Billy Hallgren

Billy Hallgren

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Coal Valley, Ill.

High School:
Moline

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 194

Position:
PK

Birthdate:
11/07/1987

Experience:
2L

Billy Hallgren


2008: Tied the UNI single-season record with 51 made extra points ... led the team in scoring with 108 points ... ranked No. 12 in the nation in field goals per game (1.27) ... ranked No. 3 in scoring among kickers in the conference (7.2 points/game) ... scored at least three points in every game ... made at least one field goal in 11 of the 15 games ... led the squad with 11 touchbacks on kickoffs ... drilled all three of his field goal attempts and both of his extra points in a 23-13 victory over North Dakota State (10/18) ... made a season-long 47-yarder in the win over the Bison ... was also a perfect three-for-three on field goals and made all three extra points in a 30-6 win at Western Illinois (11/1) ... begins the 2009 season ranked No. 11 on the Panthers' all-time scoring list with 204 points ... will start 2009 ranked No. 5 on the Panthers' made field goals list with 36 three-pointers.

2007: Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference's All-Newcomer team ... played in 12 of the Panthers' 13 games ... did not play against Drake (9/22) as he nursed an injury ... was a perfect 45-of-45 on extra point attempts ... his 17 field goals tied for the sixth-most by a Panther kicker in a single-season ... was named the MVFC's Special Teams Player of the Week after he drilled three field goals and a pair of extra points to help UNI to a 23-13 win at Illinois State (9/29) ... he made field goals from 19, 25 and 43 yards against the Redbirds ... his 43-yarder gave UNI a two-score advantage with 2:48 remaining in the fourth quarter against the Redbirds ... scored 12 points as he made three field goals, including a career-long 53-yarder, and three extra points in helping UNI to 30-24 win over Southern Illinois (10/13) in a sold-out UNI-Dome ... ranked No. 2 in the MVFC and No. 10 in the nation in field goals per game (1.42) ... ranked No. 2 in the MVFC and No. 32 in the nation in points per game (8.0).

2006: Redshirted.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Moline High School ... second-team all-state pick by Chicago Tribune ... two-time all-metro selection ... honorable mention all-state honoree by the Illinois High School Coaches Association ... Western Big Six Conference Kicker of the Year ... set school record for longest field goal in a game ... four-year academic all-conference selection ... honor roll student ... high school coach: Joel Ryser.

Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1987, in Rock Island, Ill. ... son of Bill and Mary Hallgren ... has two sisters (Amanda, Abby) ... majoring in public administration with an emphasis in economics and finance ... selected UNI because "it's a good school and it has a strong business program. It has great sports and it's a beautiful campus that's not too big and not too small."

Hallgren's Career Kicking Stats
Year	FGM	FGA	Pct.	LG
2007	17	25	.680	53
2008	19	28	.679	47
Totals	36	53	.679	53

PATs Made Att. Pct. 2007 45 45 1.000 2008 51 53 .962 Totals 96 98 .980

Hallgren's Game-by Game Field Goal Kicking Stats 2007 Minnesota State (33), 47, (40) @Iowa State (31), 41 @South Dakota State 40, 32, (21) @Drake DNP @Illinois State (19), (25), (43) Southern Illinois (40), (33), (53), 50 @Western Illinois - Youngstown State - @Missouri State (45), 31 Indiana State (32) Southern Utah (34), (22) New Hampshire 48, 52, (22) Delaware (33), (29)

2008 @BYU (25) South Dakota 47, 27, (28) South Dakota State - @Southern Illinois (21) Nicholls State 35, (33), (43) Illinois State (33), 25 North Dakota State (47), (44), (21) @Youngstown State - @Western Illinois (24), (20), (34) Missouri State - @Indiana State - @Southern Utah (35), (36) Maine 27, 33, (39) New Hampshire (45), 51, (35) Richmond (35), 42, 51, (25) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate FG was made

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