Quarterback is one of two players in the nation with 3,000+ passing and 700+ rushing yards on season;
No. 7 nationally in total offense, set USF season record for passing yards, on pace for passing touchdowns and completion percentage records
TAMPA, Nov. 27, 2023 – Following a five-touchdown performance in the Bulls’ bowl-eligibility clinching victory over Charlotte on Saturday, USF Football redshirt freshman quarterback Byrum Brown (Raleigh, N.C.) was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time on the season to earn his sixth weekly recognition from the conference on the year.
Brown, who has placed himself among the elite signal callers in the nation, also earned Player of the Week honors in Week 4 and was named to the Conference Honor Roll in Weeks 2, 5, 10 and 11.
Saturday, Brown completed 73 percent of his passes (22-30) for 253 yards and four touchdowns while also running for 43 yards and a 35-yard touchdown as he posted 296 total yards in a 48-14 rout of the 49ers that improved USF to 6-6 (4-4 AAC) on the year and bowl eligible for the first time since 2018.
Brown became the Bulls’ first 3,000-yard passer on the night, breaking the USF season passing mark of 2,911 yards set by Quinton Flowers (2017) and Matt Grothe (2008). He stands No. 7 in the nation and first in the AAC in total yards per game (320.6) and his 3,823 total yards are just 167 shy of just the second 4,000-yard season in program history. Brown joins LSU’s Jayden Daniels as the only players in the nation to have posted 3,000-plus passing yards and 700-plus rushing yards on the season and also ranks first in the AAC and No. 12 nationally in points responsible for (17.3 ppg).
BROWN’S SEASON MARKS
Passing Yards 3,078 NEW USF RECORD
Completion Percentage 64.1 On pace for NEW USF Record
Completions 257 2 shy of NEW USF season Record
Attempts 401 56 shy of NEW USF season Record
Touchdown Passes 23 3 shy of NEW USF season Record
Rushing Yards 745 10th in AAC/5th most by a USF QB
Rushing TD 11 7th all-time at USF/3rd in AAC
Total Yards 3,823 3rd all-time at USF/1st in AAC
Total Plays 590 TIED USF SEASON RECORD
Total TD Responsible 34 4th all-time at USF/1st in AAC
The Bulls (6-6; 4-4 AAC) will await their bowl destination, which will be officially announced on Dec. 3.
ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
The USF football program first took the field in 1997 and completed its 26th season in 2022 while completing construction on a new $22 million Indoor Performance Facility. The Bulls have posted 15 winning seasons, earned 16 All-America selections, including 2021 consensus All-American kick returner Brian Battie, and had 32 first-team all-conference selections. USF has had 30 players selected in the NFL Draft and has made 10 bowl game appearances (going 6-4 in those games), posting a program-record six straight appearances from 2005-2010 and most recently making four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18. The Bulls posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016 while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. USF spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2007 season.
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