- Tom Brandstater
] In the next game against
LSU Tigers football , Brandstater did not play. [cite web| url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=262940099| title=Bowe ties LSU receiving record in rout of Fresno State| accessdate=2008-06-23] He returned to go 7 of 14 with 72 yards against Boise State, and proceeded to lead the Bulldogs to victories in the next three games against
LSUNew Mexico State , Idaho, andLouisiana Tech . He started in the season finale at San José State, a loss, but the Bulldogs did end the season with some momentum heading into the 2007 season.2007 Season
Tom Brandstater led the
2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team to a 9-4 season, capped by back-to-back victories over BCS opponents Kansas State and Georgia Tech in theHumanitarian Bowl .2008 Season
Going into the 2008 season, the Bulldogs have found themselves ranked in several national preseason polls, including
Athlon , ranking the Bulldogs #25 [cite web| url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/13428/no-25-fresno-state| title=No. 25: Fresno State| accessdate=2008-05-13] , CBS Sportsline ranking the team #24 [cite web| url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10813944| title=Stop us if you've heard this before: Buckeyes top Dawgs| accessdate=2008-05-13] , ESPN, with the dogs #21 [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3388100| title=Buckeyes rise to No. 1 in updated Top 25| accessdate=2008-05-12] , and Brandstater is returning for his senior year along with 17 returning starters [cite book | title=Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview | publisher=Northcoast Sports | year=2008 | pages=218] . Brandstater has been listed as a darkhorseHeisman Trophy candidate [cite book | title=Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview | publisher=Northcoast Sports | year=2008 | pages=328] , and is rated number 6 out of 129 quarterbacks going into 2008 by nfldraftscout.com [cite web| url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=18582| title=Tom Brandstater, QB, Fresno State-2009 NFL Draft Scout Profile| accessdate=2008-06-21] . OnJuly 17 ,2008 , the Tom O'Brien Watch List was released by the Davey O’Brien Foundation and its National Selection Committee highlighting 31 quarterbacks who will vie for the award honoring the nation’s best quarterback for the 2008 football season, and Tom Brandstater was listed alongside other top prospects [cite web| url=http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/templates/press.asp?articleid=111&zoneid=16| title=2008 O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Released| accessdate=2008-07-16] .Tom Brandstater was the starting quarterback for the Fresno State Bulldogs as they opened their 2008 season against Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey in a non-conference away game on
Labor Day . Behind Brandstater, Fresno State opened the game slowly, with neither team scoring any points in the first half. The Fresno State offense was only able to muster 102 yards and six first downs in the first half, but the defense was able to keep the Scarlet Knights from getting any points on the board [cite web| url=http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/835273.html| title='Dogs rise in the East| accessdate=2008-10-2] .. The Bulldogs would go on to score three touchdowns and a field goal, with all three touchdowns run into the end zone by running backRyan Mathews . Brandstater completed the game with 11 completions on 24 attempts for a total of 216 yards and a quarterback rating of 121.4 [cite web| url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/stats/bycategory?cat=Passing&conference=I-A_WAC&year=2008&sort=4| title=Sortable Stats: Passing | accessdate=2008-10-2] .NCAA statistics
Passing Rushing Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD INT Yds TD 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs 8 87.8 13 6 46.2 49 1 1 1 -2 0 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs 11 106.74 268 146 54.5 1490 13 14 32 86 1 2007 Fresno State Bulldogs 13 140.48 337 211 62.6 2654 15 5 48 118 3 Totals 32 111.68 619 363 54.4 4144 29 20 81 202 4 References
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