Chris Freeman

Kennesaw State

Sep 6 (Sat)

Noon

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 16, 2023 - kicker Chris Freeman #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 02, 2023 - kicker Chris Freeman #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Position:
K
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Zionsville, Ind.
High School:
Zionsville

2023 Season
Season: Appeared in all 12 games as the primary place kicker ... 50-yard field goal versus Wisconsin (11/4) marked the 28th 50-plus yard field goal in Indiana history and is tied for No. 20 all-time ... just the 13th IU kicker to convert a 50-yard field goal attempt in program history.

Ohio State (9/2): Connected on a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter for his first career field goal make. Indiana State (9/8): Totaled six points ... made a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter. Louisville (9/16): Converted on two extra points ... had a successful onside kick that Indiana recovered to open the second half ... the program’s first successful onside kick since at Purdue in 2017. Akron (9/23): Made both field goal attempts in the fourth quarter and second overtime with three converted extra points ... totaled nine points. at Maryland (9/30): Hit one 25-yard field goal in the first quarter ... made both extra points to total five points for the day. at Michigan (10/14): Converted on one extra point attempt. Rutgers (10/21): Registered two points ... made both extra point attempts. at Penn State (10/28): Connected on a 35-yard field goal to tie the game 24-24 with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter ... made all three extra point attempts. Wisconsin (11/4): Totaled eight points from two made extra points and two field goals ... made a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter ... connected on a 50-yard field goal with 1:10 left in the fourth quarter to put Indiana up 20-14. at Illinois (11/11): Totaled seven points ... made four of five extra points ... converted on a 41-yard field goal in overtime to put Indiana ahead 45-42. Michigan State (11/18): Notched three points on three extra points. at Purdue (11/25): Registered seven total points ... went 4-for-4 on extra points ... converted on a 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

2022 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 11 games as the kickoff specialist.

Illinois (9/2): Hit five kickoffs with three going for a touchback ... averaged 62.6 yards per kickoff. Idaho (9/10): Had four kickoffs including three that went for a touchback ... averaged 63.2 yards per kickoff. Western Kentucky (9/17): Kicked off six times for 383 yards and three touchbacks ... averaged 63.8 yards per kickoff. at Cincinnati (9/24): Hit three kickoffs for 191 yards ... two kicks went for touchbacks. at Nebraska (10/1): All four kickoffs went for touchbacks. Michigan (10/8): Kicked off twice for 118 yards. Maryland (10/15): Kicked off four times for 255 yards ... at Rutgers (10/22): Had three kickoffs for 194 yards and one touchback. Penn State (11/5): Both kickoffs went for touchbacks. at Ohio State (11/12): Kicked off twice for 123 yards. at Michigan State (11/19): Kicked off three times for 182 yards with a pair of touchbacks. Purdue (11/26): Had three kickoffs for an average of 65.0 yards ... two kickoffs went for touchbacks.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games ... kicked off four times with one touchback ... scored the first points of his career with a pair of PATs in the Idaho win (9/11) ... averaged 68.5 on a pair of kickoffs with one touchback against the Vandals ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2020 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game and redshirted his initial collegiate season ... made collegiate debut at Rutgers (10/31) ... recorded one kickoff for 57 yards ... walk-on joined the program during fall camp.

Prep/Personal
Kicker for head coaches Pat Echeverria and Scott Turnquist at Zionsville High School ... three-time all-state selection made 31-of-43 field goals and posted a 78-percent touchback rate during his high school career ... hit three game-winning field goals ... owns program records for field goals made and longest field goal (52 yards) ... three-year football and soccer letterwinner ... named the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association’s Male Soccer Player of the Year, the Indiana Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year, a first-team All-American, and the United States Soccer Coaches Association first-team Academic All-American ... Zionsville won the 2019 state soccer championship and finished runner-up in 2018 ... parents are Eva and Barry Freeman ... finance major ... born on July 2, 2001.