Mike Nugent
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| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 2 / pick: 47 | ||||||||
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Mike Nugent (born March 2, 1982 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was selected with the 15th pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Ohio State University. He is most well known for the dubious distinction of having one of his kicks returned a then NFL-record 108 yards by New England Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs in the 2007 season opener.
Mike Nugent attended Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. As a senior kicker, he converted on 5 out of 7 field goal attempts from beyond 50 yards (24 of 27 altogether), kicked a 55 yard field goal (career long) twice, and was 29 out of 29 PAT attempts.
During Nugent's four-year career at Ohio State he broke or tied 22 school records, including most points in a career by any player at OSU (356). He was a consensus All-American and he won the Lou Groza Award in 2004, as the nation’s top kicker. He became the first kicker in Buckeye history to earn team Most Valuable Player. Nugent enjoys coaching, especially working with young kickers.
Chris Berman, known for his odd nicknames, refers to Nugent as Kick Scratch Fever, in reference to Ted Nugent's song, "Cat Scratch Fever."
When he comes onto the field for a field goal attempt or kickoff "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent is played.
A common celebratory exclamation among Jets faithful for when Nugent kicks a field goal is "The Nuge hits a figgie!".
Career Stats
| Season | PAT | PAT Pct. | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FG-FGA | FG Pct. | Long | Points |
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| 2005 | 24/24 | 100% | 0/0 | 8/9 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 0/2 | 22/28 | 78.6% | 49 | 90 |
| 2006 | 34/35 | 97.1% | 1/1 | 7/7 | 10/12 | 4/4 | 2/3 | 24/27 | 88.9% | 54 | 106 |
| 2007 | 22/22 | 100% | 1/1 | 10/10 | 10/12 | 5/7 | 1/3 | 27/33 | 81.8% | 50 | 103 |
| TOTALS | 80/81 | 98.8% | 2/2 | 25/26 | 27/31 | 16/21 | 3/8 | 73/88 | 83.0% | 54 | 299 |
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