2011 Football Roster

33 Christian Benvenuto

  • Position Kicker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Palm Coast, Fla.
  • High School Matanzas

Biography


AT GEORGIA STATE:  Earned the placekicking job as a true freshman ... Got off to a strong start before injuries hampered his performance late in the season.

2011: GSU's second-leading scorer with 46 points ... A perfect 19-for-19 on extra points and nine-of-17 on field goals ... Six of his misses were from 45 yards or longer ... Only five of his 17 attempts were from less than 40 yards ... Also handled kickoffs.

Made his debut by booting field goals of 44 and 45 yards in win over Clark Atlanta and was named National Placekicker Performer of the Week by CFPA for his performance against Clark Atlanta ... Season-long 46-yarder vs. South Alabama, when he also made a 45-yarder ... Added a 45-yard field goal against Murray State.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-area selection by the Daytona Beach News Journal ... As a senior at Matanzas High, he connected on five of eight field goal attempts, and 25 of 26 extra-point tries while averaging 38.8 yards per punt with a long of 59 ... Hit 19 of 20 extra points and five of seven field goals, including a career-long 49-yarder vs. Palatka, as a junior ... Flagler County Rotary Scholar-Athlete of the Month ... Lettered three years in football and was coached by Keith Lagocki ... An all-conference and all-area selection in soccer, in which he lettered four years as a center, midfielder and goalkeeper ... Also lettered in weightlifting.
 
PERSONAL: Born April 2, 1993 ... Son of Tony and Mary Benvenuto ... First generation American whose parents immigrated from Italy ... Father is a soccer coach.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year

G

PAT

FG

0-29

30-39

40-49

50+

LP

Pts

KO

Yds

Avg

TB

2011

11

19-19

9-17

2-3

1-2

6-12

0-0

46

46

42

2542

60.5

2

 

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2011

PAT

FG

LP

Pts

KO

Avg

TB

FG [Made]

CAU

4-4

2-2

45

10

7

59.4

0

[44], [45]

ODU

2-2

1-1

26

5

4

42.0

0

[26]

Jax State

3-3

0-1

0

3

4

58.2

0

46

Houston

0-0

0-0

0

0

1

51.0

0

 

Murray St

3-3

1-2

45

6

5

63.8

1

[45], 31

SC State

1-1

2-3

40

7

4

64.8

1

[23], [40], 46

South Ala

3-3

2-3

46

9

5

65.6

0

[46], [45], 24

UTSA

2-2

0-4

0

2

3

57.7

0

49, 47, 45, 48

St. Francis

1-1

1-1

36

4

2

65.0

0

[36]

West Ala

DNP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campbell

0-0

0-0

0

0

7

60.7

0

 

Statistics

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