2013 Football Roster

34 Chris Pope

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 233
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, Ga.
  • Prev School Jackson

Biography

Enters the 2013 season ranked eighth in career tackles at VSU with 280 ... Needs just 88 tackles to tie the school career record.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012: Earned Honorable Mention All-America, second team All-Super Region 2 and first team All-Gulf South Conference honors ... Played all 14 games, starting all but VSU's Senior Day game against Texas A&M-Kingsville November 1 ... Registered 127 tackles, the third-highest single season total in school history ... Had 54 solo stops and 73 assists ... Tallied 6.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, an interception, a pass broken up and six quarterback hurries ... Had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery against Winston-Salem State in the national championship game December 15 ... Recorded 21 tackles, the second-highest total in school history, against Carson-Newman in the NCAA quarterfinals December 1 ... Had 11 solo stops and 10 assists in that game ... Also had one quarterback hurry ... Tallied 16 tackles in the season opener at Saginaw Valley State ... Totaled 13 tackles against West Alabama September 22 ... Recorded 11 tackles at North Alabama October 13 and 10, to go along with a fumble recovery and an interception, against Texas A&M-Kingsville November 1 ... The fumble recovery came with the score tied at 31-31 and TAMUK with the ball on the VSU 29 yard line ... Had double digit tackles in seven games on the year.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Played in and started all 10 games ... Led Valdosta State with 92 tackles, second-best in the GSC, and 9.0 tackles for loss on the year ... Received first team All-Gulf South Conference honors ... Had 43 solo tackles and 49 assists ... Also intercepted two passes, had three quarterback hurries and broke up three passes ... Opened the season with 12 tackles at Wingate Sept. 3 and against Newberry Sept. 8 ... Had one quarterback hurry and one pass broken up in the Wingate contest while returning an interception 13 yards in the Newberry contest ... The interception in the Newberry game came on the VSU four yard line with less than a minute to play to preserve the Blazer victory ... Registered 10 tackles against West Aalbama Oct. 15, including 1.5 tackles for loss as well as 12 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Delta State Oct. 22 ... Intercepted a pass and returned it 33 yards to go along with nine tackles in the season finale against North Alabama Nov. 12 ... Had two quarterback hurries, a pass broken up and nine tackles at Albany State Sept. 17 ... Also had nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and a pass broken up against Southern Arkansas Sept. 24.

AS A RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2010: Played in and started all 11 games ... Tallied 61 tackles on the season, finishing the year with 19 solos stops and 42 assists ... Recorded 3.0 tackles for loss ... Recovered a fumble at North Alabama Oct. 14 ... Intercepted a pass and returned it 19 yards at Newberry on Sept. 11 ... Registered a quarterback hurry while recording five tackles against Delta State Sept. 18 ... Had a personal-best 17 tackles against Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 23 ... Finished the game with nine solo tackles and eight assists ... Finished with six tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at Southern Arkansas Sept. 25 ...Registered nine tackles against against North Alabama in the NCAA Playoffs Nov. 20 ... Recorded five tackles in the season opener versus Wingate Sept. 4 and in the regular season home finale versus West Georgia Nov. 6.

PRE-VALDOSTA STATE: Played four years for Jackson's varsity squad ... Led the Red Devils to a 10-1 record and a spot in the state playoffs in 2008 ... Recorded 41 tackles, including one for loss, in 2007 ... Broke up two passes and recovered one fumble while helping Jackson to a 3-7 record ... Tallied 21 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and one for sack, as a sophomore in 2006 ... Intercepted one pass and broke up three passes ... Earned All-Region honors in 2008 ... Also played basketball ... Played for head coach Mike Parris.

YEAR G UT AT TOTAL SK TFL FF FR INT QBH PB
2010 11 19 42 61 0.0 3.0 0 1 1 1 0
2011 10 43 49 92 0.0 9.0 0 0 2 3 3
2012 14 54 73 127 0.0 6.5 0 2 1 6 1
TOTALS 35 116 164 280 0.0 18.5 0 3 4 10 4

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2010Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 208 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2011Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 214 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2012Junior

    LB
    6'1" 216 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2013Senior

    LB
    6'1" 233 lbs
    34