Player Bio: Stephen Collage - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Stephen Collage

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: McKeesport, Pa.
	High School: Elizabeth Forward

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 213
	Position: Linebacker

Three-year letterman is one of the veteran leaders of the Bison defense ... moving from safety to the "sam" linebacker position this season ... has always been a sure tackler, now will lend his strong pass coverage skills to the linebacker unit ... 125 career tackles ranks second only to Ryan Slater ... has played in 27 straight games entering the season ... 2006 (Junior): Started every game for the second year in a row ... tied for sixth on the team with 51 tackles (26 solo) ... tied for the Patriot League lead with four interceptions ... 125 interception return yards easily led the league and ranked third in the nation ... intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it 78 yards against Holy Cross ... had a two-interception game against Penn ... also picked off a pass in the win over Marist ... season-high seven tackles against Fordham ... also had six stops against Lehigh and Holy Cross ... 2005 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at free safety ... team's third-leading tackler with 69 hits (35 solo) ... logged first career interception at Lafayette ... had career-high 15 tackles at Cornell ... added eight stops against Fordham and seven each against Villanova and Lafayette ... 2004 (Freshman): Played in each of the last five varsity contests, primarily on special teams ... credited with five tackles (four solo) ... had two stops each against Holy Cross and Duquesne ... also played free safety in all three junior varsity games and finished fourth on the team with 15 tackles (nine solo) ... had one tackle for loss ... had eight hits (seven solo) against Milford Academy ... ELIZABETH FORWARD HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Anthony Ruscitto ... First Team All-Big 7 defensive back as a junior and senior ... McKeesport Daily News all-star ... elected team captain ... played in Foothills Classic all-star game ... also lettered twice in basketball ... PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Patrick Collage ... born Aug. 12, 1985 in Pittsburgh ... son of Dick and Jean Collage ... father played football at Louisville ... has older brother Jeffrey, younger brother Richard and younger sister Rachel ... majoring in management ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

COLLAGE'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2004	5/0	4	1	5	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
2005	11/11	35	34	69	1-1	1-0	1	0	0
2006	11/11	26	25	51	2-2	4-125	2	0	0
Totals	27/22	65	60	125	3-3	5-125	3	0	0