NATE KAEDING
Placekicker
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
6:00.2-187
Coralville, Iowa
West High School
Model of consistency who is well-respected by teammates and
opponents alike…Holds the school record by making 22
consecutive field goals (from 2001 Alamo Bowl through first nine
games of 2002 season)…Also holds the school record with 60straight extra points made… National Honor Society student who
also served on his school’s Leadership Council…Four-year starter who also excelled in the class
room, earning national academic honors…Holds the school career scoring record with 373 points,
topping the previous mark of 290 by Rob Houghtlin (1985-87)…His 373 points also set a Big Ten
Conference all-time record, surpassing the old mark of 355 by Travis Dorsch of Purdue (19982001)…His 373 points rank third on the conference’s overall career-record chart behind Indiana’s
Anthony Thompson (412, 1986-89) and Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne (426, 1996-99)…Connected on
67 of 83 field goal attempts, breaking the old school record of 54 by Houghtlin and is one shy of
Dorsch’s Big Ten record of 68…Successful on 166 of 169 extra point attempts, topping the
previous school record of 142 by Tom Nichol (1981-84) and rank third in Big Ten annals behind
Ohio State’s Vlade Janakievski (172, 1977-80) and Ohio State’s Rich Spangler (177, 198285)…Also excelled on the coverage unit, producing 9 tackles (7 solos) during his career…Only
159 of his 295 kickoffs were returned…Can also handle punting duties in an emergency…Made
24 of 29 field goals of longer than 40 yards…Right-footed soccer style kicker with a very strong
leg, especially on field goals…Has good snap-to-toe mechanics (1.4-second average) on field
goals and PATs…Gets the ball up quickly…Can kick for distance and with good height and hang
time (4.02-second average) on long-range field goal attempts… Thrives under pressure and has
enough leg drive to kick into the wind…Cool under pressure and takes pride in his ability to get
down field and lend support to the coverage unit on kickoffs… Shows good speed and takes pride
in his ability to make the tackle…Mentally tough and has a great work ethic.
2003 SEASON
Consensus All-American first-team pick (American Football Coaches Association, The NFL Draft
Report, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, ESPN)…District VII first-team Academic AllAmerican choice…One of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top
placekicker…Team captain and Special Teams co-Player of the Year… Recipient of the Hayden
Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award…All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection…Earned Big Ten
Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Minnesota and Iowa State…Ranked 15th in the
nation with an average of 1.54 field goals per game…Led the team in scoring with 106 points,
connecting on 20 of 21 field goals (95.2%) and 40 of 41 extra point (97.6%) attempts…His 106
points rank third on the school’s season-record list behind Nate’s 120 points in 2002 and 114
points by Tavian Banks in 1997…His 20 field goals are surpassed only by his 2002 total of 21
and by Rob Houghtlin’s 21 (1987) on the Hawkeyes’ season-record chart…Ran for a 5-yard
touchdown and made two tackles on special teams…Only 39 of his 78 kickoffs were returned.
Miami (Oh.)…Made 3 PATs in the season opener.
Buffalo…Followed with 5 extra points.
Iowa State…Scored a school game-record 16 points on 4 Pats and field goals of 42, 23, 19 & 20
yards.
Arizona State…Made a solo tackle on the kickoff coverage unit and kicked 3 extra points.
Michigan…Added field goals of 34, 25 & 32 yards and 3 Pats.
Ohio State…Ran for a 5-yard touchdown on a fake field goal attempt, then converted the extra
point…Also had a 36-yard field goal.
Illinois…Booted 5 PATs and 23 & 24-yard field goals.
Purdue…Had an assisted tackle on special teams and two extra points.
Minnesota…Tied his own school game-record with 16 points, making field goals of 27, 55, 33 &
38 yards to go along with 4 PATs…His 55-yarder equaled his career best and was the thirdlongest field goal in Iowa annals, behind Tom Nichol (56 vs. Michigan in 1983) and Tim Douglas
(58 vs. Illinois in 1998).
Wisconsin…Made 50 & 28-yard field goals and 3 extra points.
Florida (Outback Bowl)…Tied his own school bowl record (vs. Texas Tech in the 2001 Alamo
Bowl), as he scored 13 points on 4 PATs and 47, 32 & 38-yard field goals.
2002 SEASON
Winner of the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker…All-American first-team
choice by The NFL Draft Report, Football Writers Association, The Sporting News, CNNSI.com
and ESPN, adding second-team honors from the Associated Press…First-team All-Big Ten
Conference pick…Verizon second-team Academic All-American and District VII first-team
Academic All-American pick, adding academic All-Big Ten accolades…Served as special teams
captain…Team Special Teams co-Player of the Year…Earned Big Ten Conference Special
Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Penn State…Set school season-records for made PATs
(57) and PAT attempts (58) in a season…Made 21 of 24 field goals, tying the school seasonrecord first set by Rob Houghtlin in 1987…Scored 120 points, breaking the old school season-
record of 114 by Tavian Banks in 1997…His 120 points also topped the old Big Ten seasonrecord of 110 points by Neil Rackers of Illinois in 1999…Recorded 4 tackles (3 solos) on special
teams…Only 52 of his 94 kickoffs were returned.
Akron…Made field goals of 20 & 23 yards, adding 7 PATs.
Miami (Oh.)…Connected on field goals of 37, 27 & 49 yards.
Iowa State…Followed with a 40-yarder and 4 extra points.
Utah State…Made 35 & 51-yard field goals and 6 PATs.
Penn State…Successful on 47 & 55-yard field goals and 4 extra points.
