Troy University Athletics
2007 Football Roster
Roster
Greg Whibbs
- Position:
- PK
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 166
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pensacola Catholic High School
OUTLOOK: Enters his senior season just 12 points shy of 200 for his career.
2006: Connected on 35-of-38 PAT kicks for the season ... Was good on 11-of-19 field goal attempts, with a long of 47 yards against Arkansas State ... Had two field goals in a game three times ? against Arkansas State, Florida International and Rice ... Handled all kickoffs for the Trojans, averaging 62.3 yards on 62 kicks during the year ... Was credited with 20 touchbacks (32.2 percent) and had just three kickoffs go out of bounds ... Recorded a team-high 68 points for the season ... Was credited with one tackle, against Florida Atlantic.
2005: Connected on 11-of-20 field goal attempts in 10 games ... Long kick was a 48-yard effort against Florida International, one of three field goals in that game which helped him earn Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week ... Was a perfect 19-of-19 on extra-point attempts ... Led the Trojans in scoring with 52 points, more than double the next closest Troy player ... His 52 points accounted for 29.7 percent of the team’s total scoring ... Had three field goal attempts blocked.
2004: Connected on 12-of-14 field goal attempts and 32-of-35 PAT kicks for the season ... Made first career field goal attempts, from 43 yards, against Marshall to regain the lead in the game for Troy ... His 43-yard FG against Missouri late in the first half gave Troy the lead for good in that game ... Had 29-yard FG attempt blocked at New Mexico State ... Made all seven of his PAT kicks against Utah State ... Connected on two field goals against LSU, both of which gave Troy the lead, including one with 3:59 to play in the game ... Connected on a pair of field goals and was 5-of-6 on PAT kicks against Idaho ... Missed a 51-yard attempt against Florida Atlantic, but came back to connect from 22 yards ... Connected on two field goal attempts against UL-Lafayette, one from 40 yards and the other from 24 yards ... Connected on his only field goal attempt, from 22 yards, against Middle Tennessee.
2003: Redshirted, did not play.
PREP: Played three seasons at Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic High School for head coach Michael Smith ... Started all three seasons, connecting on 21-of-36 career field goal attempts, including a long of 53 yards, which is the longest in school history ... Was 54-of-62 on extra-point attempts in his career ... Hit 11-of-17 field goal attempts as a senior, including six kicks of 40 yards or longer ... 85 percent of his kickoffs were downed for touchbacks in 2002 ... Also hit 20 of 23 extra-point attempts as a senior ... Posted a 39.8 yard-per-kick punting average in 2002, with a long of 60 yards ... Earned first-team All-State honors in 2002 ... Earned All-Northwest Florida honors by the Pensacola News-Journal as a senior ... Also named to the 2002 All-Prep Football squad by WEAR-TV in Pensacola ... Kicked the game-winning field goal against Chipley to lift Catholic to a 17-14 win and secure the school’s first district championship in 12 years ... Also earned All-Area honors as a junior, connecting on 6-of-13 field goals, with a long of 48 yards, including four kicks from 40 yards or longer ... Averaged 35.6 yards per punt as a junior on 40 attempts ... Connected on 4-of-6 field goal attempts as a sophomore and had a punting average of 35.4 yards on 37 kicks ... Team posted a 5-5 mark in 2000, was 2-8 in 2001 and 9-2 in 2002, winning the Class 2A, District 1 championship ... Also played baseball, starting in center field, helping the team to a state semifinal appearance in 2002 ... Batted .300 as a junior, earning honorable mention All-Northwest Florida...Won the Florida High School Baseball State Championship as a senior...Played left field in the state championship game... Played soccer in high school also, earning second-team All-Northwest Florida his freshman and sophomore seasons.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 2, 1984, in Pensacola, Fla. ... Is the son of Margaret and Greg Whibbs, Sr., of Pensacola, Fla. ... Has a younger brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Erin ... Father played college soccer at Spring Hill College ... Is currently in graduate school seeking a Masters in Criminal Justice...Graduated in the Fall of 2006 with a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and is working toward a Master’s Degree in public administration ... Plans to attend law school after his playing days end.
CAREER HIGHS
FG Att.: 4, at North Texas, 10/4/05
FG Made: 3, vs. Florida International, 10/20/05
Long FG: 48, vs. Florida International, 10/20/05
PAT Attempts: 7, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04
PAT Made: 7, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04
Kickoffs: 8, vs. Rice, 12/22/06
Kickoff Yards: 499, vs. Rice, 12/22/06
Touchbacks: 5, at Florida International, 12/2/06
