UNLV REBELS

Dillon Pieffer

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Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. High School: Coronado HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180

Position: K Birthdate: 05/10/1982 Experience: 4L

UNLV: The third-leading scorer in Rebel history (231 points) finished career in record-breaking fashion ... Left UNLV having broken or tied numerous scoring and kicking marks ... Kicked for more points than anyone in MWC history ... Also kicked off during his final two seasons in the Scarlet & Gray ... A former soccer player who has a quick leg motion and gets ball off tremendously fast ... A three-time Academic All-MWC honoree ...

2003: One of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award ... Named Second Team All-MWC by both coaches and media ... Led team in scoring with 86 points Ð the most for a Rebel since 1994 ... Average of 7.2 PPG ranked 47th nationally for all players ... Led the MWC and ranked 12th in the nation with 1.67 field goals per game ... His 20 field goals led the league and were the second-most in school history Ð just one short of the UNLV record ... Became his school’s career PAT leader after hitting 26-28 in 2003 ... Career-long 50-yarder in win at New Mexico was the longest for the school since 1994 ... Tied two school single-game records with 15 total points kicked and four field goals kicked in win vs. Hawaii ... Twice named MWC Special Teams Player of the Week (UH & UNM) ...

2002: Led team with 54 total points, the same amount as 2001 ... Made seven of 13 field goal attempts, with season-long 44-yarder coming in first kick of season ... Hit his final three attempts of season ... Just missed becoming first kicker in UNLV history to complete year perfect in extra point attempts ... After making his first 33 PATs, his final attempt of season was blocked with under a minute remaining in win at Colorado State ... Named MWC Special Teams Player of the Week on Dec. 2 after scoring six points in upset of Rams ... Also performed every kickoff for Rebels ...

2001: Named preseason First Team All-MWC by Preview Sports magazine and second team by Lindy’s ... Went on to hit seven of 12 attempts and make 33 of 35 extra-point tries ... Finished second on team with 54 points ... Hit career-long 49-yard three-pointer vs. New Mexico, which was the 10th longest in school history and best since 1994 ...

2000: Took over for punter Ray Cheetany as team’s field goal and extra point kicker in Game Seven vs. Wyoming and attempted every scoring kick the rest of the season ... After Rebels missed five of their first 18 extra-point attempts, Pieffer emerged to boot 19 of 20 ... Hit on six of seven field goal attempts during regular season ... Finished fourth on team in scoring with 37 points ... Also was good on one of two FGA in Las Vegas Bowl ... Was perfect from 33 yards out in pressure-packed first FG attempt of college career, which came in overtime at Ole Miss ... Only miss of season came when ball hit uprights on 27-yard attempt vs. UNM ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Coronado HS ... Lettered three years in football as a kicker under coach Mark Buchanon and three years in soccer as a goalie under coach Matt Brickell ...

PERSONAL: Dillon J. Pieffer was born on May 10, 1982, in Richmond, VA ... The son of Mark and Bridget Pieffer ... Majored in hotel administration.

PIEFFER’S KICKING STATS
YEAR	PTS 	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	LG	01-39	40+
2003	86	26-28	20-25	50	15-18	5-7
2002	54	33-35	7-13	44	4-7	3-6
2001	54	33-35	7-12	49	5-9	2-3
2000	37	19-20	6-7	38	6-7	0-0
TOTAL	231	111-117	40-57	50	30-41	10-16

PIEFFER UNLV CAREER RANKINGS					
				RANK	TOTAL
EXTRA POINTS KICKED		1st	111
POINTS KICKED			2nd	231
FIELD GOALS KICKED		         2nd	40
EXTRA POINT PERCENTAGE		3rd 	.949
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE		3rd 	.702