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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Brosmer and Laube Named Walter Payton Award Finalists
11/22/2023 10:57:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior quarterback Max Brosmer (Roswell, Ga.) and senior running back Dylan Laube (Westhampton, N.Y.) of the University of New Hampshire football team are two of 30 finalists for the 2023 Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to the Division I FCS national offensive player of the year and presented by FedEx Ground. The announcement was made Tuesday by Stats Perform.
The award, first presented in 1987 and in its 37th season, is named for legendary running back Walter Payton, who starred at Jackson State. Jerry Azumah was UNH's first recipient of the award in 1998 and current head coach Rick Santos was honored in 2006. This year's Watler Payton Award winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas – the eve of the FCS championship game.
Also on Tuesday, Brosmer was named the CAA Football Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award recipient and to the First Team Offense while Laube received four awards – CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Year, First Team Offense (running back and punt returner) and Second Team Offense (kickoff returner).
Brosmer completed 294 of 459 passes for 3,464 yards and 29 touchdowns in 11 games this season. That's an average of 314.9 yards per game on a 64.1 completion percentage. Those numbers rank second on UNH's list of single-season superlatives in completions, pass attempts and passing yards.
The captain leads FCS football in three statistics: passing yards, passing yards per game and total offense (325.0 yards/game). He also ranks #2 in passing touchdowns, points responsible for (208) and points responsible for per game (18.9), as well as #4 in completions per game (26.64).
Brosmer, who entered the season with a pair of 300-yard passing games, passed for 300+ yards five consecutive games and topped 300 passing yards six times overall in 2023. In fact, he surpassed 400 passing yards three times and threw multiple TDs in 9 of 11 games, including the same stretch of five games the threw for 300+ yards (Sept. 23 to Oct. 28).
Brosmer passed for a career-high 493 yards at FBS school Central Michigan; he completed 23 of 51 passes with four TDs. He had career highs of 41 completions and 60 attempts at Rhode Island; he threw for 430 yards a pair of touchdowns and also had a 20-yard TD run.
In the Homecoming game vs. UAlbany, Brosmer accounted for four touchdowns -- three via the air (19, 53 and 6 yards) and one on the ground (two yards). He completed 29 of 49 passes for 342 yards.
He was named the FCS National Performer of the Week by College Performance Awards on Sept. 5, following the season opener at Stonehill College in which he completed 19 of 25 passes for 284 yards and career-high five TD passes for a season-high 237.4 QB efficiency rating.
He was named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Laube compiled 2,095 all-purpose yards and a total of 18 touchdowns in 10 games – he did not play in the regular-season finale. He ran the ball 160 times for 749 yards and nine TDs, caught 68 passes for 699 yards and seven TDs, had 15 kickoff returns for 467 yards and a TD, and 16 punt returns for 180 yards and one score.
With those stats, the captain led UNH in rushes, rushing yards, rushing TDs, receptions, receiving yards, TD receptions, kickoff return yards and KO return average, and punt return yards.
Laube is the national leader in all-purpose yards for the second consecutive year with an average of 209.5 yards per game. He is also #2 in both total touchdowns (18) and scoring (10.8 points/game); #3 in kickoff returns (31.1 yards/return); #5 in combined kick returns (647 yards); #8 in receptions per game (6.8); and #16 in punt returns (CAA-best 11.2 yards/return).
Laube led UNH in rushing yards 9 of 10 games played, in receptions seven times and receiving yards four times. Laube topped 100 rushing yards twice (180 vs. Dartmouth; 132 vs. Villanova) and 100 receiving yards twice, as well as 200 all-purpose yards six times.
Laube scored at least one touchdown every game with a total of 18 TDs. He had a rushing TD in 7 of 10 games and a receiving touchdown in six games.
Laube was named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week twice (Sept. 4 & 25) and received a total of five awards Sept. 11 following his record-setting performance. Laube finished with a school-record 295 receiving yards Sept. 9 at Central Michigan. His 12 catches included 80- and 71-yard touchdowns. He amassed a season-high, but not career-high, 371 all-purpose yards in that game.
He topped 300 all-purpose yards against Villanova; he finished with 19 carries for 132 yards and two touchdowns, 10 catches for 75 yards and three kickoff returns for 103 yards.
Laube carried the ball a career-high 33 times for 180 yards in the win against Dartmouth. He matched his own UNH record (shared with three others) for longest kickoff return with a 100-yard touchdown at Delaware.
In the season opener at Stonehill, Laube had a 58-yard punt return TD, 23-yard receiving TD and 11-yard rushing TD -- all in the first quarter. Laube recorded a career-high 13 receptions for 128 yards and a TD at Rhode Island.
