Defensive line, Syracuse, 2016–21
Josh Black
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 284 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Loves Park, IL
- Born
- Dec 25, 1997
Josh Black played defensive line at Syracuse (2016–21).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Liberty, 20202sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Pittsburgh, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 85 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 284 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Syracuse 10 games, 36 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Ohio | W 29–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Rutgers | L 7–17 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UAlbany | W 62–24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Liberty | W 24–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Florida State | L 30–33 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Wake Forest | L 37–40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Clemson | L 14–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Virginia Tech | W 41–36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Boston College | W 21–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Louisville | L 3–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Syracuse 11 games, 38 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at North Carolina | L 6–31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Pittsburgh | L 10–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 37–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Duke | L 24–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Liberty | L 21–38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atClemson | L 21–47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Wake Forest | L 14–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Boston College | L 13–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atLouisville | L 0–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. NC State | L 29–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Notre Dame | L 21–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Syracuse 12 games, 39 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atLiberty | W 24–0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Maryland | L 20–63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Clemson | L 6–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Western Michigan | W 52–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Holy Cross | W 41–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atNC State | L 10–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 20–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atFlorida State | L 17–35 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Boston College | L 27–58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atDuke | W 49–6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atLouisville | L 34–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Wake Forest | W 39–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Syracuse 8 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Wagner | W 62–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Florida State | W 30–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. UConn | W 51–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atClemson | L 23–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.North Carolina | W 40–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.NC State | W 51–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atWake Forest | W 41–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 34–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Syracuse 3 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 50–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 23–30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Central Michigan | W 41–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Syracuse 10 games, 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. South Florida | L 20–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atUConn | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Notre Dame | L 33–50 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atWake Forest | L 9–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atBoston College | W 28–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atClemson | L 0–54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.NC State | L 20–35 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida State | L 14–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atPittsburgh | L 61–76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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