2018 Football Roster
Roster
Clayton Hatfield
- Position:
- Place Kicker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Boerne, Texas
- High School:
- Champion
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Returned to form as one of the premier place kickers in the country … took over kickoff duties as a senior in addition to his role on field goals and extra points … combined for 106 points after connecting on 17-of-19 field goal attempts and all 55 extra points … his 17 field goals marked the most by a Red Raider in a season since Ryan Bustin in 2013 … marked the second time in his career to not miss an extra point in a season (2017) … was a perfect 7-of-7 on field goal attempts from 40 yards or longer … recorded a touchback in 48 of his 87 kickoffs on the year … averaged 59.1 yards per boot on kickoffs ... IN THE TEXAS TECH CAREER RECORD BOOK: closed his career as a Red Raider tied with Ryan Bustin for the all-time record with 50 career field goals … snapped Bustin’s previous school record for field goal percentage after connecting on 50-of-59 attempts overall (.847) … ranked second on the career PAT list with 195 over four years … finished third on the all-time scoring chart with 345 points, trailing only Taurean Henderson and Alex Trilica … matched his own school record with 11-consecutive successful field goals late in the season ... IN THE TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK: ended the year in a five-way tie for second all-time in field goals … joined the likes of Ryan Bustin (2012), Lin Elliott (1991), Ricky Gann (1984) and Bill Adams (1979) with 17 field goals … his 55 extra points finished tied with Alex Trlica (2014) for eighth all-time … marked the 16th time in school history a kicker had recorded a perfect season for PATs … became only the fourth kicker all-time to record multiple seasons with no failed PAT attempts, joining Robert Treece (2001-02), Alex Trlica (2004-07) and Matt Williams (2008, 2010) … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage (.895) and 18th in field goals per game (1.42) … was also 14th in scoring (8.8 points per game) and 29th in total points scored (106) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: shared the league high for field goal percentage and ranked second in field goals per game … finished third for points per game and fourth in total points scored … averaged 8.6 points per game in league play, which ranked second among kickers and third among all players … led the conference with 15 total field goals during conference action … his 88.2 field-goal percentage (15-of-17) in league play ranked second overall … one of only two league kickers to not miss a PAT the entire season … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with a pair of successful field goals against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston, connecting from 25 and 41 yards out … did not attempt another field goal until the Big 12 opener at Oklahoma State (9/22) … in the meantime, snapped his career high with 11 successful extra points in the rout of Lamar (9/8) … previous career high was nine PATs, which he matched versus Houston (9/15) … delivered a pair of key field goals from 31 and 32 yards out in the win in Stillwater, the first for the Red Raiders since 2001 … proceeded to match his own school record by making his next 11 field goal attempts over the final eight games … found the uprights from 25 and 27 yards out against West Virginia (9/29) and then from 22 yards at TCU (10/11) … first-quarter field goal against TCU proved to be crucial in a 17-14 victory … connected from deep twice against Kansas (10/20), sailing in successful attempts from 48 and 47 yards … the successful 48-yarder marked a season long … added a successful 28-yarder the following week at Iowa State (10/27) … had two successful field goals, including one from at least 40 yards, in each of the next three games versus Oklahoma (11/3), Texas (11/10) and Kansas State (11/17) … pulled Tech to a one-point deficit early in the fourth quarter following a routine 26-yarder that followed a 43-yard successful try earlier in the game … recorded a successful Senior Night versus Texas after delivering from 41 yards out just before halftime and then 36 yards out midway through the fourth quarter … battled frigid temperatures and gusty winds to connect from 39 and 42 yards out at Kansas State (11/17) … matched the Tech career record for field goals on his first try against Baylor, hitting from 42 yards out late in the first quarter … field goal marked his 11th-straight to find the uprights and the final one of his illustrious career … AWARDS AND HONORS: named a semifinalist for the prestigious Lou Groza Award … was one of 20 semifinalists for the award that goes to the nation’s top kicker … fellow specialist Dominic Panazzolo was also a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award (nation’s top punter, making Tech one of only three schools nationally that was represented with a semifinalist for both awards … earned All-Big 12 first team honors by the conference coaches for first time in his career … joined Trlica as the only kickers in school history to garner first team All-Big 12 accolades … recognized on the All-Big 12 second team by the Associated Press … named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 22 following his performance against Kansas.
