Alley Broussard
Position | Running back |
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Personal information | |
Born: | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | September 6, 1983
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games |
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High school | Acadiana (Scott, Louisiana) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Alley Joseph Broussard III (born September 6, 1983) is a former
Early life
Broussard was born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Alley Jr. and Liz Broussard. He played football at Acadiana High School in Scott, Louisiana. In 2001, he rushed for a school single-game record 321 yards against New Iberia, and in 2002 set school records with six touchdowns and 36 points against Carencro.[2] He rushed for 2,252 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior and 1,910 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior.[3] Broussard was rated by Rivals.com as the fourth best running back prospect in the nation for the class of 2003.[4]
College career
LSU
Broussard committed to play football for Louisiana State University. During the majority of his career, he split playing time at LSU with running backs Joseph Addai and Justin Vincent. As a freshman in 2003, Broussard had 85 carries for 389 yards and four touchdowns on the season.[5] In the tenth game of the 2004 season, in a 27–24 win over Ole Miss, Broussard rushed for 250 yards on 26 carries and had three touchdowns.[6] His 250 rushing yards set an LSU single-game record,[7][8] since surpassed several times. He finished the season with 142 carries for 867 yards and ten touchdowns.[9] He had 109 yards in LSU's Capital One Bowl loss to Iowa, including a 74-yard touchdown run.[9][10]
He suffered a knee injury during fall practice the following year,
Missouri Southern
Broussard was soon contacted by a number of lower-division schools, among them North Alabama and Arkansas Tech. A month later he transferred to Missouri Southern State University to play for the Missouri Southern Lions of Division II.[18][19] After sitting out the first game of the 2007 season against Haskell Indian Nations University, he came into the game in the second half against Harding in week two and rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. It was his most yards rushing in a game since his 250-yard game in November 2004. "It feels so good," said Broussard. "Just tell everyone I'm back—everything's back."[18]
Later life
In March 2008, Broussard was allowed to attend LSU's
See also
References
- ^ "Leonard Fournette breaks LSU single-game rushing record". nola.com. 2016-10-22.
- ^ "Acadiana High School Football Records". fundamentalfootball.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Alley Broussard Bio". LSUsports.net. July 24, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rivals - Alley Broussard". Rivals.com. Yahoo Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Alley Broussard 2003 Game Log". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Mississippi at Louisiana State Box Score, November 20, 2004". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Broussard sets record in victory". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. November 21, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "No. 14 LSU 27 Mississippi 24". The Daily News. November 21, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Alley Broussard 2004 Game Log". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa vs. Louisiana State". USA Today. January 1, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "LSU Running Back Broussard Will Have Surgery". The Item. August 19, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Injuries keep several LSU players sidelined". The Tuscaloosa News. February 2, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "SEC West Notebook - LSU". TimesDaily. Associated Press. October 9, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Martel, Brett (October 21, 2006). "Another lopsided win for Tigers". TimesDaily. Associated Press. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Alley Broussard 2006 Game Log". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "LSU's Alley Broussard quits team". USA Today. Associated Press. July 24, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ a b ESPN (July 24, 2007). "LSU running back Broussard leaves team". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Broussard a star once again". TimesDaily. Associated Press. September 14, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Mcintyre, Jeff (August 18, 2007). "Broussard decides against UNA". TimesDaily. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ Doucet, Jacques (October 1, 2015). "Jacques Talk: Alley Broussard says, 'It would be an honor' for Fournette to break his LSU record". wafb.com. WAFB. Retrieved March 21, 2016.