Demetrius Brown
| Michigan Wolverines No. 6 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games |
1988 Hall of Fame Bowl 1989 Rose Bowl |
| High school | Miami Beach (FL) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | c. 1967 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Demetrius Brown (born c. 1967) is a former American football player. He was a quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1985 to 1989 and a starting quarterback for the 1987 and 1988 teams. Brown was the first Michigan quarterback to lead the Wolverines to bowl victories in consecutive seasons, with victories over Alabama in the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl and USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl. During the 1987 season, Brown also set Michigan school records with seven interceptions in a game and 16 interceptions in a season.
Brown grew up in the Overton section of Miami, Florida. His parents were divorced when he was young, and he was raised by his mother. He attended Miami Beach Senior High School. Prior to Brown's freshman year, the school's starting quarterback was killed. He became a four-year starter at quarterback for Miami Beach High.
Brown enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1985. Brown did not see any game action in 1985 or 1986 when Jim Harbaugh was Michigan's starting quarterback.
Following a preseason battle with Chris Zurbrugg and Michael Taylor to take over as Michigan's starting quarterback after Harbaugh's graduation, Brown became Michigan's starting quarterback in 1987. In his fifth start, a 17–11 loss to Michigan State, Brown drew the ire of Michigan fans when he threw a school record seven interceptions.
One week after the Michigan State game, Brown threw a career best three touchdown passes, all in the first half, with no interceptions, and compiled 190 passing yards, against an Iowa team with the No. 1 pass defense team in the country. He also ran for a touchdown to lead Michigan to a 37–10 victory over Iowa.
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