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University of Minnesota Athletics
Santoso Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
11/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 5, 2015 
University of Minnesota kicker Ryan Santoso was named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl. He is the only Big Ten kicker who made the top 20.
Semifinalists will be voted on by FBS Head Coaches and SIDs, a panel of kicking experts including all previous Groza finalists, and national and regional football writers to select the three finalists. These finalists will be announced on November 24 and honored at the 24th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Banquet on Dec. 7 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The winner will be announced live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 10.
Santoso, who is a redshirt sophomore, has made 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) field goals this year and leads the Gophers with 59 points. He has connected on field goals of 50, 49, 47, 42, 42, 39, 37, 35, 32, 30, 25, 24, 23 and 18 yards. The Pace, Fla., native is 9-or-9 from inside of 39 yards and is 4-of-6 from 40-49 yards and 1-2 from greater than 50 yards.
Santoso, who has made all 17 point-after attempts he has taken this year, has made 9-of-10 field goals at home this year and is 5-of-7 on the road. His three misses are from 50, 47 and 44 yards this year.
Santoso has also made six straight field goals, which is the ninth-best streak in program history. Dan Nystrom made 16 straight field goals from Sept. 28, 2002 to Dec. 30, 2002
Santoso led Minnesota in scoring last year with 81 points (12 FGs and 45 PATs). He made 12 of 18 field goals (six at home, five on the road and one at the Citrus Bowl). Santoso made nine of 10 field goals that were 39 yards or shorter. He was 2-of-6 from 40-49 yards and 1-of-2 from 50 yards or more.
Santoso has made 26-of-35 career field goals, which is 74.3 percent success rate. That currently ranks fourth all-time in program history for career field goal accuracy (minimum 25 attempts). Chip Lohmiller, who kicked from 1984-87, made 57-of-75 field goals and is first at 76%.
For his career, Santoso is 2-for-3 in the last five minutes of a game and overtime. He made a 52-yarder against Purdue last year with 4:59 left in the game and kicked a winning 18-yarder in overtime at Colorado State this year.
Semifinalists will be voted on by FBS Head Coaches and SIDs, a panel of kicking experts including all previous Groza finalists, and national and regional football writers to select the three finalists. These finalists will be announced on November 24 and honored at the 24th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Banquet on Dec. 7 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The winner will be announced live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 10.
Santoso, who is a redshirt sophomore, has made 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) field goals this year and leads the Gophers with 59 points. He has connected on field goals of 50, 49, 47, 42, 42, 39, 37, 35, 32, 30, 25, 24, 23 and 18 yards. The Pace, Fla., native is 9-or-9 from inside of 39 yards and is 4-of-6 from 40-49 yards and 1-2 from greater than 50 yards.
Santoso, who has made all 17 point-after attempts he has taken this year, has made 9-of-10 field goals at home this year and is 5-of-7 on the road. His three misses are from 50, 47 and 44 yards this year.
Santoso has also made six straight field goals, which is the ninth-best streak in program history. Dan Nystrom made 16 straight field goals from Sept. 28, 2002 to Dec. 30, 2002
Santoso led Minnesota in scoring last year with 81 points (12 FGs and 45 PATs). He made 12 of 18 field goals (six at home, five on the road and one at the Citrus Bowl). Santoso made nine of 10 field goals that were 39 yards or shorter. He was 2-of-6 from 40-49 yards and 1-of-2 from 50 yards or more.
Santoso has made 26-of-35 career field goals, which is 74.3 percent success rate. That currently ranks fourth all-time in program history for career field goal accuracy (minimum 25 attempts). Chip Lohmiller, who kicked from 1984-87, made 57-of-75 field goals and is first at 76%.
For his career, Santoso is 2-for-3 in the last five minutes of a game and overtime. He made a 52-yarder against Purdue last year with 4:59 left in the game and kicked a winning 18-yarder in overtime at Colorado State this year.
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