Brandon Kirsch

Infobox NFL player


Color=Black
fontcolor=#CFB53B
Name=Brandon Kirsch
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1983|10|13
Birthplace= Lebanon, PA
DateOfDeath=
Deathplace=
Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=208
Position=QB
College=Purdue
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
Career Highlights=
CFLAllStar=
ProBowls=
Awards=
Honors=
Retired #s=
Records=
Stats=
Yahoo=
DatabaseFootball=
NFL=
CBS=
ESPN=
SportsIllustrated=
years=
teams
CollegeHOF=
HOF=

Brandon Michael Kirsch (born October 13 1983 is a former quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers football team.

High School

Brandon Kirsch, attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where he was first team all-state, first team all-county and league Most Valuable Player as senior after completing 115 of 198 passes (58.0 percent) for 1,950 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also rushed for 515 yards on 88 carries (5.9 average) and two touchdowns. Brandon was named second team all-county both his sophomore and junior seasons and was honorable mention all-state as junior. He completed 104 of 186 passes (55.9 percent) for 1,595 yards and 20 touchdowns as junior and 78 of 162 passes (48.1 percent) for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns as sophomore. Career totals were 300 of 552 passing (54.3 percent) for 4,808 yards and 61 touchdowns with 241 rushes for 1,142 yards (4.7 average) and 10 touchdowns. His high school football coach was Gene Fuhrman. He also played baseball and basketball. On September 24th, 2001 he signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Purdue University.

College career

Kirsch started four games in 2002 as a true freshman, completing 59.0 percent of his passes for 1,067 yards with 8 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He was also third on the team in rushing with 423 yards. Kirsch appeared in only three games his sophomore season (all as a reserve) before injuring his throwing shoulder. He returned in 2004 and started six games, throwing for 1625 yards with 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in those games, before being benched in favor of freshman Curtis Painter. Following the benching, Kirsch chose to not return to school for his senior season. He was not drafted by the NFL and signed with the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush. He played many snaps in 2007.

References

* [http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kirsch_brandon00.html Biography at PurdueSports.com]