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Jersey Number 98
Mike Knoll
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
Bio
KNOLL’S CAREER HIGHS
Punt attempts: 13 at Virginia Tech, 9/17/16
Punt yards: 537 at Virginia Tech, 9/17/16
Longest punt: 63 (2x), last vs. UConn, 11/18/17
Points scored: 12 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
PATs: 6 vs. Wagner, 9/24/16
Field goals made: 3 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
Field goal attempts: 3 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
Longest FG: 40 (2x) last at Massachusetts, 9/10/16
2017 (SENIOR): ESPN.com midseason All-America selection at punter … averaged 40.0 yards per punt and pinned 34 punts inside the 20-yard line … long punt of 63 yards … four punts inside the 20 in the Northern Illinois win (9/1/17) … averaged 43.1 yards per punt (seven punts), including a season-long of 53 yards against Wake Forest (9/9/17) … seven of his eight punts against Notre Dame (9/16/17) were pinned inside the Irish 20-yard line … one of the best games a punter can have at No. 2 Clemson (9/23/17) as he pinned six punts inside Clemson’s 10-yard line … three of the six punts were inside the six-yard line and Knoll averaged 42.3 yards per punt on nine punts. • He also had a long punt of 53 yards against the Tigers … averaged 42.2 yards per punt against Central Michigan, including a long of 52 yards (9/30/17) … 56-yard punt and pinned one punt inside the 20 against No. 16 Virginia Tech (10/7/17) … another three punts pinned inside the 20 in the victory at Louisville (10/14/17) … long punt of 52 yards and three punts downed inside the 20-yard line in the win over Florida State (10/27/17) … tied a career-long with a 63-yard punt and pinned three punts inside the 20 against UConn (11/18/17).
2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, punting in all 13 and kicking in 12 … went 12-for-14 on field-goal attempts with a long of 40 yards … ranked first in the ACC with a 85.7 field-goal percentage and 17th in the nation … 6-for-6 on field goals 20-29 yards … 27-for-30 on extra-point attempts … registered 63 points on the year … punted 94 times on the year, racking up 3,601 yards … averaged 38.3 yards per punt with seven touchbacks, 18 punts inside the 20-yard line and eight over 50 yards … ranked first in the ACC for number of punts and yards punted … kicked off 55 times for 3,352 yards, averaging 60.9 yards per kick with 16 touchbacks … registered three punts averaging 35.7 yards vs. Georgia Tech (Sept. 3), including pinning the ball at the one-yard line on second-career punt … made two field goals at Massachusetts (Sept. 10), including tying a career long of 40 yards; recorded a career-long 63-yard punt against the Minutemen … set a program record with 13 punts for a total of 537 yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) … was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts in the win against Wagner (Sept. 24) ... was 5-for-5 on PAT attempts against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... connected on only field-goal attempt from 21 yards against Clemson (Oct. 7) ...was 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and recorded a game-saving tackle in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... set a career high going 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts against Connecticut (Nov. 19) and was also a perfect 3-for-3 on extra-point attempts ... connected on all three kick attempts at Wake Forest (Nov. 26), hitting a 22-yard field goal and going 2-for-2 on PATs … was 1-for-2, connecting on a 22-yard field goal in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Kicked in four games, including both scoring situations and kickoffs during the season … scored 15 points … was 9-for-9 on extra point attempts and 2-for-3 on field goal attempts … kicked off three times vs. Howard (Sept. 12), averaging 63.3 yards with one touchback, and went 4-for-4 on PAT attempts … converted his only field-goal attempt – a 21 yarder – and was 2-for-2 on PAT attempts at Clemson (Oct. 17) … went 2-for-2 on point after touchdown attempts at Louisville (Oct. 24) … was 1-for-2 on field goals attempts, converting a 29 yarder vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games … scored 22 total points … was 13-for-15 on extra-point attempts and 3-for-4 on field-goal attempts … connected on first career field-goal attempt – a 28 yarder – at NC State (Oct. 11) and was 3-for-3 on PATs, scoring six points … made a career-long 40-yard field goal at No. 1 Florida State (Nov. 22), also going 2-for-2 on extra points … was 4-for-4 on PATs against Syracuse (Nov. 29) ... hit a 20-yard field goal with 2:10 left in the fourth quarter to give BC a three-point lead over Penn State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27); was 3-for-4 on extra-point attempts against the Nittany Lions ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned second-team All-Ohio and first-team AP All-District honors in 2013 ... tallied Beacon Journal All-Star honors as a senior ... converted all 27 extra-point attempts ... made 9-of-11 field goals with a long of 45 yards ... recorded an average of 40 yards on 34 punts ... 35-of-50 kickoffs were touchbacks … Ranked as the top (247Composite), second (247 Sports) or third (Rivals)-best kickers in the nation.
PERSONAL: Michael Jacob Knoll … enrolled as a management & leadership and entrepreneurship dual major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the Timothy S. Smith Memorial Athletics Scholarship Fund … Mike and his younger sister Rachel are the children of Mary and Jeff Knoll.
