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2015 Football Roster

3 Ardian Sahinovic

  • Position Punter
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 252
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Fairfield, Conn.
  • Highschool New Fairfield HS

Biography

As a senior (2015)

• Saw action in all 10 contests as the team's kickoff specialist.
• Averaged 61.0 yards on 43 kickoffs with seven touchbacks.
• Had three touchbacks on five kickoff attempts vs. Brown, averaging 61.2 yards per kickoff.
• Put both of his kickoffs into the end zone at Dartmouth.
• Three kickoffs averaged 63.3 yards with a touchback in the season opener against Bucknell.
• Made a pair of special teams tackles.
 

As a junior (2014)

• Was part of the travel team as the Big Red's backup punter, but did not see action.
 

As a sophomore (2013)

• Sahinovic did not see varsity action as a sophomore in 2013.
 

As a freshman (2012)

• Sahinovic was a backup punter for the Big Red in 2012.
 

At New Fairfield HS

• Sahinovic set state records for career punting average (47.46 yards per punt) and career punting yards (3,180 yards) at New Fairfield HS.
• His 48.0 yards per punt as a senior in 2011 ranked as the third-best in the nation and was rated the top punting prospect in the country by Kicking.com and as the best punter in the northeast by ESPN recuting analyst Tom Lemming in his 2011 Prep Football Report.
• Lemming also named Sahinovic one of the top three football players in the state. A New Haven Register all-state selection and a special mention All-American by Maxpreps, Sahinovic set a conference record with a 78-yard punt.
• A two-year all-league, all-area and all-state pick, he was selected to play in the Connecticut Governor’s Cup Game.
• In all, 32 of his 80 career punts were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and 54 of his 80 punts weren’t returned.
• As a place-kicker, Sahinovic was 6-of-10 on field goals with a long of 47 yards and connected on 48-of-52 extra-point kicks.
• Sahinovic also played soccer and competed in track and field.
 

Personal

• Ardian Halim Sahinovic is the son of Mickey and Irene Sahinovic and has two younger brothers and a younger sister.
• He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2012-13Freshman

    Punter
    6'6" 196 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2013-14Sophomore

    Punter
    6'6" 207 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2014-15Junior

    Punter
    6'6" 223 lbs
    47
  • 3

    2015-16Senior

    Punter
    6'6" 252 lbs
    3