Spencer Shrader

About Spencer Shrader

At USF
Honors

2022

Took the field in all 12 games as the Bulls’ primary placekicker and kickoff specialist
Finished the season hitting nine of 13 field goal attempts, with a long of 49
Kicked off 62 times during the season, recording 50 touchbacks
Finished 37-for-37 on PATs
Hit multiple field goals against Florida (Sept. 17) and Tulsa (Nov. 18)
Was true on field goal attempts against Louisville (Sept. 24), Cincinnati (Oct. 8), Tulane (Oct. 15), SMU (Nov. 12) and UCF (Nov. 26)
Hit from 30+ in five games

2021

Saw action in all twelve games as the primary placekicker and kickoff specialist
Scored 68 points on the year (2nd on the team), 33 from field goals and 35 from extra points
Made all 35 extra-point attempts on the year
Went 11-of-13 in field goal attempts with misses from 51 and 48 yards
Made nine straight field goals (four of 40+ yards), the third longest string in program history
Made a career-long 52-yard field goal vs. Temple (10/23)
Recorded five touchbacks on six kickoffs in a 32-31 loss vs. Tulsa (10/16)
Averaged 62.1 yards on kickoffs with 35 touchbacks on 57 attempts
Opponents averaged 20.3 yards on returns.

2020

Saw action in eight of the Bulls’ nine games on the year
Good on 4-of-6 field goal attempts (66.7%) with a season-long of 49 yards
All of his field goal attempts on the year came from 40 yards or farther out as he split kicking duties with Jared Sackett
Scored 23 points on the year, also going 11-of-12 on PAT attempts
Named the AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 9) after a career-best game at Memphis (11/7) in which he went 4-for-4 on field goals, all over 40 yards, becoming the first USF player with four 40-plus yard field goals in the same game
Made a career-long 49-yard field goal in the game and added makes fro 47, 46 and 41 yards
Named to the Lou Groza Award national “Stars of the Week”
His 49-yard field goal marked the longest for the Bulls since 2017
Handled kickoff duties, recording 16 touchbacks on the year, including five in eight kickoffs in a 56-48 loss to UCF
Recorded four touchbacks on four kickoffs at Houston and posted a 65.0 yards per kick average

2019

Arrived as USF as a walk-on after pursuing a professional soccer career
Played in all 12 games
Finished 4-for-9 in field goal attempts
Finished 12-for-12 on PAT attempts
Led the team with 30 points scored
Rushed one time for 22 yards and a touchdown against UConn (10/5)
Averaged a career-best 42.0 yards per punt, including a career-long 51-yard punt, against UConn (10/5)
Connected on a career-long field goal of 34 yards against South Carolina State (9/14)

NEWSOME HS

Three-year letter winner in football, soccer and tennis
Was a first team all-state selection as a senior
Was a three-time soccer MVP and a four-time tennis MVP
Named first team Florida Class 8A all-state selection as a senior kicker in 2017.
He was home schooled, and after graduating in 2018 spent several months in Brazil and Canada pursuing a professional career in soccer

PERSONAL

Born May 19, 1999 in Indianapolis, IN
Son of Steve and Amber Shrader
His sister, Sophie, is on the soccer team at the University of Tampa
Majored in pre-marketing served as president of Liberty Villages Inc., a nonprofit organization that builds Christian-based communities devoted to education, entrepreneurship, freedom and peace
Named to the Athletics Spring Roll in fall 2020 and spring 2020 and 2021
2019, 2020 and 2021 AAC All-Academic Team.

SHRADER’S CAREER HIGHS

- Field Goals 4, at Memphis (11/7/20)
- Long Field Goal 52, vs Temple (10/23/21)
- Points 12, at Memphis (11/7/20)
- PAT 6-of-6, at East Carolina (11/26/19)