Mike Brown

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
QB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Charlottesville, Va.

Three-Time Offensive Team Captain (2009, 2010 & 2011)

Two-Time Big South Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Big South Preseason All-Conference

Preseason Walter Payton Award Candidate

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Really excelled under center last year … a three-year team captain who is a proven leader on and off the field … is a great competitor and a joy for the coaching staff to work with … one of the most dynamic players in all of FCS football … brings so many intangibles to the program … is the consummate player, ready to give his best on every down.

2010 (R-Jr.): 2010 Walter Payton Award candidate, finishing 11th in the final voting … one of three finalists for the Dudley Award, the top Division I football player in Virginia … Roanoke Times second-team all-state selection … two-time Big South Player of the Year (2009 and 2010) … two-time Big South first-team all-conference (2009 and 2010) … two-time VaSID all-state selection (first team – 2009; second team – 2010) … member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … ranked No. 1 nationally in total offense (3,810 yards), No. 4 in points responsible for (192/17.45 per game), No. 7 in passing efficiency and No. 8 in passing yards per game (268.73) … second most passing yards and total offensive yards in Big South history … third most passing yards and passing touchdowns in program history … second most rushing yards by a quarterback in Big South history … first quarterback in Big South history to pass for 200 or more yards in all 11 games … closed out the year with a Big South record 494 total offensive yards against Stony Brook … fourth-best passer efficiency rating in program history (149.63) … his 23 touchdowns ranked as the third-best single-season touchdown total in program history … completed 223-of-351 passing attempts, marking the fifth-most completion in program history … nine multiple touchdown games … three 300-plus yard games … completed 20 or more passing attempts in eight out of 11 games.

2009 (R-So.): 2009 Big South Offensive Player of the Year … only sophomore in Big South history to receive the accolade … Big South first-team all-conference … VaSID first-team all-state honoree … named to the CSN Fabulous 50 All-America team … three-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week … was the only player in the Big South to earn the honor three times in 2009 … started all 11 games, 10 at wide receiver and one at quarterback … finished the year with nine rushing touchdowns, which tied for second in the Big South in the category … ranked third in the Big South in all-purpose yards per game and second in all-purpose yards per game in conference-only contests (119.7) … was responsible for 15 total touchdowns … led Liberty to a road victory in his only start at quarterback, passing for 242 yards (29-of-36) and a touchdown against Lafayette … also became the 13th player in program history to post 300 or more offensive yards in a game with 330 total offensive yards against Lafayette … was named Sports Network Offensive Player of the Week and a College Sporting News and ECAC Weekly All-Star after his performance against Lafayette … ranked No. 37 nationally in receptions per game (5.45) … his 698 receiving yards were the second most in program history by a sophomore … finished the year with 60 receptions, the fifth most in a season by a sophomore … posted 1,417 all-purpose yards, which ranks sixth-best in school history … completed 48-of-60 passing attempts for 427 yards … his 142.75 passing efficiency rating was the fourth-best season performance in program history … opened the year by catching 11 passes for 157 yards against West Virginia, scoring twice (one rushing and one receiving) … finished the last seven games of the year with five or more reception in each category … set a single-game program record with 198 receiving yards on 10 receptions against Gardner-Webb.

2008 (R-Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …saw playing time in all 12 games during his first year on the field for the Flames, starting three contests … served as a back-up quarterback to two-time Big South all-conference quarterback Brock Smith and at running back behind two-time Big South Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings … ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards … caught 19 passes for 331 yards … his 331 receiving yards were the fourth most receiving yards by a freshman in program history … was one of five players to record a receiving touchdown on the year … caught a 53-yard touchdown pass against VMI … finished the year with a season-best 82 yards receiving on three catches against No. 12 Elon … ranked fourth on the team in rushing yards and touchdowns … three carries for 54 yards and a touchdown against Glenville State … four rushes for 53 yards and a score against Stony Brook … also completed 2-of-4 pass attempts for 25 yards … was a versatile athlete, also returning a punt for eight yards, recording three tackles on special teams and served as the team’s holder on extra points and field goals late in the year.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Monticello High School … four-year letterwinner … two-time Monticello Most Valuable Player … All-Central Virginia first-team (quarterback) and All-Jefferson District second-team (defensive back) selections as a sophomore … All-Jefferson District second-team honoree at quarterback, defensive back and punter as a junior … All-Central Virginia first-team utility player as a senior at quarterback, defensive back and punter … named Falcon Club Player of the Year as a senior … All-Jefferson District first-team (defensive back) and second-team (quarterback and punt returner) as a senior … also a four-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball … captained both the football and basketball team in his final three prep seasons … joined the 1,000-career point club in basketball as a senior … three-time member of the academic honor roll … three-time recipient of the VHSL Academic Excellence award … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Son of Mike and Kim Brown … birthday is Feb. 9 … business finance major at Liberty.