| Christian Pereira |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Bronx, NY
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 | High School: Cardinal Hayes
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 218
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 | Position: Wide Receiver
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 | Birthdate: 07/03/1983
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2003: Led Maine in receiving yardage with 820 yards and with ten touchdown receptions ... His 820 yards in a season ranks eighth all-time at Maine ... Second in total receptions with 52, averaging 15.8 yards per catch and 82.0 yards per game ... Season total of 52 catches ranks twelfth all-time at Maine ... Ten receiving touchdowns ranks second all-time (Drew O'Conner 16 in 1998) ... Named third team All-Atlantic 10 ... Led the team with 76 yards in the season opener against Montana (8/30) ... Scored his first touchdown of the season at Hofstra (9/6) ... Had two touchdowns against Massachusetts (9/20) and led the team with 86 receiving yards ... Led the team with five catches and 85 yards along with one touchdown against Richmond (10/4) ... Again led the team with five catches for 68 yards at Northeastern (10/18) ... Only had three catches against James Madison (10/25), but two were for touchdowns ... He added a touchdown at Delware (11/1) in the first quarter ... Posted 124 yards on five catches with two touchdowns, including one for 65 yards, at Morgan State (11/8) ... Led the team with five catches for 55 yards and one touchdown in the win over #14 ranked Villanova (11/15) ... At New Hampshire (11/22) had a career high 198 yards on 14 receptions - one of the best receiving performances in the history of Maine football. 2002: Led all Maine receivers in total receptions with 44 ... Second in total yards with 429, averaging 9.8 yards per reception and 30.6 yards per game ... His lone TD reception of the season was an 11-yard strike from Jake Eaton with 3:29 remaining that produced the game-winning points in a fourth quarter come-from-behind win against Hofstra (10/26)... Had a career-high 74 yards receiving on four catches in the season-opener against Central Conn. State (8/31) ... Also had a career-long 30-yard pass reception versus the Blue Devils ... Logged eight punt returns for 52 yards (6.5 yds./return). 2001: Caught two passes for 34 yards against New Hampshire while playing as a true freshman.
BEFORE MAINE: Played wide receiver for coach Sterling Alves at Cardinal Hayes High School ... Had 30 catches for 609 yards and eight touchdowns ... Third-ranked wide receiver in the New York Catholic League ... His team advanced to the Catholic High School Football League Quarterfinals ... Selected All-Catholic League wide receiver and caught a touchdown pass in the All-Star game ... Selected All-Division in baseball as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born July 3, 1983 ... Son of Victor and Karen Pereira ... A Communications major.