Safety, Northwestern, 2003–09
Brendan Smith
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Andover, MA
Brendan Smith played safety at Northwestern (2003–09).
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006* | Northwestern | – | – | – | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| 2007* | Northwestern | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008* | Northwestern | – | – | – | 27 | 118 | 0 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 0 |
| On file (2005–09) | 1 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 224 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2005* | Northwestern | 2 |
| 2006* | Northwestern | 3 |
| 2008* | Northwestern | 2 |
| On file (2005–09) | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 48 | 20 | 68 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 50 | 32 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| On file | 146 | 82 | 228 | 5.5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Northwestern | 4 | S | |
| 2006 | Northwestern | 4 | S | |
| 2007 | Northwestern | 4 | S | |
| 2008 | Northwestern | 4 | S | |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 4 | S | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Northwestern 6 games, 16 returns, 73 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Towson | W 47–14 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 24 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Syracuse | L 34–37 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Minnesota | L 24–35 | – | – | 3 | 8 | – |
| Oct 3 | at Purdue | W 27–21 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 16–6 | – | – | 2 | 27 | – |
2008 Northwestern 11 games, 27 returns, 118 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Syracuse | W 30–10 | – | – | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Duke | W 24–20 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa | W 22–17 | – | – | 3 | 12 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Michigan State | L 20–37 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Purdue | W 48–26 | – | – | 4 | 18 | – |
| Oct 25 | at Indiana | L 19–21 | – | – | 2 | 9 | – |
| Nov 1 | atMinnesota | W 24–17 | – | – | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 15 | at Michigan | W 21–14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Illinois | W 27–10 | – | – | 4 | 58 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 23–30 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – |
2007 Northwestern 2 games, 2 returns, 0 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs.Duke | L 14–20 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 22 | atOhio State | L 7–58 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
2006 Northwestern 6 games, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Nevada | L 21–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Michigan State | L 38–41 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | atMichigan | L 3–17 | – | – | 2 | 9 | – |
| Nov 4 | atIowa | W 21–7 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Ohio State | L 10–54 | – | – | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.Illinois | W 27–16 | – | – | 1 | 9 | – |
2005 Northwestern 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. Wisconsin | W 51–48 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | atMichigan State | W 49–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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