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2015 Football Roster
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John Lunsford
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- K/P
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Prev School:
- Evangelical Christian School
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
Career Notes:
• Finished his career as the NCAA record holder for 50-plus yard field goals by a FCS kicker (12)
• School record holder with 94 consecutive extra points and 150 extra points
• Ranks second in school history in career scoring (294), field goals (48) and extra point attempts (150)
2015 (Sr.):
• Big South Preseason All-Conference selection
• STATS FCS Preseason All-America selection
• Big South first-team all-conference selection
• Invited to play at the East-West Shrine Bowl game in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• NFL Combine invitee, one of two from Liberty invited to the 2016 Combine (joining QB Josh Woodrum)
• STATS FCS All-America second-team honoree
• Big South all-conference second-team honoree
• Member of the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List
• Finished the season 13-of-24 on field goal attempts (54.2 percent)
• Connected on 4-of-6 field goals from 50 or more yards
• Was a perfect 32-of-32 on point-after attempts
• Averaged 64.2 yards per kickoff
• 35 of 59 kickoffs resulted in a touchback
• Named to the College Sporting News National All-Star team on Oct. 5 after knocking down a 56-yard field goal during Liberty’s win at Georgia State
2014 (Jr.):
• Big South all-conference first team
• Big South Special Teams Player of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to win the award
• VaSID all-state first team
• Sports Network All-America first-team selection
• Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America first-team honoree
• Two-time Big South Special Teams Player of the Week
• Twice selected CFPA Weekly Award winner
• Finished the season with the three longest field goals in the country recorded by an FCS kicker (60 yards against No. 20 Richmond, 57 yards against No. 25 Bryant and 56 yards against No. 15 James Madison)
• Ranked No. 5 in the country in field goals made per game (1.58)
• Led the Flames with 100 points scored
• Ranked No. 5 in the country among kickers in points responsible for per game (8.3)
• Set a program record with 94 consecutive extra points, a streak that spanned the 2012, 2013 and 2014 season (ended on a missed extra point against Charleston Southern)
• Finished the season 43-of-44 on extra point attempts
• 19-of-24 on field goal attempts (79.2 percent)
• Also finished the year averaging 62.1 yards per kickoff
• 48 of his 75 kickoffs during the season resulted in a touchback
• Sent Liberty’s game into overtime against No. 20 Richmond with a 60-yard field goal as time expired
• The 60-yard field goal set a new Liberty and Big South record
• Was named ECAC and Sports Network National Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following the Richmond contest
• Finished four games in 2014 with double digit point totals (13 vs. Appalachian State, 10 vs. Gardner-Webb, Monmouth and Villanova)
• Missed the first two games of the season due to academic issues
2013 (So.):
• Big South preseason all-conference
• Ranked second on the team and third in the Big South in scoring (77 points)
• Finished tied for fourth in the Big South in field goals (8-of-19)
• Finished the year 2-of-4 on field goal attempts of 50 or more yards
• Averaged 6.4 points per game, which led the Big South in kicker scoring
• Finished the season a perfect 53-of-53 on point after attempts
• Tied a program record with 10 extra points against Kentucky Wesleyan
• Finished two games with double digit points (13 – Kentucky Wesleyan and 10 – Coastal Carolina)
• Averaged 61.0 yards per kickoff
• 37 of his 69 kickoffs resulted in a touchback
2012 (Fr.):
• Big South All-Conference second team kicker
• Named Big South Freshman of the Week on Sept. 3 after first collegiate game
• Two-time Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 24, Oct. 8)
• Starting placekicker for nine games as a true freshman, missing two games due to injury
• Ranked second on the team with 46 points scored (8-for-12 FGs, 22-for-25 PATs)
• Rated third in the Big South in scoring by kickers
• Finished season ranked No. 2 in conference in field goals (8) and No. 3 in field goal percentage (66.7)
• Seven of his 12 field goal attempts were from 40 or more yards (4-of-7)
• Averaged 63.3 yards per kickoff, with 25 out of 40 kickoffs going for a touchback
• Nailed 49 yard field goal at Wake Forest
• Went 2-for-2 on field goals, with a career-long 50-yarder, at Coastal Carolina
Prep:
• Graduated from Evangelical Christian High School
• Two-time all-area selection
• Named to the all-state team as a senior
• Made 90 percent of his field goal attempts in high school
• Broke the county record with a 58-yard field goal
Personal:
• Son of Jim and Sharie Lunsford
• Birthday is Nov. 14
• Criminal justice major
