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2007 Football Roster

2 Brendan McGowan

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mesa, AZ
  • Highschool Mountain View

Biography

2007: CAPTAIN … Started all ten games … first on the team with 1,007 yards on 73 receptions … five touchdown catches … averaged 13.8 yards per reception and 100.7 yards per game … totaled 76 rushing yards on 14 carries … First in the Liberty League in catches per game (7.3) and receiving yards per game … seventh in all-purpose yards (108.3) … Ranked 16th nationally in receptions per game and 20th in receiving yards per game … Caught six passes for 121 yards and a touchdown in season opener against Endicott (9/8) … Had eight catches for 122 yards a scores against Utica (9/15) … Made a season-high 11 grabs for 91 yards and a touchdown at Susquehanna (9/29) … Matched his season-high with 11 receptions for 124 yards at WPI in the Transit Trophy game (10/27) … Gained a season high 155 yards on six catches, including a season-long 83 yard receptions in NCAA First Round game against TCNJ (11/17) … All-Liberty League First Team … Liberty League All-Academic ...

2006: Started all ten games … First on the team with 61 catches and 767 yards … Had five touchdown Photo by Tom Killipsreceptions … Averaged 12.6 yards per catch and 76.7 yards per game … Totaled 14 rushing yards and a touchdown on four carries … Third on the team in all purpose yards with 78.1 per game … Second in Liberty League in receptions, receptions per game (6.1), and receiving yards ... Third in receiving yards per game and fourth in touchdown catches ... Ranked 26th nationally in receptions per game, 47th in receiving yards per game and 50th in receiving yards ... Caught ten passes for 102 yards in season opener at Endicott (9/9) ... Had four catches for 57 yards and a touchdown and ran for 13 yards and a touchdown against Becker (9/30) ... Made six catches for 59 yards and a touchdown at Merchant Marine (10/21) ... Season-high 13 receptions for 109 yards and one touchdown in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win over Union (11/11) … Gained 148 yards, including a season-long 56-yarder, on six receptions in ECAC Northeast Championship Game win at Cortland (11/18) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ...

2005: Started all ten games ... First on the team with 66 catches and second in receiving yards with 799 ... Pulled in nine touchdowns ... Averaged 12.1 yards per catch and 79.9 yards per game ... Totaled 37 rushing yards ... Second in the Liberty League in receptions per game (6.6) ... Third in receiving yards per game and fifth in touchdowns ... Had four games with 100+ yards ... Was 32nd nationally in receptions per game ... Had eight receptions for 104 yards at Hobart Photo by Tom Killips(9/24) … Caught a season-high 11 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Merchant Marine (10/22) ... Grabbed five passes for a season-high 144 yards and two touchdowns in the Transit Trophy Game win at WPI (10/29) ... Made eight catches for 100 yards in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game at Union (11/12) … Caught seven passes for 57 yards and one touchdown in the ECAC Northwest Bowl win at St. John Fisher (11/19) ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Team’s Offensive Most Improved Player ...

2004: Started all nine games … Second on the team with 51 catches and third in receiving yards with 559 … Pulled in three touchdowns … Averaged 11.0 yards per catch and 62.1 yards per game … Third in Liberty League in receptions per game (5.7) … Ranked 50th in the nation in receptions per game … Caught a season-high 11 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown in first collegiate game, a win at Endicott (9/11) … Named Liberty League Rookie of the Week after his performance against the Gulls (9/13) … Posted 118 receiving yards on eight catches with one touchdown in win at Merchant Marine (10/23) … Liberty League Rookie of the Week following his performance against the Mariners (10/25) … Grabbed seven passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in Transit Trophy Game win over WPI (10/30) … Liberty League Rookie of the Week following his performance against the Engineers (11/1) … Caught six passes for 82 yards and completed one pass for 21 yards in win at Rochester (11/6) … Three-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week (9/13, 10/25 & 11/1) … All-Liberty League Honorable Mention … Team’s Rookie of the Year …

High School: Two-year varsity starter at wide receiver and free safety … Captained the team as a senior … 5A All-State wide receiver, All-East Valley Region First Team defensive back and Second Team wide receiver in 2003 … All-East Valley Region Honorable Mention wide receiver in 2002 … Second in school history in career touchdown receptions (17) … Team won 2002 5A State Championship and was runner-up in 2003 … Played two years of varsity basketball, including one as the starting point guard … Captained the team as a senior … Team MVP in 2003-04 … Participated in track as a sprinter and on relays for two years … Member of the school record 4x400 meter relay team … Anchored third place state meet 4x400 meter relay team in 2004 and the 5A state runner-up 4x400 meter relay team in 2003 … Team won 5A State Championship in 2003 and 2004 … All three teams won East Valley Region Championship in 2002-03 and 2003-04 … Two-time Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar-Athlete Award in all three sports …

Personal: Management major … Dean’s List … Son of Peni and Denis McGowan.

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Historical Player Information

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    2007Senior

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