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Jersey Number 91
Andre Szmyt
- Position:
- Placekicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Vernon Hills, Ill.
- High School:
- Vernon Hills
Bio
Career Overview: Record-setting kicker who burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman, winning the 2018 Lou Groza Award and earning unanimous All-America honors ... Syracuse’s all-time leader in points (454) and ranks 13th in FBS history and fourth in ACC history in scoring … 85 career made field goals ranks sixth in FBS history and is the Syracuse school record ... Has the top (30, 2018) and is also tied for the second best (20, 2022) field goals made mark in school history ... Most accurate kicker in program history, converting on 81-percent of his career field goals ... Made 57-of-62 kicks inside of 40 yards (.919) ...  Has the most made PATs in school history (199)  ... Two-time All-ACC and All-ECAC selection ... Four-time nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy as the top college football player who began his career as a walk-on … Szmyt’s 1.42 field goals per contest is the top mark in school history ... Made five field goals over 50 yards in his career which ties for second on the Orange's all-time index ... Has made multiple field goals in 26 out of 60 games ... Joined the Orange at the start of 2017 fall camp as a walk-on and redshirted ... Placed on scholarship six games into the 2018 season ... 60 games played ties the program record for any Orange player.
Redshirt Senior Year (2022): Lou Groza Award Watch List ... ECAC All-Star ... East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee ... Made 20-of-26 field goals and was a perfect 40-of-40 on PATs ... His 20 made field goals ties for second on the program's single second record list ... 18-of-19 inside of 40 yards on the season ... 100 points scored on the season ranks sixth in Syracuse history ... Set the program's single-game record for field goals made, connecting on all five attempts against Virginia ... Made his lone field goal attempt and all four PAT attempts in the Orange's season-opening victory against Louisville (9/3). Also handled kickoff duties, kicking three times for 192 yards in the game ... Was named ACC Specialist of the Week for his success against the Cardinals (9/5) ... Made both field goal attempts and made a six PATs at UConn (9/10) ... Made a 50-yard field goal in the comeback win against Purdue (9/17) ... Made a single-game record five field goals against Virginia (9/23), including a game-winner with 1:14 to play ... Was named the Lou Groza Star of the Week (9/26) for his performance ... Tied his career high with eight PATs in the win over Wagner (10/1), the fifth-highest single game total in school history, also made his lone field goal attempt ... Made his only field goal attempt and converted an all three PAT attempts in the win over Wagner (10/1) ... Made a 54-yard field goal, tying his career long, against Notre Dame (10/29) ... Made three of his four field goal attempts, including 48 and 49 yarders, at Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Connected on two of his three field goal attempts at Boston College (11/26) ... Made both field goals and two PATs in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Earned the Joe Szombathy Special Teams Award at the team banquet.
Redshirt Junior Year (2021): Made 9-of-14 field goals and 36-of-38 PATs ... Also was responsible for the Orange’s kickoff duties this season ... Made both field goals and was 3-of-3 on PATs at Ohio (9/4) ...  Connected on both field goal attempts and was a perfect 8-of-8 on PATs against UAlbany (9/18) ... Made a game-winning 35-yard field goal as time expired against Liberty ... Made his only field goal attempt at Florida State (10/2) ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal at Louisville (11/13) ... Made a 45-yard field goal at NC State (11/20) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Redshirt Junior Year (2020): Connected on 9-of-11 field goals and 23-of-24 PATs … Fifth in the ACC and 29th nationally in field goal percentage (81.8) … Made two of his three field goal attempts, including a 37-yard kick at North Carolina (9/12) … Made his lone field goal attempt of 26 yards at Pitt (9/19) … Made one-of-two kicks, drilling a 47-yard field goal against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Made a season-long 48-yard field goal against Duke … Made both his kicks, including a 46-yarder against Boston College (11/7) … Connected on both of his attempts, including a 45-yarder against NC State (11/28) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2019): Named to the All-ACC Third Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy for the second year in a row ... Made 17 out of 20 (.850) field goals and hit 39-of-40 (.975) PATs to lead Syracuse in scoring with 90 points ... Two of his three missed field goals hit the upright ... Made eight straight field goals to end the