Player Detail

JOHN DANTONIO
Defensive End
1975 / 1978
Zanesville, OH

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1975	Program vs Appalachian State	84	DE	6-4	195	Fr	0	0
1976	Media Guide		DE	6-2	202	So
1976	Program vs Wake Forest	84	DE	6-2	202	So
1976	Fall 1976	84	DE	6-2	202	So	0	0
1977	Georgia Tech, Clemson progams	84	DE	6-3	210	Jr	6	6
1977	Media Guide		DE	6-2	210	Jr
1978	Media Guide	84	DE	6-3	215	Sr	4	4
1978	Game Program vs. Duke	84	DE	6-3	215	Jr

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1976 Media Guide	Left Defensive End	2nd String
9/25/1976 vs. Georgia	Left Defensive End	2nd String
1977 Media Guide	Right Defensive End	Starter
1978 Media Guide	Right Defensive End	Starter
9/23/1978 vs. Duke	Left Defensive End	Starter

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1976	0	0	34	2.0	0.0		0	0	1	1	0	13	3	2	25.76	4.17
1977			94	6.0	4.0				3	1		45	11	7	98.63	2.87
1978	35	18	53	8.0	3.0		1	0	0	1		34	6	2	70.4	2.73
Tot	35	18	181	16.0	7.0		1	0	4	3	0	92	20	11	194.79

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	Right Defensive End
1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	Right Defensive End
1977-09-24	Georgia	Right Defensive End
1977-10-01	East Carolina	Right Defensive End
1977-11-19	Clemson	Right Defensive End
1977-11-26	Hawaii	Right Defensive End
1978-09-23	Duke	Left Defensive End
1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	Left Defensive End
1978-10-21	Mississippi	Left Defensive End
1978-11-25	Clemson	Right Defensive End

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1976	1976-11-20	Clemson	3	5	USC	33	Steve Fuller sacked for loss of 7 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	3	17	GAT	36	Lanier sacked for loss of 8 (John Dantonio, Scott Blackman)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	23	Fortner sacked for loss of 7 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	7	ECU	23	Green sacked for loss of 5 (John Dantonio, Roscoe Watson)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	3	9	ECU	25	Southerland sacked for loss of 8 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	1	10	HAW	24	Duva sacked for loss of 1 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	1	10	FUR	20	Henderson sacked for loss of 8 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	3	14	FUR	16	Henderson sacked for loss of 5 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	3	8	USC	10	David Webber to throw, runs for loss of 1 (Bill Janus, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	40	David Webber to pass, scrambles and is sacked (Brett Bond, John Dantonio)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	10	USC	13	Simon rush for loss of 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	29	Price tackled for loss of 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	1	10	USC	11	Rucker rush for loss of 1 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	1	10	USC	25	Ivery rush for loss of 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	2	1	USC	29	McLee rush for loss of 1 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	8	USC	16	Southerland rush for loss of 4 (Roscoe Watson, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	2	8	UMS	24	Ellis rush for loss of 2 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	2	3	FUR	25	Glenn rush for loss of 1 (Scott Wade, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	1	10	DUK	33	Pitch to Rhett for loss of 4
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	2	12	DUK	45	Stanley Driskell around left end for loss of 5 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	1	10	USC	48	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for loss of 1 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	2	8	WFU	40	David Webber fumbles and recovers, loss of 5 (John Dantonio)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1976	1976-09-18	Duke	3	6	DUK	40	Dunn pass for Gore incomplete (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-16	Mississippi	1	10	UMS	38	Ellis pass for Woullard incomplete (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	2	8	UKY	20	Deaton pass for Brooks incomplete (John Dantonio, Fred Sinclair)
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	3	6	UGA	47	Jeff Pyburn incomplete (John Dantonio)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1975	1975-10-04	Baylor	2	1	BAY	44	Jackson pass intercepted by John Dantonio at BU 46

