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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1984-04-07)April 7, 1984 (age 41) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Loyola College (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College: | Louisville (2004–2007) |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Arthur Carmody IV[1] (born April 7, 1984) is an American formerfootballplacekicker. He playedcollege football for theLouisville Cardinals.
Carmody attendedLoyola College Prep, where he was a two-time All-District and All-City selection.[1] As asenior, he made 8 of 11field goals.[1] Additionally, he was 28-for-28 on extra-point attempts.[1] He was also apitcher, as he recorded a 10–1 record as a senior. As ajunior, he batted .400 with 37RBIs.
Carmody attended theUniversity of Louisville from2004 to2007. During the 2004 season, he ranked second in the nation in scoring among kickers. He holds the NCAA, conference, and school records for consecutive points-after-touchdown (PATs) with 77. He also made 12-of-15 field goals during the season. He continued to break and tie records in2005. In the2006 season he won theLou Groza Award, was First-team in the All-Big East game, was ranked fourth in the nation in scoring, and earned a Big EastSpecial teams Player of the Week recognition. He continued to break school records during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[2]
He played in his first collegiate game on September 5, 2004, againstKentucky. His first field goal attempt was blocked.He made his first field goal on September 11, 2004, in a 52–21 win overArmy.
Kicked a career best 4 field goals on November 3, 2005, in a 42–20 win overPittsburgh.
Kicked a career long 51-yard field goal on September 9, 2006, in a 62–0 win overTemple.
Carmody made 1 out of 2 field goal attempts as well as 3 out of 3 PAT attempts in a 24–13 victory overWake Forest in theOrange Bowl on January 2, 2007.
On November 29, 2007, in his last collegiate game, Carmody became the NCAA all-time points leader for a kicker when he kicked a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter of a game againstRutgers.[1] Later in the game, he kicked a game-winning 33-yard field goal in the closing seconds of a 41–38 victory over the Scarlet Knights. It was the only game-winning field goal of his career.
In his four years at Louisville, he made 60 out of 73 field goals and 253 out of 255 extra points. His streak of 97 consecutive extra points is a school record. From 2004 to 2006, he kicked for over 100 points each season. During his senior season, he became the NCAA football all-time leading scorer for a kicker with 433 points.[1][3] His record was broken byBoise State kickerKyle Brotzman in 2010.
While at Louisville, hemajored in Finance.
Carmody currently holds 21 of the 22 kicking records at the University of Louisville, missing the record for longest field goal by one yard.[4] His longest field goal was 51 yards.[5]
| Record | Statistic | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Most points by kicking (game) | 16 | 2005, Louisville vs.Pitt |
| Most points by kicking (season) | 123 | 2006 |
| Most points by kicking (career) | 433[1] | 2004–2007 |
| Most PATs attempted (game) | 10 | 2004, Louisville vs.Cincinnati |
| Most PATs attempted (season) | 77 | 2004 |
| Most PATs attempted (career) | 255 | 2004–2007 |
| Most PATs made (career) | 253 | 2004–2007 |
| Most Consecutive PATs made (season) | 77 | 2004 |
| Most Consecutive PATs made (career) | 97 | 2004–2005 |
| Best PAT percentage (season) | 100.0 | 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Best PAT percentage (career) | 99.2 | 2004–2007 |
| Most field goals attempted (season) | 25 | 2006 |
| Most field goals attempted (career) | 70 | 2004–2007 |
| Most field goals made (season) | 21 | 2006 |
| Most field goals made (career) | 60 | 2004–2007 |
| Most consecutive field goals made (season) | 16 | 2006 |
| Most consecutive field goals made (career) | 16 | 2006 |
| Best field goal percentage (season) | 87.5 | 2005 |
| Best field goal percentage (career) | 82.2 | 2004–2007 |
In2008, Carmody joined theaf2 and was assigned to theBossier-Shreveport Battle Wings for their final two regular season games.[1][6] In 2008, he completed 1 of 4 field goal attempts and 16-of-18 PATs, as well as two tackles.[7]
Then on March 26, 2009, he was reassigned to the team.[8] In the season opener against theArkansas Twisters, he missed both field goal attempts and made 2-of-5 PATs.[9]
He is also a regular contributor onCardChronicle.com