2014 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / XXXX 1

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