Ryan Broyles
Encyclopedia
Ryan Broyles is an American football
wide receiver
for the Oklahoma Sooners
.
. He finished his career with 79 receptions
for 1,688 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and 157 tackles
and 20 interceptions on defense.
in 2008, Broyles had seven receptions
for a school freshman record 141 yards. He finished the season tying a school freshman record with 46 receptions. His 687 yards were also a Sooners freshman record. He also had six receiving touchdown
s and 30 punt returns for 238 yards and a touchdown.
In the 2009 season he caught 76 passes for 964 yards and 12 touchdowns, as well as 13 catches for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns in Oklahoma's 31-27 Sun Bowl
victory over Stanford University
.
In the 2010 season he caught 131 passes for 1622 yards and 14 touchdowns, as well as 13 catches for 170 yards and 1 touchdown in Oklahoma's 48-20 Fiesta Bowl
victory over the University of Connecticut
.
Broyles ended the 2010 season with 3,429 career receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns.
On October 15, 2011, Broyles broke the all-time FBS career reception record (previously held by Taylor Subblefield
of Purdue) with his 317th career catch versus Kansas
.
His senior-year regular-season ended in a game against Texas A&M in the third quarter at Norman when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament
in his left knee on November 5, 2011.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
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Early years
Broyles attended Norman High SchoolNorman High School
Norman High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of 1,945 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association...
. He finished his career with 79 receptions
Reception (American football)
In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving...
for 1,688 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and 157 tackles
Tackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
and 20 interceptions on defense.
College career
Broyles was redshirted in 2007. In his first collegiate game against CincinnatiCincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
in 2008, Broyles had seven receptions
Reception (American football)
In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving...
for a school freshman record 141 yards. He finished the season tying a school freshman record with 46 receptions. His 687 yards were also a Sooners freshman record. He also had six receiving touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s and 30 punt returns for 238 yards and a touchdown.
In the 2009 season he caught 76 passes for 964 yards and 12 touchdowns, as well as 13 catches for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns in Oklahoma's 31-27 Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
victory over Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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In the 2010 season he caught 131 passes for 1622 yards and 14 touchdowns, as well as 13 catches for 170 yards and 1 touchdown in Oklahoma's 48-20 Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
victory over the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
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Broyles ended the 2010 season with 3,429 career receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns.
On October 15, 2011, Broyles broke the all-time FBS career reception record (previously held by Taylor Subblefield
Taylor Stubblefield
Taylor Evans Stubblefield is a former American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He left Purdue owning the most receptions in NCAA history. Stubblefield is currently a wide receivers coach at Central Michigan University. A...
of Purdue) with his 317th career catch versus Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
.
His senior-year regular-season ended in a game against Texas A&M in the third quarter at Norman when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
in his left knee on November 5, 2011.