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1975	1975-09-20	Duke	2	9	USC	15	Corbett rush for 6 (Russ Manzari, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-10-11	Virginia	1	10	UVA	37	Copeland rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-10-18	Mississippi	2	5	UMS	29	James Storey rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-10-18	Mississippi	1	10	UMS	35	James Storey rush for 4 (Garry Mott, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-10-25	LSU	1	10	LSU	20	Terry Robiskie rush for 5 (John Dantonio, Ricky Payne)
1975	1975-11-01	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	26	Ted Brown, 14-yd pass from Dave Buckey (Garry Mott, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	4	1	USC	11	Hamilton rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	10	USC	23	Simon rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	3	3	USC	5	Simon rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	2	USC	2	Price rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	24	Simon rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	20	Hamilton rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	43	Price sacked, fumble, recovered by (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	2	7	APP	39	Holt, 14-yd pass from Price (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	2	9	USC	15	Simon rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	2	13	WFU	18	Clark Gaines rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	33	McManus rush for 3 (Bubba Shugart, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	2	6	WFU	20	Clark Gaines rush for 2 (David Prezioso, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	2	6	WFU	19	Clark Gaines rush for 5 (Ricky Payne, John Dantonio)
1975	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	27	Millner, 13-yd pass from McGlamry (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-09-04	Appalachian State	1	6	USC	6	Price rush for 2 (David Prezioso, John Dantonio)
1976	1976-09-11	Georgia Tech	2	10	GAT	18	Sims rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-09-18	Duke	2	10	DUK	20	Gore, 3-yd pass from Dunn (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-02	Baylor	3	1	BAY	41	Franklin rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-02	Baylor	1	10	USC	43	Blair rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-02	Baylor	3	2	USC	17	Blair rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-02	Baylor	1	10	USC	14	Blair rush for 3 (John Dantonio, David Prezioso)
1976	1976-10-02	Baylor	2	2	BAY	28	Blair rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-09	Virginia	2	10	UVA	44	Sloan rush for no gain (Joe McGregor, John Dantonio, Tim Singleton)
1976	1976-10-09	Virginia	1	10	UVA	39	Copeland rush for 4 (John Dantonio, Bubba Shugart) + SC personal foul
1976	1976-10-16	Mississippi	2	13	UMS	31	Ellis rush for 4 (John Dantonio, Bubba Shugart)
1976	1976-10-16	Mississippi	2	9	UMS	26	Storey, 12-yd pass from Ellis (Joe McGregor, John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-23	Notre Dame	2	3	NDM	28	Brower rush for 10 (Charlie Barber, John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-23	Notre Dame	1	10	USC	21	McLane rush for 7 (John Dantonio, Bernard Grant)
1976	1976-10-30	N.C. State	2	5	USC	45	Brown, 23-yd pass from Evans (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-10-30	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	15	Ted Brown rush for 7 (John Dantonio, David Prezioso)
1976	1976-11-13	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	11	McDougald rush for 9 (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1976	1976-11-13	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	39	McDougald rush for 2 (Kerry DePasquale, John Dantonio)
1976	1976-11-20	Clemson	2	10	CLM	45	Jerry Butler rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-11-20	Clemson	1	5	USC	44	Tracy Perry rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1976	1976-11-20	Clemson	3	8	CLM	22	Steve Fuller rush for loss of 2 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	9	Hamilton rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	2	7	APP	26	Hamilton rush for no gain (Steve Bernish, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	1	10	USC	13	McConnell rush for 5 (Curtis Boyd, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	4	2	USC	5	Simon rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	3	11	USC	32	Price rush for no gain (John Dantonio, Joe McGregor)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	20	APP rush for 4 (Roscoe Watson, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	3	2	APP	28	APP rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	2	13	APP	26	Simon rush for 9 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	3	4	APP	35	Price rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	2	11	USC	12	Shamburger rush for 2 (Lance Garrett, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	1	10	GAT	16	Moriarty rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	3	2	GAT	28	Ivery rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	3	11	GAT	20	Lanier rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	1	10	GAT	14	Shamburger rush for 4 (John Dantonio, Tim Singleton)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	1	10	GAT	9	Lanier rush, fumble, recovered by (John Dantonio) at GT 11
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	2	7	USC	35	Hunter rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	20	Fortner rush for 5 (Curtis Boyd, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	USC	49	Fortner rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	1	10	UGA	30	Pyburn rush for 7 (Lance Garrett, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	2	3	UGA	37	McClendon rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	1	10	UGA	5	McLee rush for 2 (Joe McGregor, Roger Woolbright, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	3	5	UGA	10	McLee rush for 3 (Steve Bernish, John Dantonio, Tim Singleton)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	3	10	UGA	33	Pyburn rush for 14 (Rick Sanford, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	3	7	USC	35	Pyburn rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-09-24	Georgia	3	3	UGA	46	Rogers rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	7	ECU	34	Hawkins rush for 8 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	1	10	USC	29	Sutton rush for 3 (John Dantonio, Bill Janus)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	1	10	USC	10	Hawkins rush for 3 (Mike Tisdale, John Dantonio, Tim Singleton)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	1	10	ECU	20	Green rush for 1 (Roger Woolbright, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	9	ECU	21	Green rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	11	ECU	3	Southerland rush for 8, fumble, recovered by (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-08	Duke	1	10	USC	25	Broadie rush for 16 (John Dantonio, Rick Sanford)
