30   Patrick Newton
	Class: Senior Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL High School: Shorecrest Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180 Position: Rover Birthdate: 03/01/1980

At Florida State: Adds depth to the rover position…has made valuable contributions with his special teams play over the past three years…expected to be a leader of the special teams unit in his senior season…a former walk-on who joined the team during the fall of 1998 and earned a scholarship…saw action in 10 games in 2001...played in all 13 games including the National Championship game against Oklahoma during the 2000 season... earned the Bob Crenshaw Award for the 2000 season at the team banquet which is selected by the coaching staff and given to the player showing the most heart during the season.

Junior Year (2001): Contributed as a back up to veteran rover Abdual Howard and played in 10 games…recorded nine total tackles, four of which were unassisted...had one intimidation against Alabama-Birmingham and two vs. Virginia…was one of the top tacklers on FSU special teams.

Sophomore Year (2000): Played in all 13 games including the National Championship game against Oklahoma...saw all of his action on the Seminoles’ special teams...credited with 20 tackles in 11 regular season games including 16 unassisted stops...earned Victor’s Club honors following 10 of Florida State’s 12 regular season games...had a season-high tying five total tackles against Maryland...recorded three unassisted stops against the Terps...named the ACC Special Teams Performer of the Week for his five-tackle outing against Maryland...closed the season with a season-high five unassisted tackle assists in victory over Florida...had two tackles in his first career game against Brigham Young in Jacksonville’s Alltel Stadium...also caused a fumble in the Seminoles’ victory over BYU.

Freshman Year (1999): Was a member of the team but did not see any action.

1998: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: Graduated from Shorecrest High School in 1998...earned all-district, all-county and all-conference first team honors as a senior...named team Most Valuable Player as a senior...an all-conference first team selection as a junior.

Personal: Born March 1, 1980…majoring in information studies.

Newton's Career Stats

Year	Solo	Ast	TOT	TFL	QS	PBU	INT	FC	FR
2000	16	4	20	0	0	0	0	0	0

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