Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Bratcher Underwood
- Position:
- K
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dothan, Ala.
- High School:
- Houston Academy
2018 (Senior): Handled kickoffs for Troy all season … Finished with 34 touchbacks in 66 total attempts and only had one kick go out of bounds
2017 (Junior): Managed the kickoff duties for the Trojans … Averaged 59.8 yards on 71 kickoffs with 24 touchbacks … Only had one kick land out of bounds over the course of the season … Handled field goals for the first four games of the season finishing the year 3-for-5 … Opened the season perfect on two field goal attempts and one extra point at Boise State … Finished the year 10-of-12 on extra point attempts
2016 (Sophomore): Handled all of Troy’s kickoffs … Averaged 59.5 yards per kick with 23 touchbacks on 80 attempts … Troy’s return unit ranked 10th nationally holding opponents to just 17.69 yards per return … Six of eight kickoffs against New Mexico State were touchbacks … Only had one kickoff go out of bounds … Troy averaged a 41.5 yard net on kickoffs … Attempted a pair of extra points against Austin Peay and made one
2015 (RS-Freshman): Handled Troy’s kickoffs at Wisconsin … Averaged 65.0 yards on his two attempts against the Badgers; both kicks went to the goal line
2014 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on prior to fall camp … Redshirted
High School: Earned all-state (2A) honors and was named a Kohl’s Kicking Kickoff All-American as a senior at Houston Academy ... Finished his senior year 4-for-7 on field goal attempts with misses from 45, 55 and 57 yards ... Was 30-of-32 on PATs and only misses were blocked ... Set an Alabama 2A state record with a 52-yard field goal ... Also lettered in baseball, soccer and basketball for the Raiders ... Two-time Super 12 in soccer; scored 22 goals and had 10 assists combined those two seasons ... Helped lead Raiders to back-to-back region and area basketball titles
Personal: Full name is Samuel Bratcher Underwood ... Son of Amy and Sam Underwood ... Born Nov. 7, 1995, in Dothan, Ala. ... Has one sister, Sally Ann ... Uncle Reid Underwood played football at Alabama ... Majoring in sport & fitness management
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