season ... Was 11-for-11 on attempts from inside 40 yards ... Third in the ACC and No. 22 nationally in field-goal percentage (.850) ... Seventh in the ACC in kicking points (7.5 per game) ... Three 10+ point games ... Made at least two field goals in five games ... Hit a 45-yard field goal and scored six points in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), was 2-for-3 on extra points ... Szmyt’s miss on his second try against the Terrapins was his first and ended his streak of 65 consecutive conversions to begin his career ... Booted two field goals versus Clemson (9/14), versus Pittsburgh (10/18), versus Boston College (11/2) and at Louisville (11/23) ... Kicked a 24-yard field goal and connected on a season-high seven extra points against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Drilled a season-long, 50-yard field goal at Florida State (10/26) ... Named the ACC Specialist of the Week for the third time in his career for his performance against Wake Forest (11/30) ... Szmyt tied his career high with four field goals (24, 20, 49 and 40 yards) against the Demon Deacons and kicked three PATs to finish with a season-high 15 points ... His 40-yard field goal in overtime gave the Orange a 33-30 lead in a game they won, 39-30 ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.Â
Redshirt Freshman Year (2018): First Syracuse player to win the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker … Third freshman to capture the award, joining Arizona State’s Thomas Weber (2007) and Florida State’s Roberto Aguayo (2013) ... Unanimous All-American, earning first-team honors from the Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News ... Ninth unanimous All-American in team history and first since Dwight Freeney in 2001 ... Received first-team All-America recognition from seven additional selectors: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, CBS Sports, Athlon, Phil Steele and The Athletic ... Voted an honorable mention All-American by College Football News and Pro Football Focus ... Collected freshman All-America honors from the FWAA, USA Today and The Athletic ... All-ACC First Team ... Associated Press All-ACC First Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... Touchdown Club of Columbus Vlade Award winner as the nation’s most accurate kicker ... Burlsworth Trophy nominee … Three-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (at Clemson, vs. NC State, vs. Louisville) … Two-time ACC Specialist of the Week (vs. Florida State, at Clemson) ... Led the NCAA in field goals made (30), field goals attempted (34), field goals per game (2.31) and points per game (11.6) … His 30 field goals were a Syracuse record, an ACC record and were one shy of the all-time FBS record of 31 set by Georgia’s Billy Bennett in 2003 ... They were also the most made field goals ever by a freshman, surpassing the previous record of 27 by Clemson’s Greg Huegel in 2015 … Second kicker in FBS history to lead the nation in scoring average, joining Boise State’s Tyler Jones (11.8 ppg) in 2004 ... Ranked second nationally to Clemson’s Travis Etienne (156) with 151 points, the third-most ever for an FBS kicker behind Roberto Aguayo (157 in 2013) and Oklahoma State’s Quinn Sharp (156 in 2012) ... Ranked 10th in the country overall in field-goal percentage (.882), but was No. 1 in conversion rate among the eight kickers nationally with at least 27 attempts ... Connected on 23-of-24 (.958) field goals from inside 40 yards ... First player in Syracuse history with three 50+ yard field goals in the same season and was 3-for-3 on kicks of that length … Hit from 50 yards out versus Wagner (9/8), 51 yards out at Clemson (9/29) and 54 yards away at Pittsburgh (10/6) … His career-long, 54-yard field goal against the Panthers tied for the second-longest field goal ever kicked at Heinz Field (college or pro) … Kicked multiple field goals in an FBS-record 11 games, eclipsing the previous record of 10 shared by many players ... Tied Louis Zendejas (Arizona State, 1983), Joe Allison (Memphis, 1992) and Josh Lambert (West Virginia, 2014) for the FBS season record with 3+ field goals in a game six times … Recorded 10+ points 11 times and tallied 15+ points on three occasions ... Set the school single-season record for extra points, making all 61 of his tries ... At Western Michigan (8/31), hit two field goals (26 and 43 yards) and seven PATs in his collegiate debut ... Made a career-best eight extra points versus Wagner (9/8) to along with a pair of field goals (38 and 50 yards) ... Attempted a career-high four field goals, making three (22, 19 and 23 yards) versus Florida State (9/15) ... Also kicked three field goals versus Connecticut (9/22), at Clemson (9/29), at Pittsburgh (10/6) and versus NC State (10/27) ... Drilled a personal-best four field goals (31, 39, 35 and 38 yards) versus Louisville (11/9) … Added six PATs against the Cardinals to finish with a career-high 18 points ... Made two field goals (28 and 34 yards) at Wake Forest (11/3) ... Booted two field goals (39 and 34 yards) versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
