Robert Stein

Height:
5-8
Weight:
171
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Sycamore HS

As a Senior (2015): MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC ... Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP … 2015 Lou Groza Award Watch List … recipient of the Red Blair Award … MAC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 5) … preseason third-team All-MAC Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness … played in all 49 games of his career … set the career records for extra points (130) and scoring (268 points) … played in all 13 games … handled all kickoff and field goal duties … Zips’ scoring leader with 81 points (15-of-22 field goals and 36-of-38 PAT) … also kicked off 65 times for 3,753 yards (57.7 avg.) with 16 touchbacks … in the Potato Bowl win over Utah State, made three field goals and two extra points to become Akron’s career scoring leader and the Bowl MVP … earned MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week accolades following the bowl game … in the shutout of Kent State, had two field goals (23 and 20 yards) and two extra points … in the win over Buffalo, made six extra points and kicked off seven times for 422 yards (60.3 avg.) … in the win at Miami (Ohio), nailed 50-yard field goal with less than three minutes left to seal the Zips’ victory … in the win at UMass, made a 36-yard field goal and two PAT … at Bowling Green, nailed a 46-yard field goal in the second quarter, his longest this season and the second longest of his career .. missed a PAT, snapping his consecutive streak (49) … in the win at Eastern Michigan, was a perfect 6-for-6 in extra points on the day, extending his consecutive made streak to 46 … also converted a 39-yard field goal in the second quarter … in the MAC opener against Ohio, scored all 12 of Akron’s points with a career-high four field goals, including a 41-yarder, en route to MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors … in the win at Louisiana, made five extra points and kicked off six times for 371 yards (61.8 average) … in the win over Savannah State, had a 21-yard field goal while kicking a perfect 7-for-7 in extra points, extending his consecutive streak to 35 … also kicked off a career-high nine times for a career-high 542 yards (60.2 average) … against Pittsburgh, connected on a PAT and kicked off twice for 77 yards … at No. 19 Oklahoma, scored the Zips’ only points with a 26-yard field goal .. also kicked off twice for 107 yards.

As a Junior (2014): CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee ... named to the 2014 College Football All-America Team by the Jewish Sports Review ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 24) ... Honorable Mention National Kicker of the Week CFPA (Nov. 24) ... recipient of the Howard "Red" Blair Award for scoring the most points during the season ... Academic Award for highest GPA among the junior class ... appeared in all 12 games ... was a perfect 24-of-24 in PATs and 13-of-16 in field goals ... the Zips' leading scorer with 66 points ... kicked off 56 times for 3,213 yards (57.04 avg.) with 10 touchbacks and four out of bounds ... made a 41-yard field goal and three extra points at Kent State ... in the win over UMass, was perfect on the night, nailing three field goals and three extra points ... ... his six kickoffs were a career high ... nailed a 33-yard field goal and made three PAT at Buffalo ... against Bowling Green, missed two field goals (51 and 40 yards), the first this season, in windy and rainy weather ... did convert a 40-yard field goal in the second quarter to tie the game at 3-3 ... kicked off four times for 250 yards (62.5) with two touchbacks at Ball State ...also had three PAT ... continued his kicking streak at Ohio with two field goals and two PAT ... converted a 40-yard score in the second quarter and a 38-yarder in the fourth quarter ... both field goals tied the score for the Zips and kept them in the game until the final play ... also kicked off five times for a 259 yards (51.8 avg.) ... in the win over Miami, made two field goals with a 28-yard score in the first quarter and a 46-yarder in the second quarter to improve his consecutive streak to nine field goals made ... was also a perfect 3-for-3 in PAT and kicked off six times for a career-best 364 yards (60.7 avg.) en route to MAC Specialist of the Weeks honors ... nailed a season-long 32-yard field goal and went a perfect 4-for-4 in PATs in the win over Eastern Michigan ... also kicked off six times for 350 yards (58.3 avg.) ... in the win at Pittsburgh, kicked off four times for 233 yards (58.2 avg) and made three PAT ... against Marshall, kicked off four times for 223 yards (55.8 avg,) ... put UA on the scoreboard with a 24-yard field ... reclaimed his kicker status at Penn State after O'Leary missed a 31-yard field goal ... made a 28-yard field goal, the Zips' only points in the game ... also kicked off twice for 130 yards (65.0 avg.) ... in the win over Howard, racked up 356 yards on six kickoffs (59.3 average) with two touchbacks and one out-of-bounds.

As a Sophomore (2013): Named Academic All-MAC for a second-consecutive season ... named Akron's Howard "Red" Blair recipient at the team's leading scorer, as well as the Academic Award for the sophomore class ... finished the season 9-of-16 in field goal attempts, including a season-best 51-yard make against Ball State ... was 29-of-30 on extra points, setting the career consecutive extra points made mark (51) ... his lone miss came at Northern Illinois in which his third attempt of the day was blocked ... three of his nine made field goals were from 45 yards or longer ... four of his misses were from longer than 45 yards ... made five of his last six field goal attempts of the season.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2012): Academic All-MAC selection ... handled place-kicking duties in all 12 games ... converted 9-of-12 field goals and 38-of-39 point-after attempts ... closed out the season with a streak of eight-straight field goals made and 35-consecutive PATs converted ... nailed a then-career-long 46-yard field goal against Bowling Green and was also true on a 45-yard attempt at Tennessee ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week on Sept. 24 following his performance against the Vols ... five of his nine made field goals were from at least 37 yards away ... also kicked off 24 times for an average of 49.7 yards per kick ... earned the program's Howard "Red" Blair Award, given annually to the team's top scorer, after leading the squad in scoring with 65 points.

As a Freshman (2011): Redshirted.

High School: Made 15-of-19 field goals and 51-of-54 extra points in his career at Sycamore HS ... also had 12 touchbacks on kickoffs ... earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore ... also lettered in soccer and hockey, recording six goals and seven assists as a senior for the SHS soccer team.

Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1992 ... son of Daniel and Debbie Stein ... has two brothers, Stephen and Jonathan ... Stephen was a kicker for Bowling Green ... mechanical engineering major.