Tim Brown Hometown: Dallas, TX High School: Woodrow Wilson Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: Flanker Awards: Heisman Trophy '87

Brown burst onto the scene as a junior with a scintillating season-ending performance in a come-from-behind upset of USC, then used back-to-back punt returns for touchdowns in an early-season '87 game against Michigan State to cement his Heisman bid. Listed as a flanker, Brown utilized his ability as a pass receiver, rusher out of a full-house backfield and punt and kickoff returner to rank third nationally in all-purpose yardage as a junior (176.5 per game) and sixth as a senior (167.9). He finished his junior campaign with 254 all-purpose yards in the 38-37 win at USC (including a 56-yard punt return that set up the winning field goal), then returned punts for 66 and 71 yards for a pair of touchdowns in an early romp over eventual Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion Michigan State. Brown finished his career as Notre Dame's all-time leader in pass reception yards (2493) while also returning six kicks for touchdowns (three punts, three kickoffs). Despite constant double and triple coverage as a senior, he earned a reputation as the most dangerous player in college football. Brown was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Raiders (sixth player chosen overall) in the '88 NFL draft. He has been selected to play in the NFL Pro Bowl in 1988, '91, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '99 and 2000.

Brown's Statistics

	G-GS	Time	Rec.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG
1984	11-4	112:44	28	340	12.1	1	29
1985	10-10	158:46	25	397	15.9	3	49
1986	11-10	235:08	45	910	20.2	5	84
1987	11-11	232:25	39	846	21.7	3	57
TOTAL	43-35	739:03	137	2493	18.2	12	84

	TC	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG
1984	1	14	14.0	0	14
1985	4	30	7.5	1	18
1986	59	254	4.3	2	16
1987	34	144	4.2	1	31
TOTAL	98	442	4.5	4	31

	KO Ret.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG
1984	7	121	17.3	0	25
1985	14	338	24.1	1	93
1986	25	698	27.9	2	96
1987	23	456	19.7	0	36
TOTAL	69	1613	23.4	3	96

	P Ret.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG
1986	2	75	37.5	0	56
1987	34	401	11.8	3	74
TOTAL	36	476	13.2	3	74

All-Purpose Yards (Rushing, Receiving, All Returns)

	Att.	Yds.	Avg./Play	TD	Avg./Game
1984	36	475	13.2	1	43.1
1985	43	765	17.8	5	76.5
1986	131	1937	14.8	9	176.1
1987	130	1847	14.5	7	167.9
TOTAL	340	5024	14.9	22	116.8

1987 Heisman Voting
1. Tim Brown, Notre Dame, (1442)
2. Don McPherson, Syracuse, (831)
3. Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross, (657)
4. Lorenzo White, Michigan State, (632)
5. Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh, (170)
6. Chris Spielman, Ohio State, (110)
7. Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State, (99)
8. Gaston Green, UCLA, (73)
9. Emmitt Smith, Florida (70)
10. Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (63)