2007: Scanlon started every game at linebacker and earned second-team Empire 8 all-star honors. He led the team with 22 tackles for loss and picked up a pair of sacks. Scanlon was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week after collecting a career-best 11 tackles in the win at Springfield; he also intercepted a pass to set up a Bomber touchdown. He picked up 10 tackles in the King’s win and notched three tackles for loss in the King’s, Brockport and Utica wins. 
 2006: Scanlon played in seven games and started the first four at outside linebacker. He made seven tackles in the season-opening win over Huntingdon, collecting a career-best two tackles for loss (including his first career sack). Scanlon collected a career-high nine tackles in the Hartwick victory and forced a Hawk fumble. He made six tackles, including one for loss, at St. John Fisher.
2006: Scanlon played in seven games and started the first four at outside linebacker. He made seven tackles in the season-opening win over Huntingdon, collecting a career-best two tackles for loss (including his first career sack). Scanlon collected a career-high nine tackles in the Hartwick victory and forced a Hawk fumble. He made six tackles, including one for loss, at St. John Fisher. 
2005: Scanlon played in eight games, appearing on special teams and as Ithaca’s back-up at the weak-side linebacker position. His 12 tackles in kick coverage rank third on the team. He collected a career-best five tackles in the shutout at Utica and posted a season-high two tackles for loss at Lycoming. Scanlon’s first career interception came in the win over Norwich. He made three stops against Union in the NCAA playoffs.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Amity High School, Scanlon was coached by Rick McGowan. He was all-league, all-area and all-state as a senior. Scanlon also played a season at Choate Rosemary Hall, where he was coached by Doug James.
Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of John Scanlon and Elaine Skoromski.
                                                                               Ithaca Football
                      Ithaca Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 03, 2008)
                                           All games
#44 John SCANLON   
                                     |---RUSHING---|  |--RECEIVING--|  |-------PASSING-------|  |--KICK RET--|  |--PUNT RET--|   all
 Date         Opponent               No.  Yds TD  Lg  No.  Yds TD  Lg  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  purp
 09/06/08     LYCOMING...............  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 09/13/08     at King's..............  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 09/20/08     HARTWICK...............  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 09/27/08     at St. John Fisher.....  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 10/11/08     at Norwich.............  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 10/18/08     FROSTBURG STATE........  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 10/25/08     UTICA..................  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 11/01/08     SPRINGFIELD............  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 Totals..............................  0    0  0   0    0    0  0   0    0-  0-  0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0   0    0  0   0     0
 Games played: 8
                                     |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-|            Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|
 Date         Opponent               Solo  Ast  Total    TFL-Yds    No-Yds  FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf  Pts
 09/06/08     LYCOMING...............   1    4      5      1-1       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 09/13/08     at King's..............   1   13     14      2-3       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   1    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 09/20/08     HARTWICK...............   2    5      7      0-0       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   1    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 09/27/08     at St. John Fisher.....   2    8     10      1-1       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 10/11/08     at Norwich.............   1    2      3      1-2       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 10/18/08     FROSTBURG STATE........   2    3      5      1-3       0-0     1  0-0     0-0     0   1    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 10/25/08     UTICA..................   4    2      6      2-4       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 11/01/08     SPRINGFIELD............   4    5      9      2-4       0-0     0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   0-0     0   0   0    0
 Totals..............................  17   42     59     10-18      0-0     1  0-0     0-0     0   3    0   0-0     0   0   0    0