Northwestern University Athletics
Stefan Demos Named Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
11/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 9, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Stefan Demos (Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon) has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2009 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the FedEx Orange Bowl.
Demos has connected on 14-of-16 field goal attempts this season (87.5 percent) and is a perfect 7-for-7 from inside 30 yards. He has four makes of longer than 40 this year and has nailed two game-winners in the final minute. His only two misses on the season were blocked. He also is 23-of-24 on point-after-touchdown kicks.
Semi-finalists will be voted on by all Division 1 Head Coaches and SID's, along with national, regional and local football writers and others who will select the three (3) finalists. These finalists will be honored at the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Banquet on December 8 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The winner will be announced live on the nationally televised Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on the evening of Dec. 10, 2009.
The award is named in honor of one of the all-time great kickers in football history, Lou Groza. Groza played 21 seasons for the Cleveland Browns setting numerous franchise records, including most games played, most points scored, and an amazing 107 consecutive games in which he scored a point. The 1,608 career points he scored is still a Browns' franchise record, and he ranks third all-time in league. Groza was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
For more information on the Lou Groza award, visit lougrozaaward.com.
