#59 Andrew Smith
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 255
Year: Senior
Hometown: Wading River, N.Y.
High School: Riverhead
2012
▪ Started all 11 games at defensive end.
▪ Totaled 28 tackles, including 7.5 for a loss of 49 yards.
▪ Forced two fumbles and recorded four sacks.
▪ Logged a season-high four tackles four times.
▪ Recorded a sack for a loss of 22 yards and forced a fumble in win over Central Connecticut State (11/17).
▪ Tallied four tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight, forced a fumble, and broke up a pass at Sacred Heart (10/27).
2011: Played in all 12 games... Recorded 25 tackles... Had a season-high seven takedowns at Central Connecticut (10/22)... Had at least one tackle in all but two games... Recorded one interception with a 38-yard return for a touchdown at Central Connecticut... Also had one fumble recovery at Saint Francis (10/1).
2010: One of four true freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... rotated at defensive tackle ... played in eight games and made eight tackles ... career-best three tackles and forced a fumble against No. 10 Stephen F. Austin ... originally signed with Hofstra University as a member of the 2009 class, but spent the fall semester as a student at Suffolk County Community College ... enrolled at UAlbany in 2010 spring semester ... High School: Named to 2008 NYSSWA Class AA first-team all-state selection ... led Riverhead High to a 12-0 record, the Long Island championship, Rutgers Cup and a Nassau County Division II title ... first-team All-Long Island by Newsday ... made 87 tackles as a defensive end and had 15 receptions and three touchdowns as a tight end ... totaled 71 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions as a junior ... member of track & field program ... Personal: Major is sociology with a minor in communication ... born 5-13-90 ... parents are Robert and Josephine Smith ... has two brothers, Robert, Jr. and Micheal, and two sisters, Angela and Rebecca