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2015 <strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> / PLAYER BIOS<br />
• Just 25 games into his <strong>NC</strong> State career, ranks fifth in school history in<br />
career passing TDs (42), 7th in yards (5,054), 5th in completions (446), 7th in<br />
attempts (737). Also ranks sixth in touchdown responsibility with 50.<br />
• 2,448 passing yards this season is 13th-best mark in school history.<br />
• Other season marks that ranks among the best in Wolfpack history:<br />
completions (225, 8th), attempts (367, 12th), touchdowns (19, t9th), efficiency<br />
(132.24, 12th).<br />
• Had thrown 241 straight passes without an INT before throwing a pick on the<br />
last play at Virginia Tech. That streak is the third-longest streak in ACC history.<br />
• Threw an 83-yard TD pass to Maurice Trowell in the win at Boston College -<br />
that tied as the 9th longest pass in school history.<br />
• First Pack QB since Johnny Evans in 1976 to rush and pass for over 100 yards<br />
in a game. He had 128 rushing yards and 206 passing yards vs. U<strong>NC</strong>.<br />
• The Wolfpack’s leading rusher against U<strong>NC</strong> with his second career 100+ yard<br />
game.<br />
• Earned the team’s Governor’s Award for Most Valuable Player for the second<br />
straight year.<br />
• Career passing efficiency mark of 134.48 ranks second in school history.<br />
• A Manning Award “Star of the Week” for his performance vs. Troy.<br />
• On the preseason watch lists for the O’Brien, Manning and Unitas Awards.<br />
Has been named to the list of 15 for the Unitas.<br />
• Attended the Manning Camp during the summer.<br />
AS A RS - JUNIOR (<strong>2014</strong>):<br />
• Posted the 10th-best single-season passing yardage mark (2,606) in school<br />
history in <strong>2014</strong>. His 23 touchdown passes rank seventh.• Was one of just<br />
three quarterbacks in the Power 5 conferences with at least 2,000 passing<br />
yards, 300 rushing yards, 20 passing TDs and five or less interceptions (with<br />
Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariotta of Oregon and Brett Hundley of<br />
UCLA). In the previous five seasons, only eight P5 QBs have matched those<br />
numbers.<br />
• Threw 23 touchdown passes, the seventh-best single season mark in school<br />
history and more than Philip Rivers had in his junior campaign.<br />
• Threw 187 straight passes without an interception in <strong>2014</strong> - the seventh longest<br />
streak in ACC history.<br />
• Finished the season ranked third in the ACC in TD passes, 30th nationally.<br />
• Ranked third in the ACC in total offense (51st nationally) with 241.2 yards/<br />
game. His 3,135 total yards is the seventh-best mark in school history.<br />
• Posted a .597 completion percentage - that mark ranked fifth in the ACC, 50th<br />
nationally and is the 12th-best mark in school history.<br />
• Passed for 2,606 yards this season, the 9th-best mark in school history. That<br />
mark ranked sixth in the ACC and 58th nationally.<br />
• Posted a 136.70 efficiency rating - the fifth-best mark in school history and<br />
the 46th-best mark nationally in <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
• Named the MVP of the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, he tallied 293 yards of<br />
total offense in that victory.<br />
• Named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week after the win over North<br />
Carolina - he set a new <strong>NC</strong> State record for rushing yards by a quarterback<br />
with 167 in that contest. He also threw for three scores in that 35-7 victory.<br />
• Also named the league offensive back of the week for his performance<br />
against top-ranked Florida State - he threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns.<br />
AS A JUNIOR (2013):<br />
• Named the Wolfpack’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year.<br />
• Sat out the season after transferring from Florida.<br />
• Elected to serve on the team’s Leadership Council for 2013.<br />
AS A SOPHOMORE AT FLORIDA (2012):<br />
