Bret Mooney
15 Bret Mooney
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    West Dundee, Ill.
  • High School:
    Jacobs
  • Position:
    QB

Bio

FSU: Helped team to a second-straight national quarterfinal appearance in 2017 ... Saw action as a reserve and on special teams ... Completed 15 of 25 passes in four contests ... Tossed a pair of touchdowns ... Member of the Bulldogs' 2016 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals ... Prior To FSU: Transfer from NCAA Division I Colgate ... 2015: Played in three games ... Appearances against Navy, Lehigh and Sam Houston State ... Rushed four times for four years, including a long of eight yards at Navy ... Attempted two passes ... 2014: Played in five games with five starts ... Took over at quarterback after Jake Melville went down with illness ... Four of his five games played were road contests ... Completed 48-of-108 passes for 644 yards and one touchdown against seven interceptions ... Also rushed for 58 yards and one TD ... Best passing game was 15-of-31 for 225 yards at Yale ... Included were completions of 38 yards to both John Maddaluna III and Brian Lalli, and 37 to Kevin O'Connell ... Added 17 rushing attempts against Bulldogs for 55 yards ... Completed 9-of-16 for 176 yards at Lehigh ... Season-long completion of 39 yards went to O'Connell against Mountain Hawks ... Connected with Maddaluna for 32-yard touchdown pass at Fordham, and contributed 1-yard scoring run ... Rushed 16 times for 40 yards at Albany.

Before Colgate: Lettered four years with Golden Eagles at Jacobs High … Team captain … Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year … Led Jacobs to first Fox-Valley title since 1979 … Finished with more than 4,000 passing yards for career ... Completed 144-of-243 for 1,877 passing yards and 17 touchdowns as senior, with eight interceptions … Also rushed for 672 yards and eight touchdowns … Named All-State for Class 7A by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association ... Honorary captain of Daily Herald All-Area Team … Named team MVP and set school records for passing yards and passing TDs ... Also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Full name is Bret J. Mooney ... Parents are Keith and Lori Mooney ... Has one brother and one sister ... Born in Elgin, Ill.