Garrett Rivas
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College career
As a freshman for the 2003 Wolverines2003 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2003 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of its back to back Big Ten Championships...
, he was the regular kicker for the team from the start, making four point after touchdowns (PATs) in the first game of the season. Beginning his streak of many game-winning kicks for the Wolverines, he made the game-winner in the largest comeback in Michigan history, capping a 21-point 38–35 comeback victory against Minnesota with a 33-yard field goal with 50 seconds left in the Battle for the Little Brown Jug. Rivas was involved in a controversial national story in the October 4, 2003 when Michigan head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd H. Carr is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Michigan from 1995 through the 2007 season. Under Carr, the Wolverines compiled a record of 122–40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles...
changed the punting gameplan in the middle of the game by asking Rivas to line up as a punter and carry the ball or kick while rolling to his right behind a wall of blockers. After it worked twice, the Iowa Hawkeyes
2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2003 college football season. Following a 2002 season that saw the Hawkeyes finish 11-2 with a Big Ten championship, expectations for a third straight post-season game were well warranted...
blocked the third attempt; the resulting great field position led to Iowa taking the lead, breaking a 20–20 tie on route to a 30–27 win.
As a sophomore for the 2004 Michigan
2004 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2004 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium...
team, his season-best 4–4 field goal performance came in a September 11, 2004 28–20 loss to Notre Dame
2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was the college football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tyrone Willingham, and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.- Season...
in the Michigan – Notre Dame football rivalry game. He posted a 4th quarter field goal to bring the Wolverines to within 24–20 in their October 9 27–24 win against Minnesota
2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2004-2005. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
. He made the go-ahead 35-yard field goal with 2:45 remaining against Purdue
2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played twelve games in the 2004 season, finishing with a 7-5 record and a loss in the...
in a October 23, 2004, 16–14 win. He also went 3–3 on field goals and 4–4 on extra points in the October 30, 2004, overtime 45–37 win against Michigan State
2004 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 2004 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2004 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans...
in the Paul Bunyan Trophy
Paul Bunyan Trophy
The Paul Bunyan–Governor of Michigan Trophy is a college rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual American football game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next year's game...
game. In the season-ending 38–37 loss to Texas in the 2005 Rose Bowl
2005 Rose Bowl
The 2005 Rose Bowl Game was the 91st edition of the college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2005 at the self-named stadium in Pasadena, California. The Texas Longhorns, second place finishers of the Big 12 Conference's South Division, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the...
, Rivas was 3–3 on field goals and 4–4 on extra points. Following the season he was recognized as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection.
As a junior for the 2005 Wolverines
2005 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in...
, he was involved in many close games. The team's first five conference games were all decided in the final 24 seconds of regulation or in overtime. After missing a 27-yard potential game-winner in the final minute, he made the winning field goal in overtime against Michigan State
2005 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2005 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans...
. In the October 8, 2005 23–20 loss to Minnesota
2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, Rivas missed two late chances to break a 20–20 tie: a 42-yard field goal late in the third quarter and a 34-yard kick with 8:27 left in the game. In the October 15, 27–25 last-play win against Penn State
2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005–2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno...
, he gave the team a 21–18 lead on a 47-yard field goal with 3:45 remaining. Rivas posted 15 points in a October 29, 2005, 33–17 win against Northwestern
2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:-External Links:*...
. At the end of the season, Rivas was named an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection for the second-straight year.
As a senior for the 2006 Wolverines
2006 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14...
, he never made more than two field goals in a game yet still managed to score a total of 93 points, one shy of his career-high set back in 2004. That year Michigan won all eleven its victories by at least seven points. At the conclusion of the Big Ten schedule, he was selected as a 2006
2006 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14...
first team All-Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
selection .
Rivas set a new Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
record for career scoring (354), surpassing Anthony Thomas
Anthony Thomas (American football)
Anthony Jermaine Thomas is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the running backs coach at at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Thomas was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
' record of 336 set back in 2000. He also broke Remy Hamilton
Remy Hamilton
Remy Martin Hamilton is an American football kicker who played in the National Football League and Arena Football League . In college, he was an All-American for the Michigan Wolverines football team. As a professional, he played for the Detroit Lions of the NFL in addition to exhibition and...
's field goal record of 63, set back in 1996, with 64 career field goals, and J. D. Carlson's PAT record of 137, set back in 1991, with 162. He additionally tied Mike Gillette's record from 1998 of 13 career 40-yard field goals.
Pro career
He signed with the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
on May 3, 2007 as an undrafted free agent, but was released on June 2, 2007. Rivas signed to the Florida Firecats of the af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
league on April 25, 2008, for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. In 2009, he played in nine of the first ten games, but he did not appear in any of the last six games. During his final af2 season he completed 41 of 58 point after touchdown conversions and missed both of his field goal attempts. He played for the Tampa Bay Storm
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
in the reincarnated Arena Football League in 2010 and participated in the Arena Bowl with the team.
He also serves as an assistant football coach and substitute teacher at Berkeley Preparatory School
Berkeley Preparatory School
Berkeley Preparatory School is a Pre-K to Grade 12 private college preparatory school. Founded in 1960, it is located on a campus in Tampa, Florida, USA...
, where he runs the offseason football conditioning program.
Statistics
Michigan| ' | PAT Made | PAT att | FG Made | FG Att | Points | Long FG | FG Blocked | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Long | FC | Inside 20 |
| 2003 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2003 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of its back to back Big Ten Championships... |
50 | 51 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 38 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2004 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium... |
37 | 41 | 19 | 24 | 94 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in... |
33 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 90 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... |
42 | 44 | 17 | 20 | 93 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 162 | 171 | 64 | 82 | 354 | 189 | 3 | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 38 | 6 | 4 |
Professional
| ' | Team | PAT Made | PAT att | FG Made | FG Att | Long |
| 2008 | Florida | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Florida | 41 | 58 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Tampa | 105 | 123 | 5 | 8 | 50 |
Playoffs
| ' | Team | PAT Made | PAT att | FG Made | FG Att | Long |
| 2010 | Tampa | 20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | |
External links
- final three years at Michigan on ESPN.comESPN.comESPN.com is the official website of ESPN and a division of ESPN Inc. Since launching in 1995 as ESPNet.SportsZone.com, the website has developed numerous sections including: Page 2, SportsNation, ESPN 3.com, ESPN Motion, My ESPN, ESPN Sports Travel, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Insider, ESPN.com's...
- Rivas's Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay StormThe Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
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