Yukon said:
...9 years...
Zen, there is a fine line between 'brevity is clarity' and being a (an) _______. Wide left, yes, I was there. Here is what happened, and who Dan Carpenter is/was, for those uninformed or too damn young to have experienced his play:
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- Michael Hobbs scored on a 6-yard run with 32 seconds remaining Saturday to give Wofford a 23-22 victory over previously unbeaten Montana in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
Third-seed Montana (11-1) had a chance to win the game on a 47-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining, but Dan Carpenter pulled the kick left.
Carpenter enrolled at the University of Montana, and became the placekicker for the Montana Grizzlies football team as a true freshman in 2004.[1] He went 18-for-29 (62.1 percent) on field-goal attempts while converting all 63 extra-point tries.[1] Carpenter also rushed twice for 17 yards and scored a touchdown.[2] His 123 points that season were the second-highest total in school history, and his performance earned him a second-team All-Big Sky selection.[1]
As a sophomore in 2005, Carpenter went 14-for-21 (66.7 percent) on field-goal attempts and punted nine times for a 41.4-yard average. on the way to his second straight second-team All-Big Sky selection.[1][2] His streak of 67 consecutive extra points made dating back to his freshman season was snapped in the 2005 season opener against Fort Lewis.[1]
Carpenter earned his third straight All-Big Sky selection as a junior in 2006, receiving second-team honors as a placekicker as well as being an honorable mention as a punter.[1] Additionally, he was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. On the season, he converted 24 of 30 field goals (80 percent) with four blocked and punted 62 times for a 41.9-yard average.[1]
Carpenter had the most efficient season of his career as a senior in 2007, converting 19 of 23 field goals (82.6 percent).[2] His performance earned him his fourth-straight All-Big Sky selection and second straight All-America selection.[3]
In his four years at Montana, Carpenter converted on 75 of 103 field goals (72.8 percent) and punted 71 times for a 41.8-yard average.[2] He also passed once for 14 yards, rushed twice for 17 yards and a touchdown, caught one pass for two yards and made seven solo tackles.[2]
NFL career:
Year Team GP Field Goals Extra Points Total Points
FGM FGA FG% <20 20−29 30−39 40−49 50+ Lng XPM XPA XP%
2008 MIA 16 21 25 84.0 0−0 4−4 7−7 9−13 1−1 50 40 40 100.0 103
2009 MIA 16 25 28 89.3 0−0 9−9 7−8 8−9 1−2 52 37 38 97.4 112
2010 MIA 16 30 41 73.2 1−1 9−9 5−5 11−18 4−8 60 25 25 100.0 115
2011 MIA 14 29 34 85.3 0−0 10−11 6−7 11−12 2−4 58 26 26 100.0 113
2012 MIA 14 22 27 81.5 0−0 3−3 9−9 8−10 2−5 53 26 26 100.0 92
2013 BUF 16 33 36 91.7 0−0 13−13 6−6 10−11 4−6 55 32 32 100.0 131
2014 BUF 16 34 38 89.5 0−0 9−9 12−13 7−8 6−8 58 31 32 96.9 133
2015 BUF 16 23 27 85.2 0−0 5−5 8−9 7−8 3−5 52 34 40 85.0 103
2016 BUF 16 19 25 76.0 1−1 8−8 5−5 4−9 1−2 54 40 45 88.9 97
Total 140 236 281 84.0 2−2 70−71 65−69 75−98 24−41 60 291 304 95.7 999
