Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Ryland, Chad
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Jersey Number 38
Chad Ryland
- Position:
- K
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Pa.
- High School:
- Cedar Crest
Bio
EMU: EMU’s career leader in PATs made (141) and PATs attempted (145) at EMU...Has connected on 56 field goals, which ranks second in program history...Holds the EMU career points scored with 309 as well as the EMU’s single-game record with five FGs made in 2021 vs. WMU...2021: Set the EMU single-season record for points (104)...Tied for second in single-season rankings with 19 field goals made...Holds the nation’s active streak with 17 consecutive field goals made...Second Team All-MAC...Selected second-team Preseason All-MAC by Phil Steele's College Football Preview while grabbing second-team accolades from Athlon Sports...Earned 2021 Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)...Set the school record with five field goals made in the win over Western Michigan (Nov. 16)...Collected MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice...Was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts against Ohio (Nov. 9), an effort which included his career-long and program-record-tying 55-yarder..2020: Earned Academic All-MAC honors...Named a Second Team All-MAC selection...Selected Second Team All-MAC by Phil Steele...Led the MAC and ranked sixth in the NCAA in field goals per game 1.83...Was second in the MAC and 18th nationally in field goal percentage at 84.6 percent (11-of-13)...Named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Dec. 7...Drilled a season-best 52-yarder at Ball State (Nov. 11), the kick is tied for the second longest in school-history...Tied the school-record with four field goals in an upset victory of then-MAC West Division leader Western Michigan (Dec. 5)...Added three FGs versus Central Michigan (Nov. 27)...Was awarded a scholarship prior to the start of the season...2019: His 38 PATs made is tied for fifth in a single-season at EMU...Earned Academic All-MAC honors…Named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Sept. 16...Drilled a 24-yard, game-winning field goal to down Illinois (Sept. 14)...Connected on a career-best 52-yard field goal at Illinois...The kick is tied for the second-best in school history, and is the longest made EMU field goal since the 2015 season…Notched three made field goals against Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26), which is tied for eighth for a single-game mark...2018: Appeared in all 13 games as the Eagles’ primary field goal and PAT kicker...Knocked in all attempted PATs, tallying 41 makes...Made 12-of-20 field goal attempts on the year...Knocked in the game-winning, walk-off field goal in EMU’s 20-19 defeat of Purdue, only the second “Power 5” victory in school history...Named MAC Player of the Week Sept. 10...Registered a career-long kick of 51 yards at San Diego State (Sept. 22)...Converted a season-high three field goals against Northern Illinois (Sept. 29)...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cedar Crest High School and played under Head Coach Rob Wildasin as a Falcon...Ranked as a five-star kicker and 24th in the nation for the class of 2018 by Kohl's kicking...Was a two-time all-county and all-league kicker...Averaged 61.9 yards per kickoff and went 4-for-7 on field goal tries as a senior...Was a four-year varsity starter in soccer...Was a three-year varsity starter in baseball...PERSONAL: Full name: Chad Michael Ryland...Son of Todd and Debra Ryland...Supply Chain Management major.
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