
Brian Palmer
SX/HT/WT:
Male / 5'11" / 186 lbs.AGE/LEVEL:
24 yrs old / Pro (2009)HOMETOWN:
Youngstown, OHTEAM:
SPORTS:
ATHLETICS:
Freshman 2005: Played in 10 games...was 7-of-12 on field goal attempts and 39-of-41 on extra-point attempts...scored 60 points for the year to lead the team...kicked a 37-yard field goal and made 5-of-6 extra-point tries against Slippery Rock...had five kickoff s in the game...converted five extra points against Northeastern...made six extra points At Liberty in first road game...made two field goals in the fourth quarter in come-from-behind 20-17 victory over Illinois State...had a game-tying26-yarder with 6:04 left and game-winning 21-yarder with 3:52 remaining...Named the Gateway Special Teams Performer of the Week for his kicks...converted six extra points and a career-long 39-yard field goal at Indiana State...had a 25-yard field goal and two PATs against Western Illinois...made four extra points and a 19-yard field goal versus Missouri State...kicked a 30-yard field goal and two extra points at Southern Illinois...Made all six PATs in finale against Western Kentucky...attempted two field goals in five games...had a streak of 23 consecutive conversions kicks...made his last 13 PAT kicks of the season...was 7-of-10 from under 40 yards...did not play at Pittsburgh...earned his first letter.
Sophomore 2006: Played in all 14 games was 12-of-15 on field goal attempts and 50-of-54 on extra-point attempts...was 7-of-8 on field goals and 36-of-37 on PATs at Stambaugh Stadium...scored 86 points on the season, which ranked second behind tailback Marcus Mason’s138…made final 16 PATs of the year...50 PATs made were the fourth most in a season in school history...54 attempts tied for the second most in a year in school history...made all seven of his point-after attempts against Slippery Rock…converted on 4-of-5 extra points against Maine…kicked a33-yard field goal at Penn State…made all five extra points and a 21-yardfield goal against UC Davis…kicked a career-long 44-yard field goal and made four extra points at Missouri State…scored a career-high 13 points on field goals of 40 and 33 yards and seven extra points against Indiana State…was 5-of-5 on extra points at Western Illinois…made a 28-yardfield goal and was 2-for-2 on extra points against Northern Iowa…made one extra point at Illinois State on a windy afternoon…made a 30-yarderand was 4-of-4 on extra points against Southern Illinois...kicked field goals of 27 and 36 yards and an extra point at Western Kentucky…also kicked his first punt, a 19-yard pooch to the nine-yard line, against the Hilltoppers...converted 40-yard and 26-yard field goals and three PATs against James Madison in playoff s....had four PATs in playoff win over Illinois State...kicked a 31-yard field goal and made three extra points at Appalachian State...named HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against James Madison...earned his second letter.
Junior 2007: Honorable-Mention Sports Network All-American...
Second-Team All-Gateway selection...played in all 11 games...converted
14-of-15 field-goal attempts and 34-of-36 extra-point tries...made final
11 attempts of the season to establish school mark for consecutive field
goals...scored a team-high 76 points...field-goal percentage of 93.3 percent
set a school record...percentage was also the highest among FCS
kickers for the season...tied for 18th in the nation with 1.27 field goals per
game...booted three field goals against Southern Utah and Illinois State...
had 14 kickoff s...six against Southern Utah, five against South Dakota
State, two at Ohio State and one at Indiana State...kicked a 21-yard field
goal in the season opener at Ohio State...made 2-of-3 PATs and a 38-yard
field goal versus South Dakota State...made six PATs against Stony Brook...
drilled five PATs against Lock Haven...was 7-of-7 on extra points against
Missouri State...two extra points and a 42-yard field goal at Southern Illinois...
kicked field goals of 37, 28 and 27 yards against SUU...made field
goals of 37, 40 and 41 against the Redbirds...at Northern Iowa connected
on first-half field goals of 22 and 37 yards...at Indiana State made 28 and
32-yard field goals and four PATs...made a 21-yard field goal and kicked
four PATs versus Western Illinois...had a 32-yard pooch punt against Stony
Brook downed at the one-yard line...named Gateway Conference Special
Teams Player of the Week twice...earned honor on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3...
HBK Special Teams Player of the Game vs. Illinois State...earned his third
letter...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.
Senior 2008: Played in all 12 games was 5-of-8 on field goal attempts and 33-of-36 extra points… field-goal percentage of 62.5 percent… kicked one field goal and 5 extra points against Central State… two field goals against North Dakota State… made all four extra points against Liberty and Missouri State… made all five extra points against Indiana State…also kicked four extra points and inverted game winning field goal of 27 yards.. earned fourth letter.
