Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Oct 11 (Sat)
1 p.m.
Roster
Jean-Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo
- Position:
- DE
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- Champlain
PERSONAL: Full Name: Jean-Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo...Son of Raymond Gagnon and Cristina Gordillo...Born 2-20-81...In his second year working on his master’s degree in human resources after completing his undergraduate work in April 2004... EMU: Chosen in the fourth round of the 2005 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders...Has earned two letters in a row (2003, 2004) after battling injuries through his first two seasons...One of the top scholar-athletes on the team...Has played in 29 games for the Eagles, 19 as a starter, and has accumulated 75 career tackles along with 15 tackles-for-loss of 44 yards...Is one of the 11 members of Head Coach Jeff Genyk’s 2005 Champions Club designating team leadership...2004: Named second-team Academic All-District after posting a 3.65 GPA as a graduate student in human resources...Also selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team...Started all 11 games at defensive end...Finished the season as the eighth-leading tackler on the team with 48...Led the team in tackles-for-loss of 25 yards...Recovered a fumble at the end of the fourth overtime to help preserve a 61-58 win over Central Michigan (Nov. 6) at Ford Field in Detroit...Selected for Championship Performance twice during the year, against Western Michigan (Oct. 16) and Central Michigan (Nov. 6)...Also singled our for Winning Performances against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 25) and Ball State (Oct. 9)...2003: Earned his first letter after battling injuries throughout his first two seasons...Played in nine games, starting four times...Earned starts against East Tennessee State (Aug. 28), UCF (Nov. 8), Ball State (Nov. 15) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 22)...Recorded 27 tackles on the season with his best effort six stops against UCF...2002: Sat out the season with an injury...2001: Practiced with the team but did not play in any games and was awarded freshman eligibility for the 2002 season...Named a Backup Eagle of the Week for outstanding effort during the week of practice three times on the season, versus Western Michigan (Sept. 29), Central Michigan (Nov. 10) and Toledo (Nov. 17) for outstanding effort in practice...HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final three years at Champlain Regional College, where he made the Academic All-Star team for collegiate AAA and the Team Quebec squad...Senior Year: Named to Team Quebec after posting 33 tackles including six sacks...Junior Year: Selected AAA All-Star Collegiate with 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss and five sacks...Sophomore year: Recorded 24 tackles, four tackles-for-loss and five sacks.
