Northeastern State University Athletics

NORTHEASTERN STATE – A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 30 career games . . . has made 32-of-44 career field-goal attempts (72.7 percent) and is 88-for-92 on extra-point attempts (95.7 percent) . . . begins his senior year 10 field goals shy of tying the school record . . . has scored 184 career points . . . has two game-winning field goals and one game-winning extra point . . . has a 53.5 career average on 61 kickoffs with six touchbacks . . . finished second on the team in scoring each of his first three seasons . . . finished in the top 15 nationally in made field goals both freshman and junior years . . . owns four career 40-yard field goals, including a career-best 47-yarder against Emporia State (Sept. 22, 2012) . . . is a two-time all-conference performer (2012 MIAA Honorable Mention, 2010 LSC North Division Second Team) . . . landed on the 2012 MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
Junior (2012) – Played in the final eight games after sitting out the first two recovering from a preseason injury . . . was 11-for-14 (78.6 percent) on field goals and 19-for-21 on extra points . . . finished second on the team with 52 points . . . averaged 58.3 yards on three kickoffs with two touchbacks . . . named All-MIAA Honorable Mention . . . finished first in the MIAA and eighth in the nation in field goals made per game (1.38) . . . converted at least one field goal in each of the final five games of the season . . . made a season-high three field goals against Central Oklahoma, including a 21-yard game winner with 1:53 to play and a 31-yarder as time expired in the first half . . . drilled two field goals against both Washburn and Emporia State . . . was 3-for-3 on FG attempts from more than 40 yards out, including a season-high 47-yarder against ESU . . . had a 46-yarder against Washburn and a 44-yard conversion against Southwest Baptist . . . converted the game-winning extra point with 1:54 to play in a one-point victory over Central Missouri . . . named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
Sophomore (2011) – Served as NSU’s starting place kicker in all 12 games . . . was 9-for-13 (69.2 percent) on field-goal attempts and 47-for-48 on extra points . . . the 47 made extra points was one shy of the school record . . . was second on the team with 74 points . . . made a field goal in six-straight games . . . long on the season was a 39-yarder against Oklahoma Panhandle State . . . hit a season-best two field goals against both Arkansas-Monticello and Midwestern State . . . had a 54.6 average on 10 kickoffs.
 
Freshman (2010) – Appeared in 10 games and was named to the LSC North Division Second Team . . . finished the season 12-for-17 (70.6 percent) on field-goal attempts . . . was 22-for-23 on extra points . . . was second on the team with 58 points . . . also averaged 53.0 yards on 48 kickoffs with four touchbacks . . . made two tackles . . . finished second in the Lone Star Conference and 14th in the nation with 1.20 FGs made per game . . . field-goal percentage was third in the league . . . converted a season-best three field goals against both Tarleton State and West Texas A&M . . . season-long 44-yard FG came against Tarleton . . . also converted two field goals against both Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State . . . made a 20-yard FG as time expired to give NSU a 26-24 win over SEOSU . . . was named the LSC North Division Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts (Sept. 27) . . . did not play against Eastern New Mexico.
 
High School – Competed at Fayetteville HS . . . landed on the all-state team his final two years . . . named all-conference sophomore, junior and senior years.
 
Personal – Majoring in finance . . . son of Daryl Patton . . . born Nov. 8, 1991.