| Brian Cortney |
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Returning starter at punter... came to TCU as a junior college transfer in January 2005.
2005:
Placed sixth in the Mountain West Conference with a 38.6 average... 14 of his 62 punts (22.6 percent) went inside the 20-yard line... all 14 of those boots inside the 20 came in the last nine games... had six kicks of at least 50 yards... opponents returned just 27 punts for 128 yards (4.7 per attempt) on the year... opened the campaign strong with a 44.0 mark on seven punts in the 17-10 win at Oklahoma (Sept. 3)... included in that total was a 60-yard effort for TCU's longest boot since Joey Biasatti's 63-yard punt against Tulane on Nov. 9, 2002... averaged 43.0 yards on eight punts, while putting three inside the 20, in the 28-14 win at Wyoming (Oct. 8)... four of his eight kicks went inside the 20 the previous week in a 49-28 victory over New Mexico (Oct. 1)... kicked off twice in the 23-20 win over Utah (Sept. 15)... also had a kickoff in the Houston Bowl versus Iowa State (Dec. 31).
2003-04:
Spent two seasons as the punter at Mesa (Calif.) Community College... averaged 40.1 yards per punt in 2004.
2002:
Sat out his true freshman year as a redshirt at UNLV.
High School:
Was a 2002 graduate of St. Augustine High School in San Diego... lettered three times in football and was a middle blocker on the volleyball team... named the 2001 Special Teams Player of the Year for the Saints under coach Jerry Ralph... invited to the Alex Spanos All-Star Classic.
Personal:
Brian William Cortney was born September 13, 1983... parents are Karen and David Cortney... is a psychology major with a business minor.
