2021 Football Roster
Needham, Nate
vs
Cincinnati
Sep 6 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Jersey Number 39
Nate Needham
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chesterton, Ind.
- High School:
- Chesterton
- Prev School:
- Erie CC
Bio
Honors:
2021:
2019:
2018:
Prior to BGSU:
Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Randy and Diane Rowe.
- 2021 first-team FWAA All-American
- 2021 Lou Groza Award semifinalist
- 2021 first-team All-MAC
- 2021 first-team Pro Football Focus All-MAC
- 2021, 2020, 2019 Academic All-MAC
2021:
- Appeared in all 12 of BGSU's games
- Was 19-of-20 on field goal attempts
- His 95 percent success rate ranked No. 1 in the nation through the regular season
- Was 12-of-13 from 40+ yards, including 2-of-2 from 50+ yards
- Through the regular season was one of three FBS players perfect from 50+ yards with multiple makes
- Named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week three times (Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 29)
- Earned BGSU's Comeback Player of the Year Award at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year awards ceremony
- Connected on a 50-yard field goal at Tennessee, finishing 2-of-2
- Was 4-of-4 on field goals at Kent State, including a career-long 52 yard field goal
- Made 16-straight field goals to start the season before missing in heavy winds from 43 yards against Ohio
- His 16-straight made field goals is a BGSU record, snapping the previous best of 14 by Brian Leaver over the 1993 and 1994 seasons
- Finished the Ohio game (4-of-5) tying career high with four made field goals with makes of 23, 43, 40 and 39
- Last career field goal at BGSU came from 39 yards, mirroring his number and sealing a victory over Ohio
- Team’s primary kicker, went 5-of-7 on field goals and 6-of-6 on extra points
- Had a season-long 40-yarder against Buffalo
- Also had seven kick-offs at a 59.7 yard average with two touchbacks
2019:
- Played in all 12 games for the Falcons, serving as the primary placekicker
- Finished the season 5-9 on field goal opportunities while going 21-23 on PAT attempts
- Was 2-2 on field goal attempts and 2-2 on PAT tries, with a season-long 32-yard field goal in a victory over Toledo
- Was 5-5 on PAT attempts in a victory over Akron
- Placed second on the team with 36 total points
2018:
- Played in all 12 games for the Falcons, kicking field goals in six of the games
- Served as team’s primary kicker on kickoffs
- Capitalized on 6-of-10 field goal tries, with a long of 43 coming against Miami
- Averaged 56.1 yards per kickoff on 54 attempts
- Made two field goals against Kent State
- Averaged a season-best 64.7 yards on kickoffs at Ohio
- Had 11 touchbacks on kickoffs
Prior to BGSU:
- Played for Erie Community College and Youngstown State
- Did not play at Erie CC, just attended school and trained
- Averaged 58.3 yards per kickoff for Youngstown State in 2016
- In High School recorded a career long kick of 52 yards
- Working on a master's in business administration
Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Randy and Diane Rowe.
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