High School: Placekicker and punter for head coach Bill Bellecomo ... Rated four stars by Kohl’s Kicking ... 2016 IHSA All-State Honorable Mention choice ... Connected on 9-of-12 (.750) field goals, including a school-record 48-yarder, to help the Cougars to an 11-4 record as a senior ... Attended the 2016 Kohl’s Kicking Midwest Winter Showcase ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Andre Eric Szmyt ... Born on September 26, 1998 in Lake Forest, Illinois ... Son of Lala and Eric Szmyt ... Two sisters ... Earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
Redshirt Senior Year (2022): Lou Groza Award Watch List ... ECAC All-Star ... East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee ... Made 20-of-26 field goals and was a perfect 40-of-40 on PATs ... His 20 made field goals ties for second on the program's single second record list ... 18-of-19 inside of 40 yards on the season ... 100 points scored on the season ranks sixth in Syracuse history ... Set the program's single-game record for field goals made, connecting on all five attempts against Virginia ... Made his lone field goal attempt and all four PAT attempts in the Orange's season-opening victory against Louisville (9/3). Also handled kickoff duties, kicking three times for 192 yards in the game ... Was named ACC Specialist of the Week for his success against the Cardinals (9/5) ... Made both field goal attempts and made a six PATs at UConn (9/10) ... Made a 50-yard field goal in the comeback win against Purdue (9/17) ... Made a single-game record five field goals against Virginia (9/23), including a game-winner with 1:14 to play ... Was named the Lou Groza Star of the Week (9/26) for his performance ... Tied his career high with eight PATs in the win over Wagner (10/1), the fifth-highest single game total in school history, also made his lone field goal attempt ... Made his only field goal attempt and converted an all three PAT attempts in the win over Wagner (10/1) ... Made a 54-yard field goal, tying his career long, against Notre Dame (10/29) ... Made three of his four field goal attempts, including 48 and 49 yarders, at Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Connected on two of his three field goal attempts at Boston College (11/26) ... Made both field goals and two PATs in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Earned the Joe Szombathy Special Teams Award at the team banquet.
Redshirt Junior Year (2021): Made 9-of-14 field goals and 36-of-38 PATs ... Also was responsible for the Orange’s kickoff duties this season ... Made both field goals and was 3-of-3 on PATs at Ohio (9/4) ...  Connected on both field goal attempts and was a perfect 8-of-8 on PATs against UAlbany (9/18) ... Made a game-winning 35-yard field goal as time expired against Liberty ... Made his only field goal attempt at Florida State (10/2) ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal at Louisville (11/13) ... Made a 45-yard field goal at NC State (11/20) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Redshirt Junior Year (2020): Connected on 9-of-11 field goals and 23-of-24 PATs … Fifth in the ACC and 29th nationally in field goal percentage (81.8) … Made two of his three field goal attempts, including a 37-yard kick at North Carolina (9/12) … Made his lone field goal attempt of 26 yards at Pitt (9/19) … Made one-of-two kicks, drilling a 47-yard field goal against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Made a season-long 48-yard field goal against Duke … Made both his kicks, including a 46-yarder against Boston College (11/7) … Connected on both of his attempts, including a 45-yarder against NC State (11/28) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2019): Named to the All-ACC Third Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy for the second year in a row ... Made 17 out of 20 (.850) field goals and hit 39-of-40 (.975) PATs to lead Syracuse in scoring with 90 points ... Two of his three missed field goals hit the upright ... Made eight straight field goals to end the season ... Was 11-for-11 on attempts from inside 40 yards ... Third in the ACC and No. 22 nationally in field-goal percentage (.850) ... Seventh in the ACC in kicking points (7.5 per game) ... Three 10+ point games ... Made at least two field goals in five games ... Hit a 45-yard field goal and scored six points in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), was 2-for-3 on extra points ... Szmyt’s miss on his second try against the Terrapins was his first and ended his streak of 65 consecutive conversions to begin his career ... Booted two field goals versus Clemson (9/14), versus Pittsburgh (10/18), versus Boston College (11/2) and at Louisville (11/23) ... Kicked a 24-yard field goal and connected on a season-high seven extra points against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Drilled a season-long, 50-yard field goal at Florida State (10/26) ... Named the ACC Specialist of the Week for the third time in his career for his performance against Wake Forest (11/30) ... Szmyt tied his career high with four field goals (24, 20, 49 and 40 yards) against the Demon Deacons and kicked three PATs to finish with a season-high 15 points ... His 40-yard field goal in overtime gave the Orange a 33-30 lead in a game they won, 39-30 ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.Â