Dealt with nagging injuries that kept him off the field for most of junior campaign … appeared in six games total on the season, the fewest of his career … ended the year 6-of-10 on field goal attempts and a perfect 22-of-22 on extra-point tries … also kicked off one time for 64 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made season debut in second game of the year against Arizona State (9/16) … connected on all five PATs in the first half before nagging injury sent him back to the sidelines … did not return until month of November against Kansas State (11/4) … was a perfect 5-of-5 on PAT tries against the Wildcats but missed a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter … miss marked his first from inside 40 yards in his career and ended a school record streak of 11-consecutive successful field goals … rebounded to connect on a successful 39-yard attempt against Baylor (11/11) as well as all five PAT tries … added a 22-yard field goal on Texas Tech’s opening drive against TCU (11/18) … made two key field goals in the win over Texas (11/24) with successful tries from 32 and 34 yards … lone miss of the Texas game came from 47 yards … was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goals in the Birmingham Bowl against USF, connecting from 26 and 33 yards … was also 4-of-4 on PAT attempts versus the Bulls as well … AWARDS AND HONORS … preseason candidate for the Lou Groza Award … also a preseason All-Big 12 selection by the media.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Once again served as Texas Tech’s primary field goal specialist … among the most accurate kickers in the country … ended the year as the top scorer on the team with 104 points … was 13-of-14 on field goal attempts and 65-of-70 on PATs … only miss came on a 40-yard attempt against Louisiana Tech … shared kickoff duties with Michael Barden … averaged 62.2 yards per kickoff over his 46 attempts on the year … recorded 17 touchbacks with just one kick out of bounds … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the year tied for fourth in field goal percentage (92.9) … trailed only Gary Wunderlich (Ole Miss), Younghoe Koo (Georgia Southern) and Cole Netten (Iowa State) … also ranked 32nd in scoring per game (8.7) and 60th in field goals per game (1.08) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in the league for scoring, trailing only Oklahoma State’s Ben Grogan (9.0 points per game) … was also second for field goal percentage … his 1.08 field goals per game ranked sixth in the conference … was third in the conference for scoring in Big 12 games only (7.9 points per game) … averaged 1.11 field goals per game during league action, which was tied for fourth in the conference … ended Big 12 play a perfect 10-for-10 on field goal attempts, making him the lone kicker in the conference to not record a miss … IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: tied Keith Toogood’s 2003 record for most PAT attempts in a season (70) … snapped Ryan Bustin’s school record for field goal percentage after posting a 92.9 average … his 65 successful PATs ranked third all-time in single-season history, two shy of Alix Trilica’s record from 2007 … ended the year by successfully making each of his final 11 field goals which broke a long-standing school record for most-consecutive field goals made … original record was set by Bill Adams in 1979 and then matched by Scott Segrist in 1988 … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goal attempts in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … drilled a 43-yarder versus the Lumberjacks that marked his longest of the season … matched his career high by going 9-of-9 in PAT attempts … his 15 points versus Stephen F. Austin marked the most by a Big 12 player on the season … was 7-of-8 on PAT attempts the following week at Arizona State (9/10) … finished 1-of-2 on field goal attempts and a perfect 8-of-8 on PATs against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … did not attempt a field goal in Big 12 opener versus Kansas (9/29) but did manage to finish 7-of-8 on PATs … drilled a successful 34-yarder at Kansas State (10/8) that tied the game midway through the third quarter … added a successful 42-yard attempt the following week against West Virginia (10/15) … was of his one of four successful attempts from over 40 yards … gave the Red Raiders a 13-10 lead late in the first quarter against Oklahoma (10/22) after a successful 37-yard field goal … possibly one of his biggest performances of his career came the following week at TCU (10/29) … made a successful 41-yarder midway through the second quarter before sending a 37-yard attempt through the uprights to seal a key road win in double overtime … marked the first game-winning field goal by a Red Raider kicker since Ryan Bustin nailed a 27-yarder to push Texas Tech past Minnesota in the 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl … final successful field goal over 40 yards came against Texas (11/5) on a successful 42-yarder … connected on a 27-yarder at Oklahoma State (11/12) and a 31-yarder at Iowa State (11/19) … ended the season by going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts in victory over Baylor (11/25) … AWARDS AND HONORS … named to the All-Big 12 second team by ESPN … preseason candidate for the Lou Groza Award.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Texas Tech’s primary field goal specialist ... finished year 53-for-54 on extra point attempts and 14-for-16 on field goals ... used on kickoffs as well ... also served as kickoff specialist ... IN THE NCAA RANKINGS: ranked seventh nationally with an 87.5 field goal percentage and 61st in field goals per game (1.17) ... IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS: led the Big 12 in field goal percentage ... tied for sixth in field goals per game and scoring ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... made first career field goal with a 33 yard attempt against UTEP ... followed up with a successful 37-yarder against TCU ... was also a perfect 7-for-7 on extra points against the Horned Frogs ... finished 5-for-5 on extra points against Baylor ... was also Texas Tech’s primary kickoff specialist against Baylor, sending three of six attempts for touchbacks ... made third field goal of the season, a 24-yarder, to give Tech an early 3-0 lead against Iowa State ... saw most action of the year at Kansas, finishing 3-for-4 on field goal attempts ... was successful on 30, 24 and 25-yard attempts ... only miss came on a 48-yard attempt ... followed up by going 2-for-2 on attempts from 34 and 28 yards at Oklahoma ... booted a career-high 42-yard field goal in the first quarter against Oklahoma State, a game in which he also went 6-for-6 on extra points .... went 2-2 (34 yards, 27 yards) on field goals and 3-3 on extra points against West Virginia ... was 1-for-2 on field goal attempts against Kansas State, hitting a career-long 48-yarder while missing a 51-yard attempt .. did not miss the 51-yarder against Texas, connecting for a new career high, to go along with a 38-yarder and a perfect 6-6 night on extra points ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches ... earned second team All-Big 12 honors from the San Antonio Express-News and a spot on the ESPN All-Big 12 Underclassmen Team.
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season ... did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Champion High School in Boerne, Texas ... U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection as a senior ... tallied 66 points during 2013 season ... converted 109-of-118 PAT attempts and connected on 20 field goals during his three-year career ... career-long field goal was a 50-yarder ... handled kickoff, field goal and punting duties during prep career.
PERSONAL
Clayton Dewayne Hatfield ... born in Corpus Christi, Texas ... son of Charles Hatfield ... has a sister, Taylor ... a sports management major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Points Scored: 15, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)
PAT’s: 11, vs. Lamar (2018)
Field Goals Made: 3, at Kansas (2015)
Field Goals Attempted: 4, at Kansas (2015)
Longest Field Goal: 51, at Texas (2015)
* Indicates most recent high
