Brian Finneran - Villanova Bio
1997 National Player-Of-The-Year Brian Finneran VILLANOVA: National Player-of-the-Year candidate; Returning first-team All-American; One of Villanova's all-time best receivers; Already owns seven school records; Is 419 yards shy of becoming Villanova's all-time leader in career receiving yards and is 19 receptions short of becoming the school's all-time leader for receptions; 1996: Played in 11 of 12 games, missing the playoff game due to
a knee injury suffered in the last game of the season at James Madison;
Earned first team AFCA All-American honors; Named first team All-Conference
and first team All-ECAC; Chosen as a second team Associated Press All-American;
Was a third team Sports Network All-American and a third team Football
Gazette All-American; Earned Villanova MVP honors at the Bert Bell Memorial
Award DinnerHad one of the best seasons in school history with a schol
record 81 receptions for 1,207 yards and eight touchdowns; Tallied these
numbers despite playing just one half against Fordham, two quarters versus
Northeastern and only one possession against James Madison; His 1,207
yrads receiving is the second best in school history; Set a school record
for receptions in a game with 16 versus Connectciut; Recorded nine catches
for a career-best 229 yards receiving versus Rhode Island; The 229 yards
is the second most tallied by a Wildcat in a single game; 61-yard catch
against Rhode Island was the longest of his career; Led conference in
receiving; Had six 100-yard receiving games; Earned Yankee Conference
Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors two times and was named to the Yankee
Conference Honor Roll on two occasions; SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Holds Orange County record for career receptions with 177 catches; Named All-League, All-County, All-CIF twice, as well as All-State once; Team MVP as a senior, pre-season All-American and earned county Scholar-Athlete Award; Also received All-League, All-County, All-CIF and All-State honors in basketball, where he was the MVP of his team that won the CIF championship. PERSONAL: Business major; Twin brother Brad also a junior on Villanova Football squad; One of four children of Joseph and Burda Finneran; Born 1/31/76 in Fullerton, California. BRI. FINNERAN'S CAREER STATISTICS G/GS REC YDS AVG TD 1994 11/7 56 805 14.4 7 1995 9/8 32 471 14.7 0 1996 11/11 81 1,207 14.9 8 TOTAL 31/26 169 2,483 14.7 15 |