Matt Stover

Field goals made:	471
Field goals attempted:	563
Field goal %:	83.7
Career long:	55
Points scored:	2,004

Matt Stover
	Stover with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006
No. 3
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	January 27, 1968 (age 53); Dallas, Texas
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)
College:	Louisiana Tech
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 12 / Pick: 329
Career history
	New York Giants (1990); Cleveland Browns (1991–1995); Baltimore Ravens (1996–2008); Indianapolis Colts (2009);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XXV, XXXV); Pro Bowl (2000); First-team All-Pro (2000); Second-team All-Pro (2006); Golden Toe Award (2000); Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor;
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:
Field goals made:	471
Field goals attempted:	563
Field goal %:	83.7
Career long:	55
Points scored:	2,004
	Player stats at NFL.com

John Matthew Stover (born January 27, 1968) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. After five seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he was among the Browns players transferred to the newly-created Ravens franchise in 1996, with whom he played 13 seasons. Additionally, Stover was a member of the New York Giants during his first season and Indianapolis Colts during his last. His most successful season was in 2000 when he earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors en route to the Ravens winning their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV. He was also part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV. For his accomplishments with the Ravens, Stover was named to the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor in 2011.

Early years[]

Stover attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, the alma mater of fellow NFL placekicker Phil Dawson.^[1] Stover won All-District honors as both a wide receiver and kicker. During the 1985-86 season, he successfully kicked a 53-yard field goal. He graduated from high school in 1986.

College career[]

Prior to his NFL career, Stover attended Louisiana Tech University, where he was an active member of the Alpha Omega chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon acting as vice president. He graduated from Louisiana Tech with a degree in marketing. During his college career, Stover successfully converted on 64-of-88 field goal attempts. As a sophomore, facing Texas A&M, he kicked a 57-yard field goal, then a school record. He also punted as a senior, punting 36 times for 1,277 yards (34.1 yards per punt avg). He left Louisiana Tech with 262 career total points and seven field goals of 50 yards or more. While at Louisiana Tech, Stover would usually kick the ball through the goal posts on the first kickoff of the game. Stover currently holds the NCAA record for most punts in a single game at 16 against Louisiana-Monroe November 18, 1988.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career[]

New York Giants[]

Stover was drafted by the New York Giants with the 329th selection (12th round) in the 1990 NFL Draft. He was on the injured reserve list the entire season as the Giants won Super Bowl XXV over the Buffalo Bills.^[2]

Cleveland Browns[]

Stover signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1991 and spent five seasons as a Brown.

Baltimore Ravens[]

In 1996, the Browns moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Ravens. Stover spent the majority of his career as a Raven. In 2000, the Ravens failed to score an offensive touchdown in five straight games, in which Stover, who was selected as a Pro Bowler, scored all the team's points. Stover received a Super Bowl ring that year when the Ravens defeated his former team, the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.

Stover remained kicking with the Ravens, setting several records and kicking 18 game-winning field goals. In January 2009, Stover converted a 43-yard field goal to win against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round.^[3] That was Stover's last field goal as a member of the Ravens. The Ravens decided not to re-sign Stover following the 2008 season.

On November 20, 2011, Stover was inducted into the Ravens Ring of Honor, during a halftime ceremony at M&T Bank Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals.^[4]

Indianapolis Colts[]

As a free agent following 2008, Stover signed with the Indianapolis Colts in the middle of the 2009 NFL season to replace the injured Adam Vinatieri.^[5] In Indianapolis, Stover played in two wins against the Ravens, and helped the Colts to an appearance in Super Bowl XLIV, at age 42, which made Stover the oldest player in Super Bowl history up to that point (since surpassed by Tom Brady, who was 43 years old when he participated in Super Bowl LV).^[6] Stover converted a 38-yard field goal and two extra points in the loss to the New Orleans Saints.^[7] However, he was not re-signed by the team.

Retirement[]

Stover in 2013

Stover announced his retirement from professional football on May 25, 2011 with the Baltimore Ravens.^[2] At the time of his retirement, he was the last remaining member of the original Cleveland Browns still active in the NFL, and was also the last Ravens player to have played for the franchise before the team moved from Cleveland. At the time, he retired as the NFL's fourth all-time leading scorer.

Career regular season statistics[]