Punt attempts: 13 at Virginia Tech, 9/17/16
Punt yards: 537 at Virginia Tech, 9/17/16
Longest punt: 63 (2x), last vs. UConn, 11/18/17
Points scored: 12 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
PATs: 6 vs. Wagner, 9/24/16
Field goals made: 3 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
Field goal attempts: 3 vs. Connecticut, 11/19/16
Longest FG: 40 (2x) last at Massachusetts, 9/10/16
2017 (SENIOR): ESPN.com midseason All-America selection at punter … averaged 40.0 yards per punt and pinned 34 punts inside the 20-yard line … long punt of 63 yards … four punts inside the 20 in the Northern Illinois win (9/1/17) … averaged 43.1 yards per punt (seven punts), including a season-long of 53 yards against Wake Forest (9/9/17) … seven of his eight punts against Notre Dame (9/16/17) were pinned inside the Irish 20-yard line … one of the best games a punter can have at No. 2 Clemson (9/23/17) as he pinned six punts inside Clemson’s 10-yard line … three of the six punts were inside the six-yard line and Knoll averaged 42.3 yards per punt on nine punts. • He also had a long punt of 53 yards against the Tigers … averaged 42.2 yards per punt against Central Michigan, including a long of 52 yards (9/30/17) … 56-yard punt and pinned one punt inside the 20 against No. 16 Virginia Tech (10/7/17) … another three punts pinned inside the 20 in the victory at Louisville (10/14/17) … long punt of 52 yards and three punts downed inside the 20-yard line in the win over Florida State (10/27/17) … tied a career-long with a 63-yard punt and pinned three punts inside the 20 against UConn (11/18/17).
2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, punting in all 13 and kicking in 12 … went 12-for-14 on field-goal attempts with a long of 40 yards … ranked first in the ACC with a 85.7 field-goal percentage and 17th in the nation … 6-for-6 on field goals 20-29 yards … 27-for-30 on extra-point attempts … registered 63 points on the year … punted 94 times on the year, racking up 3,601 yards … averaged 38.3 yards per punt with seven touchbacks, 18 punts inside the 20-yard line and eight over 50 yards … ranked first in the ACC for number of punts and yards punted … kicked off 55 times for 3,352 yards, averaging 60.9 yards per kick with 16 touchbacks … registered three punts averaging 35.7 yards vs. Georgia Tech (Sept. 3), including pinning the ball at the one-yard line on second-career punt … made two field goals at Massachusetts (Sept. 10), including tying a career long of 40 yards; recorded a career-long 63-yard punt against the Minutemen … set a program record with 13 punts for a total of 537 yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) … was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts in the win against Wagner (Sept. 24) ... was 5-for-5 on PAT attempts against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... connected on only field-goal attempt from 21 yards against Clemson (Oct. 7) ...was 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and recorded a game-saving tackle in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... set a career high going 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts against Connecticut (Nov. 19) and was also a perfect 3-for-3 on extra-point attempts ... connected on all three kick attempts at Wake Forest (Nov. 26), hitting a 22-yard field goal and going 2-for-2 on PATs … was 1-for-2, connecting on a 22-yard field goal in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Kicked in four games, including both scoring situations and kickoffs during the season … scored 15 points … was 9-for-9 on extra point attempts and 2-for-3 on field goal attempts … kicked off three times vs. Howard (Sept. 12), averaging 63.3 yards with one touchback, and went 4-for-4 on PAT attempts … converted his only field-goal attempt – a 21 yarder – and was 2-for-2 on PAT attempts at Clemson (Oct. 17) … went 2-for-2 on point after touchdown attempts at Louisville (Oct. 24) … was 1-for-2 on field goals attempts, converting a 29 yarder vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games … scored 22 total points … was 13-for-15 on extra-point attempts and 3-for-4 on field-goal attempts … connected on first career field-goal attempt – a 28 yarder – at NC State (Oct. 11) and was 3-for-3 on PATs, scoring six points … made a career-long 40-yard field goal at No. 1 Florida State (Nov. 22), also going 2-for-2 on extra points … was 4-for-4 on PATs against Syracuse (Nov. 29) ... hit a 20-yard field goal with 2:10 left in the fourth quarter to give BC a three-point lead over Penn State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27); was 3-for-4 on extra-point attempts against the Nittany Lions ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned second-team All-Ohio and first-team AP All-District honors in 2013 ... tallied Beacon Journal All-Star honors as a senior ... converted all 27 extra-point attempts ... made 9-of-11 field goals with a long of 45 yards ... recorded an average of 40 yards on 34 punts ... 35-of-50 kickoffs were touchbacks … Ranked as the top (247Composite), second (247 Sports) or third (Rivals)-best kickers in the nation.
PERSONAL: Michael Jacob Knoll … enrolled as a management & leadership and entrepreneurship dual major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the Timothy S. Smith Memorial Athletics Scholarship Fund … Mike and his younger sister Rachel are the children of Mary and Jeff Knoll.
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