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{{Distinguish|Brandon Cox (politician)}}{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
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| name            = Brandon Cox
| image           = BrandonCox-dropback.jpg
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| caption         = Cox with the Auburn Tigers in 2004
| school          = Auburn Tigers
| currentnumber   = 12
| currentposition = [[Quarterback]]
| class           = 
| major           = Economics
| pastschools     = [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] (2004–2007)
| bowlgames       = [[2006 Capital One Bowl]]<br />[[2007 Cotton Bowl Classic]]<br />[[2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl]]
| highschool      = [[Hewitt-Trussville High School|Hewitt-Trussville]],<br/>[[Trussville, Alabama]]
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|31}}
| birth_place     = [[Trussville, Alabama]], U.S.
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| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 2
| weight_lb       = 209
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'''Brandon Cox''' (born October 31, 1983) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]], who played [[college football|collegiately]] for [[Auburn University]]. As [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]'s starting [[quarterback]] from 2005 to 2007 he guided the Tigers to a 29–9 record and was a member of the winningest senior class in Auburn history, winning 50 games during their time on the Plains.

Cox attended [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]], the same school as [[Jay Barker]], former quarterback for rival [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]. He was diagnosed with [[myasthenia gravis]] in his 10th grade year in high school, but fought the disease and continued to play football.<ref>[http://www.theplainsman.com/sports/meet_mr_football_brandon_cox_overcomes_for_06_season Meet Mr. Football: Brandon Cox overcomes for ’06 season] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061120151718/http://www.theplainsman.com/sports/meet_mr_football_brandon_cox_overcomes_for_06_season |date=November 20, 2006 }}</ref> Cox, a left-hander, was recruited to Auburn in 2003 but [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] his freshman year.

After serving one season as backup, Cox stumbled to begin the 2005 season before leading the Tigers to a 9–3 finish. He returned his junior year in 2006 to lead Auburn to an 11–2 finish, including a victory over [[2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] in the [[2007 Cotton Bowl Classic]].

Cox began the season as the starter for the third season for the Tigers in 2007. Prior to the season, Cox was one of 35 quarterbacks named to the 2007 [[Manning Award]] Watch List.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=9443&change_well_id=2 |title=35 Quarterbacks Named to Manning Award Watch List |publisher=NCAA |date=2007-08-08 |accessdate=2007-08-15 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929043446/http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=9443&change_well_id=2 |archivedate = 2007-09-29}}</ref> For much of the 2007 season, Cox struggled to find consistency behind an offensive line starting three freshmen. He was briefly benched in favor of true freshman quarterback [[Kodi Burns]] during the Mississippi State game. Cox rebounded from being benched to lead Auburn to victories over undefeated Florida, Arkansas and Alabama.

In winning the 2007 [[Iron Bowl]] over Alabama, 17–10, the team set a school record with six consecutive wins over its rival. Cox became only the second Auburn quarterback to be 3–0 against Alabama, with his predecessor, [[Jason Campbell]], being the other quarterback to record this feat.

Cox's last win came in the [[2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl]] when he led Auburn past Clemson, 23–20 (OT). Cox completed a career-high 25 passes, but it was Burns who ended the game with a touchdown run in overtime.

Cox finished the regular season of his senior year with a 117.58 [[passer rating]]. As of the 2007 Iron Bowl, Cox had 6,748 career passing yards, a 59.12% completion percentage (525/888), 42 touchdowns on 31 interceptions for a career NCAA passer rating of 131.58.

After leaving Auburn with a business administration degree, Cox became an account manager for Ready Mix USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2015/9/30/Where_Are_They_Now_Brandon_Cox.aspx|title=Where Are They Now? Brandon Cox|work=[[Auburn Tigers]]|date=September 30, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref> He later worked in the construction industry, serving as commercial leasing associate for Daniel Corporation and later the Director of Business Development for Hoar Construction.<ref>{{cite news|last=McAdory|first=Joe|url=https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/auburn/heroes-stepped-up-to-lift-auburn-in-athens-in/article_895729c8-6155-5ae7-b06a-70a32ce241ec.html|title=Heroes stepped up to lift Auburn in Athens in 2005|newspaper=[[Alexander City Outlook]]|date=November 8, 2018|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{Twitter|brandoncox712}}
*{{youtube|f2vxf5Wx-U8&NR|Feature on Brandon Cox by CSTV}}

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