#98 Tony Ciaravino

Redshirt Senior
Kicker
6-2, 225
Boca Raton, Fla.
Boca Raton

A fifth-year senior who hopes to retain his role as the team’s top place kicker after a 100-point season in 2007.

Career: Has kicked in 21 total games and has scored 118 points … Is 46-for-51 in extra point tries and 24-for-29 on his field goal attempts … Career long field goal is 50 yards … Is 23-for-25 in his career on field goals of under 50 yards.

2007: Set a school record with 22 field goals made (on 27 attempts) … Also went 34-for-38 on extra point tries for a total of 100 points … Three of the five misses came from over 50 yards and only one was in the second half of a game … Made three field goals in a game five times in 2007 … Had a streak of nine consecutive made field goals from Sept. 8 until Oct. 13, one shy of the school record, the two bookend misses each being from over 50 yards … Scored 12 points against Rutgers (Nov. 3) converting on all three of his field goal tries and also making three extra points … Went 3-for-3 on field goals, including a career-long 50-yard boot against Temple (Sept. 15) to earn both the special teams game ball and BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week honors … Had a career-high 13 points in the season opener at Duke with three field goals and five extra points.

2006: Kicked in the final six games … Went 2-for-2 on field goals and 12-for-13 on extra point tries for a total of 18 points … Hit a 21-yard field goal at Louisville (Dec. 2) and a 29-yard boot against West Virginia (Oct. 20) … Was a perfect 5-for-5 on his PAT attempts in the overtime win over Pittsburgh (Nov. 11).

2005: Did not play.

2004: Performed the kickoff duties for onside kicks against both West Virginia (Oct. 13) and Syracuse (Oct. 30).

High School: Named second-team All-State at the 4A level while garnering All-County and All-Conference honors … Received the 2003 Lou Groza Award as the best high school place kicker in Palm Beach County … Played in the Outback Bowl’s high school All-Star Game … Led Palm Beach County in field goals made as a senior, including six of 40 yards or longer with his career-long coming from 50 … Was also 41-of-43 on extra point attempts and successfully converted three onside kicks … Member of Boca Raton’s Honor Roll.

Personal Profile: Anthony R. Ciaravino … Born on July 30, 1986 … A sociology and human development and family studies double major.

YEAR   XP-XPA      FG-FGA          0-29     30-39 40-49 50+     LNG     PTS

2006   12-13           2-2            2-2       0-0    0-0     0-0     29      18

2007   34-38          22-27         13-13    4-6     4-4    1-4     50      100

Totals 46-51           24-29           15-15    4-6     4-4     1-4      50       118    

TONY CIARAVINO’S CAREER HIGHS

Most FG’s:           3, 5x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/3/07     

Most FG att.:       4, 2x, last vs. USF 10/27/07

Longest Made FG: 50, vs. Temple, 9/15/07     

Longest Att. FG:   52, at Virginia, 10/13/07

Most PAT’s:          5, 3x, last vs. Akron 9/30/07

Most PAT att.:      6, vs. Akron 9/30/07

Most Points:        13, at Duke, 9/1/07