Gavin Baechle - Football

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All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2019, 2021)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)

2021 (JUNIOR)

Honorable Mention All-Conference USA.
Ranks seventh on UTEP’s all-time kicking scoring list (187 points).
Ranked sixth in career field goals (36) and seventh in PAT’s (79).
Career PAT percentage (.988, 79-for-80) rates first in school history.
Led the Miners in scoring this season with 88 points.
Connected on 18-of-24 field goal attempts and is 34-for-35 on PAT’s.
Kicked off 61 times for 3,797 yards (62.2 avg.) with 43 touchbacks.
Ranked tied 33rd in the country in field goals per game (1.4).
Opened the season by making his first four field goal tries.
Ended the regular season going 3-for-4 on field goals, including a season-long 44-yarder versus New Mexico.
Missed a PAT against UTSA, ending the perfect 65-for-65 start to his career; following the miss, went 11-for-11 on PAT’s to close out the season.
Connected on a FG and made three PAT's against Fresno State in the New Mexcio Bowl.

2020 (JUNIOR)

Ranked second on the team in scoring (38 points), going 5-of-9 on field goals and connecting on all 23 of his PATs.
Nailed a career-long 47-yard field goal in UTEP's road game at Texas.
Was 3-of-4 on field goals inside 30 yards and 2-of-3 on field goals within 40-49 yards.
Also handled kickoff duties for the Miners with 34 kickoffs for 1,939 yards and an average of 57.0 yards per kickoff and six touchbacks.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore.
Ranked second on the team in scoring (61 points), converting 13-of-16 field goal attempts and all 22 of his PATs.
His .813 field goal percentage ranks fourth in school history.
Finished the season 8-for-8 on field goals from inside 40 yards, and 13-for-15 on attempts from inside 50 yards.
Made his season-long 46-yard field goal against Southern Miss.
Nailed a 45-yarder at Texas Tech and in the season finale versus Rice.
Kicked off 42 times with 22 resulting in touchbacks.

2018 (FRESHMAN)

Played in all 12 games as a true freshman while serving as kickoff specialist.
Tallied 44 kicks for 2,811 yards with 30 touchbacks and a 63.9 average (ranked second in C-USA).
His 68.2 touchback percentage ranked third in C-USA.
Tallied 383 yards on six kickoffs (with five touchbacks) during a win at Rice.
Recorded 325 yards on five kickoffs (with four touchbacks) versus rival NM State.
Registered 320 yards on five kickoffs (with four touchbacks) against North Texas.

PRIOR TO UTEP

Played on the varsity team for three seasons as a kicker and punter at McKinney High School.
In 31 career games, recorded 2,372 yards on 69 punts (34.4 avg.) with 11 inside the 20-yard line, while making 89-of-91 PATs and connecting on a perfect 12-for-12 field goal attempts for 125 career points.
Tallied 1,131 yards on 31 punts (36.5 avg.) in 2017 with a long boot of 64 yards and nine inside the 20-yard line.
Connected on 37-of-39 PATs and was a perfect 7-for-7 on field goal attempts during senior campaign.
In 2016, averaged 32.6 yards on 34 punts (1,110 yards) with a long of 64 yards.
Was perfect on PATs (32-32) and field goals (4-4) during junior campaign, including a career-long 42-yard made field goal attempt.
Made 20-of-20 PATs and connected on only field goal attempt in 2015.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gavin Paul Baechle … Son of Steven and Peggy Baechle … Has two brothers … Born in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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