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Jake Elliott Named to Athlon Sports All-America Team
Jun 22, 2016 | Football
Senior kicker eyeing Memphis career scoring record in 2016.
MEMPHIS – Senior place-kicker Jake Elliott was named to the Athlon Sports All-America Third Team it was announced by the magazine, Wednesday.
Elliott returns to Memphis this fall after finishing last season as a finalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, and as the two-time, defending American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.
In 2015, Elliott, a three-time American Athletic Conference first team honoree, tied the Memphis record for most field goals in a season (23), a record he now shares with Joe Allison, the first-ever Lou Groza award winner. He was 23-for-28 on field goal attempts in 2015 and was 63-for-63 on point after attempts (PATs). He ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring last year with 10.0 ppg, the third-highest scoring kicker behind Boise State's Tyler Rausa (10.3 ppg) and Oregon's Aidan Schneider (10.2 ppg).
At the end of last year, Elliott was voted to his third consecutive American Athletic All-Conference first team, one of just two players in league history to earn first team honors in all-three seasons (Temple's Tyler Matakevich was other such honoree). Elliott was also named first team All-America by USA Today and second team All-America by both the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation.
For his career, Elliott ranks third in Memphis history in career scoring with 324 career points, trailing Stephen Gostkowski, now a member of the New England Patriots (369 points), and DeAngelo Williams, now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' organization (362 points). His 60 career field goals made is just 10 shy of Gostkowski's school record of 70, set in 2005. Elliott is also 144-for-144 on PATs in his Tiger career.
Elliott is one of two American Athletic Conference players named to Athlon's preseason All-America team, joining Houston quarterback Greg Ward, who was a fourth team honoree on the list.
Memphis will open its 2016 season with three straight home games, including the season opener against Southeast Missouri, September 3rd at 6 p.m. at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Season tickets for the full schedule start at just $100. The Liberty Bowl is currently undergoing a renovation to install chair back seating in the full lower section of the stadium. Chairback seats on the East Side of the stadium are still available for purchase. For information on all seating available for the seven-game home stand, please visit www.GoTigersGoTix.com or call the Memphis Ticket Office at 901-678-2331.
Elliott returns to Memphis this fall after finishing last season as a finalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, and as the two-time, defending American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.
In 2015, Elliott, a three-time American Athletic Conference first team honoree, tied the Memphis record for most field goals in a season (23), a record he now shares with Joe Allison, the first-ever Lou Groza award winner. He was 23-for-28 on field goal attempts in 2015 and was 63-for-63 on point after attempts (PATs). He ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring last year with 10.0 ppg, the third-highest scoring kicker behind Boise State's Tyler Rausa (10.3 ppg) and Oregon's Aidan Schneider (10.2 ppg).
At the end of last year, Elliott was voted to his third consecutive American Athletic All-Conference first team, one of just two players in league history to earn first team honors in all-three seasons (Temple's Tyler Matakevich was other such honoree). Elliott was also named first team All-America by USA Today and second team All-America by both the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation.
For his career, Elliott ranks third in Memphis history in career scoring with 324 career points, trailing Stephen Gostkowski, now a member of the New England Patriots (369 points), and DeAngelo Williams, now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' organization (362 points). His 60 career field goals made is just 10 shy of Gostkowski's school record of 70, set in 2005. Elliott is also 144-for-144 on PATs in his Tiger career.
Elliott is one of two American Athletic Conference players named to Athlon's preseason All-America team, joining Houston quarterback Greg Ward, who was a fourth team honoree on the list.
Memphis will open its 2016 season with three straight home games, including the season opener against Southeast Missouri, September 3rd at 6 p.m. at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Season tickets for the full schedule start at just $100. The Liberty Bowl is currently undergoing a renovation to install chair back seating in the full lower section of the stadium. Chairback seats on the East Side of the stadium are still available for purchase. For information on all seating available for the seven-game home stand, please visit www.GoTigersGoTix.com or call the Memphis Ticket Office at 901-678-2331.
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