Career high/best bolded

showRegular season statistics
Season	Team (record)	G	FGM	FGA	%	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	BLK	XPM	XPA	%	PTS
1991	CLE (6–10)	16	16	22	72.7	1–2	2–3	8–9	3–6	2–2	55	1	33	34	97.1	81
1992	CLE (7–9)	16	21	29	72.4	1–1	11–11	6–8	2–6	1–3	51	0	29	30	96.7	92
1993	CLE (7–9)	16	16	22	72.7	0–0	4–4	5–6	6–8	1–4	53	0	36	36	100.0	84
1994	CLE (11–5)	16	26	28	92.9	1–1	7–7	10–11	8–8	0–1	45	0	32	32	100.0	110
1995	CLE (5–11)	16	29	33	87.9	1–1	12–12	9–10	7–9	0–1	47	0	26	26	100.0	113
1996	BAL (4–12)	16	19	25	76.0	0–0	8–8	5–6	5–10	1–1	50	0	34	35	97.1	91
1997	BAL (6–9–1)	16	26	34	76.5	0–0	8–9	12–12	6–11	0–2	49	2	32	32	100.0	110
1998	BAL (6–10)	16	21	28	75.0	0–0	6–6	5–5	10–17	0–0	48	1	24	24	100.0	87
1999	BAL (8–8)	16	28	33	84.8	4–4	9–9	6–8	7–7	2–5	50	1	32	32	100.0	116
2000	BAL (12–4)	16	35	39	89.7	2–2	9–9	12–13	10–12	2–3	51	1	30	30	100.0	135
2001	BAL (10–6)	16	30	35	85.7	0–0	16–16	9–10	5–9	0–0	49	0	25	25	100.0	115
2002	BAL (7–9)	15	21	25	84.0	0–0	9–9	4–5	7–10	1–1	51	0	33	33	100.0	96
2003	BAL (10–6)	16	33	38	86.8	0–0	16–16	6–6	11–14	0–2	49	0	35	35	100.0	134
2004	BAL (9–7)	16	29	32	90.6	2–2	9–9	7–8	9–10	2–3	50	1	30	30	100.0	117
2005	BAL (6–10)	16	30	34	88.2	1–1	8–8	10–11	11–14	0–0	49	0	23	23	100.0	113
2006	BAL (13–3)	16	28	30	93.3	0–0	12–13	9–9	6–7	1–1	52	0	37	37	100.0	121
2007	BAL (5–11)	16	27	32	84.4	1–1	11–11	7–7	8–12	0–1	49	1	26	26	100.0	107
2008	BAL (11–5)	16	27	33	81.8	0–0	11–11	11–12	5–9	0–1	47	1	41	41	100.0	122
2009	IND (14–2)	10	9	11	81.8	0–0	2–2	5–6	2–2	0–1	43	0	33	33	100.0	60
Career (19 seasons)		297	471	563	83.7	14–15	170–173	146–162	128–181	13–32	55	9	591	594	99.5	2004

NFL records[]

NFL's sixth all-time leading scorer: 2,004 points
Most consecutive PATs: 469^[8]
Most consecutive games with a field goal: 38^[8]
Most points scored by a player in his 30s: 1113
Oldest player to score in a Super Bowl: 42 years, 11 days old^[8]

Ravens franchise records[]

Most career field goals (354)

Personal life[]

Stover has a son, Jacob, who attends Loyola University and plays lacrosse. His daughter, Jenna, plays lacrosse at Messiah College. ^[9] Stover's older brother Paul is an accomplished IT Security professional at Texas Instruments for 25 years.

Business and Professional Affiliations[]

Stover is the co-founder of Players Philanthropy Fund, an 501(c)(3) public charity that enables athletes, entertainers and other philanthropists to create a dedicated fund that can accept tax deductible contributions in support of any qualified charitable mission. The organization states that it is the back office administrator for 150+ charity funds nationwide. Stover has invested in, and exited from some, startup businesses. Most notable exits include CreditCards.com and EvoShield (purchased by Wilson Sporting Goods October, 2016). Stover has an active investment in the Hunt Valley, MD startup Kermit which specializes in hospital cost reduction and spend management of implantable medical devices using consulting services and software.

References[]

^ Toler, Carol (August 28, 2019). "Matt Stover named D-FW's all-time kicker, Phil Dawson and Merton Hanks praised". Lake Highlands. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Former Ravens kicker Matt Stover to retire". USA Today. May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
^ Stover's FG with 53 seconds left boots Ravens into AFC Championship Game-ESPN Retrieved July 12, 2012.
^ Stover Inducted into Ravens Ring of Honor Archived June 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Seitz, Brandon. "Indianapolis Colts Sign Ex-Raven Matt Stover". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ Colts kicker Matt Stover, 42, is oldest player in Super Bowl history Retrieved July 12, 2012.
^ "Super Bowl XLIV - New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts - February 7th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c What Kicker Holds the Record for Most Consecutive Extra Points Made?
^ Source: NCAA player data.

External links[]

The Matt Stover Foundation website
NFL kicking records
NFL career statistics
Matt Stover at ESPN.com
Baltimore Ravens bio^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Toler, Carol (August 28, 2019). "Matt Stover named D-FW's all-time kicker, Phil Dawson and Merton Hanks praised". Lake Highlands. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[Retirement-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Former Ravens kicker Matt Stover to retire". USA Today. May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[3] Stover's FG with 53 seconds left boots Ravens into AFC Championship Game-ESPN Retrieved July 12, 2012.

[4] Stover Inducted into Ravens Ring of Honor Archived June 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Seitz, Brandon. "Indianapolis Colts Sign Ex-Raven Matt Stover". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[6] Colts kicker Matt Stover, 42, is oldest player in Super Bowl history Retrieved July 12, 2012.

[7] "Super Bowl XLIV - New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts - February 7th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[What_Kicker_Holds_the_Record_for_Most_Consecutive_Extra_Points_Made?-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c What Kicker Holds the Record for Most Consecutive Extra Points Made?

[9] Source: NCAA player data.

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show v t Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XXXV champions
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