Defensive line, Miami (OH) (from Rutgers), 2019–24
Brian Ugwu
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 256 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hillside, NJ
Brian Ugwu played defensive line at Rutgers (2019–21) and Miami (OH) (2022–24).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Cincinnati, 20232sacks, career hightwice; last at Western Michigan, 2023Team titles: MAC champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 35 | 18 | 10.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 62 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 59 | 24 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Career | 156 | 73 | 37 | 20.5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 8 | DL | |||
| 2020 | Rutgers | 8 | DL | RS | ||
| 2021 | Rutgers | 8 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 8 | DL | So. | ||
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 8 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 8 | DL | Sr. | 6′3″ | 256 |
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
2024 Miami (OH) 14 games, 59 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Northwestern | L 6–13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Cincinnati | L 16–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Notre Dame | L 3–28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Massachusetts | W 23–20 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Toledo | L 20–30 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Eastern Michigan | W 38–14 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Ohio | W 30–20 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Central Michigan | W 46–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Ball State | W 27–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Kent State | W 34–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 20–9 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Bowling Green | W 28–12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Ohio | L 3–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Colorado State | W 43–17 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Miami (OH) 13 games, 62 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Miami | L 3–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atMassachusetts | W 41–28 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atCincinnati | W 31–24 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Delaware State | W 62–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atKent State | W 23–3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Bowling Green | W 27–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Western Michigan | W 34–21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Toledo | L 17–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atOhio | W 30–16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Akron | W 19–0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Buffalo | W 23–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atBall State | W 17–15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Toledo | W 23–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Miami (OH) 10 games, 35 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Kentucky | L 13–37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Robert Morris | W 31–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Cincinnati | L 17–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atBuffalo | L 20–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kent State | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atBowling Green | L 13–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Western Michigan | L 10–16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atAkron | W 27–9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Ohio | L 21–37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Ball State | W 18–17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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