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Jersey Number 44
Vladimir Rivas
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Doral, Fla.
- High School:
- Doral Academy
- Major:
- Health Science
Bio
Photo Gallery
Redshirt Junior (2020)
- Provided each of the squad's three extra points in the Owls season-opening 21-17 win over Charlotte
- Made good on his lone field goal attempt, a 43-yarder to give the Owls the lead over No. 22/25 Marshall. It was the first time in 2020 that Marshall had trailed
- Attempted two field goals versus UTSA, connecting on a 24 yard attempt and missing one from 47 yards out
- Put the first points on the board in FAU's 10-6 win over WKU with a 40-yard connection and made good on his lone PAT attempt
- Matched his season long of 43 yards in the Owls' 38-19 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XIX and connected on each of his five PAT attempts
- Made good on a 30 yard field goal attempt versus UMass and was perfect in his three PATs
- Attempted two field goals at Georgia Southern, connecting on a 26 yard attempt and just missing on a 44 yard attempt
- Converted his only field goal attempt, a 40-yarder, and made good on four PATs
- Hit his lone field goal attempt, a 27-yarder and made good on his PAT attempt
Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
- Handled all of the kicking duty in the season opener at Ohio State. Connected on both field goal attempts, both for 28 yards, supplied each of the four kickoffs and the lone PAT
- Was called into action three times for field goal work, connecting twice for 48 and 31 yards versus UCF and provided each of the four kickoffs
- Tallied seven kickoffs in the Ball State game, did not attempt a field goal, but was 5-of-6 in PATs
- Averaged 60.6 yards in each of his seven kickoffs and made good on each of his four PATs in the Wagner win
- Provide eight kickoffs, recorded four PATs and connected on one of his two 31 yard field goal attempts in FAU's 45-27 victory over Charlotte
- Called into action for two field goals, connecting on both (37, 26) versus MT and added two PATs in three attempts
- Handled the PAT duty and connected on his loan field goal attempt, a 32-yarder, versus Marshall
- Connected on each of his two field goals and his five PATs in the Owls' 41-3 victory over ODU
- Missed his only field goal attempt in the Owls victory over WKU, but tallied a total of five points via PATs
- Had his busiest night of the season with three made field goals for 33, 27 and 25 yards and added three PATs in the Owls' 37-7 win over FIU
- Was good on two of his three field goals attempted with connections at 26 and 28 yards and a miss at 48 yards in FAU's 40-26 victory at UTSA
- Attempted three field goals connecting on the 40 yarder and missing his 41 and 48 attempts in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM, which clinched the C-USA East Division title
- Connected on seven PAT, but missed his only FG attempt a 49-yarder in the Owls' 49-6 win over UAB in the C-USA Championship game
- Attempted two field goals, seeing one blocked (41 yards) and the second sail through the uprights good for 38 yards and added seven PATs in the Owls' 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl win over SMU
- Nationally, finished the season ranked in the top-100 in field goal percentage (86 -0.68), field goals per game (53 - 1.21), scoring (56 - 7.6), total points scored (33 - 106)
Redshirt Freshman (2018)
- Had three kickoffs at Oklahoma and added two extra points
- vs. Air Force he recorded five kickoffs and two field goals (24 and 34) and missed one PAT attempt
- Saw action versus Bethune where he had one attempt of 48 yards
- Connected on his lone FG attempt, for 32 yards at No. 16 UCF
- Had just one field goal attempt at Middle Tennessee a 44-yard connection
- Made good on 4 of the f5 extra points attempted versus ODU
- Credited with two kickoffs and was charged with two field goal misses (30 and 31 yards)
- Made good on to field goal attempts versus LA Tech, kicks of 29 and 28 yards
- Attempted one field goal (no good), a 40 yard attempt, at FIU in Shula Bowl XVII and added seven extra points
- Attempted three field field goals versus WKU, connecting on two (30 and 22) but missed one from 29 yards
- Tallied two attempts, connecting on a third quarter 31 yard FG at North Texas
- Called into action twice versus Charlotte splitting the uprights on a 33 yard attempt and missing a 28 yards try
True Freshman (2017)
- Travel squad member of the conference championship team
High School
- Played for Jake Stewart at Doral Academy
- Earned Second Team All-Dade honors
- All-Star selection
- All-State kicker Honorable Mention selection
- Health science major
- Son of Vladimir Rivas and Peola Hernandez
- Born Sept. 9, 1998 in Miami
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