2021 Football Roster

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Josh Breece

Josh Breece #1 RB

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lorton, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Stone Bridge

Summary

Biography

2021: Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... already holds the W&L career rushing record with 3,710 yards.

2020: Did not compete due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2019: Started all 10 games as a running back ... earned Third Team All-ODAC honors ... rushed for 766 yards and eight touchdowns on just 118 carries (6.49 yards per carry) ... recorded two 100-yard rushing efforts, including two in the final three games ... rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns on just eight carries in a 36-35 loss to Randolph-Macon (11/2) ... also amassed 151 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries in a season-ending 34-31 win over Shenandoah (11/16) ... rushed 15 times for 83 yards and two scores in a 42-7 win over Sewanee (9/14).

2018: Started all nine games as a running back ... totaled 1,119 yards and nine touchdowns on 205 carries ... averaged 5.5 yards per rush ... his yardage total was the eighth-best in program history ... ran for 100 or more yards in six of the nine games ... rushed 26 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns in a 16-10 win over Dickinson (9/1) ... carried 19 times for 125 yards and one touchdown in a 23-7 loss to Randolph-Macon (9/29) ... rushed 35 times for 150 yards in a 30-20 win over Bridgewater (10/6) and 23 times for 163 yards and one touchdown in a 40-29 win over Emory & Henry (10/13) ... tallied a season-high 232 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-35 win over Ferrum (10/20) ... rushed 27 times for 150 yards in a 27-24 loss to Shenandoah (11/10) ... named Second Team All-ODAC and VaSID Second Team All-State.

2017: Turned in one of the top offensive seasons in ODAC history during his rookie campaign ... earned First Team All-ODAC, First Team All-State, First Team All-South Region and Second Team All-America laurels ... named ODAC Rookie of the Year and VaSID Offensive Rookie of the Year ... named Virginia College Division Offensive Player of the Year by the Roanoke Times and was a finalist for the Lanier Award, which is presented to the top NCAA DII/DIII/NAIA player in Virginia ... received the W&L Outstanding First-Year Male Athlete Award ... played in all 11 games and finished with 237 carries for a conference-record 1,825 yards and a league-best 18 touchdowns despite not earning his first start until the fifth game of the season ... ranked third in NCAA Division III in rushing, second in rushing yards per carry (7.7), eighth in rushing touchdowns, tied for 15th in total points (108) and 15th in all-purpose yards per game (168.0 ypg) ... produced nine games of 100 yards or more and ended the season by rushing for better than 100 yards in each of his final eight contests, tying the school record ... had three games of 200 or more yards, including a 280-yard, three-touchdown performance in a 48-21 win over Shenandoah that clinched the ODAC title (11/11) ... tallied 249 yards and one touchdown in a 49-21 win over Bridgewater (11/4) ... posted 223 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-26 win over Guilford (10/14) ... rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-14 win over Randolph-Macon (10/28) and 195 yards and two scores in a 45-42 loss to Emory & Henry (9/30) ... recorded 169 yards against Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs, the most the Purple Raiders had allowed to an opposing running back since the 2014 season (50 games).

High School: Participated in football, track & field and basketball at Stone Bridge High School and Grassfield High School ... also competed in soccer and TaekwonDo while growing up ... helped lead his football teams to one conference championship, two region titles and a pair of state runner-up finishes ... also helped the track & field teams to a pair of conference championships and one state championship ... served as a football and track & field team captain as a senior ... in football, was a two-time all-conference, all-region and all-Loudoun honoree ... also named honorable mention all-metro and first team all-state as a senior ... in track & field, was a 12-time all-conference honoree ... also garnered all-region honors twice, was a region champion and three-time all-state honoree.

Personal: Named to the ODAC All-Academic Team ... also participates in track & field for the Generals ... member of the Generals Leadership Academy ... politics major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017First Year

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    5'7" 170 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

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    5'8" 175 lbs
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    2019Junior

    RB
    5'8" 185 lbs
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    2020Senior

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    5'8" 185 lbs
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    2021Senior

    RB
    5'8" 190 lbs
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