Steve Slaton Highschool bio:
Steve Slaton plays for Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. Steve Slaton made the varsity football team as a freshman. He was the most valuable player of the Philadelphia Catholic League and a four-year all-conference selection. As a senior, he rushed for 1,836 yards and 26 TDs. Steve Slaton was a first team all-state as a junior and senior. Steve Slaton rushed for more than 6,000 career yards and 73 touchdowns, setting five school records. Steve Slaton was a participant in the annual Big 33 Football Classic.
Steve Slaton was once recruited to attend the University of Maryland before his scholarship was taken away, so he went to attend West Virginia University.
Steve Slaton 2005 biography:
Steve Slaton began his true freshman year as the 4th string running back. Steve Slaton saw his first action in the second game of the season versus Wofford. Steve Slaton carried the ball 8 times for 42 yards and also had a 14-yard reception.
After not getting any carries the next two games, he led the team with 90 yards rushing on eleven carries against then #3 ranked Virginia Tech. Steve Slaton got his first ever start of his career in the next game against Rutgers. Rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown, Slaton helped the Mountaineers to the 27-14 win.
Steve Slaton had one of the most memorable games in WVU football history in the next game vs. Louisville. After trailing 17-0 at Halftime, Slaton and the Mountaineers rallied from a 24-7 4th Quarter deficit to win the game 46-44 in 3 overtimes. After kicking an onside kick that led to the tying score, the Mountaineers headed into overtime with the Cardinals. Slaton finished the game with 188 yards on 31 carries and 5 rushing touchdowns. Slaton also had his first receiving touchdown of the season. His six touchdowns are a WVU and Big East record. Steve Slaton was named the Walter Camp, USA Today, and Rivals.com national player of the week and was also named the Big East player of the week. Slaton added 71 yards on 17 carries in a nationally televised Big East game with Connecticut, while his teammate Pat White upstaged him with 106 pass yards and a score and 63 rush yards and two rushing touchdowns. Slaton left the game early after an injury to his wrist.
Steve Slaton had another outstanding day against Cincinnati, gaining 129 yards on 25 carries and scoring 4 touchdowns. Slaton scored three more touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in the next game against Pitt. Slaton had 179 yards rushing on 34 carries as West Virginia beat Pitt, 45-13. In the final Big East game of the season, Steve Slaton had 86 yards on 28 carries and one touchdown against the South Florida. West Virginia finished the regular season 10-1 and 7-0 in the Big East, earning the school a bid in the Nokia Sugar Bowl.
Nokia Sugar Bowl
WVU earned the automatic bid by winning the Big East and was set to face the University of Georgia Bulldogs in the 2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2006. The Sugar Bowl traditionally takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. However, due to damage to the Superdome from Hurricane Katrina, the game took place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. On the third play of the Mountaineers first series, Steve Slaton ran the ball 52 yards to score the first touchdown of the game. With WVU leading 21-0, Slaton scored his second touchdown of the game to give the Mountaineers a 28-0 lead and leave the crowd and everyone watching at home stunned. West Virginia had a slim 31-28 lead entering the 4th Quarter, when Slaton scored his third touchdown of the game on another 52-yard run. With the score 38-35 and just under two minutes to go, punter Phil Brady sealed the West Virginia victory by gaining 10 yards on a fake punt. Steve Slaton was named the Sugar Bowl MVP gaining a new Sugar Bowl record 204 yards on 26 carries and scoring 3 touchdowns. Slaton's 204 yards were not only a Sugar Bowl record, but the second most rushing yards ever in a BCS game.
Steve Slaton 2006 biography:
Steve Slaton began the season in the same fashion he finished last season. He recorded his second straight 200-yard performance by putting up 203 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns against instate rival Marshall. Steve Slaton saw very limited work in the second game of the season against Eastern Washington. Playing only the first two series of the game, Steve Slaton was still able to break 100 yards rushing getting 105 yards on only 8 carries and scoring two touchdowns. He scored on a 49-yard touchdown run on WVU's second play from scrimmage.
In a very meaningful game of revenge, Steve Slaton dazzled a national audience by gaining 149 yards in the 1st Quarter alone against the Maryland. Steve Slaton was recruited by Maryland, but his scholarship was eventually withdrawn. Steve Slaton finished the game with 195 yards on 21 carries and added another two touchdowns. Steve Slaton helped the highly ranked Mountaineers to their fourth win of the season by gaining 80 yards on 24 carries against the East Carolina Pirates.
The Mountaineers moved to 5-0 as Steve Slaton had a very impressive day against a very good Mississippi State run defense. Steve Slaton finished with 185 yards on 26 carries and scored his 7th touchdown of the season. In the first Big East game of the season, The Mountaineers used a dominating ground game to beat the Syracuse Orangemen 41-17 and remain undefeated. WVU had a total of 457 yards on the ground and 5 touchdowns. Steve Slaton carried the ball 20 times for 163 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run. On a Friday night game in front of a national audience against the Connecticut Huskies, Steve Slaton carried the ball nineteen times for 128 yards, including a career high 56-yard touchdown run.
In the Big East game of the year vs. Louisville, Steve Slaton was unable to repeat last years performance. After a great first half, Steve Slaton had two costly fumbles on consecutive snaps to start the 3rd Quarter. Slaton sat out the rest of the 3rd because he was unable to grip the ball after taking a helmet to his elbow. Steve Slaton returned in the 4th to help WVU close the gap, but the defense was unable to come up with any stops and WVU lost the game, 44-34. Steve Slaton finished the game with 156 yards on 18 carries and a 42-yard touchdown run. Slaton added another 74 yards on 3 receptions.
In the ninth game of the season, Steve Slaton exploded for runs of 65 and 63 yards to help WVU bounce back and beat Cincinnati 42-24. Slaton finished the game with 148 yards and two touchdowns on just 12 carries. In the 99th meeting of the Backyard Brawl, Slaton had one of the most impressive games in WVU history. Although getting off to a slow start in the first half running the ball (7 car., 6 yds.), Steve Slaton became the first Mountaineer to ever have more than 100 yards rushing (215) and 100 yards receiving (130) in the same game. The 215 yard performance came on 23 carries and his 130 yards receiving came on 6 first half receptions. Steve Slaton added 4 more touchdowns, 2 receiving and 2 rushing. The following week, Slaton has his least productive game of his college career when South Florida held him to just 43 yards on 18 carries in a 24-19 loss.
In the final regular season game, in front of a national audience, Steve Slaton helped lead the Mountaineers, without star quarterback Pat White, to a 41-39 triple overtime victory against Rutgers. Steve Slaton gained 112 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns, including one in overtime. Jarrett Brown, White's replacement, was named MVP over Steve Slaton with 244 yards passing and a touchdown and 73 yards rushing and a ground score.
Toyota Gator Bowl
Steve Slaton did not see much play time in the game due to a deep thigh bruise. The Mountaineers won the game against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, 38-35, mostly in part to Steve Slaton's teammates, Pat White, Pat McAfee, and Owen Schmitt. Schmitt filled in for Slaton with 109 yards on 13 rushed with 2 touchdowns.
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Steve Slaton was born on January 4, 1986 in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Steve Slaton is a college football player. Steve Slaton was the running back for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. Steve Slaton is the youngest of six children of Carl and Juanita Tiggett-Slaton. Steve Slaton recently had a child, Julian Xavier Slaton, on November 30, 2006. Steve Slaton is one of the front-runners for the 2007-2008 Heisman Trophy. Steve Slaton missed spring practice of 2007 due to connective surgery on his wrist.