Redshirt Freshman Year (2018): First Syracuse player to win the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker … Third freshman to capture the award, joining Arizona State’s Thomas Weber (2007) and Florida State’s Roberto Aguayo (2013) ... Unanimous All-American, earning first-team honors from the Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News ... Ninth unanimous All-American in team history and first since Dwight Freeney in 2001 ... Received first-team All-America recognition from seven additional selectors: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, CBS Sports, Athlon, Phil Steele and The Athletic ... Voted an honorable mention All-American by College Football News and Pro Football Focus ... Collected freshman All-America honors from the FWAA, USA Today and The Athletic ... All-ACC First Team ... Associated Press All-ACC First Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... Touchdown Club of Columbus Vlade Award winner as the nation’s most accurate kicker ... Burlsworth Trophy nominee … Three-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (at Clemson, vs. NC State, vs. Louisville) … Two-time ACC Specialist of the Week (vs. Florida State, at Clemson) ... Led the NCAA in field goals made (30), field goals attempted (34), field goals per game (2.31) and points per game (11.6) … His 30 field goals were a Syracuse record, an ACC record and were one shy of the all-time FBS record of 31 set by Georgia’s Billy Bennett in 2003 ... They were also the most made field goals ever by a freshman, surpassing the previous record of 27 by Clemson’s Greg Huegel in 2015 … Second kicker in FBS history to lead the nation in scoring average, joining Boise State’s Tyler Jones (11.8 ppg) in 2004 ... Ranked second nationally to Clemson’s Travis Etienne (156) with 151 points, the third-most ever for an FBS kicker behind Roberto Aguayo (157 in 2013) and Oklahoma State’s Quinn Sharp (156 in 2012) ... Ranked 10th in the country overall in field-goal percentage (.882), but was No. 1 in conversion rate among the eight kickers nationally with at least 27 attempts ... Connected on 23-of-24 (.958) field goals from inside 40 yards ... First player in Syracuse history with three 50+ yard field goals in the same season and was 3-for-3 on kicks of that length … Hit from 50 yards out versus Wagner (9/8), 51 yards out at Clemson (9/29) and 54 yards away at Pittsburgh (10/6) … His career-long, 54-yard field goal against the Panthers tied for the second-longest field goal ever kicked at Heinz Field (college or pro) … Kicked multiple field goals in an FBS-record 11 games, eclipsing the previous record of 10 shared by many players ... Tied Louis Zendejas (Arizona State, 1983), Joe Allison (Memphis, 1992) and Josh Lambert (West Virginia, 2014) for the FBS season record with 3+ field goals in a game six times … Recorded 10+ points 11 times and tallied 15+ points on three occasions ... Set the school single-season record for extra points, making all 61 of his tries ... At Western Michigan (8/31), hit two field goals (26 and 43 yards) and seven PATs in his collegiate debut ... Made a career-best eight extra points versus Wagner (9/8) to along with a pair of field goals (38 and 50 yards) ... Attempted a career-high four field goals, making three (22, 19 and 23 yards) versus Florida State (9/15) ... Also kicked three field goals versus Connecticut (9/22), at Clemson (9/29), at Pittsburgh (10/6) and versus NC State (10/27) ... Drilled a personal-best four field goals (31, 39, 35 and 38 yards) versus Louisville (11/9) … Added six PATs against the Cardinals to finish with a career-high 18 points ... Made two field goals (28 and 34 yards) at Wake Forest (11/3) ... Booted two field goals (39 and 34 yards) versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
High School: Placekicker and punter for head coach Bill Bellecomo ... Rated four stars by Kohl’s Kicking ... 2016 IHSA All-State Honorable Mention choice ... Connected on 9-of-12 (.750) field goals, including a school-record 48-yarder, to help the Cougars to an 11-4 record as a senior ... Attended the 2016 Kohl’s Kicking Midwest Winter Showcase ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Andre Eric Szmyt ... Born on September 26, 1998 in Lake Forest, Illinois ... Son of Lala and Eric Szmyt ... Two sisters ... Earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
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Saturday, September 06
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