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2021 Football Roster

Zach Bolinger
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Brent Smith
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Brent Smith

3 Sam Brown

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Edgewater, Md.
  • Highschool Gonzaga College HS

Biography

2021 Season (Redshirt-Senior): Did not play due to Injury.

2021 Spring Season (Redshirt-Junior): Team captain… Started at quarterback in five games… Appeared in all six contests… Led Butler with 1,155 passing yards… Averaged 192.5 passing yards per game… Completed 59.4 percent of his pass attempts (111-187-8)… Threw three touchdowns… Rushed for 72 yards on 21 carries… Averaged 3.4 yards per rush… Ended the year on a high note with a season-high 284 passing yards at Morehead State (April 17)… Competed 27 of his 36 pass attempts against the Eagles that day and threw a five-yard touchdown to Yogi Flager… Scored two touchdowns at Valparaiso to lead the BU offense (March 27)… Threw a first quarter 10-yard TD pass to Johnny O’Shea to give BU a 7-0 lead… Scored the final TD of the game on a 12-yard rush… Threw for 209 yards and a TD at San Diego (March 20)… Went 21-for-40 vs. Morehead State with 198 yards through the air and a season-best 47 rushing yards (April 3).

2019 Season (Redshirt-Sophomore): Played nine games, making eight starts… Started the first three games of the season… Led Butler with 1,293 passing yards… Completed 124 passes in 233 attempts (55.6%)… Tossed six touchdowns… Averaged 143.7 passing yards per game… Rushed 23 times for 33 yards… Ranked ninth in the PFL in total offense, eighth in passing yards per game, and 10th in passing efficiency… Threw for a season-high 251 yards vs. Indiana Wesleyan (Sept. 7)… Completed a season-best 29 passes in the contest while tossing two touchdowns… Went over 200 yards passing with two touchdowns at Stetson (Oct. 5)… Attempted a season-high 38 passes in the win over Valpo (Nov. 16)… Completed 23 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns vs. the Crusaders… Longest pass of the season was a 49-yard throw to Nate Rusk in the season finale at Dayton (Nov. 23)… Threw for 243 yards at Dayton.

2018 (Redshirt-Freshman): Appeared in three games… Made his season debut at home vs. Princeton (Sept. 15)… Rushed two times at Drake… Finished the game 0-3 on pass attempts… Saw action at Davidson (Nov. 17).

2017: Redshirt.

High School:  Two year varsity starter...threw 2080 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2016...two time DCSAA State Champions...named 1st team All-State...Honor Roll recipient.  

Personal:  Son of Candace and Gary Brown...has three siblings.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    18
  • 3

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Redshirt Senior

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    3
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