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Hilliard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he played wide receiver for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1994 Florida Gators football team|1994]] to [[1996 Florida Gators football team|1996]].<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 77–79, 85, 88, 93, 97, 127, 143–145, 147–148, 152, 162, 168–169, 174, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.</ref> During his three seasons as a Gator, the team won three [[SEC Championship Game|SEC Championship]]s in [[1994 SEC Championship Game|1994]], [[1995 SEC Championship Game|1995]], and [[1996 SEC Championship Game|1996]]. As a junior in 1996, he was paired with fellow Gators receiver [[Reidel Anthony]] and both posted 1,000-yard seasons, and both Hilliard and Anthony were recognized as first-team All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selections and consensus first-team All-Americans,<ref name=ufmediaguide/><ref>''2012 NCAA Football Records Book'', [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf Award Winners], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.</ref> as the Gators won the [[Bowl Alliance]] national championship—their first-ever national football title. The Gators finished the season with a record of 12–1 after a 52–20 victory over the top-ranked [[1996 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] in the [[1997 Sugar Bowl]].<ref>College Football Data Warehouse, Steve Spurrier Records by Year, [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2206&year=1996 1996]. Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref> Memorably, he set three Sugar Bowl records against the Seminoles: he had 150 receiving yards, including an 82-yard touchdown catch, and scored a total of three touchdowns for eighteen points.<ref name=ufmediaguide/> |
Hilliard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he played wide receiver for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1994 Florida Gators football team|1994]] to [[1996 Florida Gators football team|1996]].<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 77–79, 85, 88, 93, 97, 127, 143–145, 147–148, 152, 162, 168–169, 174, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.</ref> During his three seasons as a Gator, the team won three [[SEC Championship Game|SEC Championship]]s in [[1994 SEC Championship Game|1994]], [[1995 SEC Championship Game|1995]], and [[1996 SEC Championship Game|1996]]. As a junior in 1996, he was paired with fellow Gators receiver [[Reidel Anthony]] and both posted 1,000-yard seasons, and both Hilliard and Anthony were recognized as first-team All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selections and consensus first-team All-Americans,<ref name=ufmediaguide/><ref>''2012 NCAA Football Records Book'', [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf Award Winners], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.</ref> as the Gators won the [[Bowl Alliance]] national championship—their first-ever national football title. The Gators finished the season with a record of 12–1 after a 52–20 victory over the top-ranked [[1996 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] in the [[1997 Sugar Bowl]].<ref>College Football Data Warehouse, Steve Spurrier Records by Year, [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2206&year=1996 1996]. Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref> Memorably, he set three Sugar Bowl records against the Seminoles: he had 150 receiving yards, including an 82-yard touchdown catch, and scored a total of three touchdowns for eighteen points.<ref name=ufmediaguide/> |
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Hilliard declared himself eligible for the [[NFL Draft]] after his junior season, and finished his college career with 126 [[Reception (American football)|reception]]s for 2,214 yards and twenty-nine [[touchdown]]s.<ref name=ufmediaguide/> In a 2006 series published by ''The Gainesville Sun'', he was recognized as No. 14 among the 100 all-time greatest Gator players from the first century of Florida football.<ref>Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060820/GATORS70/60818018?tc=ar No. 14 Ike Hilliard]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (August 20, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013.</ref> He was inducted into the [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame]] as a "Gator Great" in 2009.<ref>F Club, Hall of Fame, [http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats Gator Greats]. Retrieved December 14, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=15784 Eight 2009 Honorees Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame]," GatorZone.com (April 17, 2009). Retrieved July 22, 2011.</ref> |
Hilliard declared himself eligible for the [[NFL Draft]] after his junior season, and finished his college career with 126 [[Reception (American football)|reception]]s for 2,214 yards and twenty-nine [[touchdown]]s.<ref name=ufmediaguide/> In a 2006 series published by ''The Gainesville Sun'', he was recognized as No. 14 among the 100 all-time greatest Gator players from the first century of Florida football.<ref>Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060820/GATORS70/60818018?tc=ar No. 14 Ike Hilliard]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (August 20, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013.</ref> He was inducted into the [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame]] as a "Gator Great" in 2009.<ref>F Club, Hall of Fame, [http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats Gator Greats]. Retrieved December 14, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=15784 Eight 2009 Honorees Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame]," GatorZone.com (April 17, 2009). Retrieved July 22, 2011.</ref> |
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Isaac Jason Hilliard (born April 5, 1976), is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. After his playing career, Hilliard became a coach, and is currently the wide receivers coach for the NFL's Washington Redskins.
Early years
Hilliard was born in Patterson, Louisiana in 1976.[1] He attended Patterson High School,[2] where he was a star high school football player for the Patterson Lumberjacks.
