Baltimore Ravens | People | Steve Hauschka

PositionKicker

Experience2 years

Height6-4

Weight210

CollegeNorth Carolina State

High SchoolNeedham (MA)

HometownNeedham, Massachusetts

Birthdate6/29/1985

Joined RavensFree Agent, 2008

Joined NFL2008

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Games Played/Started: (2008, 8/0); (2009, 7/0) Total: 15/0
Playoffs: (2008, 3/0) Total: 3/0
Strong-legged kicker who can blast kickoffs and is an accurate field goal kicker
Played in 8 games, connecting on 1 of 2 FGAs (make was from 54 yards) and kicked off 43 times, placing 8 in the end zone with 4 touchbacks in his rookie season in 2008
Connected on all 4 FGAs (35 yards, 21 yards, 34 yards and 48 yards) and all 4 PATs during the 2008 preseason with the Vikings.

Steve Hauschka was activated from the practice squad by the Ravens on 10/30/08
Signed by the Ravens to the practice squad on 9/11/08
Waived by Baltimore on 11/9/08
Was claimed off waivers and signed with the Ravens as a free agent on 8/31/08
Was released by the Vikings on 8/30/08
Originally signed with the Vikings as a rookie free agent on 5/2/08.

2009: Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Tied for the team lead (Prescott Burgess) with a career-high-tying 5 special teams tackles in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Was true on all 4 PATs and hit 1 of his 2 FGAs (made from 29 and missed from 44 yards) against the Vikings...Hauschka also had a solo special teams tackle at Minnesota.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Went 2-for-2 on PATs against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Connected on all 3 PATs against the Patriots.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Hit both FGAs (36 and 33 yards respectively) and was true on all 4 PATs in the 34-3 victory...Also kicked off 7 times, placing 3 in the end zone against the Browns.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Connected on his only FGA (33 yards), kicked off 6 times, placing 3 in the end zone and had a special teams tackle in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Went 1-for-2 on FGs and kicked off 7 times, placing 5 in the end zone, including 1 TB in the 38-24 win.
Played in 8 games, connecting on 1 of 2 FGAs (make was from 54 yards) and kicked off 43 times, placing 8 in the end zone with 4 touchbacks in his rookie season
Connected on his 1st-career FGA (54 yards, the 2nd-longest FG in Ravens history) and kicked off 7 times, placing 4 in the end zone with 1 TB in the 41-13 win in game 9 at Hou. (11/9)
Kicked off 13 times in 3 postseason games, placing 4 in the end zone with 3 touchbacks.

Hauschka played just 1 season at NC State as a graduate student after graduating from Division III Middlebury College, where he kicked for 3 years
Walked on for the Wolfpack and won the kicking job in 2007
Led the ACC in FG percentage (88.9%), finishing the season 16 of 18
That finish ranked as the 6th-best in NC State history
Was 8-of-8 on FGAs from over 40 yards, including a long of 49
Also led the league with a perfect mark on PATs, connecting on 25 of 25 attempts
Was named a semifinalist for the 2007 Lou Groza Award and earned Academic All-ACC honors
Connected on 10 consecutive FGAs to begin the season, which tied for the 4th best mark for consecutive FGs in team history
His 1st miss of the season came in an OT win against Miami, but he made up for it by connecting on the next 4 FGs in the game, including the game-winner (42 yards) in OT, which earned him ACC Specialist of the Week honors
Prior to playing at State, Hauschka played varsity football, soccer and lacrosse at Middlebury
Helped Middlebury College win the New England Small College Athletic Conference title
Was a 3-year kicker for Middlebury, where he broke the school’s single-season FG record (10) and career FG record (20)
Was a 1st-team All-Conference kicker and punter as a senior and 2nd-team All-Conference honoree as a sophomore and junior
Named to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team, was a District I Academic All-American by CoSIDA, and was named to the D3football.com 2nd-team All-East team
Finished his career at Middlebury 20-of-28 on FG attempts and 35-of-40 on PATs
Played football for the 1st time as a sophomore after playing soccer up until that point.

Prepped at Needham (MA) HS, where he played soccer
Pursued his master’s degree while playing at North Carolina State
Received his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Middlebury

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