Brian Hill (American football)
| Wyoming Cowboys No. 5 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Belleville West (IL) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 9, 1995 |
| Place of birth | Belleville, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
Brian Hill (November 9, 1995) is an American football running back for the Wyoming Cowboys.
College career
As a freshman in 2014, Hill rushed for 796 yards. As a sophomore, he has had three games (Eastern Michigan, Appalachian State, and Utah State) in which he has rushed for over 200 yards. During the 2015 regular season, Hill had 1,631 rushing yards (seventh among NCAA Division I FBS players) on 281 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry.[1] On November 18, 2015, Hill was named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.[2] He is Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008.[3] He broke Ryan Christopherson's single-season Wyoming record of 1,455 yards set in 1994.[4] On Saturday October 22, 2016, at Nevada, Hill rushed for a career high 289 yards and scored a career high 3 Touchdowns.
References
- ↑ "Brian Hill". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Wyoming's Brian Hill named Doak Walker semifinalist". November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Hill becomes Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008". Casper Star-Tribune. October 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Wyoming's Brian Hill closes in on Ryan Christopherson's single-season rushing record". Casper Star-Tribune. November 13, 2015.