16 - Joe Licata
Joe Licata
Height: 6-2
Weight: 217
Year: R-Fr.
Hometown: Williamsville, NY
High School: Williamsville South
Position: QB
gp 9
yds 1045
td 7
yds/g 116.1

Hoof Prints:The most decorated quarterback in WNY history, setting the all-time record with 87 career touchdown passes, including 36 in his junior season... will challenge for the starting job in 2012...chose Buffalo for the coaching staff and to play in front of his family and friends...major is undecided.

Freshman (2011): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.

High School: …as a senior, he completed 64% of his passes (176-of-276) for 2,573 yards and 34 touchdowns and won the Connolly Cup, emblematic of WNY’s top player…Buffalo News Player of the Year and Class A New York State Player of Year…also selected to the 2010 WNY all-academic team and earned the Ron Jaworski Award as well…set school records for passing yards in a game (492), season (2,573) and career (6,671)…a two-time captain who led his team to a sectional title and a 16-3 record over his final two seasons for coach Kraig Kurzanski…ESPN Recruiting lists him among the top 80 quarterback prospects in the nation…as a shooting guard on the Billies basketball team, Licata also broke the WNY record for three-pointers in a career (with over 300)….has volunteered his time to work with special needs children. 

Recent Games
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Completions 86 85
Attempts 163 161
Completion % 52.8% 52.8%
Yards 1045 1017
Yards per game 116.1 127.1
Yards per attempt 6.4 6.3
Touchdowns 7 6
Interceptions 3 3
Sacks 16 16
Yards lost 92 92
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 1 2 50.0% 28 14.0 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 1 3 33.3% 21 7.0 0 1 1 2
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 5 10 50.0% 36 3.6 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 9 20 45.0% 86 4.3 0 0 2 2
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 5 11 45.5% 68 6.2 1 0 1 6
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 13 24 54.2% 127 5.3 2 1 0 0
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 21 33 63.6% 285 8.6 1 0 3 27
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 18 30 60.0% 226 7.5 2 1 2 13
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 13 30 43.3% 168 5.6 0 0 7 42
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 3 -9 -3.0 0 0 - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 2 -4 -2.0 3 0 1 1
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 3 9 3.0 6 0 - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 5 -19 -3.8 6 0 - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 5 4 0.8 8 0 - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 8 -33 -4.1 7 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - 0 0 0
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - 0 0 0
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr int yds int td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg sack ydsL
Total 9 86 163 52.8% 1045 116.1 6.4 7 3 268 16 92
Conference 8 85 161 52.8% 1017 127.1 6.3 6 3 240 16 92
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Home 5 41 73 56.2% 529 105.8 7.2 5 2 161 5 35
Away 4 45 90 50.0% 516 129.0 5.7 2 1 107 11 57
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 53 89 59.6% 666 166.5 7.5 6 2 145 5 40
Losses 5 33 74 44.6% 379 75.8 5.1 1 1 123 11 52
August - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 2 2 5 40.0% 49 24.5 9.8 1 1 49 1 2
October 3 19 41 46.3% 190 63.3 4.6 1 0 72 3 8
November 4 65 117 55.6% 806 201.5 6.9 5 2 147 12 82
December - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 28 -54 -6.0 -1.9 0 30 2 2
Conference 8 28 -54 -6.8 -1.9 0 30 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Home 5 11 -16 -3.2 -1.5 0 15 1 1
Away 4 17 -38 -9.5 -2.2 0 15 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 13 -6 -1.5 -0.5 0 20 - -
Losses 5 15 -48 -9.6 -3.2 0 10 2 2
August - - - - - - - - -
September 2 1 -2 -1.0 -2.0 0 0 - -
October 3 6 -13 -4.3 -2.2 0 3 1 1
November 4 21 -39 -9.8 -1.9 0 27 1 1
December - - - - - - - - -
  gp rec yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - -
Home 5 - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - -
Wins 4 - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - -
August - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - -
December - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Wins 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
August - - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
November 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
December - - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -
  gp tkl ast tot sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk saf
Total 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Home 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
December - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -