2023 Football Roster
Noah Rauschenberg
- Position:
- K
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, OK
- High School:
- Union HS
- Prev School:
- Baylor
2023: Was a standout at the Kohl’s Pro Combine, winning the kickoff finals with a 77-yard 4.3 second kickoff ... named a CFN Third Team All-American ... selected as the CFB AAC Specialist of the Year ... was a First Team All-AAC selection (Phil Steele) ... named the AAC Special Teams Player of the Week and the Lou Groza Award Star of the Week on Sept. 18 ... earned another AAC Special Teams Player of the Week honor on Nov. 27 ... served as the kicker on kickoffs, FGs and XPs all season for UNT ... was the best kickoff man in the country in 2023 with 71 of his 78 total KOs going for touchbacks ... led a kickoff unit that finished first in the NCAA allowing just 11.4 yards per return ... finished the year with a 92.5 kickoff grade according to PFF, the best in the nation ... did not miss a PAT on the year going 46 for 46 ... went 16 for 19 on FGs with a long of 49 ... hit a pair of game-winners on the year ... went a perfect 2 for 2 on FGs with his season-long of 49 against FIU ... finished 4 for 4 on FGs, including the game-winner with less than 20 seconds left in a road contest at LA Tech ... made all three FGs he attempted in the season finale against UAB including the game-winner at time expired.
Prior to UNT: Played four seasons at Baylor … played in 43 games as a kickoff specialist … two-time first team Academic All-Big 12 … has kicked off 243 times in his career … totaled 180 touchbacks … averaged more than 64 yards per kickoff in both 2021 and 2022 … No. 1 rated kickoff specialist for 2022 according to Pro Football Focus … rated eighth nationally in kickoff percentage in 2022 (76 percent) and third in 2021 (88.9 percent) … converted four extra points in 2019 … prep standout at Union High School in Tulsa, Okla., for coach Kirk Fridrich … Helped team to 9-3 record and a 7-0 mark in district … Owns every Union High School record including 185 career PATs … Converted 10-of-16 field goals as a senior … Had a long of 54 yards … Also booted two field goals from 53 yards … Connected on 52-of-54 PATs … Had touchbacks of 50-of-65 kickoffs with an average of 67.95 yards per kickoff … 2018 First-Team All-State selection … As a junior, connected on 14-of-22 field goals with a long of 51 yards … Hit 64-of-66 PAT attempts … Averaged 64.76 yards on kickoffs as a junior … Honorable Mention All-State in 2017 … Five-star kicker according to Kohl’s and Chris Sailer … ESPN rated as No. 22 kicker nationally … 247 Sports’ No. 24 kicker in the country … 2017 TX Fall Camp FG Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp FG Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp KO Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp Overall Champion … 2018 Vegas XXXII Field Goal National Champion … 2018 TOP 12 Camp Kickoff Champion .. 2018 TX Fall Camp Overall Champion