| Profile | |||||||
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| Position | DB | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | May 11, 1989 | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Fair Grove (MO) | ||||||
| College | Evangel (2010-2013) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Coaching | |||||||
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| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||
| Regular season | 3–14 (.176) | ||||||
| Postseason | 0–2 (.000) | ||||||
| Career | 3-16 (.158) | ||||||
Cameron W. Bruffett (born May 11, 1989), is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach for Parkview High School and the inaugural head coach of the Ozarks Lunkers in The Arena League (The AL or TAL), which began in 2024. Bruffett is also a former defensive back in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Bruffett played high school football at Fair Grove, playing quarterback and defensive back. He set school records in all-time passing yards and all-purpose yards. In his senior season, the team finished 13-1 and he threw for 1,300 yards, rushed for 1,100 yards, made 60 tackles, and had six interceptions. [1]
Bruffett played four seasons at Evangel (NAIA), where he earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference selections each season as a defensive back. [2] His 14 career interceptions are tied for the second most in program history. [1]
Bruffett received the 2014 Physical Education Graduate of the Year award. [3]
Bruffett played for the Pittsburgh Power.
On October 16, 2014, Evangel announced that Bruffett had signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. [1] Bruffett's professional playing career ended due to a hamstring injury.
On February 21, 2023, Parkview High School named Bruffett their new head coach. [4] Bruffett's record is 0–9 in the regular season and 0–1 in the post-season. [5]
On October 4, 2023, Bruffett was named as the inaugural head coach of the Ozarks Lunkers in the Arena League. [6]
| League | Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| MSHSAA | Parkview Vikings | 2023 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost first round |
| High School Total | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| TAL | Ozarks Lunkers | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost semi-final |
| Professional Total | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| Total | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
Bruffett married his wife, Gabriela Verdugo-Bruffett, in 2015. [7] Gaby was an NCAA Division II National Champion Swimmer at Ashland University and represented Mexico in the 2011 Pan American Games. [8]