Dec. 10, 2012
Bronx, N.Y. -
The Sports Network 2012 NCAA FCS All-America Team
Fordham University were recognized by the senior punter Patrick Murray (Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) earned his third All-America honor today, being named First Team All-America placekicker by The Sports Network. He is one of two Patriot League players to earn First Team honors and one of five to be recognized by The Sports Network.
Previously, Murray has been named First Team All-America by the America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Beyond Sports Network (BSN). He has also named the BSN Special Teams Player of the Year and First Team All-Patriot League as a placekicker and punter and is a finalist for the 2012 Fred Mitchell Award, presented to the Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, NAIA or NJCAA placekicker that excels on the football field and in the community.
Murray just completed the most successful season for a Fordham kicker in school history, leading all of the NCAA in field goals with 25 and leading the Patriot League and ranking second in the NCAA in punting average (46.0). He set a new Fordham and Patriot League record with 25 field goals, shattering the former mark of 18 set by Fordham's Matt Fordyce in 2002. The 25 three-pointers was just one shy of the NCAA FCS record of 26 set by set by Tony Zendejas from Nevada in 1982 and matched by Northern Iowa's Brian Mitchell in 1990.
Murray connected on four field goals of over 50 yards this fall, the most 50-yarders of any NCAA Division I kicker. He booted a school-record 55-yarder at Cincinnati as well as connecting on a 52-yard field goal versus Lock Haven.
On the year, Murray converted 25 of his 30 field goal attempts and 30 of 31 PATs to amass 105 points, ranking third on the school's single season list and becoming the first Fordham kicker to score more than 100 points in a season. He also broke the Patriot League mark of 97 kick scoring points in a season set by Fordyce in 2002.
Over his career, Murray booted 38 field goals, sixth best all-time at Fordham.
As a punter, Murray averaged a school-record 46.0 yards/kick, with 18 of his 52 kicks traveling over 50 yards, including a season-best 65-yarder, while 14 of his punts were downed inside the opponent's 20. He closes out his career with 186 punts for 7,985 yards, an average of 42.9 yards/punt, the second best career punting average in Fordham history.
