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Kyle Brotzman
# 35
Place Kicker - PK
Height: 5-10  Weight: 179
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations
   Meridian HS
Previous Experience
  HS
Hometown
   Meridian, ID
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Courtesy: Boise State Sports Information
Release: 07/28/2006

 

COLLEGE - (2009) While Brotzman has been known for his right leg as Boise State's place kicker and punter the past two years, it was his right arm which helped the Broncos to a 17-10 win over TCU in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl...In punt formation and the team facing forth and nine deep in Boise State's end of the field Brotzman completed a 29-yard pass to Kyle Efaw which led to the Bronco's winning touchdown...For the second straight year, Brotzman led the team in scoring with 117 points...Led the WAC in scoring (kicking) and field goals...Finished third in WAC in both scoring and field goal percentage, and fourth in PAT kicking percentage...He made good on 63-of-64 point after attempts and 18-of-25 field goal tries...Averaged 8.4 points per game...Also punted 46 times averaging 43.89 yards per punt, the fourth best season mark in school history...Downed 15 punts inside the 20...Made a career high four field goals (4-of-5) in Boise State's 54-9 win at Hawai'i...117 points is the fifth highest season scoring mark in Bronco history...Ranked fourth on the all-time Boise State scoring list with 325 points (record is 408 held by Brock Forsey)...Has made 48 career field goals, just three from all-time record of 51 held by Mike Black (1988-91)...165 successful extra point attempts is second in Bronco history (record is 213 held by Nick Calaycay)...Honored for his performance in the Fiesta Bowl by being named top punter on the CBSSports.com All-Bowl Team.

(2008) Never missed an extra point in his first two seasons as starting place kicker, hitting school-record 118 consecutive PATs before his string was broken early in the 2009 season...Made 50 in 2008 ... Named Boise State's co-Special Teams Player of the Year with punt returner Kyle Wilson by vote of teammates ... Led team in scoring with 17 field goals and 50 extra points for 101 points ... Hit 17-of-26 attempts for 65.4 percentage, good for fourth in WAC ... Longest was 51 yards at Oregon ... Also had 50-yard FG against Nevada ... Averaged 7.8 points per game, good for fourth in WAC and 44th in nation in scoring ... First in WAC and tied for 32nd in nation with 1.31 field goals per game ... Finished the year sixth in nation among active players for average career points per game at 8.3 ... Also handled bulk of punting chores with 37 punts for 1,693 yards, averaging 45.3 yards per kick ... Twice named WAC Special Teams Player of Week - against Hawai'i (three punts for 60-yard average, including career-best 75-yarder) and against Southern Miss (32-yard field goal, three-PATs, and six-punts with an average of 39.7 yards per kick) ... Had 14 kicks inside the opposition's 20-yard line.  

(2007) An honorable mention Freshman All-America selection by Sporting News ... Named semifinalist for Lou Groza Award ... Named second-team All-Western Athletic Conference ... Named WAC Special Teams Player of Week after Nevada, Fresno State and Hawai'i games ... Led WAC in field goals, field goal percentage and PAT kicking ... Made 16-of-18 field goals with only misses coming on blocked kick at Washington and a 49-yarder at Hawai'i that was just short ... Made all 66 extra points ... Was 3-for-4 from beyond 40 yards ... Made two field goals against Nevada with no time on clock that sent game into overtime and quadruple overtime ... Shared punting duties, finishing with a 44.5 yard average on 21 punts with nine downed inside 20-yard line ... Had 71-yard punt against Hawai'i while averaging 55.5 yards per kick with two downed inside 20-yard line ... Sixty-six extra points were the third most in school history in single season ... His 114 points scored were fifth most in season at Boise State.

(2006) Redshirted ... Walked on to Boise State program in the spring of 2006.

HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered in football, basketball and soccer at Meridian High School two times each ... Earned second-team all-conference honors as kicker as a junior and senior ... Also named honorable mention all-league as receiver senior year ... Made six-of-11 field goals as a senior, including 52 yarder, and 32 extra points ... Had nine touchbacks on kickoffs ... Averaged 33.1 yards per punt with long of 60 yards ... As a receiver had 22 catches for 379 yards and three touchdowns while making 14 tackles with a fumble recovery and an interception on defense ... As a junior connected on four-of-six field goals and 20 extra points ... High school coach was former Boise State quarterback Mike Virden.

MAJOR - Business Management

BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three

BROTZMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS

Place Kicking

YEAR G PATs FG POINTS PPG
2007 13 66-66 16-18 114 8.8
2008 13 50-50 17-26 101 7.8
2009 14 63-64 18-25 117 8.4
TOTALS 40 179-180 51-69 332 8.3

Punting

YEAR G NO. YARDS AVG LONG I/20
2007 13 21 935 44.5 71 9
2008 13 37 1,693 45.8 75 14
2009 14 46 2,019 43.9 72 15
TOTALS 40 104 4,647 44.7 75 38