2010 Football Roster
Gates, Jerry "BooBoo"
vs
Liberty
Sep 13 (Sat)
5 p.m.
Jersey Number 24
Jerry "BooBoo" Gates
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Ohio
- High School:
- Middletown
Bio
Gates Accolades
• Second-Team All-MAC as a kick returner (2011)
• Recorded BGSU school record for kickoff return yards (2011)
• First-Team All-MAC as a safety (2012)
• First-Team All-MAC as a safety (2013)
2013: Named first team All-MAC safety for the second consecutive season … recorded 71 tackles, third most on the team … recorded 4.5 tackles for loss … also forced two fumbles and recovered three … had two interceptions … recorded seven tackles, 1.0 TFL, had one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the season-opening win vs. Tulsa … added five unassisted tackles at Kent State … had a season-high eight tackles and 1.5 TFLs in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Pittsburgh … added a forced fumble on Sept. 14 at Indiana … had two fumble recoveries, including one which he recovered for an 11-yard touchdown at Miami … had an interception which he returned for 34 yards at Mississippi State … added an interception and 82 yard return against Ohio … the return was tied for third-longest in school history … had three pass breakups … returned 10 kickoffs for an average of 30.6 yards per return, the best mark in school history … had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl to begin the second half vs. Pittsburgh.
2012: First-Team All-MAC ... played in and started 12 games ... finished the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two interceptions ... had four tackles and a forced fumble versus Rhode Island ... had a season-high eight tackles and a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown versus Miami ... had six tackles and an interception versus UMass ... also served as the team’s primary kick returner, averaging 19.0 yards per return ... had two punt returns for 82 yards, including an 80-yard return for a score versus Rhode Island.
2011: Named Second-Team All-MAC as a kick returner ... played in and started all 12 games ...had 38 returns for 981 yards and a touchdown as a returner ... his returns ranked third at BGSU, while his yardage total is the most in school history ... had an 88-yard touchdown return versus Toledo and set a school record for return yards with 233 versus West Virginia, including a 77-yard return ... also served as the team’s starting Rover, where he was second on the team with 73 tackles ... chipped in with a team-high two interception, 2.0 tackles for loss, one sack, three pass break-ups and a forced fumble ... had 11 tackles versus Wyoming and Western Michigan ... had interceptions versus Morgan State and Buffalo, both BGSU wins.
2010: Played in 12 games making one start ... played at rover and served as the team’s kick returner, where he had 14 returns for 341 yards and one touchdown, a 75-yard return versus Kent State ... was named National Kick Returner of the Week by the College Football Performance Award versus Golden Flashes ... added 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one interception ... his interception was returned for a 29-yard touchdown in a win over Marshall ... had a career-high eight tackles versus Toledo.
High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Middletown High School ... coached by Jason Krause ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... was named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star game ... had 2.5 sacks and six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), while adding 562 return yards (three touchdowns), 14 receiptions for 169 yards (one touchdown) and 17 rushes for 281 yards (four touchdowns) as a senior.
Personal: Full name -- Jerry Andrew Gates ... born Apr. 20, 1992 ... son of Angie Gates ... has two brothers ... majoring in human development and family studies.
• Second-Team All-MAC as a kick returner (2011)• First-Team All-MAC as a safety (2012)
• First-Team All-MAC as a safety (2013)
2013: Named first team All-MAC safety for the second consecutive season … recorded 71 tackles, third most on the team … recorded 4.5 tackles for loss … also forced two fumbles and recovered three … had two interceptions … recorded seven tackles, 1.0 TFL, had one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the season-opening win vs. Tulsa … added five unassisted tackles at Kent State … had a season-high eight tackles and 1.5 TFLs in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Pittsburgh … added a forced fumble on Sept. 14 at Indiana … had two fumble recoveries, including one which he recovered for an 11-yard touchdown at Miami … had an interception which he returned for 34 yards at Mississippi State … added an interception and 82 yard return against Ohio … the return was tied for third-longest in school history … had three pass breakups … returned 10 kickoffs for an average of 30.6 yards per return, the best mark in school history … had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl to begin the second half vs. Pittsburgh.
2012: First-Team All-MAC ... played in and started 12 games ... finished the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two interceptions ... had four tackles and a forced fumble versus Rhode Island ... had a season-high eight tackles and a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown versus Miami ... had six tackles and an interception versus UMass ... also served as the team’s primary kick returner, averaging 19.0 yards per return ... had two punt returns for 82 yards, including an 80-yard return for a score versus Rhode Island.
2011: Named Second-Team All-MAC as a kick returner ... played in and started all 12 games ...had 38 returns for 981 yards and a touchdown as a returner ... his returns ranked third at BGSU, while his yardage total is the most in school history ... had an 88-yard touchdown return versus Toledo and set a school record for return yards with 233 versus West Virginia, including a 77-yard return ... also served as the team’s starting Rover, where he was second on the team with 73 tackles ... chipped in with a team-high two interception, 2.0 tackles for loss, one sack, three pass break-ups and a forced fumble ... had 11 tackles versus Wyoming and Western Michigan ... had interceptions versus Morgan State and Buffalo, both BGSU wins.
2010: Played in 12 games making one start ... played at rover and served as the team’s kick returner, where he had 14 returns for 341 yards and one touchdown, a 75-yard return versus Kent State ... was named National Kick Returner of the Week by the College Football Performance Award versus Golden Flashes ... added 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one interception ... his interception was returned for a 29-yard touchdown in a win over Marshall ... had a career-high eight tackles versus Toledo.
High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Middletown High School ... coached by Jason Krause ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... was named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star game ... had 2.5 sacks and six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), while adding 562 return yards (three touchdowns), 14 receiptions for 169 yards (one touchdown) and 17 rushes for 281 yards (four touchdowns) as a senior.
Personal: Full name -- Jerry Andrew Gates ... born Apr. 20, 1992 ... son of Angie Gates ... has two brothers ... majoring in human development and family studies.
| Year | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF |
| 2010 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 1-29 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 2.0-13 | 1.0-9 | 2-65 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 98 | 57 | 155 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Tackles | 11 | vs. Wyoming (2011) |
| Solo | 8 | vs. Wyoming (2011) |
| Assist | 8 | at Western Michigan (2011) |
| Sacks | 1 | vs. Miami (2011) |
| TFL | 1.0 | Several Times |
| INT | 1 | Several Times |
| INT TD | 37 yards | vs. Miami (2012) |
| PBU | 1 | Several Times |
| Kick Returns | 7 | at West Virginia (2011) |
| Kick Return Yards | 233 | at West Virginia (2011) |
| Long | 88 | vs. Toledo (2011) |
| Kick Return TD | 1 | Twice |
| Punt Returns | 2 | vs. Rhode Island (2012) |
| Punt Return Yards | 82 | vs. Rhode Island (2012) |
| Long | 80 | vs. Rhode Island (2012) |
| Punt Return TD | 1 | vs. Rhode Island (2012) |
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