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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2012 Football

55 Taylor Brown

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 260
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rumon-Fair Haven Regional

Biography

Career Accolades: Three-time Ivy League champion (2009, 2010, 2012) ... Finished with 57 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in 21 career games ... Started all 20 games over his final two seasons.

2012: Started all 10 games on the defensive line for the second straight year ... Penn finished 16th in the FCS in rushing defense (117.10 ypg) ... Was second on the team with 3.0 sacks and third on the team with 8.0 tackles for loss ... Finished season with 28 tackles ... Had an interception in win over Brown (Oct. 27) ... Matched career high with six tackles in win over Columbia (Oct. 13) ... Also had five tackles apiece at Dartmouth (Sept. 29) and against William & Mary (Oct. 6) ... Had a sack in wins at Dartmouth, vs. Columbia and vs. Harvard (Nov. 10).

2011: Started all 10 games on the defensive line ... Finished with 29 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one sack ... Had a tackle in every game ... Season-best six tackles at Brown (Oct. 29) and against Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Also recorded his first career sack against the Bears ... Forced a fumble at Harvard (Nov. 12).  

2010: Missed most of the season due to injury ... Played in the season finale win at Cornell (Nov. 20).

2009: Did not see any varsity game action.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS:
 Competed in football and baseball ... Captain for both teams as a senior ... Three-time letterwinner in football and two-time letterwinner in baseball ... 2008 first-team all-division, first-team all-county, and first-team All-Shore ... 2007 first-team all-Division, second-team all-county, and third-team All-Shore ... National Honor Society member ... Leader of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Son of Barbara and Stephen Brown ... Enrolled in Wharton. 

Career Stats:

TACKLES guaatotaltflpdfffrblk
2010 10000.00000
2011 101514291.50100
2012 101711288.02000
TOTAL 213225579.52100
 
SACKS guaatotalyards
2010 1000.00
2011 10101.08
2012 10303.018
TOTAL 21404.026

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Interceptions: 1, Brown, Oct 27, 2012 
Tackles: 6, Princeton, Nov 05, 2011 (4-2); Columbia, Oct 13, 2012 (4-2); at Brown, Oct 29, 2011 (2-4)
Sacks: 1.0, 4 times
Tackles for loss: 2.0, Harvard, Nov 10, 2012 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, at Harvard, Nov 12, 2011 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2009Freshman

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    6'1" 270 lbs
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    2010Sophomore

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    6'1" 270 lbs
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    2011Junior

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    6'1" 270 lbs
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    2012Senior

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    6'1" 260 lbs
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