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Sacramento State

2019 Football Roster

34 Marcus Bruce

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Year Senior
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.
  • High School Bakersfield HS
  • Experience 3V

Biography

Third Team All-Big Sky (2017)
Second Team All-Big Sky (2019)

2019 Season

  • Named second team all-Big Sky as an outside linebacker and earned the team’s Bobby Martinez Most Inspirational award.
  • Finished his career with 210 career tackles which tied him for 15th in program history.
  • Started all 13 games at nickelback for the Hornets as a senior and recorded a career high 74 total tackles which ranked second on the team.
  • Had at least two tackles in each games and had five-plus in nine games.
  • Ended the season by averaging 7.8 tackles per game over the final five contests of the year.
  • Was credited with a season-high 10 tackles and had an interception with a 26-yard return in the FCS playoff game against Austin Peay.
  • Recorded solo sacks against Northern Colorado, Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona and also had a half-sack at Montana State.
  • Had 8.0 TFLs during the season with a high of two against UNC.
  • Forced three fumbles and recovered one during the season. He ended his career with five fumble recoveries which is tied for second in school history.

2018 Season

  • Redshirted during the season after suffering a broken wrist during training camp.
  • Played in four of the last five games of the year.
  • Made 28 total tackles, including 17 solo stops and two tackles-for-loss.
  • Began his season with seven tackles at Southern Utah.
  • Ended the year with a season-high 11 stops against UC Davis, including a TFL.
  • Posted five tackles against North Dakota and Portland State.
  • Forced a fumble against UCD and had a QB hurry against PSU.

2017 Season

  • Named third team all-Big Sky as an outside linebacker.
  • Started 10 games and appeared in all 11 during the year.
  • Ranked fifth on the team with 57 tackles.
  • Led the team with four fumble recoveries which all came in consecutive games.
  • Started the streak with a 25-yard scoop and score at North Dakota.
  • Returned a fumble 25 yards at NAU the following week.
  • Dove on a loose ball in the win over Northern Colorado and recovered a fumble in the end zone in the victory at Cal Poly.
  • Finished the year with 60 yards in fumble returns and scored 12 points.
  • Had at least two tackles in all 11 games and finished with five or more six times.
  • Had a season high eight stops against Idaho and Weber State.
  • Added a sack against UC Davis and had four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups during the year.

2016 Season

  • Appeared in all 11 games during the season.
  • Started three games at rover and two at linebacker.
  • Ranked seventh on the team with with 45 total tackles.
  • Also had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and an interception.
  • Was credited with nine tackles against Cal Poly, eight against Portland State and seven at UC Davis for his three highest totals.
  • Had at least one tackle in all 11 games.
  • Intercepted a pass and returned it seven yards at Weber State.
  • Had a TFL against Cal Poly.

2015 Season

  • Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman where he primarily played on special teams and as a reserve safety.
  • Finished the year with six tackles.
  • Had two stops at Southern Utah, including a half-tackle for loss.

High School

  • Graduated from Bakersfield HS in 2015.
  • Named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Bakersfield Californian following his senior season.
  • Totaled a school-record 120 tackles, including five for loss, as a linebacker and rushed for 1,194 yards and 15 touchdowns as a running back.
  • He also caught a pair of TDs passes and threw one.
  • Was a four-year varsity starter at linebacker and helped the Drillers to a pair of Central Section titles as well as a state championship in 2013.

Personal

  • Majoring in communication studies.
  • Parents are Darrell and Christina Bruce.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2015Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2016Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2017Junior

    LB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2018Senior

    LB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Senior

    DB
    5'9" 180 lbs
    34

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