#99 Blake Grupe Football Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

2021

• Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 13)

2020

• Academic All-District 6 selection
• Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 7)

2019

• First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Lou Groza Award semifinalist
• Burlsworth Trophy nominee
• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 17)
• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
• Athletics Director’s Honor Roll

2018

• Burlsworth Trophy nominee

2017

• Athletics Director’s Honor Roll

GRADUATE SEASON (2022)

• Led Notre Dame in points scored during his lone season, scoring 91 points on 14-of-19 on field goals and a perfect 49-for-49 in point after attempts.
• OHIO STATE (9/3): Scored the first points of the season on a 33-yard field goal on the opening series of the season. 1-for-1 on extra points
• MARSHALL (9/10): Finished 1-for-1 on PAT attempts
• CAL (9/17): Connected on his first field goal inside Notre Dame Stadium, a 47-yard kick in the fourth quarter
• NORTH CAROLINA (9/24): Finished with a season-high five successful point afters and connected on a field goal.
• BYU (10/8): Two-for-two on PATS and hit two field goals
• STANFORD (10/15): Added two more PATs
• UNLV (10/22): Was a perfect five-for-five and hit three of four field goal attempts in the victory
• SYRACUSE (10/29): Five-for-five in PATs and hit two of three field goals to help the Irish secure its third win over a ranked opponent. Season-high 14 points in the win.
• CLEMSON (11/5): Five-for-five after scores as he helped the Irish knock off a top five ranked team
• NAVY (11/12): Hit all five PAT attempts in the victory
• BOSTON COLLEGE (11/19): Perfect five-for-five in PATs and was three-for-three in field goals to tie a season-high 14 points.
• USC (11/26): Perfect three-for-three in PATs
• South Carolina – TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30): Hit from 37-yards out for his 14th field goal of the season in the fourth quarter. Hit all six point after attempts, helping the Irish win their 20th bowl game in program history.

SENIOR SEASON (2021) – Arkansas State

• Connected on 20-of-25 field goals on the season; His 20 field goal makes rank second in single-season school history; Finished the season with 91 points, tying for the sixth most points by kicking in school history; Climbed to the top of the A-State career record books, taking over first place for career points by kicking (354), field goals made (64), PAT made (162) and scoring among all players (354).
• MEMPHIS (9/11): Scored a career-best 14 points
• TULSA (9/25): Connected on a career-long 50-yard field goal
• ULM (11/13): Kicked a 42-yard game-winning field goal on his way to earning Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
• TEXAS STATE (11/27): Made a career‐tying three field goals, and finished with a double‐figure points total for the fourth time in 2021

JUNIOR SEASON (2020) – Arkansas State

• Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt for points by kicking (6.9 pg) and sixth among all players in the league; Ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in field goals made with 11 while posting the third most extra points made (43); Led A-State in scoring for the third consecutive season with 76 total points, which were the 45th most in the nation; Made at least one field goal in all but two games and connected on multiple field goals in two outings; His 43 extra points made tied the sixth most in school history for a single season
• GEORGIA STATE (10/15): Finished A-State’s game against the Panthers with 11 points
• ULM (12/5): Scored a season-high 12 points

 SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019) – Arkansas State

• His 110 points by kicking broke the single-season school record, were the second most in the Sun Belt and ranked 13th in the nation; His points total also ranked as the second most scored in school history by any player, regardless of position; Ranked second in the Sun Belt in points per game among all players, and his 8.5 average was the 26th highest in the country; Made 19-of-22 field goals for an .864 percentage that led the conference and ranked 16th in the FBS; His 19 field goals made were the second most in school history for a single season and just two shy of the school record, while also ranking second in the Sun Belt; Scored at least eight points in 10 games and poste a double-figure total in six outings
• UNLV (9/7): Scored a career-high 13 points against UNLV, tying his career high for field goals made (3) and making four extra points
• ULM (11/2): Named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring 12 points (6-of-6 extra points, 2-of-2 field goals) against ULM
• SOUTH ALABAMA (11/29): Made a career-tying three field goals against South Alabama and connected on at least one attempt in 10 games, earning Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2018) – Arkansas State

• Played in the last 11 games of the season after taking over place kicking duties in the third game of the year against Tulsa
• Made 14-of-21 field goals on the year for a .667 percentage
• Led the team in scoring with 77 points while also ranking fifth in the Sun Belt with 7.0 points per game
• 1.27 field goals per game was the third high-est average in the Sun Belt and his 66.7 field goal percentage ranked seventh
• Made multiple field goals in four games, including a career-high three (3-of-3) against Appalachian State
• Scored a season-high nine points against Tulsa, Appalachian State and Georgia State

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017) – Arkansas State

• Redshirted his true freshman season

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Combined nine-time varsity letterman in the sports of football, soccer and baseball
• 2016 Missouri high school all-state selection in both football and soccer
• Holds the single-season and career records at Smith-Cotton High School for field goals
• Rated as a 4.5 star kicker by Kohl’s Kicking Academy.
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Arkansas State in the spring of 2020