Career Kicking Statistics
YearFG-APct.1-1920-2930-3940-4950-59Lg
20085-862.51-12-21-21-30-040
200714-1593.30-06-65-53-40-042
200612-1580.00-04-55-73-30-044
20057-1258.31-13-33-60-20-039
Totals38-5076.02-215-1614-207-120-044
PATs: Career 156-of-167
PATs: 2008: 33-of-36 2007: 34-of-36 2006: 50-of-54 2005: 39-of-41
Longest Made: 44 at Missouri State, 2006
Most Attempts: 3, three times (m.r. vs Illinois State, 2007)
Most Made: 3, twice (Southern Utah, 2007; Illinois State, 2007)
Most Points Scored: 13 vs. Indiana State, 2006
ACADEMICS:
Freshman 2005: Played in 10 games...was 7-of-12 on field goal attempts and 39-of-41 on extra-point attempts...scored 60 points for the year to lead the team...kicked a 37-yard field goal and made 5-of-6 extra-point tries against Slippery Rock...had five kickoff s in the game...converted five extra points against Northeastern...made six extra points At Liberty in first road game...made two field goals in the fourth quarter in come-from-behind 20-17 victory over Illinois State...had a game-tying26-yarder with 6:04 left and game-winning 21-yarder with 3:52 remaining...Named the Gateway Special Teams Performer of the Week for his kicks...converted six extra points and a career-long 39-yard field goal at Indiana State...had a 25-yard field goal and two PATs against Western Illinois...made four extra points and a 19-yard field goal versus Missouri State...kicked a 30-yard field goal and two extra points at Southern Illinois...Made all six PATs in finale against Western Kentucky...attempted two field goals in five games...had a streak of 23 consecutive conversions kicks...made his last 13 PAT kicks of the season...was 7-of-10 from under 40 yards...did not play at Pittsburgh...earned his first letter.
Sophomore 2006: Played in all 14 games was 12-of-15 on field goal attempts and 50-of-54 on extra-point attempts...was 7-of-8 on field goals and 36-of-37 on PATs at Stambaugh Stadium...scored 86 points on the season, which ranked second behind tailback Marcus Mason’s138…made final 16 PATs of the year...50 PATs made were the fourth most in a season in school history...54 attempts tied for the second most in a year in school history...made all seven of his point-after attempts against Slippery Rock…converted on 4-of-5 extra points against Maine…kicked a33-yard field goal at Penn State…made all five extra points and a 21-yardfield goal against UC Davis…kicked a career-long 44-yard field goal and made four extra points at Missouri State…scored a career-high 13 points on field goals of 40 and 33 yards and seven extra points against Indiana State…was 5-of-5 on extra points at Western Illinois…made a 28-yardfield goal and was 2-for-2 on extra points against Northern Iowa…made one extra point at Illinois State on a windy afternoon…made a 30-yarderand was 4-of-4 on extra points against Southern Illinois...kicked field goals of 27 and 36 yards and an extra point at Western Kentucky…also kicked his first punt, a 19-yard pooch to the nine-yard line, against the Hilltoppers...converted 40-yard and 26-yard field goals and three PATs against James Madison in playoff s....had four PATs in playoff win over Illinois State...kicked a 31-yard field goal and made three extra points at Appalachian State...named HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against James Madison...earned his second letter.
Junior 2007: Honorable-Mention Sports Network All-American...
Second-Team All-Gateway selection...played in all 11 games...converted
14-of-15 field-goal attempts and 34-of-36 extra-point tries...made final
11 attempts of the season to establish school mark for consecutive field
goals...scored a team-high 76 points...field-goal percentage of 93.3 percent
set a school record...percentage was also the highest among FCS
kickers for the season...tied for 18th in the nation with 1.27 field goals per
game...booted three field goals against Southern Utah and Illinois State...
had 14 kickoff s...six against Southern Utah, five against South Dakota
State, two at Ohio State and one at Indiana State...kicked a 21-yard field
goal in the season opener at Ohio State...made 2-of-3 PATs and a 38-yard
field goal versus South Dakota State...made six PATs against Stony Brook...
drilled five PATs against Lock Haven...was 7-of-7 on extra points against
Missouri State...two extra points and a 42-yard field goal at Southern Illinois...
kicked field goals of 37, 28 and 27 yards against SUU...made field
goals of 37, 40 and 41 against the Redbirds...at Northern Iowa connected
on first-half field goals of 22 and 37 yards...at Indiana State made 28 and
32-yard field goals and four PATs...made a 21-yard field goal and kicked
four PATs versus Western Illinois...had a 32-yard pooch punt against Stony
Brook downed at the one-yard line...named Gateway Conference Special
Teams Player of the Week twice...earned honor on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3...
HBK Special Teams Player of the Game vs. Illinois State...earned his third
letter...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.
Senior 2008: Played in all 12 games was 5-of-8 on field goal attempts and 33-of-36 extra points… field-goal percentage of 62.5 percent… kicked one field goal and 5 extra points against Central State… two field goals against North Dakota State… made all four extra points against Liberty and Missouri State… made all five extra points against Indiana State…also kicked four extra points and inverted game winning field goal of 27 yards.. earned fourth letter.
Career Kicking Statistics
YearFG-APct.1-1920-2930-3940-4950-59Lg
20085-862.51-12-21-21-30-040
200714-1593.30-06-65-53-40-042
200612-1580.00-04-55-73-30-044
20057-1258.31-13-33-60-20-039
Totals38-5076.02-215-1614-207-120-044
PATs: Career 156-of-167
PATs: 2008: 33-of-36 2007: 34-of-36 2006: 50-of-54 2005: 39-of-41
Longest Made: 44 at Missouri State, 2006
Most Attempts: 3, three times (m.r. vs Illinois State, 2007)
Most Made: 3, twice (Southern Utah, 2007; Illinois State, 2007)
Most Points Scored: 13 vs. Indiana State, 2006


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