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2021 Football Roster

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27 Joseph Petrino

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Position K
  • Major Communications
  • Hometown Richmond Hill, GA
  • High School Richmond Hill
  • Instagram Joseph_petrino
  • Twitter Joseph_petrino

Biography

As a Senior (2021): Recorded crucial 41-yard field goal with 1:20 left in the game to go up two scores, 38-28 and made five extra points vs. Indiana (10/30) ... Put through a 48-yard field goal for second straight game at Minnesota (10/23) ... Made a 48-yard field goal, the longest of the season and second longest of his career to open the scoring at #7 Ohio State (10/9) ... Kicked 32-yard game winner with time expiring to give Maryland 20-17 win over Illinois (9/17); First walk-off game winning field goal by a Terp since 2006 ... Tallied 10 points (seven PATs, one FG) in win over Howard (9/11). Made three field goals in win over West Virginia, including the second-longest of his career, a 45-yarder in the first quarter on his first attempt on the season

As a Junior (2020): Started in all five games as Maryland's kicker ... Made four-of-seven field goals with a long of 51 yards ... Was true on all 14 extra points he attempted ... Made a 37-yard field goal and three extra points vs. Rutgers (12/12) ... Posted a 38-yard field goal at #12 Indiana (11/28) ... Made five extra points in win at Penn State (11/7) ... Kicked crucial career-long 51-yard field goal to pull Maryland within seven points during fourth quarter of Terps 17 point comeback vs. Minnesota (10/30); Tallied six extra points ... 51-yard field goal was longest for Maryland in three years since Henry Darmstadter at Minnesota (9/30) ... Made 33-yard field goal on Maryland’s first drive of season at Northwestern (10/24)

As a Sophomore (2019): Maryland's kicker, starting in every game ... Made 36-of-38 extra point attempts and 2-of-5 field goal attempts ...  Made a 33-yard field goal in season finale at Michigan State (11/30) and a 31 yarder at #17 Minnesota (10/26) ... Went 9-for-9 in PATs in back-to-back weeks to open the season vs. Howard (8/31) & #21 Syracuse (9/7).

As a Freshman (2018): Maryland's primary kicker, converted on 12-of-14 field goal attempts ... Made the first 11 field goals of his career , becoming the last kicker in the country to miss an attempt ... Hit four field goals at Indiana, the most by a Maryland kicker since Nick Ferrara in 2011 ... Went 9-for-9 in PATs vs. Illinois (10/27), tied for the most in program history ... Made both field goal attempts against Rutgers (10/13) ... Hit a career-long 40-yard FG and made all 6 PATs at Bowling Green (9/8) ... Made collegiate debut against #23 Texas (9/1), knocking down a pair of field goals and making all four extra points ...The first true freshman to start at placekicker for the Terps since Brad Craddock in 2012, who would go on to win the Lou Groza Award.

Personal: From Dallas, Texas … son of John and Karen … father played soccer at Rutgers University … has two sisters and a brother … Letters & Sciences major.

Before Maryland: Rated a 3-star recruit by 247sports and ESPN … rated 12th nationally among placekickers by 247sports … was featured on SportsCenter's “Top-10 Plays” for kicking 50-yard field goals with both his right and left foot … coached by Matt Lezotte … also played soccer for Richmond Hill.

PETRINO'S CAREER HIGHS
Long - 51 (vs. Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Field Goals Made - 4 (at Indiana, 11/10/18)
PATS Made - 9 (3x, last vs. #21 Syracuse, 9/7/19)

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Freshman

    Kicker
    5'11" 175 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Sophomore

    Kicker
    5'11" 182 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2020Junior

    Kicker
    5'11" 192 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2021Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 180 lbs
    27