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2020 Football Roster
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Fitzgerald, Ryan
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Jersey Number 88
Ryan Fitzgerald
- Position:
- Kicker
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Coolidge, Ga.
- Weight:
- 199
- High School:
- Colquitt County
Bio
FSU CAREER RANKS:
3rd - 6 50-yard field goals
4th - 178 made PAT
5th - 352 points scored
7th - 58 made field goals
2024:
First-team All-American, second-team All-ACC and Lou Groza Award finalist…Don Powell Award winner, presented by the Orlando Seminole Club to the Unsung Heroes…AFCA first-team All-American, joining punter Alex Mastromanno as the first punter-kicker duo from the same school to earn first-team honors by AFCA in the same season…third-team All-American by Associated Press…13-for-13 on field goal attempts, the most in the nation without a miss and the second kicker in FSU history to make his first 13 field goals in a season…5-for-5 over 50 yards, the most 50-yard field goals in a season at FSU…began season with 52- and 59-yard field goals vs. Georgia Tech – both in first half – to be named ACC Specialist of the Week for first time…second kicker in FSU history with multiple 50-yard field goals in a half…59-yarder was longest in a conference game in ACC history, second-longest in FSU history and third-longest in ACC history…56-yard field goal against North Carolina was longest by a Seminole in Doak Campbell Stadium’s 75-year history and third-longest in program history…54-yard field goal against Memphis is the fourth-longest for a Nole in Doak and seventh-longest for a Seminole…added 53-yard field goal at Duke, one of career-high three made field goals in the game…perfect on 14 point after tries…31- and 24-yard field goals against Boston College…added 25-yard field goal vs. Memphis…made 23-yard field goal at Notre Dame to account for FSU’s only points…made 25-yard field goal vs. Charleston Southern and 39-yard field goal in final game in Doak vs. Florida…averaged 64.3 yards on 42 kickoffs, with 34 touchbacks…ended Florida State career third with six 50-yard field goals, fourth with 178 made PAT, fifth with 352 points scored and seventh with 58 made field goals.
2023:
Served as FSU’s primary kicker in all 14 games…scored career-high 115 points courtesy of 19-of-21 on field goals and 58-of-58 on PAT attempts…also averaged 64.0 yards per kickoff, totaling 5,500 yards on 86 kickoffs, with 56 touchbacks…third-team All-ACC…All-ACC Academic Team…Lou Groza Award semifinalist…Bill McGrotha Award…field goal percentage of .904 ranked seventh in America and was third-best for single season in FSU history…led ACC with 58 PATs, 14 more than next-closest kicker, 77 total made kicks and 115 points…ranked 11th nationally in made PATs, 17th in total points scored and 20th in made field goals…made PATs total was second-most by FSU kicker without miss and ranked fourth on FSU’s single-season list…points scored was 10th-highest single-season points total in program history…made first 10 field-goal attempts, longest streak by FSU kicker since Lou Groza Award winner Roberto Aguayo in 2014…scored career-best 12 points in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss, converting career-high nine PATs and 35-yard field goal…tied career-high with three made field goals while accounting for 10 of FSU’s 16 points in ACC Championship Game victory vs. No. 16 Louisville…was 4-for-4 on PATs and 1-for-1 on field goals while knocking three touchbacks on five kickoffs in 31-24 victory at Clemson…48-yard field goal at Tigers tied game at 17-17 in third quarter and was career-long away from home…responsible for 11 points, making five PATs and two field goals, in 41-3 win vs. Syracuse and 41-16 win at Wake Forest…had season-high eight touchbacks on eight kickoffs vs. Orange…opened season with six made PATs and 33-yard field goal in 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…scored nine points in consecutive games vs. Miami and vs. North Alabama…made three PATs and was 2-for-2 on field goals in 27-20 victory vs. Hurricanes…made six PATs and was 1-for-1 on field goals while registering season-high-tying eight touchbacks on nine kickoffs in 58-13 win vs. Lions…made four PATs and one field goal in 31-29 win at Boston College and 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech…made five PATs and one field goal in 38-20 victory vs. No. 16 Duke…converted three PATs and one field goal in 24-7 win at Pitt…made three PATs and one field goal in 24-15 victory at Florida…field goal gave FSU 17-15 lead team would not relinquish…was 1-for-1 on field goals in Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Georgia.
