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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 |
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