#3 - Matt Huerkamp

Matt Huerkamp

Kicker

AFL Experience: Rookie
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Date of Birth: 5/31/73
College: Troy State

Year-by-Year:

1999: Signed by the Storm on April 8, two days before the preseason opener with Orlando...Had a stellar game, hitting four of four extra points and his only field goal attempt, a 26-yarder that tied the score at 39-39...Also hit the net on five of seven kickoffs...Was somewhat more erratic against Florida (4/16), missing on field goal attempts of 35, 35 and 54 yards...However, he did hit the net on all but two kickoffs and made all seven extra points...In his regular season debut againt Albany (4/24), he hit the net on five of seven kickoffs and made all six extra point attempts...He was perfect again on PATs at Milwaukee (4/29), hitting all seven attempts...Also hit the net on all but one of his eight kickoffs, but missed his only field goal attempt, a 40-yarder in the third quarter...Hit the net on all seven kickoffs against Florida (5/15) but missed the first extra point of his AFL career, hooking the ball wide left after the Storm's second touchdown of the evening...He did hit all five of his other PAT attempts, but missed on field goal attempts of 61 and 57 yards.

Other Pro Experience: Spent the 1998 summer with the Louisiana Bayou Beast of the then-Professional Indoor Football League...Named first team All-PIFL...Led the league in scoring among kickers with 97 points...Connected on 53 of 62 extra points, four of five two-point field goals and 12 of 29 three-point field goals...Nailed three field goals in opening night win over Madison (4/10)... Did not miss at Utah (5/16), scoring 14 points on three field goals and five extra points in a 44-14 win at Utah (5/16)...Provided the winning margin in the Beast's championship game win, booting the deciding extra point in a 42-41 win over the Madison Mad Dogs...Hit all six of his extra points in the championship game.

College: Kicked for Louisiana State University before transferring to Troy State University, where he finished his college career in 1996...Set a Trojan single season record for a kicker by scoring 87 points...Also tied a TSU record by hitting three field goals in one game; he accomplished that feat against Nicholls State in 1996.

Personal: His surname is pronounced "Herr-kamp."

AFL Statistics

1999 GAME-BY-GAME

KICKING
                 4-PT  4-PT  3-PT  3-PT  2-PT  2-PT  1-PT  1-PT
Date  Opponent    FGM   FGA   FGM   FGA   XPM   XPA   XPM   XPA    PTS
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4/24  Albany        0     0     0     1     0     0     6     6      6
4/29  Milwaukee     0     0     0     1     0     0     7     7      7
5/15  Florida       0     0     0     2     0     0     5     6      5
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SEASON TOTALS       0     0     0     4     0     0    18    19     18

CAREER

KICKING
                 4-PT  4-PT  3-PT  3-PT  2-PT  2-PT  1-PT  1-PT
Year  Team        FGM   FGA   FGM   FGA   XPM   XPA   XPM   XPA    PTS
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1999  Tampa Bay     0     0     0     4     0     0    18    19     18
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CAREER TOTALS       0     0     0     4     0     0    18    19     18