Career Statistics
Awards
2019 Academic All-Patriot League
2018 All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2018 Academic All-Patriot League
2017 Patriot League Rookie of the Year (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2017 All-Patriot League Third Team (Phil Steele)
2017 Colgate Athletics Rookie of the Year
2017 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist
2017 STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week (two times, honorable mention)
2017 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (two times)
2017 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (four times)
Four-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
Two-Time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Career
Games/Starts: 41/37
Colgate Debut: Sept. 9, 2017, vs. Richmond
First Career Start: Sept. 16, 2017, at Buffalo
Career Stats: 504-of-852 passing for 5,937 yards with 31 touchdowns, 24 interceptions; 59.2 completion percentage; 124.06 pass efficiency rating; 485 rushing attempts for 1,267 yards and 17 touchdowns; 102 points.
Colgate Rankings Through 2022: (Career) 4th Passing Yards (5,937), 6th Total Offense (7,204).
2021 (Senior)
- Appeared in nine games with six starts during fifth-year senior season
- Threw for a season-high 187 yards against Stony Brook (16-of-28)
- Carried the ball 16 times for a season-high 119 yards in win over Lehigh
- One passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown in win over Lehigh
- Also threw a touchdown and finished 13-of-17 through the air against Georgetown
2020-21 (Senior)
- Started both of Colgate’s games during shortened season
- 35-of-64 passing for 419 yards, with five interceptions
- Long pass of 47 yards
- 23 rushing attempts for 90 yards and one touchdown
- Season moved to spring because of Covid-19 pandemic.
2019 (Junior)
- Started all 10 games during junior campaign
- 146-of-240 passing for 1,588 yards, with five touchdowns against five interceptions
- Led Patriot League with 60.8 completion percentage (min. 100 atts.)
- 120 rushing attempts for 212 yards and two touchdowns
- Second on team in attempts, third in yards and TDs
- Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in time of possession at 32:14 per game
- Completed better than 70 percent of his passes, 19-of-27 for 70.4, to boost Raiders to first victory of season, 21-20 at CornellÂ
- Threw for 224 yards that afternoon, second-best total of season
- Pass efficiency rating of 144.87 at Cornell was season high
- Season-high 248 passing yards at Holy Cross
- Five games with at least 200 passing yards
- Single touchdown passes in five games
- Finished season with streak of 84 passes without interception
- Rushed 16 times for season-high 105 yards in 24-13 victory over Fordham
- One week earlier, carried 18 times for 70 yards in 24-14 triumph at Georgetown
- Rushed for 191 of his season total of 212 yards in final three games
- Rushing TDs in opener against Villanova and season finale at Lafayette
- Missed two full games and most of another because of injury
- Before season, one of 45 quarterbacks from across the country invited to work famous Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana
2018 (Sophomore)
- Started all 10 games as a sophomore and guided Colgate to FCS quarterfinals
- Led Patriot League with 61.8 completion percentage and 133.64 pass efficiency rating
- Also led conference in yards per attempt (7.9) and yards per completion (12.7)
- 132 rushing attempts for 307 yards and seven touchdowns
- Part of Raiders unit that led Patriot League in scoring offense at 27.0 and total offense at 344.3
- Offense kept getting better as season progressed, scoring in succession during six-game run 23, 27, 31, 38, 41 and 48 points
- Paced Patriot League and finished seventh nationally in time of possession at 32:57
- Opened season with 13-of-19 effort and two touchdowns in 24-17 victory over Holy Cross
- Three consecutive 200-yard passing games in win over William & Mary (227), Bucknell (season-high 254) and Cornell (206)
- Victory at Bucknell included 86-yard touchdown strike to Owen Rockett for longest pass completion of season
- Returned to complete 14-of-23 for 190 yards and one TD along with 32-yard rushing touchdown in NCAA playoff quarterfinal home win over No. 6 James Madison
- Season-high 65 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries against Georgetown
- Scored only TD of game on fourth-down, 1-yard sneak in 10-3 victory at No. 20 New Hampshire
- Also rushed for touchdowns against Lafayette, Cornell and Fordham, and threw TDs against Lafayette, Bucknell and Cornell
2017 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 10 games with nine starts under center during freshman season
- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after competing 132-of-233 passes and throwing for 1,594 yards with 18 touchdowns against five interceptions
- Passing yardage and TD totals best by Colgate rookie in program history
- 18 TD psases fifth-best total in program history and best since 2009
- 135.32 pass efficiency rating
- Team-leading 132 rushing attempts for 401 yards and six TDs
- TD total tied for rushing team lead and rushing yardage total was third
- Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in rushing offense at 185.0 (10th time in last 11 years Raiders led the Patriot League in rushing)
- Team also paced the conference and ranked 15th nationally in time of possession at 32:34.Â
- One of the best campaigns by first-year quarterback in Colgate Football history, earning five consecutive Rookie of the Week or Offensive Player of the Week honors by the Patriot League
- Broke into starting lineup at FBS Buffalo and played last nine games
- Completed 18-of-22 for 316 yards and two touchdowns against Lehigh
- 21-of-39 for 217 yards and two TDs against Furman, and 16-of-24 for 222 yards and two TDs in 45-7 thumping of Holy Cross
- Season-high two rushing TDs that afternoon and went on to sweep Patriot League Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week honors
- Three TD passes against Fordham, Bucknell and Georgetown
- Multiple TD passes in seven of last eight games
- Compiled stretch of 170 pass attempts without interception during season's middle portion
- Â Top rushing game was 17 carries for 76 yards and one TD in 40-3 blitz of Bucknell
- 14 carries for 68 yards in starting debut at FBS Buffalo, and 15 for 67 in collegiate debut against No. 9 Richmond.
Before Colgate
Cedar Cliff High School ... Four-year letterman and senior-year captain.
Position: QB
Stats: Finished his tenure as a Colt with a 34-10 record…During his senior campaign, he became Cedar Cliff’s career leader in total yards (7,977) and total touchdowns (100) ... Finished career with 6,770 passing yards and 81 passing touchdowns, with 1,207 rushing yards and 19 rushing TDs … In his final year with the team, he recorded 2,109 passing yards and 30 TDs, while also carrying the ball for 318 yards and six touchdowns … Was only intercepted three times during his senior season.
Honors: Helped lead his squad to a 2016 Mid Penn Keystone Championship … Earned a USA Today All-State First Team selection, as well as being named Mid Penn All-Star First Team … Honored as Mid Penn Keystone Offensive Player of the Year and was selected as a member of the Mr. PA Football Terrific Ten.
Get to Know: Also lettered in basketball and baseball … Member of National Honor Society, MiniThon and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal
Born: Grant Aaron Breneman in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Family: Parents are Brian and Sherri Breneman … Father was standout football player at Delaware Valley, earning Division III All-America honors ...Has one brother and one sister ... Brother, Adam, is in his final football season at Massachusetts and an All-America tight end.
