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Truman State University Athletics

2013 Football Roster

5 Derek Koon

  • Position Place Kicker
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kearney, Mo.
  • High School Kearney HS

Biography

Truman

2012: Voted Honorable Mention all-MIAA…Was 31-of-32 on point after attempts and 11-of-18 on field goal attempts…was tied for fifth in the MIAA and 32nd nationally in field goals per game at 1.0…longest field goal of the season was 46 yards against Pittsburg (Kan.) State on Oct. 27…made his final seven straight field goal attempts…tied Truman single-game record for 9 PATs kicked in victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Sept. 15…averaged 56.9 yards with nine touchbacks on kickoffs…will enter his senior season tied for the Truman career field goal mark with 37 makes.

2011: Named honorable mention All-American by Beyond Sports Network and was second team all-region by Don Hansen Football Gazette…Honorable mention all-MIAA…tied Truman single-season record with 15 field goal makes…broke school record and briefly held MIAA mark in consecutive field goal makes with 12…was 15-of-17 on field goal attempts and eight of nine from beyond 30 yards…led team in scoring with 67 points…averaged 59.0 yards per kickoff…tied for 11th nationally in field goals per game at 1.36…season long make was 42 yards while longest attempt was 51.

2010:  Saw action in all 11 games as the squad’s primary kicker … went 22-for-26 on extra points and 11-for-18 on field goals, including a season-long 41 against MSSU on Oct. 16 … in the game against MSSU, drilled three FG’s in four attempts while adding two other games with two FGs … went 5-for-6 in the season-finale on XP’s against UNO on Nov. 13.

2009 - Redshirt

High School -  Was an all-conference selection in both 2007 and 2008 …connected on 124 of 129 point after opportunities (96%) and was 12 of 17 in field goal tries with a long of 42…son of Steve and Traci Koon.

Statistics

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2013

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2010-11Redshirt Freshman

    K
    5'9" 168 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011Sophomore

    K
    5'7" 168 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012Junior

    Place Kicker
    5'8" 171 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2013Senior

    Place Kicker
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5