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2021 Football Roster

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Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics
Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics

47 Bailey Giffen

  • Position Kicker
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bryan, Texas
  • Highschool Rudder HS

Biography

Second-Team All-Southland Conference ... Two-time conference player of the week (Southland and WAC) ... A former STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week ... Served as the team's primary kicker for three seasons and primary punter for the final two ... Finishes his career sixth all-time at LU with 158 career points.

2021 (Senior): Played in all 11 games … Scored 40 points on the season … Averaged 39.6 yards per punt on 67 total punts, including a long of 56 … Record nine punts of at least 50 yards and downed 18 inside the opponent’s 20 yard line … Was 7-of-10 (.700) on field goal attempts, including a long of 54 yards … Averaged 61.1 yards per kickoff on 33 kicks … Became the first player in LU history to be named WAC Player of the Week after averaging 42.1 yards per punt (including two punts of more than 50 yards) and scoring five points in the game, including the game-winning field goal over Northern Colorado in overtime … Was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goals against North American and Stephen F. Austin, including a 53-yarder against the Lumberjacks … Averaged 43.5 yards per punt (including a long of 55 yards) against Jacksonville State … Downed three punts inside the 20 yard line against the Gamecocks and was perfect on his lone PAT.

2020 (COVID Senior): A preseason All-Southland Conference selection … Played in and started all six games … Scored 29 points on the season … Was a perfect 11-of-11 on extra point attempts … Went 6-of-8 (.750) on field goals … Also recorded two punts for 99 yards (49.5 ypp) … Averaged 59.8 yards per kickoff on 18 kick offs with 11 touchbacks … Scored nine points in the come-from-behind overtime victory at McNeese … Was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goals with a season long of 49 yards and 2-of-2 on PATs against the Cowboys … Scored eight points against UIW after converting both field-goal attempts and PATs against UIW … Also booted a season-long 54-yard punt against the Southland’s other Cardinals.

2019 (Junior): One of the surprises of the season … Took over as the team’s primary kicker in the first game of the year and never looked back … Played in 12 games … Second Team All-Southland Conference … Led the Southland Conference with 21 field goals on the season … Converted 21-of-28 (.750) attempts to rank fifth in the league … Was a perfect 26-of-26 on extra point tries … Averaged 57.8 yards per kick off … Also averaged 42.8 yards per punt on 17 punts … Landed nine punts inside the 20 … Had four punts of at least 50 yards or more … Named STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week and Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring 14 points, which included two field goals of at least 50 yards at Houston Baptist … Was a perfect 4-of-4 on field goals against HBU and 2-of-2 on PATs … Averaged 48.6 yards per punt on five punts at UIW, including a long of 63 yards … Also scored five points against the Cardinals, including a 28-yard field goal … Nailed three field goals against Mississippi Valley State, including the game-winner in overtime.

Prior to LU: Spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons in Odessa at UTPB ... Lettered in football and baseball before transferring to Stephen F. Austin in 2018 ... Left SFA following the 2018 season.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2019Junior

    Kicker
    5'9" 165 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2020Senior

    Kicker
    5'9" 165 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2021Senior

    Kicker
    5'9" 185 lbs
    47
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