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2017 Football Roster

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2 Daniel Bronson

2 Daniel Bronson

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lockport, NY
  • High School:
    Lockport

Summary

Biography

At UR 2017: Limited to just six games as a senior and switched over to playing wide receiver...Finished the season being named 1st Team All-Liberty League as an athlete...Made 29 receptions for 328 yards and 3 TDs, also contributing 31 rush attempts for 106 yards and one TD...Ranked 5th in the Liberty League in receptions per game (4.8), 7th in receiving yards per game (54.7), 8th in total receptions and 10th in receiving yards...Scored game-winning touchdown in the 4th quarter against Alfred State, helping UR to a 14-7 victory, finishing that game with a season-high eight catches for 96 yards...Named team captain for the 2017 season...Selected as UR Athletic Department's Louis Alexander Alumni Award winner.

At UR 2016: Junior started seven games at quarterback for UR and was dynamic yet again, leading the team in rushing and passing...Was 124-228 (54.4%) as a passer for 1,523 yards and 12 TD's while only tossing 3 interceptions...Added 130 rushes for 668 yards and five TD's...Accumulated a Rochester single-season record of 313.0 yards of total offense per game (218 pass, 95 rush)...Also, ranks second in UR single-season history in passing yards per game...Named Honorable Mention All-Liberty League...Set three Rochester single game records during the season, throwing for 5 TD's and accumulating 426 total yards of offense at Springfield on Oct. 15 while also recording 67 total offense plays vs Catholic on Sep. 10...Finished 1st in the Liberty League in total offense per game (32nd in NCAA Div. III) and was 2nd in rushing yards per game...Had three games with over 20 completions, with a career high 27 for 325 yards in opener against Catholic...Passed for 308 yards and five TD's at Springfield...Scored three rushing TD's against Alfred State on Sep. 17 and ran for a Rochester quarterback rushing record of 192 yards, including a season long 60 yard rush against WPI on Nov. 5...Named Liberty League Performer of the Week on Sep. 19, following the Alfred State game...Was honored by the Rochester Press-Radio Club as a "Hometown Hero" after helping stop a robbery in November.

At UR 2015: The sophomore was limited to seven games due to a hand injury suffered early in the season...Ended as the teams leading rusher with 340 yards on 70 carries, scoring three rushing TDs...Also, was 45-87 as a passer with 675 yards, 9 TDs and 5 interceptions...Had a 51.7 completion percentage and a long pass of 72 yards...Matched UR single game record with four touchdown passes, all coming in the first quarter against Alfred State on Sept. 19...Was two-time Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week...Completed a career high 19 passes (19-33) for 237 yards and three TD's in season opener at Catholic, adding 98 rushing yards and two more TDs on the ground.

At UR 2014: Freshman quarterback took hold of the starting role midway through the season and made it count, earning Liberty League Rookie of the Year honors and Honorable Mention accolades from the conference...Also, was selected as the ECAC North Region Rookie of the Year following a season which saw him appear in all nine games and total 1,093 yards passing after going 86-162 with 10 TDs and 7 interceptions...Added 96 rushing attempts for 415 yards and 4 TDs...Tallied 1,508 yards of total offense, ranking 5th in the Liberty League...Was 3rd in passing efficiency (121.49) and 4th in passing yards per game (121.4) in the conference...Tossed game-winning 75 yard TD pass to Matt Ervin with 3:08 remaining to cap victory over Merchant Marine on Oct. 11 when he had 340 total yards (217 pass, 123 rush) vs the Mariners...Threw three touchdowns in UR's victory over RPI the following week...Named Liberty League Performer of the Week on Oct. 13.

HS: Attended Lockport HS where he played football, basketball and baseball for the Lions...Co-captain each team for at least three years...Earned football All-League honors as a junior when he was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year...Threw for over 1,250 yards and 12 TDs during junior season on the gridiron...Helped team to Section VI class AA title in 2012...Class Treasurer, member of National Honor Society and three time All-WNY Scholar Athlete.
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