UNH ended the 2023 season with a 44-25 victory against Maine to retain the Brice-Cowell Musket and finish with a winning overall record (6-5).
The award, first presented in 1987 and in its 37th season, is named for legendary running back Walter Payton, who starred at Jackson State. Jerry Azumah was UNH's first recipient of the award in 1998 and current head coach Rick Santos was honored in 2006. This year's Watler Payton Award winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas – the eve of the FCS championship game.
Also on Tuesday, Brosmer was named the CAA Football Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award recipient and to the First Team Offense while Laube received four awards – CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Year, First Team Offense (running back and punt returner) and Second Team Offense (kickoff returner).
Brosmer completed 294 of 459 passes for 3,464 yards and 29 touchdowns in 11 games this season. That's an average of 314.9 yards per game on a 64.1 completion percentage. Those numbers rank second on UNH's list of single-season superlatives in completions, pass attempts and passing yards.
The captain leads FCS football in three statistics: passing yards, passing yards per game and total offense (325.0 yards/game). He also ranks #2 in passing touchdowns, points responsible for (208) and points responsible for per game (18.9), as well as #4 in completions per game (26.64).
Brosmer, who entered the season with a pair of 300-yard passing games, passed for 300+ yards five consecutive games and topped 300 passing yards six times overall in 2023. In fact, he surpassed 400 passing yards three times and threw multiple TDs in 9 of 11 games, including the same stretch of five games the threw for 300+ yards (Sept. 23 to Oct. 28).
Brosmer passed for a career-high 493 yards at FBS school Central Michigan; he completed 23 of 51 passes with four TDs. He had career highs of 41 completions and 60 attempts at Rhode Island; he threw for 430 yards a pair of touchdowns and also had a 20-yard TD run.
In the Homecoming game vs. UAlbany, Brosmer accounted for four touchdowns -- three via the air (19, 53 and 6 yards) and one on the ground (two yards). He completed 29 of 49 passes for 342 yards.
He was named the FCS National Performer of the Week by College Performance Awards on Sept. 5, following the season opener at Stonehill College in which he completed 19 of 25 passes for 284 yards and career-high five TD passes for a season-high 237.4 QB efficiency rating.
He was named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Laube compiled 2,095 all-purpose yards and a total of 18 touchdowns in 10 games – he did not play in the regular-season finale. He ran the ball 160 times for 749 yards and nine TDs, caught 68 passes for 699 yards and seven TDs, had 15 kickoff returns for 467 yards and a TD, and 16 punt returns for 180 yards and one score.
With those stats, the captain led UNH in rushes, rushing yards, rushing TDs, receptions, receiving yards, TD receptions, kickoff return yards and KO return average, and punt return yards.
Laube is the national leader in all-purpose yards for the second consecutive year with an average of 209.5 yards per game. He is also #2 in both total touchdowns (18) and scoring (10.8 points/game); #3 in kickoff returns (31.1 yards/return); #5 in combined kick returns (647 yards); #8 in receptions per game (6.8); and #16 in punt returns (CAA-best 11.2 yards/return).
Laube led UNH in rushing yards 9 of 10 games played, in receptions seven times and receiving yards four times. Laube topped 100 rushing yards twice (180 vs. Dartmouth; 132 vs. Villanova) and 100 receiving yards twice, as well as 200 all-purpose yards six times.
Laube scored at least one touchdown every game with a total of 18 TDs. He had a rushing TD in 7 of 10 games and a receiving touchdown in six games.
Laube was named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week twice (Sept. 4 & 25) and received a total of five awards Sept. 11 following his record-setting performance. Laube finished with a school-record 295 receiving yards Sept. 9 at Central Michigan. His 12 catches included 80- and 71-yard touchdowns. He amassed a season-high, but not career-high, 371 all-purpose yards in that game.
He topped 300 all-purpose yards against Villanova; he finished with 19 carries for 132 yards and two touchdowns, 10 catches for 75 yards and three kickoff returns for 103 yards.
Laube carried the ball a career-high 33 times for 180 yards in the win against Dartmouth. He matched his own UNH record (shared with three others) for longest kickoff return with a 100-yard touchdown at Delaware.
In the season opener at Stonehill, Laube had a 58-yard punt return TD, 23-yard receiving TD and 11-yard rushing TD -- all in the first quarter. Laube recorded a career-high 13 receptions for 128 yards and a TD at Rhode Island.
UNH ended the 2023 season with a 44-25 victory against Maine to retain the Brice-Cowell Musket and finish with a winning overall record (6-5).
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