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2018 Football Roster

43 Nick Bruno

  • Position Kicker / Punter
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Studies
  • Hometown Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool Mainland

Biography

Awards
2018 - Second Team All-OVC (Punter)
2018 - Second Team All-OVC (Kicker)
2014 - All-OVC Newcomer Team
2014 - First Team Freshman All-American

2018 (RS-SENIOR):
Appeared in all 11 games opening the season as team's punter before returning to field goal / extra point attempts during season... named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference as both a punter and kicker... was 12-of-14 on field goal attempts during the season with a long of 48 yards against Tennessee State... ranked 10th in the FCS in field goal percentage for the season, second in the OVC... was 37-of-40 on extra points... 12 made field goals during the season tied for eighth on the single season list... finished career with 43 made field goals which ranked second all-time at EIU... finished career with 151 extra points which ranked second all-time at EIU... finished career with 280 points scored to rank third all-time at EIU... averaged 40.4 yards per punt during the season with a long of 56 yards at Jacksonville State... pinned 20 punts inside the 20-yard line with another punts ending in fair catches on a total of 55 punts... named OVC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 30 following efforts against Tennessee Tech... 

2017 (SENIOR): Suffered season ending injury just prior to start of season opener at Indiana State... used medical redshirt for season... 

2016 (JUNIOR): Served as field goal kicker and kickoff specialist during the season finishing 7-of-13 on field goal attempts... season long was 42 yards in win over Illinois State... was perfect 39-of-39 on extra point attempts to leads OVC in point-after-attempt completion percentage... ended season with streak fo 64 straight PATs... ended season ranked third in career field goals made with 31... ranks fourth on career PAT's made with 114... ranks 10th on EIU career scoring with 207 points... averaged 53.8 yards on kickoffs... season best game was 3-of-4 on field goal attempts in win at Tennessee Tech... 39 PATs ranked tied for tenth on EIU single season list... 

2015 (SOPHOMORE): Served as field goal kicker during the season finishing 10-of-16 on field goal attempts... season long was 40 yards at Murray State... was 31-of-32 on extra point attempts... scored season high ten points in win at Murray State with two field goals and four extra points... finished season second on team in scoring with 61 points... ranked 43rd in NCAA in field goals made... finished season ranked fifth on EIU career field goals list with 24 made... finished season ranked seventh on EIU career extra points list with 75... 

2014 (FRESHMAN): Won field goal job in fall camp finishing season 14-of-16 in field goal attempts... named to All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer team... named first team Freshman All-American... finished second 44-of-45 on extra point attempts... led team in scoring with 86 points... had a high of 15 points at Eastern Kentucky with four field goals and three extra points... long field goal was 45 yards at Southeast Missouri... 14 field goals ranks fourth on EIU single season list... 44 PATs ranks sixth on EIU list... made 43 straight PAT's to open season... took over punting duties at Southeast Missouri finishing season with 34.7 yards per punt average... had a long punt of 54 yards versus Tennessee State... had one rush on a fake punt of 63 yards at Tennessee Tech... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Scott Wilson at Mainland HS in Daytona Beach, Fla...  helped team post a 12-2 record as the team advanced to the Florida Class 6A state semifinals... earned honorable mention All-Central Florida Region honors as a punter... 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2014Freshman

    Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 170 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2015Sophomore

    Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 170 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2016Junior

    Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 175 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2017Senior

    Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 185 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 185 lbs
    43
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