Michael Geiger (American football)

Michael Geiger
Geiger in 2012
Michigan State Spartans – No. 4
PositionPlacekicker
MajorApplied engineering
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-04) October 4, 1994
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolOttawa Hills (Ottawa Hills, Ohio)

Michael Geiger (/ˈɡɡər/ GEI-gər; (born October 4, 1994) is an American former college football placekicker who played for the Michigan State Spartans from 2013 to 2016.[1][2][3]

Early life

Geiger in 2012

Geiger was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up there. Geiger attended Ottawa Hills High School in Ottawa Hills, Ohio, where he played American football. Geiger was ranked the No. 1 high school placekicker by Chris Sailer Kicking.[4]

College career

Geiger attended Michigan State University from 2013 to 2016.[5]

In 2013, for his freshman season, Geiger made 15 of 16 field goal attempts (93.8%) and made 36 of 38 extra point attempts (94.7%).

In 2014, for his sophomore season, Geiger made 14 of 22 field goal attempts (63.6%) and made 72 of 72 extra point attempts (100%), a Michigan State record.

In 2015, for his junior season, Geiger made 12 of 19 field goal attempts (63.2%) and made 51 of 53 extra point attempts (96.2%).

In 2016, for his senior season, Geiger made 15 of 19 field goal attempts (78.9%) and made 30 of 30 extra point attempts (100%).

He finished his career making 56 of his 76 field goal attempts (73.7%), and went 189 of 193 on extra point attempts (97.9%) which combined for 357 points.[5][6]

College statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Michigan State Spartans
Season Kicking
FGM FGA FG% Long XPM XPA XP% PTS
2013 15 16 93.8% 49 36 38 94.7% 81
2014 14 22 63.6% 42 72 72 100% 114
2015 12 19 63.2% 47 51 53 96.2% 87
2016 15 19 78.9% 52 30 30 100% 75
Career 56 76 73.7% 52 189 193 97.9% 357

References

  1. ^ "MSU kicker Geiger 'just as confident as I was'". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Michigan State kicker Michael Geiger feeling healthier, stronger". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "MSU's Michael Geiger 'rehearsed' game-winning field goals over Ohio State". mlive.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Geiger, Michigan State Spartans, Kicker". 247Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Michael Geiger - Football". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Michael Geiger Career Stats - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2024.