5-9, 186, K
East Islip, NY
East Islip HS
At SU: three letters…holds Syracuse career records for scoring(296), field goals(57), PATs(125), PAT attempts(132) and consecutive PATs(86)…ended SU’s NCAA record PAT streak of 262 straight as a freshman in 1989, but came back to break the school record…did not miss in his last 31 games, since a miss vs. Penn State in 1990…hit 57 of 78 career field goals of 40 yards or more in his career, a percentage of .615…enrolled in January, 1988 and redshirted that fall…
Senior year: BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year…UPI and Football News honorable mention All-America recognition and was a consensus ALL-BIG EAST pick…had a record-breaking season…led the BIG EAST in field goals for the second straight year and was the leading scorer…ranked 15th nationally in field goals and 23rd in scoring…scored 81 points to join Dave Jacobs as the only SU players to lead the team in scoring four year in a row…broke Floyd Little’s 26 year-old record career scoring record of 278 points…broke Jacobs’ 14 year-old career field goal mark of 53…made 16 of 24 field goals on the year(.667) and all 33 PAT attempts…made 4 of 8 field goals of 40 yards or more, including a season-long 50-yarder vs. Pittsburgh…earned BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week honors after the Texas and Pittsburgh games…career-high 14 points vs. Rutgers on three field goals and five PATS…
Junior year: kicked 17 of 22 field goals on the year, including 8 of 11(.727) from 40-plus yards…percentage of .773 is the sixth best for a season in SU history…kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal vs. Temple that matched the fourth longest in Orange history…tired Carlos Huerta of Miami for the BIG EAST lead in field goals(5th nationally) and was second in scoring(18th nationally)…17 field goals was just one shy of Gary Anderson’s single season record, set in 1981…85 points were 7th most in Orange history…was perfect on 34 PAT attempts, the third longest season streak in SU history…season-high 13 points vs. Vanderbilt on 3 of 3 FGs and 4 of 4 PATS…named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking three field goals and scoring 10 of SU’s 16 points vs. West Virginia…kicked 48-yard field goal vs. Vanderbilt and East Carolina…
Sophomore year: led the team in scoring 63 points on 33 of 36 PATs and 10 of 14 field goals…33 PATS were third most on Orange season list…714 field goal percentage tied for 8th best in a season…tired Orange single game record with seven PATs vs. Vanderbilt…best game was in the kickoff Classic vs. USC…kicked 3 of 3 FGs, including a season long 46-yarder…also kicked three field goals vs. Michigan State….
Freshman year: after an inconsistent start, came back to finish with the sixth best field goal percentage in SU history(.778)…was 4 of 6 on field goals of 40 yards or more, with a season long of 47 vs. Boston College…won the Peach Bowl vs. Georgia with a 26-yard field goal with 25 seconds to play in the game…won the East Carolina game with a 24-yard field goal with four seconds to play…kicked four field goals in that game(only 5th Orangeman to kick four in a game), was named MVP, given the game ball and named ECAC Rookie of the week…led the team in scoring with 67 points…made 14 of 18 field goals…made 14 of 18 field goals and 25 of 29 PATs, including his last 12 straight…extended the NCAA record for consecutive PATs by kicking to 262 before missing against Temple…
High School: team captain for Coach Sal Ciampi…All-America, All-State, All-Long Island, All-County, All-League…holds state record for career field goals(19) and for most field goals in one game(4)…also played tailback and defensive back…Player of the Week three times…All-League lacrosse defenseman…
Personal: John Herbert Biskup…born August 23,1969, Bethpage, N.Y….son of John and Gerda Biskup…three sisters…majored in selected studies in the school of education
FG-FGA PCT. PATs PCT. Points
1989 14-18 .778 25-29 .862 67
1990 10-14 .714 33-36 .917 63
1991 17-22 .773 34-34 1.000 85
1992 16-24 .667 33-33 1.000 81
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Total 57-78 .731 125-132 .947 296
Career Highs
Field Goals- 4 vs. East Carolina, 1989
Attempts- 5 vs. East Carolina, 1989
PATs- 7 vs. Vanderbilt, 1990
Points- 14 vs. Rutgers, 1992
Long FG- 52 vs. Temple, 1991