2005 General Roster
Roster
Curtis Brinkley
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- High School:
- West Catholic
2008 All-BIG EAST Candidate
At SU: Three letters … Ranks 10th in Syracuse history with 38 kick returns and 11th with 802 kick return yards … One of six true freshmen to play in 2005 … Member of the 2006 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll …
Junior Year (2007): Led SU in rushing with 371 yards on 111 carries … Started the first eight games at running back before suffering a broken leg against Buffalo … Against Washington, had six carries for four yards and a career-high four receptions for 63 yards … At Iowa, rushed for a team-high 36 yards on 12 carries including runs of nine, seven and 14 yards in the fourth quarter … Against Illinois, led the team with a career-best 89 receiving yards on a career-high tying four catches, and carried the ball 18 times for 54 yards … At Louisville, had 23 carries for 53 yards … At Miami (OH), gained 36 yards on 12 attempts … Against West Virginia, had 18 yards rushing and his first touchdown of the season … Against Rutgers, rushed for 98 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown … Against Buffalo, rushed for 40 yards on six attempts before suffering a broken leg in the second quarter.
Sophomore Year (2006): His 448 kick return yards ranks third all-time by a sophomore at SU … Ranked 66th in the nation with a 21.3 kickoff return average … One of 13 players to start all 12 games and one of 40 to play in every game … At Wake Forest, had eight carries for 49 yards and returned two kickoffs for 37 yards … Against Iowa, gained 68 yards on 15 carries, had two receptions for 11 yards and returned one kickoff for 17 yards … At Illinois, had 18 carries for 69 yards and returned one kickoff for 21 yards … Against Miami (OH), rushed 15 times for a career-best 108 yards and one touchdown … He recorded a career-long 26-yard run and also returned one kickoff for 18 yards … Against Wyoming, had 11 carries for 32 yards and had two kick returns for 59 yards … Against Pittsburgh, gained 83 all-purpose yards, including 27 yards on seven rushes, 13 yards on two receptions and 43 yards on two kick returns … At West Virginia, rushed 10 times for 30 yards and returned a season-high four kicks for 91 yards … Against Louisville, caught a career-high four passes for 49 yards and gained 128 all-purpose yards … At Cincinnati, had one carry for two yards … At South Florida, rushed 12 times for 35 yards and returned two kickoffs for 47 yards … Against Connecticut, opened the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run and caught the game-winning touchdown pass, an 18-yard reception, in the fourth quarter and gained 68 yards on a career-high 19 carries … At Rutgers, rushed 12 times for 53 yards and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards.
Freshman Year (2005): Played in eight games … Had seven rushes for 26 yards … Was a primary kick returner, returning 17 kicks for a total of 354 yards, an average of 20.8 yards per return … Against Buffalo, returned the first kick of his career for a gain of 18 yards and had two rushes for 17 yards … Against Virginia, returned one kick for 25 yards … At Florida State, returned three kickoffs for 45 yards … At Connecticut, had three kick returns for a total of 62 yards … Against South Florida, carried the ball five times for nine yards and returned two kicks for 52 yards … At Notre Dame, returned four kicks for a total of 66 yards.
High School: Rated No. 20 prep school prospect for 2005 by Rivals.com … 2003 PrepStar All-American … 2003 Pennsylvania Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year … Ranked the 12th-best running back in the nation by Rivals.com … Rated No. 64 among prospects in the Atlantic East region and No. 39 among prospects in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com … 2003 all-city selection … Recorded 7,429 rushing yards and 85 touchdowns in his career, the most in Philadelphia prep school history, breaking previous record set by Kevin Jones (Detroit Lions) … Set Philadelphia career records with 1,007 carries and five 300-yard rushing games … Also set Philadelphia records with 2,813 yards in his senior season, 399 yards in a single game and 216 average yards per game in 2003 … High school coach was Brian Fluck … Originally signed with Syracuse in February 2004 but attended Hargarve Military Academy … Recruited by assistant coach Chris White.
Personal: Curtis L. Brinkley … Born September 1985 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Son of Curtis Brinkley and Tawanda Cason, and grandson of Margie Cason … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
| Rushing | ||||||||
| Games | Carries | Yds. | Avg. | TDs | Yds/Game | Points | Long | |
| 2005 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
3.7 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
11 |
| 2006 |
12 |
139 |
571 |
4.1 |
2 |
47.6 |
12 |
26 |
| 2007 |
8 |
111 |
371 |
3.3 |
2 |
46.4 |
12 |
29 |
| Totals |
28 |
257 |
968 |
3.8 |
4 |
34.6 |
24 |
29 |
| Kickoff Returns | |||||
|
Returns |
Yards |
Avg. |
TDs |
Long | |
| 2005 |
17 |
354 |
20.8 |
0 |
35 |
| 2006 |
21 |
448 |
21.3 |
0 |
40 |
| Totals |
38 |
802 |
21.1 |
0 |
40 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Receptions | Yds. | Avg. | TDs | Long | |
| 2005 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 |
10 |
91 |
9.1 |
0 |
40 |
| 2007 |
9 |
149 |
16.6 |
0 |
62 |
| Totals |
19 |
240 |
12.7 |
0 |
62 |
Brinkley's Career Bests
| Rushing | Yards |
108 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 |
| Carries |
19 vs. Connecticut, 2006 | |
| Long |
29 vs. Rutgers, 2007 | |
| TDs |
1 vs. Miami (OH), Connecticut, 2006; West Virginia, Rutgers, 2007 | |
| Receiving | Yards |
89 vs. Illinois, 2007 |
| Catches |
4 vs. Louisville, 2006; Washington, Loisville, 2007 | |
| TDs |
1 vs. Connecticut, 2006 | |
| Punt Returns | Yards |
20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 |
| Returns |
1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 | |
| Long |
20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 | |
| Kick Returns | Returns |
4 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; West Virginia, 2006 |
| Yards |
91 vs. West Virginia, 2006 | |
| Long |
48 vs. Rutgers, 2005 |
