2013 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Griffin Oakes
- Weight:
- 204
- Height:
- 5-10
- Position:
- K
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
- High School:
- Greenwood
Oakes became the first Indiana kicker to be named the Big Ten’s Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year twice. He is one of only two Hoosier kickers (Scott Bonnell, 1991-92) to be named first team All-Big Ten on two occasions. The Greenwood, Ind., native ended his career as the program’s leader in field goals (69), and second in extra points (147) and total points (354). Oakes also concluded his career fifth in Big Ten history in field goals and tied for eighth in points. He made 69-of-90 field goals (76.7 percent) and 147-of-154 PATs (95.5 percent). Oakes own three streaks of at least seven consecutive field goals made (11, twice – T-2nd in program history; 7 – T-10th). He recorded 21 career multi-field goal games, including eight with three, and converted 6-of-9 career onside kick attempts. Oakes graduated with an exercise science degree in Dec. 2017.
2017 Honors: Big Ten’s Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year ... first team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... Lou Groza Award semifinalist ... earned Indiana’s Terry P. Cole Award (Old Oaken Bucket Game MVP) ... IU’s Most Outstanding Specialist of the Year.
2017 (Senior): Finished 16-of-17 from field goal range (94.1 percent) and 38-of-39 on extra points (97.4 percent) ... both misses were blocked ... his percentage is first, field goals share fourth and PATs share sixth on Indiana’s single-season charts ... made his final 11 field goal attempts, which is tied for the second-longest streak in program history ... led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally in field goal percentage ... shared third in the Big Ten in field goals made and finished fifth averaging 7.2 points per game ... was a perfect 15-of-15 from inside the 50-yard line, including 4-of-4 from 40-49 yards, and hit a 51-yarder to set IU’s career mark... averaged 62.0 yards on 62 kickoffs with 32 touchbacks (T-4th in the Big Ten) and a 51.6 touchback percentage (4th) ... converted 1-of-3 onside kick attempts ... made two tackles ... recorded four multi-field goal games, including three (T-9th in program history) in three tries at No. 18 Michigan State ... hit the 51-yarder (2nd-longest career make) and added a 48-yarder (5th-longest career make) in the win at Virginia ... made two field goals against No. 17 Michigan, including a 46-yarder as time expired to force overtime ... collected seven extra points (T-5th in program history) in as many attempts and matched a career-high with seven touchbacks in the Georgia Southern victory ... six-time IU special teams player of the week (Virginia, Charleston Southern, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Purdue) ... earned a scholarship for the 2017 season during preseason camp.
2016 (Junior): Made 16-of-26 field goals with a long of 49 yards ... connected on 33-of-35 extra points ... averaged 60.0 on 62 kickoffs with 25 touchbacks ... 16 field goals ranked fifth in the Big Ten and share fourth on the program’s single-season list ... hit the game-winning field goal in overtime in the win over No. 17 Michigan State ... hit all three field goals in as many attempts, including the 49-yarder, in the Ball State victory ... the three field goals share ninth on Indiana’s single-game list ... recorded four touchbacks in the Maryland win and against Wake Forest ... member of the Lou Groza Award Watch List ... two-time IU special teams player of the week (Ball State and Michigan) ... earned a scholarship for the 2016 season during preseason camp.
2015 Honors: Big Ten’s Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year ... first team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Maryland).
2015 (Sophomore): Became the first Indiana kicker to collect the Big Ten’s Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year ... first Hoosiers kicker to earn first team All-Big Ten honors since Austin Starr (2007) ... hit 24-of-29 field goals (82.8 percent) and 53-of-57 extra points ... connected on 6-of-8 (75.0 percent) from 40-plus yards with a long of 51 ... averaged 62.9 yards on 91 kickoffs with 52 touchbacks ... set a single-season IU record in field goals and total points for a kicker (3rd overall with 125) and was second in PATs ... sits third in B1G single-season history in total points for a kicker and tied for fifth in field goals ... finished first in the league in field goals (6th nationally) and first among kickers (T-6th), second among all players (T-15th), with 9.6 points per game, and second in field goal percentage (27th) ... led the conference in touchbacks (T-10th nationally), and ended second in touchback percentage (57.1, 21st) and kickoff average (62.9, 27th) ... made 11 (T-2nd-longest in IU history) and seven (T-10th) consecutive field goals ... recorded two games with a school record and career-high four field goals in as many attempts and one with three (T-9th) ... carded a program mark for a kicker with 17 points (T-5th in Big Ten history) in the win at Maryland ... nailed four field goals, a long of 48, and five extra points, and recovered an onside kick vs. the Terrapins ... had seven games with 10-or-more points ... went 2-of-2 on onside kick attempts in 2015 ... the previous weekend drilled four field goals with the 51-yarder against No. 15 Michigan ... delivered seven PATs, tied for the fifth-most in IU history, against Rutgers ... posted a career-best seven touchbacks in nine kickoffs vs. the Scarlet Knights and in the season-opening Southern Illinois victory ... produced at least five touchbacks six times ... earned a scholarship for the 2015 season during preseason camp.
2014 Honors: Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Maryland).
2014 (Freshman): Made 13-of-18 field goals (72.2 percent) and 23-of-23 extra points in 10 games ... 58-yarder against Maryland set a school record, was the longest in the county and is the 10th-longest in Big Ten history ... recorded three field goals against Maryland, at Rutgers and in the Purdue win ... finished fifth in the Big Ten and 38th nationally in field goals per game (1.3) ... averaged 62.6 yards on 43 kickoffs with 21 touchbacks ... average ranked fifth in the Big Ten and 29th nationally ... 48.8 percent touchback rate ranked fifth in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally ... converted 3-of-4 onside kick attempts ... made the recovery at Rutgers ... hit all seven PAT attempts, which has him in a share of fifth on the Hoosiers single-game list, and carded four touchbacks in the North Texas victory ... four-time IU special teams player of the week (Missouri, Maryland, Ohio State and Purdue) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2013: Redshirted the 2013 season ... walk-on joined the program during preseason camp.
Prep/Personal: Kicker for head coach Mike Campbell at Greenwood High School ... Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State as a junior ... Indiana honorable mention Associated Press Class 4A All-State as a junior and senior ... two-time all-conference and all-county ... selected to the Indiana North-South All-Star Game ... hit 21-of-29 (72.4 percent) field goals with a school record 50-yarder ... owns Greenwood records for most field goals in a season (13) and career ... three-year football and one-year soccer letterwinner ... parents are Vanessa Mahan and Pete Oakes ... Griffin Michael Oakes was born on Feb. 24, 1995.
