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Brian Bratton

Brian Bratton

  • Class
    2005
  • Induction
    2011
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Track & Field
Martinez, Ga.

'05 B.A. Communications
Football — Wide Receiver, Return Specialist
Four-Year Letterman, Four-Year Starter — 2001-04
Team Captain — 2004
NCAA I-AA All-America, RS — 2001
All-Southern Conference, RS — 2001
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year — 2001
All-Southern Conference, WR — 2003 & ‘04
Southern Conference Champion — 2001 (12-3, 7-1 SoCon), 2004 (10-3, 6-1 SoCon)
Furman Four-Year Record — 36-15 (23-8 vs. SoCon)
NCAA I-AA Playoffs — 2001, ‘02, ‘04
NCAA I-AA Runner-up — 2001 (12-3)
24-17 NCAA I-AA Semifinal Playoff Win Over Georgia Southern (halted GSU's 39-game home winning streak) — 2001
NCAA I-AA Kickoff Return Leader — 2001 (37.2 avg., Furman Record 3 TDs)
76-Yard TD Reception Versus VMI (55-28 Win) — 2002
7-Yard Game Winning TD Reception w/29 Seconds Remaining Versus Wofford (23-21 Win) — 2002
7 Receptions, 115 Yards, 2 TDs Versus Gardner-Webb (38-6 Win) — 2004
100-Yard Kickoff Returns Versus Appalachian State (34-31 Win) — 2004
100-Yard Kickoff Return Verssus  Wofford (31-24 Win) — 2004
6 Receptions, 81 Yards, TD Versus James Madison (14-13 Loss) — 2004
Career Receptions — 131 (7th/Furman)
Furman Season Receptions Leader  — 2003
Career Receiving Yards — 1,826 (Furman/9th)
Career Touchdown Receptions — 18 (Furman/3rd)
Career Kickoff Returns — 39 (Furman Record)
Career Kickoff Return Yards — 2,053 (Furman Record)
Career Kickoff Return Average — 23.1 (Furman/9th)
Career Kickoff Return Touchdowns —3 (Furman/2nd)
Career Points — 120
NFL Free Agent — 2005 (Atlanta Falcons); 2005-06 (Baltimore Ravens)
NFL Europe — 2006 (Cologne Centurions)
CFL Career — 6 Years (Montreal Alouettes)
CFL Grey Cup Champion — 2009 & 10
CFL Tom Pate Man Of The Year Award — 2012
Assistant Coach, North Greenville — 2013-14
Assistant Coach, Furman — 2015-21
16-15 Win Over UCF (Assistant) — 2015
Southern Conference Champion (Assistant) — 2018 (6-4,6-2 SoCon)
NCAA FCS Playoffs (Assistant) — 2017 & ‘19
Assistant Coach, Indianapolis Colts — 2022-Present
Track & Field — Sprints & Relays
Two-Year Letterman — 2003-04
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 2011

Note: Prior to 2002 the NCAA did not count playoff game statistics in season, career totals

Page updated by Hunter Reid (12/21/24)

 
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