Small Jr., was born in Weymouth, Mass., on July 7, 1980 … son of Lance and Vania Small of Middletown, R.I. … business administration-management major.

Small’s Career Statistics
Year	G	UT	AT	Total	Sacks	TFLs	FF	FRec	PBU	Int.
1998	11	38	35	73	0-0	3-5	0	0	4	1
1999	11	70	37	107	0-0	1-7	1	0	2	7
2000	11	51	35	86	0-0	3-4	1	0	4	3
Career	33	159	107	266	0-0	7-16	2	0	10	11
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