Anthony Brunetti - 2014 - LIU Post
2014: ECAC All-Star ... Daktronics All-Super Region One Team ... All-NE-10 First Team ... Football Gazette All-Super Region One Second Team ... NE-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20) ... Dream Bowl Player of the Week (Oct. 6) ... led the defense with 120 total tackles (62 solo, 58 assists) and also led the team in interceptions (4) ... compiled 11 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and one blocked kick ... collected ten or more tackles in six games over the course of the season ... posted a career-high 13 tackles in three games---Merrimack (Sept. 20), Saint Anselm (Oct. 18) and Bentley (Nov. 8) ... posted nine solo tackles and 10 total tackles in NE-10 Championship triumph over American International (Nov. 15).
2013: Appeared in two games, before suffering a season-ending injury … rushed for 50 yards (5.1 ypc) and two touchdowns … took four handoffs for 33 yards and a pair of scores in a 47-16 win at Millersville (Sept. 7).
2012: Saw action in eight games … rushed for 310 yards on 71 carries with one touchdown … averaged 4.3 yards per carry and 38.8 yards per game … also caught 17 passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
2011: Played in all 11 games, making two starts … totaled 312 yards on 72 carries … broke through for four touchdowns … averaged 4.3 yards per rush and 28.4 yards a game … carried the ball 14 times for 61 yards and a touchdown and also made five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown against Gannon (Nov. 12) … rushed on 12 chances for 59 yards at California (Pa.) (Sept. 10) … also ran for 59 yards on nine carries and a TD against Shippensburg (Sept. 24).
2010: Played in all 11 games and made one start at Cheyney (Nov. 6) … scored 10 rushing TDs to lead team … carried the ball 111 times for 589 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns … averaged 5.3 yards per carry … rushed on eight chances for 55 yards in his college debut at American International (Sept. 4) … broke the plane three times and finished with 69 yards on 20 carries in the Pioneers’ triple OT win at West Chester (Oct. 2) … registered a career-high 143 yards on 19 rushes with four TDs at Cheyney (Nov. 6).
Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity player at Holy Trinity … rushed for a county single-season record 2,450 yards and 28 touchdowns his senior year … finished his career with 5,818 rushing yards … received Newsday’s Thorp Award, given to Long Island’s Most Outstanding Player … named CHFL Offensive MVP and was named All-Long Island … also was an outstanding baseball player and was named Sportswriters Player of the Year for both football and baseball.
Personal: Youngest of Danny and Patty Brunetti … brother, Frank, played football at SUNY Cortland … also on the LIU Post baseball team ... enjoys fishing and playing video games ... majoring in nutrition.
TACKLES |
GP |
UA |
A |
Total |
TFL |
TFLY |
PD |
FF |
FR |
BLK |
2014 |
12 |
62 |
58 |
120 |
11.0 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
KICK RETURNS |
GP |
NO |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Avg/R |
Avg/G |
2014 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
Total |
12 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
INTERCEPTIONS |
GP |
NO |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Avg/R |
Avg/G |
2014 |
12 |
4 |
35 |
0 |
31 |
8.8 |
2.9 |
Total |
12 |
4 |
35 |
0 |
31 |
8.8 |
2.9 |
PUNT RETURNS |
GP |
NO |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Avg/R |
Avg/G |
2014 |
12 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
23.0 |
1.9 |
Total |
12 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
23.0 |
1.9 |
ALL PURPOSE |
GP |
RUSH |
RCV |
PR |
KR |
IR |
TOTAL |
AVG/G |
2014 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
35 |
63 |
5.3 |
Total |
12 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
35 |
63 |
5.3 |
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