#39 Austin Signor Season 2007-08

2008 – – Listed as second team place kicker following spring practice.

2007 – – Listed as co-first team kicker following spring practice . . . handled all PAT and field goal attempts in opening win over Northern Illinois, hitting 1-2 field goals and 1-2 PATs . . . converted 22-yard field goal in the second half and averaged 56.5 yards on two kick offs . . . handled all PAT attempts in win over Syracuse, hitting 5-5 PATs while attempting no field goals in 35-0 win . . . handled all PAT and field goal attempts in loss at Iowa State, hitting only PAT attempt and 2-3 field goals . . . connected on field goals from 36 and 41 yards, with 41-yarder matching a career-long and giving Iowa a 13-12 advantage with 3:38 left to play . . . only missed field goal at Iowa State was blocked . . . did not see action in loss at Wisconsin due to injury . . . saw action in loss to Indiana . . . made one of two PATs and missed only field goal attempt vs. Indiana, and had one kickoff for 57 yards . . . saw action in loss at Penn State, averaging 60 yards on two kickoffs while having no PAT or field goal attempts . . . handled all kickoff duties in win over 18th-ranked Illinois . . . averaged 59.3 yards on three kicks vs. Illinois, recording two touchbacks and allowing just three yards on one KO return . . . handled kickoff duties in loss at Purdue, averaging 70 yards on three kicks, with one touchback . . . handled kickoff duties in double OT win over Michigan State, averaging 63 yards on five kicks, with one touchback . . . handled kickoff duties in win at Northwestern, averaging 53.8 yards on five kicks, allowing just 36 yards on three returns . . . handled kickoff duties in win over Minnesota, averaging 61.8 yards on four kicks, allowing just two returns for 27 yards . . . handled kickoff duties in loss to Western Michigan, averaging 63.2 yards on four kicks.

2006 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . handled all placements in opening win over Montana . . . made all five PAT attempts and both field goals, connecting from 41 and 35 yards in first action of career . . . also allowed just four returns on eight kickoffs, recording four touchbacks . . . handled all kickoff duties in double overtime win at Syracuse . . . one of three kickoffs was a touchback as Syracuse averaged 18.5 yards on two KO returns . . . handled all kick duties in win over Iowa State, with two touchbacks in six kicks . . . handled four kickoffs in win at Illinois, booting all four into the endzone while allowing no return yards . . . saw action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . used on two kickoffs vs. Ohio State, allowing 12 yards on one return and having one touchback . . . saw action in win over Purdue . . . averaged 61.6 yards on nine kickoffs, with one touchback . . . also recorded two solo tackles . . . handled KO duties in loss at Indiana . . . allowed Indiana an average of just 16.3 yards on three returns by the leading kick returner in the nation coming into the contest . . . did not see action in loss at Michigan . . . did not see action in win over Northern Illinois . . . did not see action in loss to Northwestern . . . handled all four kickoffs in loss to Wisconsin, averaging 61 yards and allowing Wisconsin under a 20-yard average on three returns . . . saw action in loss at Minnesota . . . averaged 63 yards on four kickoffs, with one touchback . . . saw action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, sharing kick-off duties . . . averaged 59.7 yards on three kick-offs vs. Texas.

2005 – – Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.

High school honors – – Earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior . . . set school record for career PATs and career field goals . . Career – – averaged 68 yards on kickoffs and 85% of kickoffs were touchbacks . . . connected on 12-19 career field goal attempts and 90-93 PATs . . . career best 49-yard field goal as a senior . . . earned three letters as kicker and defensive end . . . also earned three letters in basketball and soccer . . . helped prep soccer team place third in state tournament as a junior.

Personal – – Born 6/15/87 . . . Interdepartmental Studies (Business) major . . . named academic all-conference for three straight seasons . . . parents are Trish and Tom Signor. . . high school coach was Sam Anderson.

Signor’s Collegiate Stats

Scoring	FGs	Lng	PATs	Points
Freshman	2-2	41	5-5	11
Sophomore	3-6	41	8-10	17
Career	5-8	41	13-15	28

 

Field Goals	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-+	Total	Blk
Freshman	0-0	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	2-2	0
Sophomore	0-0	1-1	1-3	1-1	0-0	3-5	1
Career	0-0	1-1	2-4	2-2	0-0	5-7	1