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Jersey Number 62
Sam Drysdale
- Position:
- Placekicker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- High School:
- Cedar Rapids Prairie HS
Bio
2018: Did not see action in 2018.
2017: Earned All-American status, after being named HERO Sports All-Sophomore Team Honorable Mention... Saw action in 12 games for UNI... chipped in 17 of his 21 field goal attempts... his 17 makes are tied for 10th-most in a season at UNI... went 37-of-39 on PATs... aided UNI's red zone scoring, with the Panthers capping the season ranked first in the FCS for that category... made a career-high four field goals against Missouri State (11/11), while knocking in a career-long 47-yarder against the Bears... knocked in three field goals against Monmouth (11/25).
2016: Saw action in three games ... went 4-for-4 in field goals in UNI's win over Indiana State (11/5), earning MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week ... scored a career-long 40-yarder against the Sycamores ... had a career-high 112 kickoff yards in UNI's win at #18 Western Illinois (11/12), also knocking in a 21-yard field goal ... scored a 20-yard field goal against #8 South Dakota State (11/19).
2015: Redshirted.
High School: Was a two-year starter at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School … broke the school record for longest field goal with his 50-yarder … also played soccer for four years in high school … started on varsity as part of the state qualifying teams his freshman and sophomore seasons … earned honorable mention Mississippi Valley Conference and second-team All-Metro in 2012 … was also awarded the Best Newcomer Award.
Personal: Son of Steve and Amanda Drysdale … was a part of the Honor Roll for three years … majoring in computer science.
2017: Earned All-American status, after being named HERO Sports All-Sophomore Team Honorable Mention... Saw action in 12 games for UNI... chipped in 17 of his 21 field goal attempts... his 17 makes are tied for 10th-most in a season at UNI... went 37-of-39 on PATs... aided UNI's red zone scoring, with the Panthers capping the season ranked first in the FCS for that category... made a career-high four field goals against Missouri State (11/11), while knocking in a career-long 47-yarder against the Bears... knocked in three field goals against Monmouth (11/25).
2016: Saw action in three games ... went 4-for-4 in field goals in UNI's win over Indiana State (11/5), earning MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week ... scored a career-long 40-yarder against the Sycamores ... had a career-high 112 kickoff yards in UNI's win at #18 Western Illinois (11/12), also knocking in a 21-yard field goal ... scored a 20-yard field goal against #8 South Dakota State (11/19).
2015: Redshirted.
High School: Was a two-year starter at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School … broke the school record for longest field goal with his 50-yarder … also played soccer for four years in high school … started on varsity as part of the state qualifying teams his freshman and sophomore seasons … earned honorable mention Mississippi Valley Conference and second-team All-Metro in 2012 … was also awarded the Best Newcomer Award.
Personal: Son of Steve and Amanda Drysdale … was a part of the Honor Roll for three years … majoring in computer science.
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