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Duquesne University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

Dylan Kickler
David DeNoma

91 Brian Bruzdewicz

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown McMurray, PA
  • High School Peters Township

Biography

NCAA CAREER STATS

First Team All-Conference (Spring 2021)
5x NEC Special Teams Player of the Week (3/8/21, 9/13/21, 10/24/22, 10/2/23, 10/28/24) *second-most in program history behind Austin Crimmins 6 (2013-16)*
NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)

CAREER
  • Ranks in Duquesne Record Book: Second in career PATs (134) ... Second in career points by a kicker (245) ... Third in career field goals (37)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024)
  • Primary place kicker
  • 36-for-38 on PAT attempts ... Season-high 6-for-6 PATs at Stonehill and vs. Wagner ... Finished season with 26 straight made PATs
  • 6-for-9 on field goals ... 3-for-3 inside of 30 yards ... Made a long of 33 yards at Saint Francis ... Had a four-game streak of made field goals (1-1 at Saint Francis, 2-2 at Stonehill, 1-2 vs. Mercyhurst, 1-1 vs. Robert Morris)
  • NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after Stonehill win (6-6 PAT, 2-2 FG ... 12 points)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)
  • Handled all place kicking opportunities for the Dukes and took 13 kickoffs
  • Went 7-for-11 on field goals with a long of 39 yards hit at West Virginia ... Ranked fifth in the NEC in field goals per game (0.58)
  • Named NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after making a game-winning field goal in the final seconds in the conference opener at LIU
  • Was 2-for-2 on field goals in win at Sacred Heart
  • Charted a 40-for-42 effort on PATs ... Went 7-for-7 in season opener vs. Edinboro, which tied for second-most PATs in a game in program history
  • Accounted for a team-high 61 points
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
  • Appeared in all 11 games as the team's primary place kicker
  • Went 10-for-15 on field goal attempts and 30-for-31 on PAT's
  • Third in the NEC in FG percentage (66.7%) and fourth in FG/game (0.91)
  • Earned NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring a 40-yard field goal (season long) in a 3-for-3 FG effort in the win at Central Conn. State
  • Finished season 6-for-7 on FG over final seven games
  • Went 6-for-6 on PAT's vs. LIU and 5-for-5 in home win over Sacred Heart
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
  • Appeared in six games and finished the season 10-for-10 on field goal attempts with a long of 38 yards
  • Finished the season 13 of 15 on PATs
  • Ranked second on the team with 43 points (10 FGs, 13 XPs)
  • Converted his lone attempt at TCU (9/4/21)
  • Converted all four attempts, including a season-long 38-yard field goal, and made both of his PATs to help the Dukes upset Ohio and earn NEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors (9/11/21) ... Four field goals tied a program record from 2013 for most in a game and 14 points by Bruzdewicz tied for second-most in a game by a kicker in program history.
  • Booted a pair of second half field goals in team's victory versus Bryant (10/9/21)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
  • Earned First Team All-NEC as placekicker in his first collegiate football season
  • Joined the football team after competing for Dukes' soccer team in 2019
  • Led all kickers in the conference in scoring with 27 points on the season
  • Connected on 4-of-6 field goal attempts and 15-of-16 point after attempts
  • Named NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after his Duquesne debut in the season-opening win over Sacred Heart, drilling 3-of-3 field goal tries and 3-of-3 PATs
  • Recorded 33-yard field goal in victory at Wagner 
  • Drilled 5-of-5 PATs in win over LIU
  • Registered 13 kickoffs for 544 yards on the year
BEFORE DUQUESNE
  • Helped lead Peters Township to the WPIAL final and PIAA state semifinal
  • Named 2018 All-WPIAL
  • Was named all-conference in both soccer and football (placekicker)

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 67

    2020-21Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 175 lbs
    67
  • 91

    2021Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 180 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2022Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 180 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2023Graduate Student

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 180 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2024Graduate Student

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 195 lbs
    91

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