Alley Broussard
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
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| currentposition = Running back
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- LSU (2003–2006)
- Missouri Southern State (2007)
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- 2× Sugar Bowl (2004, 2007)
| highschool = Acadiana
(Scott, Louisiana)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|09|06}}
| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
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Alley Joseph Broussard III (born September 6, 1983) is an American former college football running back for the LSU Tigers and the Missouri Southern Lions. He was a part of LSU's 2003 team that won the BCS National Championship. Against Ole Miss in 2004, Broussard rushed for 250 yards, setting the LSU single-game rushing record. The record stood until 2016, when it was surpassed by a 284-yard performance from Leonard Fournette,{{Cite web|url = http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/10/leonard_fournette_breaks_lsu_s.html|title = Leonard Fournette breaks LSU single-game rushing record |date = 2016-10-22 |accessdate = |website = nola.com |publisher = |last = |first = }} also against Ole Miss.
Early life
Broussard was born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Alley Jr. and Liz Broussard. He played football at Acadiana High School in Scott, Louisiana. In 2001, he rushed for a school single-game record 321 yards against New Iberia, and in 2002 set school records with six touchdowns and 36 points against Carencro.{{cite web|title=Acadiana High School Football Records|url=http://www.fundamentalfootball.com/RecordsGame.htm|website=fundamentalfootball.com|accessdate=March 20, 2016}} He rushed for 2,252 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior and 1,910 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior.{{cite web|title=Alley Broussard Bio|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=174960|website=LSUsports.net|accessdate=March 20, 2016|date=July 24, 2007}} Broussard was rated by Rivals.com as the fourth best running back prospect in the nation for the class of 2003.{{cite web|title=Rivals - Alley Broussard|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/7202|website=Rivals.com|publisher=Yahoo Inc.|accessdate=March 20, 2016}}
College career
=LSU=
Broussard committed to play football for Louisiana State University. During the majority of his career, he split playing time at LSU with running backs Joseph Addai and Justin Vincent. As a freshman in 2003, Broussard had 85 carries for 389 yards and four touchdowns on the season.{{cite web|title=Alley Broussard 2003 Game Log|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alley-broussard-1/gamelog/2003/|website=Sports-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 19, 2016}} In the tenth game of the 2004 season, in a 27–24 win over Ole Miss, Broussard rushed for 250 yards on 26 carries and had three touchdowns.{{cite web|title=Mississippi at Louisiana State Box Score, November 20, 2004|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2004-11-20-louisiana-state.html|website=Sports-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 19, 2016}} His 250 rushing yards set an LSU single-game record,{{cite news|title=Broussard sets record in victory|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20041121&id=EUsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6216,1135175&hl=en|accessdate=March 19, 2016|work=The Tuscaloosa News|agency=Associated Press|date=November 21, 2004}}{{cite news|title=No. 14 LSU 27 Mississippi 24|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=20041119&id=yvMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6910,2449062&hl=en|accessdate=March 19, 2016|work=The Daily News|date=November 21, 2004}} since surpassed several times. He finished the season with 142 carries for 867 yards and ten touchdowns. He had 109 yards in LSU's Capital One Bowl loss to Iowa, including a 74-yard touchdown run.{{cite web|title=Alley Broussard 2004 Game Log|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alley-broussard-1/gamelog/2004/|website=Sports-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 19, 2016}}{{cite web|title = Iowa vs. Louisiana State|url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105001/20050101NCAAFLSU-------0.htm|website= USA Today|date = January 1, 2005|accessdate = March 19, 2016}}
He suffered a knee injury during fall practice the following year,{{cite news|title=LSU Running Back Broussard Will Have Surgery|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=20050819&id=Zm0lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L68FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1370,2799959&hl=en|accessdate=March 19, 2016|work=The Item|date=August 19, 2005}} which kept him out for the entire 2005 season after a setback due to an infection after surgery.{{cite news|title=Injuries keep several LSU players sidelined|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20060202&id=6YM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xacEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5757,238350&hl=en|accessdate=March 19, 2016|work=The Tuscaloosa News|date=February 2, 2006}} He received a medical redshirt allowing him an extra year of college football eligibility. He struggled early in the 2006 season and was not able to establish himself in the starting lineup.{{cite news|title=SEC West Notebook - LSU|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20061019&id=FU4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UMcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1656,2590408&hl=en|accessdate=March 20, 2016|work=TimesDaily|agency=Associated Press|date=October 9, 2006}} His most productive game that season was in week six against Fresno State, as he had five carries for 67 yards and a touchdown.{{cite news|last1=Martel|first1=Brett|title=Another lopsided win for Tigers|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20061021&id=F04eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UMcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2998,3012223&hl=en|accessdate=March 19, 2016|work=TimesDaily|agency=Associated Press|date=October 21, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Alley Broussard 2006 Game Log|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alley-broussard-1/gamelog/2006/|website=Sports-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 19, 2016}} He finished the season with 74 carries for 281 yards and four touchdowns. Broussard left the LSU football team during the summer before the 2007 season, stating "My heart is no longer in it."{{cite news|title=LSU's Alley Broussard quits team|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-07-24-300309866_x.htm|accessdate=March 20, 2016|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=July 24, 2007}}{{cite web|author1=ESPN|author-link=ESPN|title=LSU running back Broussard leaves team|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2947746|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 20, 2016|date=July 24, 2007}} He ended his LSU career with 1,537 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns over three seasons.
=Missouri Southern=
Broussard was soon contacted by a number of lower-division schools, among them North Alabama and Arkansas Tech. A month later he transferred to Missouri Southern State University to play for the Missouri Southern Lions of Division II.{{cite news|title=Broussard a star once again|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20070914&id=UoQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=H8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1725,1824336&hl=en|accessdate=March 20, 2016|work=TimesDaily|agency=Associated Press|date=September 14, 2007}}{{cite news|last1=Mcintyre|first1=Jeff|title=Broussard decides against UNA|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20070818&id=PfYhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rqMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2009,2171517&hl=en|accessdate=March 20, 2016|work=TimesDaily|date=August 18, 2007}} After sitting out the first game of the 2007 season against Haskell Indian Nations University, he came into the game in the second half against Harding in week two and rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. It was his most yards rushing in a game since his 250-yard game in November 2004. "It feels so good," said Broussard. "Just tell everyone I'm back—everything's back."
Later life
In March 2008, Broussard was allowed to attend LSU's pro day in preparation for the 2008 NFL draft. He ran a 4.75-second 40-yard dash, did 21 bench press repetitions, and had a 28 and a half inch vertical jump.{{cite web|last1=Brandt|first1=Gil|title=Pro day workout updates|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d806b4a39/article/pro-day-workout-updates|website=NFL.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|accessdate=March 21, 2016}} He was not drafted and did not play professionally. He returned to his hometown Lafayette, where he lives as of 2016 with his daughter and fiancee Steven.{{cite web|last1=Doucet|first1=Jacques|title=Jacques Talk: Alley Broussard says, 'It would be an honor' for Fournette to break his LSU record|url=http://www.wafb.com/story/30158417/jacques-talk-alley-broussard-says-it-would-be-an-honor-for-fournette-to-break-his-lsu-record|website=wafb.com|publisher=WAFB|accessdate=March 21, 2016|date=October 1, 2015}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alley-broussard-1.html Sports Reference college stats]
- [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=174960 LSU Tigers bio]
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