Kicker, Buffalo, 2014–⁠18

Adam Mitcheson

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 19
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA

Adam Mitcheson played kicker at Buffalo (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last vs. UAlbany, 2016

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2015Buffalo131968.4463170
2016Buffalo111861.1452154
2017Buffalo152462.5493782
2018Buffalo81361.5465178
Career477463.549140284

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Buffalo19PKRS
2015Buffalo19PKFr.
2016Buffalo19PKSo.
2017Buffalo19PKJr.
2018Buffalo19PKSr.6′2″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2016Buffalo––––––-8.0 (18 att.)
2017Buffalo––––––-11.5 (24 att.)
2018Buffalo––––––-6.1 (14 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Buffalo 14 games, 8 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Delaware StateW 48–⁠1000066
Sep 8atTempleW 36–⁠29114636
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠2800055
Sep 22atRutgersW 42–⁠1300066
Sep 29vs.ArmyL 13–⁠4201011
Oct 6atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠242227410
Oct 13vs.AkronW 24–⁠6123036
Oct 20atToledoW 31–⁠17133947
Oct 30vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠42113769
Nov 6vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠1400066
Nov 14atOhioL 17–⁠52114025
Nov 23atBowling GreenW 44–⁠1400011
Nov 30vs.Northern IllinoisL 29–⁠30––2414
Dec 22 ✦vs.TroyL 32–⁠42124136
2017 Buffalo 12 games, 15 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atMinnesotaL 7–⁠1702011
Sep 9atArmyL 17–⁠21112125
Sep 16vs.ColgateW 33–⁠10222639
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 34–⁠312242410
Sep 30atKent StateW 27–⁠1302033
Oct 7vs.Western MichiganL 68–⁠712334612
Oct 14vs.Northern IllinoisL 13–⁠14232317
Oct 21atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2400022
Oct 28atAkronL 20–⁠21233728
Nov 7vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠28123158
Nov 16atBall StateW 40–⁠242333410
Nov 24vs.OhioW 31–⁠24114947
2016 Buffalo 11 games, 11 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.UAlbanyL 16–⁠223445110
Sep 17atNevadaL 14–⁠3801022
Sep 24vs.ArmyW 23–⁠20113325
Oct 1atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠35112803
Oct 8vs.Kent StateL 20–⁠44234128
Oct 15vs.Ball StateL 21–⁠3101033
Oct 22atNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠4400011
Oct 27vs.AkronW 41–⁠202228511
Nov 3atOhioL 10–⁠34132214
Nov 12vs.Miami (OH)L 24–⁠35123036
Nov 25atBowling GreenL 19–⁠2700011
2015 Buffalo 12 games, 13 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.UAlbanyW 51–⁠14114069
Sep 12atPenn StateL 14–⁠2701022
Sep 19atFlorida AtlanticW 33–⁠15121947
Sep 26vs.NevadaL 21–⁠24224317
Oct 3vs.Bowling GreenL 22–⁠283330110
Oct 17atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠5100022
Oct 24vs.OhioW 41–⁠172335511
Oct 29atMiami (OH)W 29–⁠24124625
Nov 5atKent StateW 18–⁠1700000
Nov 11vs.Northern IllinoisL 30–⁠41132636
Nov 21atAkronL 21–⁠4200033
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsL 26–⁠31222328

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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