The University of Akron Athletics
2010 Akron Football Roster
Igor Iveljic
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mentor, Ohio
- High School:
- Mentor HS
as a Junior (2009): Finished the season 6-for-6 on PATs and 0-for-2 in field goal attempts.
as a Sophomore (2008): For the year, made 38-of-40 extra points and 18-of-28 field goals ... his 92 points (38 PAT and 18 FG) ranks fourth on the UA single-season scoring list, while is a record for scoring among UA kickers ... his 18 field goals made is second on the UA single-season list ... ranked second in the MAC and 19th in the NCAA in field goals made (1.5 avg.) ... was also fifth in the MAC and 46th in the NCAA in scoring (7.67 ppg) ... after missing his first career PAT (versus Army in 2007) made each of his next 36 ... ironically, streak was snapped, missing his first PAT attempt at Army in week four in 2008 ... made both is PATs and a 26-yard field goal at Wisconsin ... made all six of his PATs at Syracuse ... scored a 10 points at Army, making 3-of-4 FG and 1-2 PATs ... had a PAT blocked versus Cincinnati ... scored a season-high 12 points at Kent State to be named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week as well as one of three Stars of the Week by the Lou Groza Award ... made all three PATs at KSU and was 3-of-3 on his field goals ... first FG was a 33 yarder giving UA a 10-7 lead in the first ... second FG was a 32 yarder in the first overtime, forcing a second OT ... made his 25 yard FG in the second OT, which proved to be the winner ... missed a pair of early field goals versus Buffalo, but hit a season-long 49 yarder as time expired in the first half versus the Bulls ... also hit a 42 yarder in the third OT ... connected on all six PATs at Ohio.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2007): A question mark to start the season, Iveljic was nearly automatic in his first year as the team’s placekicker ... was named second team All-MAC by Phil Steele’s Magazine at season’s end ... scored a team-best 70 points (25-of-26 on extra points and 15-of-18 on field goals) ... ranked second in the league and 21st in the NCAA, making 1.5 field goals per game ... his .833 field goal percentage was second-best in the MAC ... after missing his first career PAT attempt (versus Army), converted his next 25 in a row ... had a streaks of six-straight FG made during the season and closed the season making each of his last five ... connected on a 51-yarder, which ties for 10th on UA’s longest field goals, to give the Zips an early 3-0 lead at Western Michigan ... split the uprights from 43 yards to provide the final 27-20 margin versus Kent State ... hit field goals of 48 and 39 yards in a win over Ohio ... also versus the Bobcats, made all six field goals, scoring 12 points for the Zips ... scored 14 of the team’s 22 points in the season-opening win over Army ... had 12 kickoffs (three in the season opener versus Army and three in the season finale versus Central Michigan) with three touchbacks versus CMU.
as a Freshman (2006): Redshirted due to a back injury, which developed during preseason camp.
Prior to Akron: Ranked No. 5 among kickers in the nation by Rivals.com as well as the 44th-best overall prospect in Ohio by the scouting service ... a special teams MVP for Mentor HS during both the 2004 and 2005 football seasons ... made 26-of-28 career extra-point attempts, including 11-of-12 in 2005 ... good on 8-of-12 field-goal attempts, including 6-for-10 as a senior ... made his only career field goal attempt of 50-plus yards, while going 4-of-5 from 20-39 yards ... had 27 touchbacks on kickoffs as a senior ... coached by Steve Trivisonno.
Personal: Grew up playing soccer and did not join the football team until his junior year of high school at Mentor ... in 2002, was named German Student of the Year for his academic achievements.
| FIELD GOALS | Games | Made | Attempts | Long | Percent |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 83.3 |
| 2008 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 64.3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 26 | 33 | 48 | 51 | 68.8 |
| KICKOFFS | Games | Number | Yards | Average |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 | 697 | 58.1 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 661 | 55.1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 26 | 24 | 1358 | 56.6 |
| SCORING | Games | PAT | Field Goal | Total | Average/Game |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 70 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 92 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| TOTAL | 26 | 69 | 33 | 168 | 6.5 |
