| Andy Crosland |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Dallas, TX
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| High School:
Highland Park
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 220
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| Position:
Punter/Place Kicker
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CROSLANDS’ CAREER BESTS:
Long Field Goal - 50 yds (vs. Pittsburgh, 1996; vs. Arizona State, 1997)
Field Goals Made - 3 (at Memphis, 1996; vs. Rutgers, 1997)
Field Goals Attempted - 3 (at Memphis, 1996; vs. Rutgers, 1997)
PATs - 9-9 (vs. East Tennessee State, 1997)
Long Punt - 61 yds (at Syracuse, 1998)
Most Punts - 10 (vs. Florida State, 1998)
AT MIAMI: Fifth-year senior who gives the Hurricane special teams a seasoned veteran kicker…left-footed kicker who has handled both the place kicking and punting chores the past three seasons…became the first player since Mike Burke in 1972 to serve as the Hurricanes punter and place kicker...begins 1999 campaign fourth on Miami’s career PAT list with 117…also seventh on the career field goals made list with 29…heads into senior season with 210 total points to rank fifth on the all-time points scored from kicking list.
1998 (JUNIOR): Averaged 40.3 yards a punt…punting average ranked fourth in the BIG EAST…boomed a career-long 61-yard punt at Syracuse…13 of 45 punts landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line…second on the team in scoring with 72 points…converted 7-of-11 field goals and 51-of-55 PATs…set school record with nine PATs against East Tennessee State…kicked a season-long 41-yard field goal at Cincinnati…shared kick off duties with Todd Sievers…kicked off 15 times with four touchbacks.
1997 (SOPHOMORE): Served as both kicker and punter for the Hurricanes…handled every UM field goal attempt and punt…connected on 11 of 14 field goal attempts…also nailed 90 percent of extra points (28 of 31)…finished third among BIG EAST kickers with a 78.6 (11 of 14) field goal percentage…placed second on the team in scoring with 61 points…was a perfect 7-of-7 on field goal attempts inside the 40-yard line…drilled a 50-yard field goal against Arizona State to tie his career-high…kicked a season-high three field goals against Rutgers, including a pair of 40-yarders…
averaged 39.6 yards on 46 punts…placed 11 punts inside opponents 20-yard line with just three
touchbacks.
1996 (FRESHMAN): Earned his first varsity letter after spending entire season as Miami’s starting field goal kicker and punter...
named second-team All-BIG EAST...converted on 13-of-18 FG attempts...
led team in scoring amassing 77 points...
drilled a career-long 50-yard field goal vs. Pittsburgh to capture the AT&T Long Distance Award...
connected on all three of his field goal attempts in his first college game at Memphis...went 2 for 3 on field goal attempts from 45 yards or longer...
connected on his first six collegiate field goal attempts and on 10 of his first 11...attempted all 18 of the team’s field goals...averaged 38.8 yards per punt...finished year ranked among the top 10 on the Hurricane single season chart for points after touchdowns, field goals and points scored kicking.
1995 (Redshirt): Spent the season on the UM scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Highland Park...SuperPrep, BlueChip Illustrated, National BlueChip, and Dallas Morning News All-American...No. 1 ranked kicker in the nation by SuperPrep and National BlueChip...among the Dallas Morning News Top-100 national recruits...named to All-State, All-District and All-Area teams...USA Today second-team All-USA at kicker...unanimously selected to the All-Conference team and was a member of the second team All-Metroplex (Dallas/Ft. Worth area) squad...made all 114 PATs in his career...as a senior made 5-of-7 field goals, including two over 50 yards...averaged 43 yards per punt...coached by Don Richardson.
PERSONAL: Born 11/17/76...liberal arts major...full name is Anderson Burns Crosland...hobbies include golf, basketball, fishing, hunting and tennis...from same high school as Bobby Layne and Doak Walker...son of Luke and Kate Crosland.
CROSLAND’S CAREER STATISTICS:
Year Pct. FGM-FGA 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-
1998 63.6 7-11 0-0 3-3 3-5 1-3 0-0
1997 78.6 11-14 0-0 4-4 3-3 3-5 1-2
1996 68.7 11-16 0-0 6-9 3-4 1-2 1-1
Total 70.7 29-41 0-0 13-16 9-12 5-10 2-3
