| Monk Bonasorte |
Full Name: Francis Joseph Bonasorte School: Bishop Boyle High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| MONK BONASORTE and Rick Stockstill |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1977 42 DB 6-1 177 Fr * Pittsburgh, PA 1978 42 DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, PA 1979 42 DB 6-1 177 Jr * Pittsburgh, PA 1980 42 DB 6-1 175 Sr * Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Awards |
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Year Award
1979 Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
1980 Football News - 2nd Team All-American
Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1995 |
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When Monk Bonasorte came to Florida State in 1977, he was a fifth-string walk-on with virtually no shot at playing time. When his college career was over, the defensive back had etched his name in FSU
football history. After a solid sophomore campaign in 1978 with 72 tackles and three interceptions, Bonasorte stepped into the spotlight. Bonasorte starred on one of the toughest defenses in FSU history and led the nation in interceptions for the majority of his junior season in 1979. The Pittsburgh, PA native finished with eight interceptions, which ranked fourth in the nation and set a new Florida State record. With four interceptions in his senior season, Bonasorte set the FSU career mark with fifteen. Both his season and career interception record stood for eleven years. Bonasorte enjoyed a brief pro career and served as an assistant coach in the USFL before settling in Tallahassee.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Defensive Statistics Year GP TK Ast Tot Sack Yds TFL Yds QBH Int Yds TD PBU FF FR Yds TD Bk Saf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 11 7 3 10 . . . . . . . 0 . 1 . . 0 . . 1978 10 36 36 72 . . . . . 3 3 0 . 3 1 0 0 . . 1979 11 37 27 64 . . 1.0 . . 8 100 0 . 1 3 0 0 1 . 1980 11 29 26 55 . . 2.0 . . 4 48 0 . . . . 0 . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 43 109 92 201 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0 15 151 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 |
Special Teams Statistics Year GP PR Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------- 1977 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 1978 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 1979 11 1 9 9.0 9 0 1980 11 1 1 1.0 1 0 -------------------------------- Tot 43 2 10 5.0 9 0 |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1977 TANGERINE BOWL 1979 ORANGE BOWL 1980 ORANGE BOWL |