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2014 MIT Football Roster

21 Brad Goldsberry

  • Position RB/WR
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elizabeth, Colo.
  • High School Elizabeth
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

2014: Missed just one game, starting all 10 in which he appeared … one of MIT’s top all-around offensive threats … finished his career as the Engineers’ all-time leader in receiving, punt returns, kick returns and all-purpose yards … first team All-NEFC … second team ECAC All-Star … ECAC DIII New England Offensive Player of the Week (9/16) … New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet (10/29) … Academic All-NEFC … NFF Hampshire Honor Society … led MIT and the NEFC in all-purpose yards (1,768) … 19th in the nation with 160.7 all-purpose yards per game … second on the squad in rushing (631), receptions (45), receiving yards (500) and touchdowns (11) … third on the team in scoring (66) … sixth in the NEFC in scoring … seventh in the league in receiving yards per game ((50.0) and tied for eighth in receptions per game (4.5) … second in the NEFC with a 20.9 yard average on kick returns … went over 100 all-purpose yards in every game … ran for 86 yards and a score in the season opener against Pomona-Pitzer (9/6) … rand for 78 more yards and three scores against Becker (9/13) … also completed a pass for 43 yards against the Hawks … monster game against Western New England (10/25) … rushed for a career-high 137 yards and one score … caught 10 passes for 95 yards against the Golden Bears … finished with 336 all-purpose yards … grabbed a pair of passes for 90 yards and one score at Maine Maritime (11/8) … had a season best 101 yards in kick returns against the Mariners … caught six passes for 58 yards and a score at Husson (11/22) in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs … rushed for 61 yards at Wesley (11/29) in the second round NCAA Playoff contest.

2013: Played in all nine games for a third straight season … All-NEFC second team pick as both a receiver and returner … Academic All-NEFC … led the Engineers in receptions for a third consecutive season (51) … second on the squad in receiving yards (519) … third in the NEFC in receptions per game … also led the squad in kick return yards (630), punt return yards (109) and all-purpose yardage (1,447) … also rushed for 159 yards, third on the team … set new MIT career records in receptions and kick return yards … led the NEFC in kick return average (23.3) and was second in all-purpose yards with an average of 160.8 … ranked 26th in Division III in all-purpose yards, 48th in punt returns and 75th in kick returns … at least one catch in every game … over 100 all-purpose yards in every game but one … eight catches for 83 yards at Pomona-Pitzer (9/7) … 214 all-purpose yards against the Sagehens  … seven receptions for 60 yards at Salve Regina (9/28) … rushed for one score against the Seahawks … returned six kicks for 128 yards in that game … season-high nine catches for 66 yards and one rushing TD against Curry (10/5) … rushed for a season-high 43 yards against Nichols (10/18) … six grabs for 75 yards at Western New England (10/26) … returned three kicks for 64 yards against the Golden Bears … returned seven kicks for a school record 172 yards against Endicott (11/2) … also scored his first receiving TD of the season against the Gulls … five catches for a season-best 87 yards and two scores against Maine Maritime (11/9) … snared six balls for 72 yards at Coast Guard (11/16).

2012: Played in and started all nine games for the Engineers … emerged as one of the most versatile offensive threats in the NEFC … first team All-NEFC (Boyd) at receiver … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Academic All-NEFC … led MIT for a second straight year in receptions (56) and yards (666) … also led the squad in kick return yards (529), punt return yards (56) and all-purpose yardage (1,714) … second on the team in rushing with 463 yards and total touchdowns (7) … led the NEFC in all-purpose yards with an average of 189.9 … that was the No. 9 mark nationally in the NCAA Division III ranks … fourth in the NEFC in receptions per game and ninth in receiving yards per game … made at least two catches in every game … returned at least two kickoffs in every game but one … twice went over 100 receiving yards in a game … one 100-yard rushing game … over 100 all-purpose yards in every game … seven catches for 103 yards and a score against Becker (9/8) … 188 all-purpose yards against Coast Guard (9/15) … monster game at Curry (9/21) … rushed for 79 yards and two TDs … caught a career-high 14 passes for 174 yards and a score … 14 receptions tied the school single-game record … returned three kicks and two punts to finish with 325 all-purpose yards … rushed for a career best 121 yards and a score against Plymouth State (10/6) …over 200 all-purpose yards for a second straight season against Western New England (10/13), including 99 kick return yards … 61-yard kick return against Salve Regina (10/19) set up the game-winning score in MIT’s upset win … seven catches for 93 yards and a score at Nichols (10/27) … also rushed for a TD against the Bison.

2011: Played in all nine games in his first season at MIT … six starts at receiver … led the Engineers in receptions (48), reception yards (526) and reception TDs (3) … third in the conference in punt return average … fourth in the NEFC in receptions per game and in all-purpose yards per game … sixth in receiving yards per game … was also the top punt and kick returner on the squad … led the Engineers with 1,164 all-purpose yards … at least one reception in every game … twice went over 100 receiving yards in a game … over 100 all-purpose yards five times … started his collegiate career with six catches for  58 yards at Becker (9/10) … eight receptions for 69 yards at Mass. Maritime (9/17) … returned five kickoffs for 94 yards against Curry (9/24) … eight  catches for 113 yards as part of an 198 all-purpose yard day at UMass Dartmouth (10/2) … returned five kicks for 165 yards and three punts for 52 more on his way to a season-high 249 all-purpose yard day against Western New England (10/16) … .one TD reception at Salve Regina (10/23) … 11 catches for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Endicott (11/5).

Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … concentration in economics and education … user experience intern at InnerCity Weightlifting … software internship at UsingMiles … internship at Ball Aerospace … research conducted on flatulence permeability … Greenhouse Scholar … John Lynch Scholarship … Campus Crusade for Christ.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Elizabeth High School … first team all-state selection … two-time first team all-league selection … also lettered in baseball … second team all-state in that sport … National Honor Society (President) … Valedictorian.


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Historical Player Information

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    2011First Year

    RB/WR
    5'7" 175 lbs
    20
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    2012Sophomore

    WR
    5'8" 180 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2013Junior

    RB/WR
    5'8" 180 lbs
    20
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    2014Senior

    RB/WR
    5'8" 185 lbs
    21