2008 Football Roster
Roster
Curtis Brinkley
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- High School:
- West Catholic
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Four letters … Ranks 15th on Syracuse’s career rushing record list with 2,132 yards on 494 carries (4.4 yards per rush) … His seven career 100-yard games ties for ninth in Syracuse history … Set the school record with five consecutive 100-yard rushing games … 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.
Senior Year (2008): Ranks third on SU’s single-season 100-yard games (6) … Is the eighth different player in Syracuse history to record 1,000 rushing yards in a season … Ranks 26th nationally and fourth in the BIG EAST with 97.0 rushing yards per game … 2008 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection ... One of 37 to play in all 12 games, including 11 starts … At Northwestern, made his return from injury in 2007 by starting the season opener … At Northwestern, Led the Orange with 49 yards on nine carries and scored a touchdown, becoming the 29th Syracuse player to break the career 1,000-yard rushing mark … Against Akron, rushed for a then career-high 143 yards on 21 carries and scored his second touchdown of the season … Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for his performance against the Zips … Against Penn State, gained 21 yards on 14 carries and caught three passes for seven yards … Against Northeastern, set a new career-high with 145 yards rushing on 24 carries … Against UConn, scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and had two receptions for 18 yards … Against Pittsburg, gained 119 yards on 16 carries … At West Virginia, recorded 144 yards on a career-high 28 carries and caught one pass for nine yards … Completed the first pass of his career, taking a pitch from quarterback Cam Dantley and then completing a pass to Dantley who gained three yards on the play … At West Virginia, garnered his second BIG EAST Honor Roll selection for his performance … At South Florida, had 20 carries for 112 yards and one touchdown … Ranked second in the BIG EAST with five 100-yard rushing games during the season … Also recorded 26 yards on two receptions … Earned his third BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection for his performance against the Bulls … Against Louisville, set an SU single-season record for most consecutive 100-yard games with his fifth such performance, rushing for a career-high 166 yards … Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition for his performance against the Cardinals … At Rutgers, rushed for 67 yards on 18 carries ... At Connecticut, rushed for 94 yards on 21 carries … At Notre Dame, rushed for 46 yards on 17 carries … At Cincinnati, gained 60 yards on 16 carries and had one catch for five yards.
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 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 former assistant coach Chris White.
Personal: Curtis L. Brinkley … Born in September 1985 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Son of Curtis Brinkley and Tawanda Cason, and grandson of Margie Cason … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
