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  Brian Brohm

Brian Brohm

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

High School:
Trinity

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 224

Position:
QB

Nationally:
Heisman Trophy Candidate

At Louisville: Decided to return for his senior campaign... stands fourth all-time in career passing yards with 6,751 yards and touchdowns with 41... school record holder in completion percentage at 66.3... third all-time in school history in total offense... BIG EAST record holder with 11 300-yard passing games in his career.

2006: Named the Orange Bowl Most Valuable... completed 24-of-34 passes for 311 yards in the win over Wake Forest... named second team All-BIG EAST... selected first team Academic All-District by ESPN the Magazine... ranks first in the BIG EAST in total offense and passing... finished ninth nationally in passing efficiency and ninth in total offense... four-time BIG EAST Player of the Week... earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after throwing for 341 yards and four scores against Connecticut... rushed for a career-high 57 yards against Connecticut... named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after completing 21-of-29 passes for 337 yards (ninth 300-yard game of career) and four touchdowns in the win over Pittsburgh... lofted a 75-yard touchdown pass to Harry Douglas... threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida... tossed a pair of scores to Harry Douglas... completed 13-of-27 passes for a career-low 163 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers... had surgery on his right thumb on 9/17... returned to action against Cincinnati...named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of thr Week after completing 19-of-26 passes for 354 yards and a touchdown against West Virginia... .. threw for 203 yards on 18-of-26 passing against Syracuse... completed 20-of-37 passes for 324 yards and a touchdown... Second in the BIG EAST Conference passing at 247.3 yards per game and third in total offense... has thrown for 1,066 yards and four touchdowns... completed 10-of-14 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown against 17th-ranked Miami... threw for 307 yards and a touchdown in the win over Temple... tossed a 57-yard touchdown strike to Mario Urrutia... completed 19-of-31 passes for 254 yards after returning from a knee injury... threw a one-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter versus Kentucky.

2005: Named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year... earned first team All-BIG EAST honors... ranked second in the country in passing efficiency... his 2,883 yards passing was the sixth-best total in school history... tossed 19 touchdown passes, which were the eighth-best mark in a season... completed 68.8 percent of his passes, which ranks second all-time in school history... led the BIG EAST Conference in passing efficiency and total offense... completed 22-of-30 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns in win over Rutgers... completed 21-of-31 passes for 247 yards in a win over Pittsburgh... has four 300-yard games after throwing for 303 yards in a 46-22 win over Cincinnati... completed 21-of-26 throws and two touchdowns... recorded his third 300-yard performance with 304 yards and four touchdowns against North Carolina... threw for 282 yards in the 61-10 win over Florida Atlantic... set new career-highs with 29 completions for 389 yards in the loss to South Florida... named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for his performance against Oregon State... completed 18-of-22 passes for a career-high 368 yards and five touchdowns... 81.8 completion percentage was tied for the second-best in school history... made first collegiate start against Kentucky... completed 19-of-27 passes for 179 yards... rushed for two scores.

2004: Named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year... earned the Commissioner's Medal for having over a 3.75 GPA... selected the team's Offensive Newcomer of the Year... also selected to the C-USA All-Freshmen Team... threw for 819 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games... owns a 153.51 efficiency rating... has completed 66-of-98 passes... completed 8-of-8 passes versus Tulane for 59 yards... recorded first two-touchdown game against Cincinnati... one of only eight true freshmen quarterbacks in the country to see significant time... completed 4-of-5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown versus Houston, including a career-long 74-yarder to Joshua Tinch... threw his second career touchdown pass against TCU... rushed five times for 34 yards, including a 26-yard run... entered the game in the fourth quarter against Miami, completing 7-of-12 passes for 51 yards... threw for a career-best 186 yards and tossed his first collegiate touchdown against East Carolina... completed 8-of-10 passes for 72 yards against Army... scored first collegiate touchdown on a one-yard run... made his collegiate debut with 1:10 remaining in the first quarter against Kentucky... drove the Cardinals 13 plays and 69 yards for their first touchdown against Kentucky... completed 6-of-7 passes for 39 yards in the game.

Trinity High School: Named USA Today Offensive Player of the Year... threw for 10,579 yards and 119 touchdowns at Trinity High School... recipient of the National Quarterback Club's award for the National High School Quarterback of the Year... voted one of the 2003 National Top 150 Adidas Playmakers ...named the Gatorade Player of the Year... appeared in 44 games... named to the Parade Magazine High School All-American teams... ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 2 prospect by ESPN's Tom Lemming.... led the Shamrocks to three state titles ... awarded the Roy Kidd Award and was a three-time state finals Most Valuable Player ... guided team to a 15-0 record in the state playoffs ... started for the East squad in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... finished second in state history in career passing yards and career touchdowns ... also set a state record for career completion percentage ... threw for 3,720 yards and 33 touchdowns during senior season, completing 298-of-463 passes ... passed for 3,777 yards and 47 touchdowns as a junior ... named the finals of the 2002 atate championship game after completing 19-of-25 passes for 552 yards and seven touchdowns... completed 226-of-335 passes and tossed just one interception ... threw for 3,082 yards and 39 scores during his sophomore season, completing 174-of-273 passes and just five interceptions ... selected 2003 Kentucky Mr. Football... starter on Trinity High School basketball team that went to the State Tournament for the first time ever and was named player of the game in their first round win... also MVP of high school baseball team that advanced to the semi-finals of the state tournament... drafted by Colorado Rockies in the baseball draft.

Personal Profile: Son of Donna and Oscar Brohm... born 9/23/85... Finance major... is the fourth Brohm to play football at U of L... dad, Oscar and brothers, Greg and Jeff each played football for the Cardinals.

Career Statistics Year GP Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD 2004 11-0 98 66 2 67.3 819 6 2005 10-10 301 207 5 68.8 2,883 19 2006 11-11 313 199 5 63.6 3,049 16 Totals 32-21 712 472 12 66.3 6,751 41

Rushing Year GP Rush Yds. TD 2004 11-0 27 81 2 2005 10-10 41 -36 3 2006 11-11 47 45 0 Totals 32-21 115 90 5

Game-By-Game 2006 Att-C-I Yds. TD Kentucky 31-19-0 254 1 Temple 29-16-1 307 1 Miami 14-10-0 181 1 Cincinnati 36-20-1 324 1 Syracuse 26-18-1 203 0 West Virginia 26-19-0 354 1 Rutgers 27-13-1 163 1 South Florida 33-19-0 274 2 Pittsburgh 29-21-0 337 4 Connecticut 28-20-1 341 4 Wake Forest 34-24-0 311 0

2005 Att-C-I Yds. TD Kentucky 27-19-0 179 0 Oregon St. 22-18-1 368 5 USF 47-29-1 389 0 FAU 23-15-0 282 1 UNC 22-17-0 304 4 WVU 49-31-1 277 2 Cincinnati 26-21-0 303 2 Pitt 31-21-0 247 0 Rutgers 30-22-0 315 3 Syracuse 24-14-2 219 2 UConn DNP-inj. Virginia Tech DNP-inj.

2004 Att-C-I Yds. TD Kentucky 7-6-0 39 0 Army 10-8-0 72 0 N. Carolina 8-5-0 54 0 ECU 16-12-0 186 1 Miami 12-7-1 51 0 USF 13-7-0 103 0 Memphis DNP TCU 10-4-0 51 1 Houston 5-4-0 107 1 Cincinnati 4-2-0 55 2 Tulane 8-8-0 59 0 Boise State 5-3-1 42 1

 
 

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