Chase Greer McGrath (born September 13, 1998) is an American football placekicker. He played college football at USC and Tennessee.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 13, 1998 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
| College: | USC (2017–2020) Tennessee (2021–2022) |
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
Early life
editMcGrath was born in Long Beach, California. McGrath attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he played American football.
College career
editMcGrath attended the University of Southern California from 2017 to 2020[1] and the University of Tennessee in 2021 and 2022.[2]
In 2017 for his freshman season, McGrath made 12 of 17 field goals (70.5%) and 58 of 59 extra points (98.3%).[3]
In 2018, for his sophomore season, McGrath made 6 of 8 field goal attempts (75%) and made 6 of 6 extra points (100%) before tearing his ligament in his right knee, making him miss the rest of the season.[4]
In 2019, for his redshirt sophomore season, McGrath made 14 of 17 field goals (82.3%), and made 54 of 54 extra point attempts (100%).[5]
In 2020 for his redshirt junior season, McGrath did not see the field due to the shortened season.
In 2021, for his redshirt senior season, McGrath made 12 of 16 field goal attempts (75%) and made 66 of 66 extra points (100%), beating Aaron Medley's (2016) record for extra points.[6]
In 2022, for his senior season, McGrath made 16 of 20 field goal attempts (80%), and made 70 of 72 on extra point attempts (97.2%) beating his own record of 66 the year previous.[7] Also in 2022, McGrath made a partially deflected 40 yard game winning field goal to snap the 15 year win streak that Alabama held against Tennessee.[8]
McGrath finished his career making 60 of his 78 field goal attempts (76.9%), and went 254 of 257 on extra point attempts (98.8%) which combined for 434 points.[9]
College statistics
edit| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Kicking | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGM | FGA | FG% | Long | XPM | XPA | XP% | PTS | |
| 2017 | 12 | 17 | 70.5% | 51 | 58 | 59 | 98.3% | 94 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 | 75% | 47 | 6 | 6 | 100% | 24 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 | 82.3% | 52 | 54 | 54 | 100% | 96 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 | 75% | 48 | 66 | 66 | 100% | 102 |
| 2022 | 16 | 20 | 80% | 51 | 70 | 72 | 97.2% | 118 |
| Career | 60 | 78 | 76.9% | 46 | 254 | 257 | 98.8% | 434 |
References
edit- ^ "Chase McGrath - Football". USC Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Chase McGrath - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Chase McGrath 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Colunga, Dina (September 16, 2018). "USC kicker Chase McGrath to miss the remainder of the season with torn ACL". Conquest Chronicles. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Chase McGrath 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Chase McGrath 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (January 3, 2023). "It was another record-setting season for Tennessee's offense in 2022". 247Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee snaps 15-year losing streak in thrilling win over Bama". Alabama Daily News. Associated Press. October 16, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Chase McGrath - Tennessee Volunteers Place Kicker". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.