2003: Athletic Department Deans[apos] Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Liberal Arts ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team ... started all 11 games at linebacker ... had a team-high 15 (9-6) total tackles against Gannon including two sacks ... had double-digit tackle totals in three other games (Grand Valley, Northwood and Saginaw Valley) ... second on the team in tackles for loss (15) and sacks (four) and third in total tackles (96) ... also recorded sacks at Ashland and at Mercyhurst ... had a season-best three tackles for loss at SVSU along with a fumble recovery ... named to the CoSIDA District IV Academic All-District First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... selected as the Ron Solack Memorial [quote]35[quote] Award winner.
2002: Returned to the lineup for the Grand Valley contest after missing the first two games with an injury ... had one tackle for loss against the Lakers ... started at Ferris State ... missed the next two games with an injury ... dressed but did not play at Michigan Tech ... saw playing time in the last three games of the season ... made a season-high five tackles (4-1) at Northwood ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2001: Played in all 10 games ... made a season-high four tackles (1-3) against Northwood ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2000: Earned his first varsity letter ... saw playing time at strong side linebacker.
1999: Redshirted.
High School: A 1999 graduate of Troy Athens ... earned five varsity letters (three in football, two in track) ... was a First Team All-Metro selection for coach John Walker after leading the league in tackles ... recipient of Coach[apos]s Award for attitude and intensity ... member of the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Full name--Nicholas Tom Pappas ... born July 5, 1981, in Troy ... son of Chuck Pappas and Jill Belfore ... has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Jesse ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) nine consecutive semesters (Winter 2000 through Winter 2004) ... is a criminal justice major.
Pappas[apos] Career Statistics
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| Year | GP | Solo | Asst. | Total | TFL-Yd | Sac-Yd | FR-Yds |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 15-47 | 4-29 | 1-0 |
| Career | 29 | 61 | 67 | 128 | 18-58 | 5-36 | 1-0 |
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