Safety, Western Michigan (from Pittsburgh), 2017–⁠22

Bricen Garner

Lettered 2017–⁠19 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA

Bricen Garner played safety at Pittsburgh (2017–⁠19) and Western Michigan (2020–⁠22).

Career highs

14tackles, career highvs. Toledo, 2020

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2017Pittsburgh30240.50120
2018Pittsburgh7600000
2019Pittsburgh5300000
2020Western Michigan45273.50.5040
2021Western Michigan8400100
2022Western Michigan664320240
Career16110760.54100

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Pittsburgh2SYr 1
2018Pittsburgh2SYr 2
2019Pittsburgh2SYr 3
2020Western Michigan2SYr 4
2021Western Michigan2SYr 5
2022Western Michigan2SSr. (Yr 6)6′1″185

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

2022 Western Michigan 10 games, 66 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 10atBall StateW 37–⁠30540000
Sep 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠34850000
Sep 24atSan José StateL 6–⁠34740001
Oct 1vs.New HampshireW 44–⁠7641010
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠45630001
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠33520001
Oct 22atMiami (OH)W 16–⁠10870000
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 9–⁠13940000
Nov 9vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠24871001
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 20–⁠14430010
2021 Western Michigan 4 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 4atMichiganL 14–⁠47420000
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠0100010
Sep 18atPittsburghW 44–⁠41210000
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠22110000
2020 Western Michigan 6 games, 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 4atAkronW 58–⁠13660000
Nov 11vs.ToledoW 41–⁠381441000
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠44551000
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 30–⁠271051.50.503
Dec 5vs.Eastern MichiganL 42–⁠53860001
Dec 12atBall StateL 27–⁠30210000
2019 Pittsburgh 4 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 28vs.DelawareW 17–⁠14110000
Oct 5atDukeW 33–⁠30210000
Oct 18atSyracuseW 27–⁠20100000
Nov 2atGeorgia TechW 20–⁠10110000
2018 Pittsburgh 4 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.UAlbanyW 33–⁠7220000
Sep 22atNorth CarolinaL 35–⁠38320000
Sep 29atUCFL 14–⁠45110000
Oct 6vs.SyracuseW 44–⁠37110000
2017 Pittsburgh 10 games, 30 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠21440011
Sep 9atPenn StateL 14–⁠33650000
Sep 16vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠59310000
Sep 23atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠35440000
Sep 30vs.RiceW 42–⁠10430.5000
Oct 7atSyracuseL 24–⁠27330000
Oct 14vs.NC StateL 17–⁠35210000
Oct 21atDukeW 24–⁠17110000
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠14210000
Nov 9vs.North CarolinaL 31–⁠34110001

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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