Kurt Gerling

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sterling Heights, Mich.
High School:
Henry Ford

2001: Played in and started all 11 games...totaled 36 receptions for 436 yards and six touchdowns...had seven receptions for 72 yards against Northwestern...averaged 12.1 yards per catch...averaged 39.6 all purpose yards per game.2000: Played in seven games, making six starts ... finished second on the team with 29 receptions for 324 yards ... missed four games due to a broken collarbone suffered in the season opener at Michigan ... had six catches for a season-high 78 yards at U-M, prior to the injury ... caught a season-best seven passes for 75 yards against Ohio ... his lone TD came on a 34-yard strike against Akron ... named team's offensive MVP against Ohio and Michigan. 1999: Had a second consecutive outstanding season ... had seven catches for 119 yards in the Central Florida game ... his nine-catch, 183-yard day against Akron earlier in the season established career highs in both categories ... his total yardage in the UA game ranks third on the all-time single-game list, just six yards shy of the school record ... led BG with 53 receptions for 775 yards (14.6 avg.) and five touchdowns. 1998: The MAC Freshman of the Year, and an All-MAC Second-Team selection ... led the team in receiving and was sixth in the league in receiving yards per game (59.6) ... had a high of six receptions against Western Michigan and a high of 126 pass receiving yards in the Ohio game ... that was the first 100-yard receiving day by a freshman in school history ... averaged almost 70 receiving yards per game in MAC play and over 20 yards per catch ... had a pair of scoring receptions in the Marshall and Central Florida games ... had 12 receptions of 20 or more yards and 12 more between 15 and 19 yards ... half of his six scoring receptions were of 30 or more yards in length ... set school freshman records for catches, yards, and touchdowns in a season ... longest reception of the season was a hook-up from split end Robert Redd for a 45-yard score in the Toledo game. 1997: Redshirted. At Henry Ford H.S: Earned three letters, all as a starter, for coach Terry Copacia ... played safety on defense and wide receiver on offense ... despite missing four games with an injury as a senior, had 29 receptions for 463 yards (16.0 avg.) and five touchdowns ... set a school single-game record with 184 yards receiving against Port Huron his senior season ... his totals of 679 yards receiving (on 38 receptions, for a 17.9 avg.) and 12 scoring receptions as a junior were both school records ... for his career he had 75 catches for 1,339 yards (17.9 avg.) and 17 scores ... also had seven career interceptions ... earned All-Macomb Area Conference honors and all-county accolades ... helped Henry Ford to a perfect 9-0 record and the MAC Red Division title as a sophomore ... the Falcons earned a spot in the Class AA state playoffs ... also lettered in track and basketball. Personal: An integrated social studies major ... son of Steve Gerling and Roxanne Gerling ... born Nov. 17, 1978.

Gerling[apos]s Career Scorecard

Year      Rec.   Avg.   TD    Long    Rush    Avg.    TD     Long
2001    36/436   12.1    6      45     0/0     0.0     0        0
2000    29/324   11.2    1      34     0/0     0.0     0        0
1999    53/775   14.6    5      42     1/7     7.0     0        7
1998    34/656   19.3    6      45     0/0     0.0     0        0
1997                        REDSHIRTED
Career  152/2191  14.4   18     45     1/7     7.0     0        7