2022:
Served as FSU’s primary placekicker in all 13 games…scored 93 points courtesy of 12 field goals and 57 PATs…All-ACC Academic Team…ACC Honor Roll...Seminole Scholar…earned team’s Bill McGrotha Award…ranked eighth in ACC in total points scored…scored career-high-tying 11 points twice, first in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne and again in 41-16 win vs. Georgia Tech…was 5-for-5 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goals in both games…tied season-high with two made field goals, including game-winning 32-yarder with 55 seconds remaining, was 3-for-3 on PATs and registered six touchbacks on seven kickoffs in Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma…made season-long 47-yard field goal as time expired in first half at No. 14 NC State…also was 2-for-2 on PATs and recorded two touchbacks on three kickoffs at Wolfpack…was 6-of-6 on PATs and made 46-yard field goal, his second-longest of season, in 45-38 victory vs. Florida…also recorded solo tackle vs. Gators…was also 6-for-6 on PATs and made 41-yard field goal with five touchbacks on seven kickoffs in 45-3 victory at Miami…made five PATs and one field goal while registering touchbacks on all eight kickoffs in 44-14 win vs. Boston College…was 7-for-7 on PATs and had three touchbacks in 49-17 win vs. Louisiana…made all five PAT attempts and 40-yard field goal while knocking five touchbacks on six kickoffs in 38-3 win at Syracuse…was 3-for-3 on PATs and made 25-yard field goal in 24-23 win vs. LSU…was 5-for-5 on PATs and registered four touchbacks on six kickoffs in 35-31 win at Louisville…made only PAT attempt and had three touchbacks on four kickoffs vs. No. 22 Wake Forest…was 4-for-4 on PATs and registered three touchbacks on four kickoffs vs. No. 4 Clemson.
2021:
Served as FSU’s primary placekicker in all 12 games…scored 67 points courtesy of 10 field goals and 37 PATs…All-ACC Academic Team…ACC Honor Roll…Seminole Scholar…scored career-high 11 points in 59-3 win vs. UMass and 31-28 victory vs. Miami…made career-high three field goals and two PATs vs. Hurricanes…connected on eight PATs and 36-yard field goal vs. Minutemen…made 34-yard walk-off field goal as part of two-field goal and three-PAT performance in 33-30 win vs. Syracuse…game-winning kick was FSU’s first walk-off field goal since 2010…made three PATs and 43-yard field goal in season opener vs. No. 9 Notre Dame…field goal completed 18-point fourth quarter and forced overtime with 40 seconds remaining in regulation…53-yard field goal vs. Jacksonville State tied for longest by FSU kicker since 2012…also made two PATs vs. Gamecocks…connected on both PAT attempts at Wake Forest…made 45-yard field goal and two PATs vs. Louisville…was 5-for-5 on PATs at North Carolina…connected on two PATs at Clemson and vs. North Carolina State…also had 62-yard kickoff vs. North Carolina State…made 36-yard field goal and three PATs at Boston College…also connected on three PAT attempts in season finale at Florida.
2020:
Appeared in five games…was 12-of-13 on PAT attempts and 4-of-7 on field goals for 24 points scored…ACC Honor Roll…Seminole Scholar…made season-long 42-yard field goal as part of 2-for-2 performance on field goals and 2-for-2 on PATs at No. 5 Notre Dame…eight points scored was single-game career high…made 26-yard field goal and only PAT attempt at No. 12 Miami…was 5-of-6 on PATs in 41-24 win vs. Jacksonville State…was 4-of-4 on PAT attempts and added 24-yard field goal in 31-28 victory vs. No. 5 North Carolina.
2019:
Worked with FSU’s specialists…ACC Honor Roll…redshirted.
BEFORE FSU:
One of the top kicking prospects in the country known for his explosive leg…rated five-star kicker and No. 14 prospect in the country by Kohl’s Kicking…holds two Georgia state high school career records with 51 made field goals and eight 50+-yard field goals…as a senior made single-season state-record 22 field goals while earning first-team All-American by MaxPreps, first team All-American by Kohl’s Kicking and 2018 Chris Sailer Award…as a junior, made school-record 60-yard field goal, the fifth-longest in Georgia history by a high schooler, on his way to breaking state’s single-season record with six 50+-yard field goals…extended school record for longest field goal seven times…chose Florida State over Baylor, FAU, Army and Air Force among other offers.
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