Gary Tillman

Position:
Strong Safety
Height:
6-3
Weight:
207
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rockville, Md.
High School:
Richard Montgomery

Game-By-Game Statistics
2011 ·2010 · 2009

2011: Senior captain ranked second on the team in tackles with 62...Named All-PSAC East Second Team...Led the team with three passes defended...Recorded 3.0 tackles for loss...Second on the team with 33 solo stops...Started all 11 games...Recorded two or more tackles in all 11 games...Forced a fumble, broke up a pass and tallied a career-high 13 tackles against Shippensburg on Oct. 29...Recorded a tackle for loss, forced a fumble and made six tackles against West Chester on Nov. 5...Registered a sack to go with six tackles against Clarion on Nov. 12.

2010: Played in the first nine games of the year and started seven at strong safety...Ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 52...Tallied 24 unassisted tackles...Tallied one sack, an interception and a forced fumble...Delivered seven tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and interception in the win over Gannon on Sept. 18...Registered a career-high 10 stops at C.W. Post on Oct. 9.

2009: Hard hitter that gradually began seeing more playing time as the season progressed...Appeared in all 11 games playing safety and corner...Finished eighth on the team in tackles with 35...Made 18 solo tackles...Had a nose for the ball, tying for the team lead with two interceptions and forcing a fumble...Forced fumble against Assumption led to team's game-winning touchdown...Recorded three or more tackles eight times and made four or more tackles in each of the final three games...Totaled six tackles--four of which were solo stops--at Bloomsburg on Oct. 3...Totaled three tackles and returned an interception 15 yards against C.W. Post on Oct. 17...Picked off pass in overtime against Kutztown on Oct. 24...Set a career high with seven tackles in the season finale against Edinboro.

Prior to Millersville: Played at Mansfield during the 2006 season, playing in two games.

High School: Named team's best all-around player...Helped team to back-to-back playoff appearances.

Personal: Son of Gary Tillman and Wilma Baxter...Majoring in sociology.