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South Dakota State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Vinatieri, Chase
Jersey Number 4
Chase Vinatieri
- Position:
- Place Kicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- Roosevelt H.S.
- Major:
- Pre-Nursing
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
- HERO Sports All-America First Team (2017)
- All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2017)
- MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2016)
- STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 9, 2017)
- MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 9, 2017; Nov. 11, 2017; Oct. 6, 2018)
- Hampshire Honor Society (2019)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
SCHOOL RECORDS
- Points Kicking-Career (362)
- Points Kicking-Season (108 in 2018)
- Extra Points Made-Career (221)
- Extra Points Made-Season (56 in 2016)
- Consecutive Extra Points Made-Season (56 in 2016)
- Extra-Point Percentage-Season (1.000 in 2016 -- 56-of-56)
- Extra Points Made-Game (11, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-15-2018)
- Extra Points Attempted-Career (234)
- Long Field Goal (57 yards, at Northern Iowa, 10-20-2018 -- tied school record)
2019: Finished collegiate career as Jackrabbits' all-time leader in points by a kicker (362) and extra points made (221) ... also ranked third in career field goals at SDSU with 47 ... made at least one field goal in seven games, including tying career high with three field goals, including a long of 40 yards, in home game versus North Dakota State ... went 5-for-5 on extra points and connected on season-long 44-yard field goal in regular season matchup against Northern Iowa ... also made all five PAT attempts versus Long Island and Drake ... was successful on a season-high six extra-point tries at Indiana State ... recorded touchbacks on 21 of 47 kickoffs, including season-high five versus Drake
2018: Continued to put up prolific numbers in the kicking department, posting a career-high 114 points ... broke his own school record for extra points in a season with 66 ... his 108 points kicking set a new single-season school record and upped his career total to 294, 27 away from tying the career school record of 321 held by Parker Douglass (2004-07) ... established new Jackrabbit single-game record by making 11 extra points in 90-6 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... earned Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors after making both of his field-goal attempts and scoring a 15-yard touchdown on a fake field goal in win over Indiana State ... tied school record with 57-yard field goal at Northern Iowa and also connected on tries of 37 and 47 yards ... shared the team's Special Teams Player of the Week at Illinois State, making a 48-yard field goal and all five PATs ... was successful on all eight extra-point attempts in win over Missouri State ... went a combined 3-of-3 on field goals in Football Championship Subdivision playoff action, including making both attempts in quarterfinal win at Kennesaw State ... recorded touchbacks on 28 of his 91 kickoffs ... credited with tackles in games versus South Dakota and Kennesaw State, sharing squad's Special Teams Player of the Week award against Kennesaw State
2017: Put together one of the finest seasons by a kicker in school history ... ranked second on the team with 103 points ... made 58-of-62 extra-point tries ... named Missouri Valley Football Conference and STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on 47-yard field goal and scoring decisive touchdown on 31-yard fake field goal in road win at Montana State ... also recorded touchbacks on five of six kickoffs in award-winning performance ... kicked 51-yard field goal in Beef Bowl win over Drake ... led the Football Championship Subdivision in field goal percentage at 92.9 percent by making 13-of-14 attempts, including his final 10 attempts ... went 2-for-2 on field goals in consecutive games against North Dakota State and Illinois State ... was honored as MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week for second time in win over Illinois State, in which he hit field goal from 34 yards in first half and added game-winning 43-yarder in overtime ... made all three field goal attempts in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against Northern Iowa, which included career-long 55-yarder ... posted touchbacks on 40-of-96 kickoffs ... also credited with four tackles, including two in playoff win over Northern Iowa
2016: Enjoyed a solid first season on the field for the Jackrabbits ... ranked second on the team with 89 points, going 11-for-17 on field goals and making all 56 extra-point attempts ... was 9-of-9 on field goals inside 40 yards ... opened collegiate career by connecting on field goals of 25 and 37 yards, and making all five PATs in game at TCU ... starting with Beef Bowl game with Cal Poly, put together a streak of five consecutive games with a made field goal ... made both field goal tries in regular season road win at top-ranked North Dakota State, converting from 38 yards in second quarter and 42 yards in fourth quarter ... drilled a game-winning 40-yard field goal with 1 minute, 21 seconds to play for final margin in 10-7 victory over Villanova in Football Championship Subdivision playoffs ... made it 2-for-2 in postseason field goal attempts by converting 34-yard attempt at North Dakota State
2015: Redshirted ... also practiced with the team as a wide receiver
BEFORE SDSU: Excelled both as a kicker and wide receiver at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls ... earned all-state honors as a kicker as junior and was a two-time honorable mention all-state honoree as a receiver ... in 2014, he was named to Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 after catching 43 passes for 713 yards and eight touchdowns as Roosevelt advanced to state championship ... nephew of former Jackrabbit and current NFL standout kicker Adam Vinatieri ... recognized for work in the classroom on the academic all-state team and as a member of the National Honor Society
Dan Jackson Weekly Press Conference (09.09.2025)
Tuesday, September 09
Football Postgame Comments at Montana State (09.06.2025)
Sunday, September 07
Football Highlights at Montana State (09.06.2025)
Sunday, September 07
Gameday Eve - Montana State (09.05.2025)
Thursday, September 04
