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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2018 Football Roster

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Matthew Shiffler

11 Josh Brown

11 Josh Brown

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Syracuse, NY
  • Highschool:
    Christian Brothers Academy

Summary

Biography

At UR 2018: Played in all 10 games, making three starts under center for Rochester...Also, was teams primary punter...Finished the season passing 45-77 with 2 TD's and 1 interception, throwing for 296 yards...Added 28 rushing attempts for 87 yards and 1 TD...Punted total of 55 times for 1,700 yards (30.9 avg), with 9 fair catches, 8 inside the 20 and 2 of 50+ yards...Had 95 yards passing and 51 yards rushing plus a TD against Carnegie Mellon on Sept. 8...Ranked in the top-200 of NCAA Division III in punting average...Finished career at UR ranked 10th in school history in passing completion percentage, connecting on 53.0 percent of passes...Honored for academic work by being selected to UAA and Liberty League All-Academic teams.

At UR 2017: Junior quarterback started five games for Rochester as signal caller, appearing in eight overall...Finished the year completing 64-136 passes for 651 yards, 4 TDs and 11 interceptions...Added 77 rushing attempts for 106 total net yards and one score...Threw for season best 140 yards and two TDs in the season finale against Hobart on Nov. 11...Ranked 6th in the Liberty League in total offense yards per game...Earned spot on Liberty League's All-Academic team for the second year in a row.

At UR 2016: Saw the field in six contests, making two starts at quarterback for the Yellowjackets...Was 35-62 passing for 378 yards, 3 TD's and 3 interceptions...Had a long pass of 47 yards and also added 22 rushes for 19 total yards...Tossed two passing TD's at Hobart in season finale...Named to Liberty League All-Academic team.

At UR 2015: Appeared in three games for the Yellowjackets, going 4-4 on passing attempts for 59 yards, including a 31 yard completition against Alfred State on Sept. 19...Added one rush for three yards.

HS: Graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, NY...Played three years of varsity football for the Brothers while also competing in JV basketball...Named football team captain as a senior...Had total of five passing and three rushing touchdowns in his senior season...Helped team to two league and sectional titles while earning one regional title...Member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award.
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