[3][5] The Gators finished the 1928 season 8–1, losing only to the Tennessee Volunteers by a single point, 13–12.
[3] Brumbaugh was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great.
[7] Brumbaugh was a member of the legendary early 1930s Bears teams that included future hall of famers Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski, won the NFL Championships in 1932 and 1933, and played for a third in 1934.
After his playing career, Brumbaugh was the backfield coach for the Bears and at Boston College, Cincinnati, and Holy Cross.
[8][9] Brumbaugh died in his hometown of West Milton, Ohio on October 24, 1969; he was 63 years old.