2010 Football Roster
Roster
Darren Branch
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Twinsburg, Ohio
- High School:
- Twinsburg
2010: Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference ... started all 12 games on the defensive line for the MVFC champions ... registered 37 total tackles, including 18 solo stops ... tallied 5.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks on the season ... also credited with three pass breakups ... racked up a season-high six tackles in UNI's 38-14 win over Missouri State (11/13) ... made five tackles in a road victory over Youngstown State (10/30) ... credited with one sack each against North Dakota State (9/11) and Southern Illinois (10/9).
2009: Played in 10 games, starting the season finale at Illinois State (11/21) ... tallied 27 total tackles, with eight solo and 19 assisted stops ... recorded a season-high seven tackles at Illinois State (11/21) ... made six total tackles and two TFLs at Missouri State (9/26) ... registered three TFLs on the season ... notched his first sack as a Panther at Missouri State (9/26) ... recorded five tackles at North Dakota State (10/10).
Prior to UNI: Redshirted and played one season at Bowling Green State University.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Twinsburg High School in Ohio ... a two-year letterwinner ... named to the All-WRC second-team in 2005 and 2006 ... an all-district honorable mention selection in 2006 ... a 2006 football team captain ... recorded 38 tackles with ten for a loss in 2005... also recovered two fumbles ... also lettered in track and field ... high school coach: Al Hodakievic.
Personal: Born June 22, 1989 ... son of Ronald Wright and Darlene Branch ... has one sister, Alissa, and four brothers, Brandon, Marion, Terry and Stefon ... majoring in general studies.
Branch's Career Defensive Stats
Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU
2009 10-1 8 19 27 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 0
2010 12-12 18 19 37 5.5 2.5 0 0 0 3
Totals 22-13 26 38 64 8.5 3.5 0 0 0 3
Branch's Game-By-Game Tackling Stats (Solo-Ast)
2009
@Iowa 0-1
South Dakota 0-2
St. Francis (Pa.) 0-3
@Missouri State 2-4
Indiana State 1-0
@North Dakota St. 2-3
Southern Illinois 0-0
@South Dakota St. 0-0
Youngstown State DNP
Western Illinois 1-1
@Illinois State 2-5
2010
North Dakota St. 1-1
Stephen F. Austin 1-3
@Iowa State 4-0
South Dakota St. 0-2
@Southern Illinois 1-0
@South Dakota 0-0
Illinois State 1-3
@Youngstown St. 2-3
@Indiana State 1-1
Missouri State 2-4
@Western Illinois 2-1
Lehigh 3-1
