Quarterback, Northwestern, 2001–05
Brett Basanez
- Hometown
- Arlington Heights, IL
- Born
- May 11, 1983, in Los Angeles, California
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Brett Basanez played quarterback at Northwestern (2001–05).
At a glance
Career highs
513passing yards, best game on fileat TCU, 20044touchdown passes, best game on fileat TCU, 200485rushing yards, best game on fileat Illinois, 20052rushing touchdowns, best game on filethree times; last at Illinois, 2005Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Northwestern | 247 | 460 | 53.7 | 2,838 | 6.2 | 12 | 9 |
| 2005 | Northwestern | 314 | 497 | 63.2 | 3,622 | 7.3 | 21 | 8 |
| On file (2004–05) | 561 | 957 | 58.6 | 6,460 | 6.8 | 33 | 17 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Northwestern | 83 | 258 | 3.1 | 5 | 34 |
| 2005 | Northwestern | 113 | 423 | 3.7 | 7 | 21 |
| On file (2004–05) | 196 | 681 | 3.5 | 12 | 34 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2005 Northwestern 12 games, 3,622 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Ohio | W 38–14 | 27 | 37 | 353 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 38–37 | 21 | 32 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 17 | at Arizona State | L 21–52 | 24 | 37 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Penn State | L 29–34 | 20 | 38 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Wisconsin | W 51–48 | 26 | 36 | 361 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
| Oct 15 | at Purdue | W 34–29 | 37 | 55 | 463 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan State | W 49–14 | 24 | 30 | 331 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Michigan | L 17–33 | 26 | 49 | 326 | 2 | 2 | −3 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Iowa | W 28–27 | 31 | 51 | 338 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| Nov 12 | at Ohio State | L 7–48 | 15 | 31 | 121 | 1 | 1 | −14 |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | W 38–21 | 25 | 31 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. UCLA | L 38–50 | 38 | 70 | 416 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
2004 Northwestern 12 games, 2,838 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at TCU | L 45–48 | 39 | 62 | 513 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Arizona State | L 21–30 | 21 | 38 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kansas | W 20–17 | 20 | 33 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 25 | at Minnesota | L 17–43 | 13 | 26 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Ohio State | W 33–27 | 24 | 44 | 278 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Indiana | W 31–24 | 28 | 48 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 23 | atWisconsin | L 12–24 | 16 | 37 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Purdue | W 13–10 | 11 | 30 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 6 | atPenn State | W 14–7 | 15 | 27 | 205 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Nov 13 | atMichigan | L 20–42 | 23 | 43 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Illinois | W 28–21 | 18 | 31 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 27 | at Hawai’i | L 41–49 | 19 | 41 | 319 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.75 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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