Phil Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH High School: St. Ignatius Height / Weight: 6-1 / 269 Position: Defensive Line Birthdate: 02/17/1981 Experience: 2

Scouting Report
Starting defensive end ... enjoying his best season as a senior ... ranks among MAC leaders in tackles for loss (21.5) and quarterback sacks (9.5) ... first-team all-MAC honoree.

2003 Season
Started all 14 games at defensive end ... led the team in tackles for loss and quarterback sacks ... busted out with five tackles, including three tackles for loss and a quarterback sack at Northwestern (Sept. 13) ... added five more tackles, two more tackles for loss and a quarterback sack at Colorado State (Sept. 20) ... terrorized Kent State (Oct. 25) for six tackles, including five hits for loss ... totaled five tackles, two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery versus Bowling Green (Nov. 4) ... finished the regular-season with a season-high eight tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery at UCF (Nov. 28) ... notched six tackles, including one for loss, recovered a fumble and batted down a pass in MAC title-game at Bowling Green (Dec. 4).

2002 Season
Started all 12 games at left defensive end ... ranked sixth on the team in total tackles and led Miami's defensive linemen in tackles ... made 10 tackles for loss and five quarterback sacks on the season, ranking third on the team in each category ... opened the season with a bang, totaling six tackles, including four tackles for loss, in an Aug. 31 defeat of North Carolina ... put forth one of the season's best outings versus LSU (Sept. 14), totaling eight solo tackles and one assist ... made a key interception in Miami's Sept. 21 defeat of Kent State, returning it 31 yards ... made two quarterback sacks versus Akron (Sept. 28) ... made four solo stops and a sack for a 10-yard loss in Oct. 26 win at Toledo.

2001 Season
Played in all 12 games, making 10 starts ... ranked 10th on the team in total tackles with 57, including 33 solo stops ... ranked second on the team with five sacks for losses of 26 yards ... had a career game in win at Bowling Green (Nov. 3), making a season-high 10 tackles and two quarterback sacks... also intercepted first pass of his career versus BGSU, halting a fourth quarter Falcon drive and setting up a game-clinching field goal ... named MAC Player of the Week following the BGSU win ... had eight tackles each versus Marshall (Nov. 10) and Kent State (Nov. 24) ... cleared at least five tackles in a game six times during the season.

2000 Season
Due to numerous injuries at linebacker, started the season as an outside linebacker and played there much of the season ... finished the year at his preferred position, defensive end ... played in 10 games, starting the first three at linebacker ... notched 37 of his 43 tackles in the first five games ... had a career-high nine tackles at Vanderbilt (Sept. 2) and at Ohio State (Sept. 16) ... notched a personal-best eight solo tackles versus the Buckeyes ... his only sack came against OSU.

1999 Season
Redshirted.

High School
Honorable mention all-American and a first-team all-state selection ... earned first-team all-county and all-district recognition ... named to the Cleveland Plain Dealer "Best of the Best" ... named to the all-Sun Press team ... St. Ignatius was 10-3 in 1997 and advanced to the state semifinals ... played in the North/South All-Star Game and the Big 33 All-Star Game ... amassed 92 tackles and 15 sacks as a senior ... coached by Chuck Kyle.

Personal
Born February 17, 1981 (22 years old) ... son of Eugene and Betty Smith ... majoring in psychology.

Single-Game Bests
Tackles: 10 at Bowling Green, 2001 Unassisted Tackles: 8(twice), last at Bowling Green, 2001 Tackles For Loss: 5 at Kent State, 2003 Sacks: 2 (twice) last vs. Bowling Green, 2003