Brian Schmiedebusch

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-3
Weight:
226
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ohio
High School:
Ottawa-Glandorf

Schmiedebusch Accolades

• First-Team All-MAC (2011)
• Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalist (2011)
• His 2011 punt average of 45.3 ranks second in school history
• Second-Team All-MAC (2012)

2013: Had 49 punts for an average of 41.3 yards per punt … downed 21 inside the 20-yard line … nine punts traveled over 50 yards … had 10 punts fair caught and only six that went for touchbacks … was named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 18 after punting four times for an average of 43.0 yards per punt in a win vs. Ohio … averaged a season-best 54.6 yards per punt in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Pittsburgh … had a season-long punt of 67 yards in that game.

2012: Second-Team All-MAC ... played in all 13 games, punting the ball 72 times for 2,941 yards ... averaged 40.8 yards per punt ... had 18 punts travel 50-plus yards, while 24 punts were downed inside the 20 ... also ran the ball one time for eight yards on a fake punt at Florida, gaining a first down.

2011: First-Team All-MAC ... named a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter ... played in all 12 games ... was fifth in the country with a 45.3 yard per punt average ... added 19 kicks of over 50 yards and 18 were downed inside the opponent’s 20 ... had three punts over 70 yards, including an 81, 73 and 76 yard punt versus Idaho, Northern Illinois and Buffalo ... averaged 55.8 yards per punt in his first game as a Falcon versus Idaho ... two weeks later he averaged 58.7 versus Wyoming ... had at least one 50-yard punt in 10 of 12 games, and downed one punt inside the opponent’s 20 in 11 of 12 contests.

at Findlay: Spent one season at Findlay ... averaged 41.2 yards per punt ... earned first-team All-GLIAC ... named second-team All-American.

High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Ottawa-Glandorf High School ... coached by Ken Schriner ... team went 35-13 in his four years ... was named to the Lima News Dream Team his senior year earned first-team all-state in 2009 ... that same season earned first-team All-WBL as a linebacker ... also lettered in basketball, where he team won the Division III State Championship in 2008..

Personal: Full name -- Brian Steven Schmiedebusch ... born July 15, 1990 ... son of Steven and Teresa Schmiedebusch ... has one brother and one sister ... grandfather played at Michigan State (linebacker) ... majoring in liberal studies.