• Came off the bench in the third quarter of the Louisiana game with Florida<br />
trailing 20-13, and helped the Gators to a 27-20 win with a pair of TD drives,<br />
he Was 6-of-8 for 64 yards and had a 39-yard scoring pass.<br />
• Started the Gator’s 23-0 win over Jacksonville State, completing 14-of-22<br />
passes for 154 yards.<br />
AS A FRESHMAN AT FLORIDA (2011):<br />
• Started two games, taking on No. 1 LSU in Baton Rouge in his first career<br />
start, and then at No. 24 Auburn in back-to-back weeks.<br />
• The first true freshman quarterback at Florida to take his first career snap<br />
as the starter.<br />
IN HIGH SCHOOL:<br />
• Played quarterback for coach Jack Daniels.<br />
• Led Dwyer to its first state championship during his junior campaign.<br />
• Dwyer posted a 12-2 record and reached the state 4A semifinals during his<br />
senior campaign.<br />
• Competed in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.<br />
• Honors: Palm Beach Post’s Offensive Player of the Year and Lou Groza Palm<br />
Beach County High School Player of the Year.<br />
• Senior Stats: 2,743 passing yards and an area-best 32 touchdowns with just<br />
one interception; 63 rushes for 368 yards and seven scores.<br />
• Rankings: Four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com; No. 75 overall<br />
prospect and No. 3 quarterback in the nation.<br />
2015 Brissett Game by Game Stats<br />
Opponent Pl Cmp-Att Yds Int TD Lg Rush-Yds TD Tot Off<br />
*Troy 71 21-23 196 0 2 16 7-12 0 208<br />
*E. Kentucky 66 17-22 216 0 1 31 6-9 0 225<br />
*@ ODU 75 18-27 179 0 1 25 9-43 1 222<br />
*S. Alabama 47 18-23 218 0 2 42 3-1 0 219<br />
*Louisville 59 16-28 183 0 1 48 10-(26) 0 157<br />
*@ VT 70 12-25 113 1 1 24 11-39 0 152<br />
*@ WFU 66 20-34 227 0 2 59 8-33 0 260<br />
*Clemson 71 24-41 254 0 3 40 8-(2) 1 252<br />
*@ BC 59 14-27 212 1 1 83 7-32 0 244<br />
*@ FSU 83 27-47 209 0 1 16 17-25 1 234<br />
*Syracuse 77 21-33 235 1 2 34 2-9 0 244<br />
*U<strong>NC</strong> 95 17-37 206 1 2 64 20-128 2 334<br />
Brissett Career Stats (<strong>NC</strong> State)<br />
Rush<br />
Year GP-GS Ply Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Lg Att-Yds-TD Eff.<br />
<strong>2014</strong> 13-13 892 221-370-5 59.7 2,606 23 65 124-529-3 136.70<br />
2015 12-12 839 225-367-4 61.3 2,448 19 83 113-303-5 132.24<br />
Totals 25-25 1731 446-737-9 60.5 5,054 42 83 237-832-8 134.48<br />
at Florida<br />
Year GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G<br />
2011 8-2 86.93 18-39-4 46.2 206 2 65 25.8<br />
2012 5-1 134.90 23-35-0 65.7 249 1 39 62.3<br />
Total 13-3 109.62 41-74-4 55.4 455 3 65 35.0<br />
89 BENSON BROWNE, TE<br />
6’6 / 225 / *Gr.<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills)<br />
AS A RS - SENIOR (2015):<br />
• Earned his second undergraduate degree in May.<br />
His first degree (May, <strong>2014</strong>) was in psychology and his<br />
second was in communication. He is enrolled in a liberal arts master’s<br />
degree program.<br />
• Half of his career catches were for touchdowns. All came this season.<br />
• Earned the team’s Earle Edwards Academic Award.<br />
AS A RS - JUNIOR (<strong>2014</strong>):<br />
• Played in every contest, mainly as a blocking tight end.<br />
• Graduated from <strong>NC</strong> State prior to his junior campaign.<br />
• Named to the <strong>2014</strong>-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll.<br />
AS A RS - SOPHOMORE (2013):<br />
• Saw action in two games.<br />
AS A RS - FRESHMAN (2012):<br />
• Played in 12 games, mainly on special teams.<br />
AS A FRESHMAN (2011):<br />
• Redshirted, he was named to the 2011-12 ACC Academic Honor Roll.<br />
IN HIGH SCHOOL:<br />
• Only played football for two seasons, he was a two-year starter in basketball.<br />
• Senior Stats: 5 receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown on a team that averaged<br />
just 5.9 completions per game under coach George Kontsis.<br />
• Junior Stats: 8 catches for 90 yards and two scores although team ran the ball<br />
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