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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2011 Football

56 Brian Giesecke

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Chaminade

Biography

2011/Career Notes: Two-time Ivy League champion ... Played in 19 of 20 games in his final two seasons, including all 10 as a senior ... Finished his career with 33 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks ... Blocked a kick against Lafayette (Sept. 17) that was returned for a score ... Set a career high with six tackles at No. 14 Harvard (Nov. 12) ... Also recorded a sack against the Crimson ... Had a tackle in each of the last five games of his career and recorded at least three tackles in five different games as a senior. 

2010: Played in nine games and had multiple tackles in four of them ... Recorded his first career sack at No. 1 Villanova (Sept. 25) ... Finished the year with nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. 

2009: Saw time in three games ... Appeared mostly on special teams.

2008: Did not see any varsity game action.

Chaminade HS: First Team All-Suburban Selection and All-League in 2006 ... Newsday Second Team All-Long Island ... Daily News Second Team All-City ... Member of Catholic League championships teams in 2003 and 2004 ... Also lettered in baseball ... Member of Catholic League baseball championship teams in 2004 and 2005 ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Son of Grace and Karsten Geisecke ... Enrolled in Wharton.

Career Stats: 

TACKLES guaatotaltflpdfffrblk
2009 30000.00000
2010 93691.50000
2011 101113243.50001
TOTAL 221419335.00001
 
SACKS guaatotalyards
2009 3000.00
2010 9101.04
2011 10101.06
TOTAL 22202.010
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Tackles: 6, at Harvard, Nov 12, 2011 (2-4)
Sacks: 1.0, at Harvard, Nov 12, 2011 (1-0); at Villanova, Sep 25, 2010 (1-0)
Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4 times
Blocked kicks: 1, Lafayette, Sep 17, 2011 

Statistics

Season:
2011

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2008Freshman

    DE
    6'2" 235 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2009Sophomore

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    6'2" 235 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2010Junior

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    6'2" 235 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2011Senior

    DE
    6'2" 235 lbs
    56