Career Statistics

Career Stats
Games/Starts: 9/3
Colgate Debut: Sept. 11, 2021 vs. Stony Brook
First Career Start: Oct. 15, 2021 at Cornell
Career Stats Through 2021: 50-of-88 passing for 614 yards with 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions; 56.8 completion percentage; 116.11 pass efficiency rating; 114 rushing attempts for 567 yards and 9 touchdowns; 56 points

Awards
2021 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
2021 Phil Steele All-Patriot League Third Team
2021-22 Colgate Athletics Rookie of the Year
Three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)

2022 (Sophomore)

Started at quarterback in all 11 games.
Scored three rushing touchdowns against Maine (Sept. 10) and Georgetown (Oct. 22).
Hit the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone after rushing for 173 yards against Georgetown.
Rushed for a team-high 13 touchdowns while also passing seven touchdowns.
Season-high two passing touchdowns and a longest pass of 63 yards at Fordham (Nov. 19).
Recorded 315 passing yards at Lehigh (Nov. 12).
Tackled a Black Knight at Army West Point (Oct. 15).

2021 (First Year)

Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year after bursting onto the scene late during freshman season to help Colgate win final three games and finish second in the standings with 5-1 conference record
Appeared in nine games with three starts and finished second in the Patriot League in rushing touchdowns (nine), third in total touchdowns (11), and third in rushing yards (568)
Scored two touchdowns in each of the last three games on his way to earning consecutive Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors
Found the end zone twice and ran for 178 yards in penultimate regular season game against Lafayette, the most rushing yards in a single game since 2012
Season-long 64-yard rushing gain in the win over Lafayette
Followed that up with 162 rushing yards in finale win over Fordham, accounting for four total touchdowns (two rushing, two passing)
His 12-yard connection to teammate Joshua Szott in the first quarter was his first collegiate passing touchdown, helping the Raiders to a 45-31 victory
Completed 13-of-15 passing attempts for 162 yards in win over Bucknell
Scored one touchdown in three consecutive games, including first collegiate TD at Georgetown

Before Colgate
Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois ... Played four years under head coach Brian Griffin ... Senior-year captain ... Freshman-team captain.
Position: QB
Stats: As senior, completed 64-of-111 for 955 yards and nine touchdowns ... Added 63 rushing attempts for 490 yards and 12 TDs ... Punted for 43-yard average.
Honors: All-State First Team ... All-Area First Team ... Two-time All-Conference MVP ... Two-time Team MVP ... Helped Red Devils to combined 14-2 record over final two seasons, including 6-0 mark as senior en route to West Suburban Silver Conference championship ... Conference runner-up as junior ... 7-2 record as freshman and conference runner-up.
Get to Know: Also lettered in baseball and played basketball ... Member of Young Life, Peer Buddies, Dawgs Club and Seeds for Service.

Personal
Born: Michael Alfred Brescia in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Family: Parents are Steve and Gina Brescia ... Has one sister and one brother.

Michael Brescia