Marc Primanti
Encyclopedia
Marc Primanti is a former American football
kicker
who played for the North Carolina State Wolfpack football team from 1995−1996. He won the Lou Groza Award
and earned consensus College Football All-America
honors in 1996
after going 20-for-20 in field goals during the season.
's football team in 1992 as a placekicker
after graduating from Coatesville Area High School
in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
. He was redshirted
in 1992 and saw no game action from 1993−1994. In 1995, Primanti became the starting kicker for the Wolf Pack and earned a full scholarship. He went 11-of-13 for field goals and 27-of-28 for extra points during the season. In 1996, he went a perfect 20-for-20 in field goals, as well as a perfect 24-for-24 in extra points. He had a season-long 48-yard field goal in a game against Alabama
. Primanti set an ACC
record for consecutive field goals with 27, which spanned his two seasons as a starter. He won the Lou Groza Award
following the season, awarded to the top college football placekicker in the nation. He earned consensus 1996 College Football All-America
honors following his perfect placekicking season.
for FS Series, an event production and timing company based in North Carolina
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
kicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
who played for the North Carolina State Wolfpack football team from 1995−1996. He won the Lou Groza Award
Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:...
and earned consensus College Football All-America
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
honors in 1996
1996 College Football All-America Team
The 1996 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News....
after going 20-for-20 in field goals during the season.
College career
Primanti was invited as a walk-on to North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
's football team in 1992 as a placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
after graduating from Coatesville Area High School
Coatesville Area High School
The Coatesville Area High School is part of the Coatesville Area School District, a school district based in the city of Coatesville, in central Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coatesville is the only city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,100 at the 2010 census. Coatesville is approximately 39 miles west of Philadelphia....
. He was redshirted
Redshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
in 1992 and saw no game action from 1993−1994. In 1995, Primanti became the starting kicker for the Wolf Pack and earned a full scholarship. He went 11-of-13 for field goals and 27-of-28 for extra points during the season. In 1996, he went a perfect 20-for-20 in field goals, as well as a perfect 24-for-24 in extra points. He had a season-long 48-yard field goal in a game against Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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. Primanti set an ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
record for consecutive field goals with 27, which spanned his two seasons as a starter. He won the Lou Groza Award
Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:...
following the season, awarded to the top college football placekicker in the nation. He earned consensus 1996 College Football All-America
1996 College Football All-America Team
The 1996 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News....
honors following his perfect placekicking season.
After football
Primanti earned a degree in business management at North Carolina State. He is currently a business partnerBusiness partner
Business partner is a term used to denote a commercial entity with which another commercial entity has some form of alliance. This relationship may be a highly contractual, exclusive bond in which both entities commit not to ally with third parties...
for FS Series, an event production and timing company based in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.