Purdue…Kicked a 51-yarder and 4 PATs.
Michigan State…Kicked 26, 43 & 28-yard field goals…Also had 5 extra points.
Indiana…Added 3 PATs and a 43-yard field goal.
Wisconsin…Had field goals of 32 & 30 yards.
Northwestern…Made 8 extra points.
Minnesota…Kicked 6 PATs and a 21-yard field goal.
Southern California (Orange Bowl)…Connected on a 35-yard field goal and 2 PATs.
2001 SEASON
All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention and Academic All-Big Ten choice…Named the
squad’s Special Teams Player of the Year…Earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
vs. Kent State…Chosen to the All-Bowl team by Sports Illustrated following the Alamo Bowl…Led
the team in scoring with 85 points, making 12 of 16 field goals and 49 of 50 extra point attempts…
Recorded 3 solo tackles and only 41 of his 75 kickoffs were returned…Punted six times for 246
yards (41.0 avg), with a long of 47 yards and two kicks that were downed inside the 20-yard line.
Kent State…Scored 15 points (then school game-record) as he connected on 6 PATs and field
goals of 37, 31 & 30 yards.
Miami (Oh.)…Followed with a 36-yarder.
Penn State…Kicked a 47-yard field goal and 3 extra points.
Indiana…Had 6 PATs and a 42-yard punt.
Michigan…Added 26 & 40-yarders, two extra points and gained 90 yards on 2 punts (45.0 avg).
Wisconsin…Averaged 40.5 yards on 2 punts and made 4 PATs.
Northwestern…Connected on an 18-yard field goal and 8 extra points.
Minnesota…Credited with 6 PATs.
Texas Tech (Alamo Bowl)…Scored a then bowl-record 13 points on field goals of 36, 31, 46 & 47
yards and one PAT…His 47-yarder came with 0:44 left, giving Iowa a 19-16 win.
2000 SEASON
Third-team Freshman All-American selection by The Sporting News…Earned Big Ten
Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Penn State…Made 14 of 22 field goals
and all 20 extra point attempts for 62 points…Had 27 of his 48 kickoffs returned.
Western Michigan…His first career field goals were good for 41 & 47 yards.
Nebraska…Made 40 & 39-yarders.
Indiana…Followed with 31 & 35-yard field goals.
Penn State…Successful on 48, 49, 46 & 26-yarders.
Northwestern…Made 42 & 46-yard field goals.
Minnesota…Connected on a 30-yarder.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Iowa City West (Ia.) High, playing football for coach Reese Morgan (Morgan now
coaches Iowa’s offensive line)…First-team All-State choice as a senior and third-team as a
junior…Earned first-team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior…Served as team captain
as a senior and was special teams MVP and winner of Leader of the Year award …In three
seasons, he connected on 152-156 PATs (97.4%) and 20-32 field goals (62.5%) for 212 career
points…Longest field goal of his career was 50 yards…Had 86 touchbacks on kickoffs in three
seasons and had a career punting average of 40.9 yards, with a best of 65 yards…As a senior,
he made 63-63 PATs and 10-19 field goals, with a best of 50 yards, scoring 93 points…Also
punted 34 times for a 45.3-yard average as a senior, including 13 punts over 50 yards and a best
of 65 yards… As a junior, he made 52-54 PATs and 6-9 field goals, scoring 70 points…
Connected on 37-39 PATs as a sophomore and all four of his field goal attempts for 49 points…
As a senior, he set state single-season records for kicking points (93), most PATs (63-63) and
most touchbacks (53)…Holds all kicking and punting records at West High and holds conference
records for points by a kicker in a season, punting average in a game and season, consecutive
PATs in a game and season, field goals in a game, season and career and touchbacks in a
game, season and career…Played for a team that won back-to-back state titles his junior and
senior seasons, posting a two-year record of 26-0…Along with three letters in football, he lettered
in basketball and soccer…Starting point guard on the basketball team that won the state title as a
senior…Key member of the soccer team that won the state title his senior season, kicking the
final point in a shootout that earned a win in state championship game…Member of the National
Honor Society and Youth-Salute Program.
PERSONAL
History/Secondary Education double major, earning national, conference and school academic
honors…Son of Terry and Larry Kaeding…Born 3/26/82…Resides in Coralville, Iowa.
PLACEKICKING STATISTICS
STATS FGA
FGM
EPA
2000
22
14
20
2001
16
12
50
2002
24
21
58
2003
21
20
41
TOTAL
83
67
169
KICKOFFS
STATS
NO
2000
48
2001
75
2002
94
2003
78
TOTAL
295
RET
27
41
52
39
159
PUNTING STATISTICS
STATS
NO
YARDS
2001
2002
6
246
2003
TOTAL
6
246
EPM
20
49
57
40
166
YARDS
465
781
824
648
2718
AVG
17.2
19.0
15.9
16.6
17.1
POINTS
62
85
120
106
373
TD
0
0
0
0
0
AVG
BK
LONG
41.0
0
47
41.0
0
47
LONG
49
47
55
55
55
0-29
3/2
3/2
9/7
9/9
24/20
30-39
8/4
8/6
6/6
8/7
30/23
40-49
11/8
4/4
6/5
2/2
23/19
TB/EZ
19
31
40
35
125
SPECIAL TEAM TACKLES
TK
SO
AS FR FC
3
3
0
0
0
4
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
9
7
2
0
0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS…Carried once for a 5-yard touchdown in 2003.
50+
0/0
1/0
3/3
2/2
6/5