Football 2 Kareem Kelly

1 football

1.1 freshman (1999)
1.2 sophomore (2000)
1.3 junior (2001)
1.4 senior (2002)
1.5 career

football

kelly played college football , ran track @ university of southern california , #3 on trojans all-time receiving list 204 catches; during tenure @ usc set school-record consecutive games catch (48), has since been broken.

freshman (1999)

in 1999, kelly had best season pac-10 freshman wide receiver ever had. often-used backup windrell hayes (he started oregon state , arizona games when hayes injured), appeared in 12 games in 1999 , caught 54 passes (second on usc) team-best 902 yards (team-high 16.7 avg.) 4 tds. set pac-10 , usc freshman records catches (54, 11th on usc s single season chart) , receiving yards (902, trojan since keyshawn johnson had 1,434 in 1995). third in pac-10 in receiving yards (75.2). trojan catch in every game in 1999. had 4 outings 100 receiving yards (104 @ university of hawaii, 100 @ arizona, 129 against stanford , 170 @ cal). named 1999 pac-10 freshman of year , 1999 sporting news freshman all-american second team. returned 5 punts 14 yards (2.8 avg.) , ran 2 reverses 17 yards (8.5 avg.). began usc career catching 5 passes game-best 104 yards @ hawaii. against san diego state, had 6 catches 98 yards (both game highs), including 13-yard td in fourth quarter (the game s decisive points) outleaped aztec defender (who ripped off helmet on tackle). had 5 catches 87 yards @ university of oregon, 3 receptions 56 yards against oregon state, , 6 catches 100 yards @ arizona. @ notre dame, hauled in 58-yard pass set score. caught 8 passes 129 yards (both game bests) against stanford, had 9 catches 170 yards (both career , game bests) 72-yard td (a usc 1999 long reception) @ cal. had 6 catches 51 yards against arizona state, added 10-yard reception @ washington state, had 3 grabs 32 yards (with 22-yard touchdown) against ucla , 1 7 yards versus louisiana tech.

sophomore (2000)

kelly started @ wide receiver sophomore in 2000. started 8 times (penn state, colorado, san jose state, oregon state, stanford, arizona state, ucla , notre dame) @ split end , once (california) @ flanker. missed arizona game after spraining ankle , straining quadriceps @ oregon state. much-used backup in other 2 games (oregon , washington state). overall in 2000 while appearing in 11 games, led usc in receptions (55) , yardage (796 yards) 14.5 average 4 tds. carried ball 5 times on reverses 8 yards (1.6 avg.) , returned 6 punts 22 yards (3.7 avg.). 55 catches in 2000 tied 10th on usc s season list , ever usc sophomore. end of 2000, had 109 career receptions 1,698 yards, both marks being trojan @ end of sophomore season. kelly had 2 catches 15 yards against penn state, career-best 10 catches 145 yards (both game highs) against colorado. against san jose state, had game-high 7 catches 106 yards (including 61-yard td). had 1 11 yards @ oregon state before suffering strained right quad sidelined him arizona contest. returned oregon game , had 3 catches 45 yards. had team-best 4 catches 51 yards @ stanford, game-high 5 catches 42 yards against california (he had 2 carries 8 yards) , 6 receptions game-high 85 yards @ arizona state. had game-high 7 catches 114 yards (with 34-yard td) against washington state, game-high 6 catches 91 yards (with 39-yard td) @ ucla , 4 catches game-best 91 yards (with 59-yard td) against notre dame.

junior (2001)

kelly started third season @ wide receiver (split end) junior in 2001. overall in 2001 while appearing in 12 games (he did not start against arizona state , arizona, did play), had team-best 49 receptions 801 yards (16.3 avg.) 3 tds, plus ran 38 yards on 6 reverses (6.3 avg.) , returned 8 punts 51 yards (6.4 avg.). had pair of 100-yard receiving games in 2001 (165 yards @ oregon , 127 yards versus arizona state). on watch list 2001 biletnikoff award, given nation s top receiver. had 3 catches 18 yards in san jose state opener , returned punt 10 yards, added 7 grabs 75 yards (both game bests) against kansas state. had 4 catches game-high 165 yards @ oregon, including 93-yard td (the longest catch of career). had game-high 6 receptions 46 yards against stanford. @ washington, caught 3 passes 93 yards, including 58-yard td. added 5 receptions 127 yards (both game highs) versus arizona state, 2 catches 16 yards @ notre dame, 5 grabs 64 yards (both team bests) @ arizona , 5 catches 73 yards (both team highs) against oregon state. @ california, caught team-best 4 passes game-high 88 yards, including 5-yard td, , ran 2 reverses 23 yards. caught 2 passes 3 yards against ucla , ran 2 reverses 6 yards. added team-high 3 receptions 33 yards (with 22-yarder) against utah.

senior (2002)

kelly started fourth year @ wide receiver senior in 2002. returned punts. made 2002 all-pac-10 honorable mention. overall in 2002 while appearing in 13 games, had 46 receptions 605 yards (13.2 avg.) 4 tds, plus had 1-yard run on reverse , returned 11 punts 76 yards (6.9 avg.). did not start 2 mid-season games (washington , oregon), did play in contests. missed part of 2002 spring practice hamstring strain. has sprinted usc track team. caught game-best 6 passes 66 yards td against auburn , returned 2 punts 0 yards. had 4 catches 36 yards @ colorado , returned 4 punts 31 yards. @ kansas state, caught 3 passes 42 yards , returned punt 19 yards. had 6-yard catch against oregon state. had game-best 8 catches 66 yards @ washington state. caught 3 passes 19 yards against california, including 6-yard td. caught 16-yard pass against washington. @ oregon, had 6 receptions 94 yards, 31-yard td. had 3 receptions 69 yards (including 50-yarder) @ stanford. had 11-yard catch versus arizona state. @ ucla, had 4 catches game-high 94 yards , leaped high 34-yard td catch on game s first play. had 3 catches 12 yards against notre dame share of usc career reception record , pac-10 , ncaa records consecutive games reception (he returned 2 punts 11 yards). against iowa in orange bowl, had 3 catches 74 yards (including 65-yarder on usc s first play set td) set ncaa record consecutive games catch (47) en route becoming troy s career reception leader (204). invited play in 2003 east-west shrine game.

career

kelly owns usc s career pass catching record (204 receptions, broken next year keary colbert). second on usc list receiving yards (3,104), behind johnnie morton s 3,201. had catch in 48 games played trojan, tying pac-10 record keenan howry of oregon, has since been broken michael larkin of miami university.