College career
Hilliard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996.[3] During his three seasons as a Gator, the team won three SEC Championships in 1994, 1995, and 1996. As a junior in 1996, he was paired with fellow Gators receiver Reidel Anthony and both posted 1,000-yard seasons, and both Hilliard and Anthony were recognized as first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selections and consensus first-team All-Americans,[3][4] as the Gators won the Bowl Alliance national championship—their first-ever national football title. The Gators finished the season with a record of 12–1 after a 52–20 victory over the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles in the 1997 Sugar Bowl.[5] Memorably, he set three Sugar Bowl records against the Seminoles: he had 150 receiving yards, including an 82-yard touchdown catch, and scored a total of three touchdowns for eighteen points.[3]
Hilliard declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft after his junior season, and finished his college career with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and twenty-nine touchdowns.[3] In a 2006 series published by The Gainesville Sun, he was recognized as No. 14 among the 100 all-time greatest Gator players from the first century of Florida football.[6] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009.[7][8]
Professional career
New York Giants
The New York Giants chose Hilliard in the first round (seventh pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft,[9] and he played his first eight seasons for the Giants from 1997 to 2004.[10] He became a regular starter in 1998,[10] helping the Giants reach Super Bowl XXXV following the 2000 regular season. He finished his career with the Giants with 368 receptions for 4,630 yards and twenty-seven touchdowns.[1]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hilliard signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2004 season. During his first two seasons with Tampa Bay, he was used mainly as a third or fourth receiver, but in 2007 he started ten games making sixty-two receptions for 722 yards.[10] Hilliard was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009.[11] Hilliard finished his NFL career with 546 catches for 6,397 yards and thirty-five touchdowns.[10]
In his twelve-season NFL career, Hilliard appeared in 161 regular season games, started 105 of them, and made 546 catches for 6,397 yards and thirty-five touchdowns.[1] He also had 126 rushing yards on sixteen attempts.[1]
NFL statistics
Receiving statistics[12]
Year | Team | Games | Receptions | Yards | Yards per Reception | Longest Reception | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
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1997 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | NYG | 16 | 51 | 715 | 14.0 | 50 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
1999 | NYG | 16 | 72 | 996 | 13.8 | 46 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | NYG | 14 | 55 | 787 | 14.3 | 59 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NYG | 14 | 52 | 659 | 12.7 | 38 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NYG | 7 | 27 | 386 | 14.3 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | NYG | 13 | 60 | 608 | 10.1 | 38 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 2 |
2004 | NYG | 16 | 49 | 437 | 8.9 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
2005 | TB | 16 | 35 | 282 | 8.1 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | TB | 16 | 34 | 339 | 10.0 | 44 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | TB | 15 | 62 | 722 | 11.6 | 56 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | TB | 16 | 47 | 424 | 9.0 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
Career | 161 | 546 | 6,397 | 11.7 | 59 | 35 | 353 | 10 | 8 |
Returning statistics[12]
Year | Team | Games | Punt Return Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Fair Catch | Longest Punt Return |
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2004 | NYG | 16 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
2006 | TB | 16 | 24 | 163 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
2007 | TB | 15 | 15 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
2008 | TB | 16 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Career | 63 | 46 | 300 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Coaching career
Forced to retire after a neck injury, Hilliard became a volunteer receivers coach for the UFL's Florida Tuskers in 2009. In 2010, he became the Tuskers' new wide receivers coach for the coming season.
In 2011, Hilliard returned to the NFL as an assistant wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins, followed by the Washington Redskins in 2012, and the Buffalo Bills in 2013. He was named the wide receivers coach of the Washington Redskins of the NFL for the second time in January 2014.
Personal
Hilliard is the nephew of former New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard.
See also
- 1996 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators football, 1990–99
- History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- List of Florida Gators football All-Americans
- List of Florida Gators football players in the NFL
- List of New York Giants players
References
- ^ a b c d Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved June 3, 2010
- ^ a b c d 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 77–79, 85, 88, 93, 97, 127, 143–145, 147–148, 152, 162, 168–169, 174, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ 2012 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse, Steve Spurrier Records by Year, 1996. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "No. 14 Ike Hilliard," The Gainesville Sun (August 20, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ "Eight 2009 Honorees Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 17, 2009). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1997 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c d National Football League, Historical Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "Bucs Release Derrick Brooks, 4 Others," Yahoo Sports (February 25, 2009). Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "Ike Hilliard Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.
- 1976 births
- Living people
- African-American players of American football
- All-American college football players
- American football wide receivers
- Florida Gators football players
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- Florida Tuskers coaches
- Miami Dolphins coaches
- New York Giants players
- People from Patterson, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Washington Redskins coaches