1977	1977-10-08	Duke	1	10	USC	47	Gonet rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-08	Duke	2	8	DUK	22	Dunn rush for 3 (John Dantonio, Tim Singleton)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	1	10	USC	40	Ellis fumbles, forced by (Steve Bernish) recovered by (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	2	7	USC	32	Garner fumbles, forced by (Roger Woolbright) recovered by (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	1	10	UMS	49	Storey rush for 6 (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	1	10	UMS	46	Ellis rush for 1 (Joe McGregor, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	2	10	UMS	20	Perry rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	1	10	USC	35	Doug Paschall rush for 3 (John Dantonio, Lance Garrett)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	2	5	UNC	25	Amos Lawrence rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	3	7	USC	31	Mike Finn, 5-yd pass from Matt Kupec (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	26	Billy Johnson rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	1	10	USC	35	Bill Paschall rush for 3 (Joe McGregor, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	2	7	USC	32	Billy Johnson rush for 9 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	4	1	USC	14	Bill Paschall rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-12	Wake Forest	2	10	WFU	20	Steve Young, 7-yd pass from Mike McGlamry (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-12	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	24	Paterson, 7-yd pass from Mike mcGlamry (John Dantonio) + SC penalty
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	10	Warren Ratchford rush for 2 (John Dantonio, Mike Tisdale)
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	2	5	CLM	38	Warren Ratchford rush for 7 (Steve Bernish, John Dantonio, Curtis Boyd)
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	1	7	USC	7	Marvin Sims rush for 1 (Fred Sinclair, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	2	17	CLM	42	Steve Fuller rush for 7 (Joe McGregor, John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	2	10	CLM	43	Warren Ratchford rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-19	Clemson	1	10	USC	42	Marvin Sims rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	2	6	HAW	49	Duva rush for 8 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	3	5	HAW	25	Green, 12-yd pass from Duva (John Dantonio) - UH clipping
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	2	8	HAW	37	Bell rush for 5 (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	2	3	USC	3	Edralin rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1977	1977-11-26	Hawaii	1	10	USC	44	Green rush for 7 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	1	10	FUR	38	Woerner rush for 2 (Neal Timmons, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	2	7	USC	45	Henderson rush for 2 (Scott Wade, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	3	6	FUR	17	Glenn rush for 8 (Steve Bernish, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	2	9	FUR	26	Henderson rush for no gain (Steve Bernish, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	1	10	FUR	18	Stowers rush for 1 (Bob Orkis, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	28	Williams rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	20	Brooks rush for no gain (W.T. Williams, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	3	8	UKY	22	Hill rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	28	Brooks rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	2	8	USC	49	Mike Dunn keeps up middle for 2 (Fred Sinclair, Steve Bernish, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	1	15	DUK	34	Mike Dunn keeps for 2 (Neal Timmons, John Dantonio, Bill Janus)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	3	4	GAT	10	Mike Kelley rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	2	18	GAT	12	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for 19 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	2	7	USC	38	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	3	4	USC	35	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for 4 (John Dantonio, Bill Janus)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	2	5	GAT	16	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	1	10	USC	22	Eddie Lee Ivery rush for 4 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	37	Amos Lawrence rush for 33 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	25	Amos Lawrence rush for 5 (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	2	9	USC	41	Chuck Sharp rush for 3 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	2	1	USC	20	Doug Paschal rush for 3 (Lou Biondi, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	20	Amos Lawrence rush for no gain (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-04	N.C. State	2	9	NCS	24	Ted Brown rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-04	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	20	Ted Brown rush for 7 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-04	N.C. State	3	5	NCS	47	Scott Smith rush for 6 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-04	N.C. State	2	6	NCS	43	Chuckie Canady rush for 1 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	38	Kirby carries around right end, gain of 2 (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	3	13	WFU	35	David Webber scrambles for 1 yard (John Dantonio, Steve Bernish)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	2	8	WFU	34	David Webber throws complete to Kirby over the middle, gain of 4 (Tim Singleton, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	30	Kirby carries up left side, gain of 8 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	36	James McDougal up the middle for 4
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	3	3	WFU	45	James McDougal carries left on pitch for gain of 3 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	43	David Webber throws complete to Wright on a screen left for no gain (Robert Perlotte, John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	46	Daly complete to Ventresca for 7, fumble caused by John Dantonio, recovered by Chuck Allen
1978	1978-11-25	Clemson	1	10	USC	17	Brown rush for 2 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-25	Clemson	2	1	USC	47	Sims rush for 11 (John Dantonio)
1978	1978-11-25	Clemson	3	1	USC	16	Perry rush for 6 (John Dantonio)