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Jersey Number 52
Brian Sanford
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 2572
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hartford, Conn.
- High School:
- Hartford Public
Bio
Fourth-year senior ... wore jersey #93 this fall after three seasons in #52.
Honors: Recipient of the 2008 Mark Bresani Award for spirit and enthusiasm at the conclusion of spring drills ... 2007 first-team preseason all-MAC?selection by Athlon Sports.
2009: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt unit … had a solo tackle, a sack, and a forced fumble at Ohio … made a solo tackle, a seven-yard sack and TFL, in the win at Akron … had two tackles and a sack in the win over Miami … made four tackles in the win at Navy … had a break-up and a hurry in the win at Eastern Michigan ... lettered.
2008: Started all 12 games at left end ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... also saw action with the punt unit ... had four tackles at Army ... had five tackles against Connecticut ... had five tackles at Buffalo ... in the win at Miami, had four tackles, two sacks, a TFL, and a fumble recovery, the first of his career ... had five tackles, including three solos and a sack, at Central Michigan ... named a game captain for the Kent State game ... in the season finale win over Akron, had one solo tackle for a loss ... his blocked field goal in the third quarter was the first of his career ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with two starts ... received the starting nod against Buffalo and No. 25 Penn State ... had a season-high seven tackles and a sack for a loss of nine yards at Connecticut ... had another sack in the sin over Miami ... made four tackles, including a career-best three solo, against No. 25 Penn State ... lettered.
2006: Played in six games with three starts at ROLB as a true freshman ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... played versus Kent State, Clemson, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Penn State and Navy, starting against CU, NIU and Navy ... made 24 tackles (11 solo) and 3.5 TFLs ... had nine tackles (three solo) and one TFL at Navy ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Made 65 tackles and eight TFLs in seven games under head coach Jim Perry at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn. in 2005 ... played both MLB and OT ... All-Colonial League and All-New England selection ... also competed in track & field in the shot put, discus and hurdles.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Hartford Public HS ... three-year varsity football letterwinner under head coach Harry Bellucci ... earned Hartford Courant All-State accolades as a senior and All-CCC East accolades as a junior and senior ... played in the Connecticut-Rhode Island Governor[apos]s Cup ... also a three-year wrestling and three-year track & field varsity letterwinner ... finished third in both the state and New England championships in the 215-pound weight class as a senior ... placed first in the shot put, discus and 110m hurdles at the 2005 CIAC Class M State Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... CIAC Leadership Award winner.
Personal: Born September 12, 1987 ... son of Theresa Sanford and Joe Cooper ... communications major.
Honors: Recipient of the 2008 Mark Bresani Award for spirit and enthusiasm at the conclusion of spring drills ... 2007 first-team preseason all-MAC?selection by Athlon Sports.
2009: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt unit … had a solo tackle, a sack, and a forced fumble at Ohio … made a solo tackle, a seven-yard sack and TFL, in the win at Akron … had two tackles and a sack in the win over Miami … made four tackles in the win at Navy … had a break-up and a hurry in the win at Eastern Michigan ... lettered.
2008: Started all 12 games at left end ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... also saw action with the punt unit ... had four tackles at Army ... had five tackles against Connecticut ... had five tackles at Buffalo ... in the win at Miami, had four tackles, two sacks, a TFL, and a fumble recovery, the first of his career ... had five tackles, including three solos and a sack, at Central Michigan ... named a game captain for the Kent State game ... in the season finale win over Akron, had one solo tackle for a loss ... his blocked field goal in the third quarter was the first of his career ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with two starts ... received the starting nod against Buffalo and No. 25 Penn State ... had a season-high seven tackles and a sack for a loss of nine yards at Connecticut ... had another sack in the sin over Miami ... made four tackles, including a career-best three solo, against No. 25 Penn State ... lettered.
2006: Played in six games with three starts at ROLB as a true freshman ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... played versus Kent State, Clemson, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Penn State and Navy, starting against CU, NIU and Navy ... made 24 tackles (11 solo) and 3.5 TFLs ... had nine tackles (three solo) and one TFL at Navy ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Made 65 tackles and eight TFLs in seven games under head coach Jim Perry at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn. in 2005 ... played both MLB and OT ... All-Colonial League and All-New England selection ... also competed in track & field in the shot put, discus and hurdles.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Hartford Public HS ... three-year varsity football letterwinner under head coach Harry Bellucci ... earned Hartford Courant All-State accolades as a senior and All-CCC East accolades as a junior and senior ... played in the Connecticut-Rhode Island Governor[apos]s Cup ... also a three-year wrestling and three-year track & field varsity letterwinner ... finished third in both the state and New England championships in the 215-pound weight class as a senior ... placed first in the shot put, discus and 110m hurdles at the 2005 CIAC Class M State Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... CIAC Leadership Award winner.
Personal: Born September 12, 1987 ... son of Theresa Sanford and Joe Cooper ... communications major.
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