Sam Ficken
| Position: | Placekicker |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | December 14, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Valparaiso, Indiana |
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| Career information | |
| High school: | Valparaiso (IN) |
| College: | Penn State (2011–2014) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Samuel James Ficken (born December 14, 1992) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Penn State University
High School
Ficken, a former soccer player, was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, and attended Valparaiso High School, where he was named first-team Associated Press Class 5A all-state kicker. He also was a member of the all-area team. Ficken made 13 field goals during his senior year, including a school-record 52 yard kick. He also had 45 touchbacks on kickoffs.[5]
College
2011
Ficken saw little action in 2011 behind veteran starting kicker, Anthony Fera. He hit a point after touchdown in the opener against Indiana State, as well as kicking off once. He missed his first collegiate field goal attempt in a game against Temple, but rebounded with a completed field goal against Eastern Michigan.[6] Besides two more kickoffs, Ficken did not play for the remainder of the year.[5]
2012
Ficken became the starting kicker in 2012. Ficken started the year off poorly, missing 7 of his first 11 field goals (including one from the one yard line in a game against Illinois, as well as missing 4 out of 5 in a one-point loss to Virginia[7]). However, after being mentored by starting Chicago Bears placekicker Robbie Gould,[8] he finished the year by hitting ten straight successful field goals, putting him 14 for 21 on the year. Ficken also completed 39 of 41 extra-point attempts (one was blocked, the other one was a miss).[6] He was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on November 26, 2012, after a 3 for 3 game against the Wisconsin Badgers, one of which was the game-winning kick in overtime.[8]
2013
Ficken broke the Penn State record for consecutive field goals made. He made 15 consecutive field goals from October 27, 2012 to September 14, 2013.[9]
2014
To start the season, Ficken kicked a last-second, game-winning field goal in the 2014 Croke Park Classic.[10] During the Pinstripe Bowl against Boston College, Ficken tied the game with a 44 yard field goal and kicked the game-winning point after touchdown in overtime.
NFL
2015
After being undrafted during the 2015 draft, Ficken attended the Kansas City Chiefs minicamp in May 2015, but was not signed. .[11]
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- ↑ Penn State's Sam Ficken plans to follow Robbie Gould's model for NFL success www.mcall.com, Retrieved June 13, 2015
