USD Football 1997

USDAll-PFLReturners

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Buddy Brown enters his fourth and final season with the Torero football program ... a 3-year starter, will anchor the defensive line at the tackle position ... is a two-time Second Team All-PFL performer ( 1996 & 1995) ... last season started 6 oflast 7 games, finished with 28 tackles (11 unass isted), 2 sacks (-14), l forced fumble and 1pass deflection ... ta! Iied 7 tackles (3 solo) at Butler and 6 tackles against Azusa Pacific ... in 1995, started all 10 contests and finished with 38 tackles ( 19 solo, 19 assisted) to go with 3 quarterback sacks (-27 yards), 3 quarterback hurries, 1 forced fumble , 1 blocked kick and 1 interception ... he totaled a season-best 7 tackles (5 solos) in the season finale againstWagner College, including a quarterback sack for-12 yards ... twice he tallied 6 tackles (Dayton, Evansville) .. . as a freshman in 1994, Buddy ranked sixth among Torero

Buddy Brown #54 SR DL

defenders with 38 tackles (9 solos), including 2 quarterback sacks (-15 yards), 4 quarterback hurries, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defl ection .. . Buddy prepped at El Camino High School in Oceanside, California where he garnered All-League and All-City honors ... in addition to being the team MVP and captain, he was selected the defensive player of the game in the San Di ego County All-Star game .. . Major: Business.

Dylan Ching enters his second year with the USD football team ... will be one of the top receivers in the Pioneer Football League ... last year as a freshman he was selected to the Second TeamAll– PFL squad after leading the Toreros in receiving ... hauled in 24 receptions for 550 yards (22.9 yards per catch) and 6 touch– downs , finishing third on the team in scoring with 38 points ... majority of big games came in second half of season ... caught seven passes for 86 yards at Saint Mary's ... snared 3 balls for 140 yards with a 55-yard TD against Evansville ... hauled in 2 passes for 83 yards againstWhittier, including a 66-yardTD ... caught a 53-yard TD pass in first quarter at Azusa Pacific

Dylan Ching #20 SO WR

... in final game of season against Dayton, caught 4 passes for 113 yards with 3 going fortouchdowns, including a 75-yard TD bomb ... heavily recruited out ofKamehameha High School where he was 2nd TeamAll-State in football and baseball ... hometown

is Lahaina, Maui (HI). Major: Business.

Tim Roth enters his third and final season with the Toreros ... he will handle all kicking duties (PAT' s; field goals, punting, kick– offs) this season after being named a 1996 FirstTeamAll-Pioneer Football League kicker ... '96 Honorable Mention pick by Don Hansen 's Football Gazette ... last year he was second on the team in scoring with 43 points, making 8-of-12 field goals and 19-of-24 PAT kicks ... he was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 10) after making 2-of-2 field goals (long of 40 yards); 4-of-4 PATs; and sailing 5-of-7 kickoffs deep into endzone for no return in team's win over Azusa Pacific ... the last two seasons he has been the back-up punter

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for the Toreros ... Tim transferred to USD from Washington State University where he red-shirted his freshman year ... he prepped at Chico High School in Chico, California where he set a North State High School field goal record of 53 yards ... he was named a High School All-American by Street & Smith's ... Major: Biology.